Some destinations I’d like to travel and ski in our Winter wouldn’t necessarily be renowned for its great skiing, places like Greece, Morocco, Spain, Scotland, Lebanon, Iran, Georgia,But that assumes the southern trip is in addition to rather than instead of quality ski destinations during the northern winter.
Oh for sure. I regularly vocal about my dislike of heat and humidity. I live in Australia but have not ever been and will not ever go to South East Asia for that very reason.
Been there and done that on the Paul Gauguin cruise in 2019. Meh. That's why I'm fairly sure MarcC was clouded out in Maine (most people were) as a kid in July 1963. It might be more interesting to be on skis when it gets dark for 2-3 minutes that just standing around somewhere. But since Patrick experienced the real thing at Sugarloaf in 2024, he will not be impressed by a clouded out eclipse.Another thing that would drive you crazy about choices is that I would probably go Queenstown and ski again during the total solar eclipse.
Both of you would have loved my recent 10 days in the Yucatan.
I didn't know where that place was. I just searched it. Even just looking at the map it looks uncomfortable to me. Far to close to the imaginary line that goes round the middle of the globe.Both of you would have loved my recent 10 days in the Yucatan.
Our New Jersey/Iron Blosam friends the Meisners were celebrating their 50th anniversary at the El Cid resort in Puerto Morales. We were there for 5 days but preceded by 4 days diving in Cozumel.
The present perfect tense in bold indicates a completed action (even one that happened long ago) with current relevance.
Is there any topic on this forum in which both sides refuse a détente more than Patrick's winter/summer choices?
It happens a couple of times a decade. So yes, no a regular occurrence.
Not Australia overall.
I know, but -23c is funny. Remember people freaking out once we got out of the bus at Hotham in 2018 and it was a warm -11c. See below weather we had on race day back on February 4, 2023.
At high altitude that's fairly ideal. In the Northeast with high humidity, perhaps a bit less, especially if there is any wind. I can't say whether Australia ski areas have low or high humidity. But I'm inclined to agree with Patrick. Aussies don't see -11C very often. Sbooker is better placed to comment here. Yours truly, also growing up in a warm climate, adjusted OK to -10C when I started skiing but by -15C I'd have problems. Once my annual Canadian trips started in 1997 I had to figure out what clothing was needed when.
My wife was at Perisher on a school ski trip that day/night. June 28 just happens to be my birthday.
The Oz ski hills have mild temps but often fairly high humidity.
