I just hope there is no snowfall during that week in Tahoe as I think there will be more crowds if that happens.
Snowfall during President's week usually seems to hit on the worst day(s) for travel. Surprised to see "pass-restricted days" are "
Feb. 18-27 this season". My wife and I have (Vail) Tahoe Value Pass which have blackout days plus unrestricted Ikon Passes.
Did you get a refund from last year's Epic passes? Vail quickly refunded my wife's Tahoe Value Pass last year based on our county's stay-at-home order. But it took a long time and a lot of follow-up to get Rollover Credit from 2019-20 pass which she only used three days. Then they screwed up and credited too much.
I hope to get back to 50 days this season after being in the low 30s the last two seasons and being over 50 the four seasons before that. We hope to re-schedule non-skiing trip to Spain that was canceled in May 2020 for May 2022 which would limit my Spring skiing. I have two long road trips planned for this season. Both are 15 or more days They are:
1. Jan 19 to Feb 3 to join SkiTalk mini-Gathering 1/23-1/28. This one would be in 4x4 truck camper as I didn't like refund policies on Taos lodgings and I think my camper could handle AZ and NM winters as previous owner spent a lot of winter weekends at Kirkwood plus Taos allows RVs and we could take out dog. Plans include Big Bear (or Arizona Snow Bowl depending on conditions) on way there, ski week with six days of AM instruction for both of us in Taos, then Santa Fe (not skiing), Petrified Forest, Meteor and/or Sunset Craters, Grand Canyon and Joshua Tree on way home. But I'm not committing to ski week or Taos until they get enough snow for Kachina to be open. Ski days = 7/8
2. Feb 20 to Mar 6 or March 7 or ? to join SkiTalk Aspen Gathering 2/27-3/4. This trip would be in 19 year-old SUV that now has 275K miles. Plan is to ski Tahoe Sun mostly PM/Mon mostly AM (but would have to be Squalpine based on Vail blackouts), Deer Valley Tue, Steamboat Wed (when my wife would arrive in late afternoon on Southwest flight)/Thu, Copper Fri, maybe Sunlight Sat, before Gathering. I have cancelable/modifiable reservations in Carbondale for 6 nights as I may be able to stay with friends in Basalt a couple of nights. Prices to stay IN Aspen have gone up a lot since I last stayed there and place I last stayed at now requires 7 night minimum. Ski days on trip could be as many as 14.
I had planned to return home via Zion and Las Vegas which google maps says is shortest way home, but may join group at Snowbird depending on weather and how long our son can watch our house and take care of our dog.