Recent content by sierra_cement

I did not get a refund. I contacted them but they said that you have to apply within 30 days of the event. I had not applied and I knew it would be a lot of work to apply for the refund with no guarantee of getting it. I simply gave up as I was busy trying to balance work/family with my...

Spokane flights are on Southwest so if the conditions are not good, we will drop the trip. I plan to book lodging last minute as I don't think those are peak dates. We might end up doing Kirkwood or Heavenly instead last minute. I agree with Spokane for a President's day week trip, and I might...

I made some advanced trip plans for this season and hoping covid won't ruin it this time. I didn't ski last season for a variety of reasons. I'm on Epic Pass next season. Trips planned for next season Christmas and New Year: Park City. I know there is snow risk but we have some non-skiers in...

Just logged in today after a while to read up on some content. I think I might submit a trip report or two this season since it's a bit easier in this forum software. Thank you for upgrading it. I don't have much to contribute but I really find the information here quite valuable.

Very interesting observations, Tony!

You are making me feel better about not having a single ski day this season so far. I'm hopeful that I can do a weeklong trip to Heavenly in Feb and Kirkwood in March. I hope the lodging provider doesn't cancel our reservations like they did for MLK weekend.

Heavenly's website shows 55 inches YTD. So is that enough snow to open the terrain you quoted? How much has been the contribution of snowmaking?

Nice Tony. That sounds amazing. Someday we will get there.

Nice report Tony. I have heard Bariloche is a very German/Swiss town based on spy thriller by Daniel Silva. https://www.audible.com/pd/A-Death-in-V ... B002V57RIU I have read that the economy in Argentina has been struggling for decades. How are the prices in Argentina? Can you have a luxury...

It's staggering how different the numbers are for areas within 50 miles of each other. I feel fortunate that we had decided to skip a ski trip this Xmas.

Great info. If things don't improve and they don't offer group lessons in Feb, I will be going that route. I see your post above where the stay at home orders for CA are < 30 days.

I'm regretting my Tahoe Local pass purchase this season. I had a reservation at Kirkwood for Xmas that I canceled a month ago. I have a one-week reservation for Heavenly in Feb and a week at Kirkwood in March. If I get to go I will get my money's worth out of the pass (around 13 to 15 days) but...

Thanks for this info.. I was thinking about a trip here this season but it's not gonna happen as they are not offering lessons for kids. Now, I'm looking at winter 2022 last week of Feb for a trip to Brundage.

I will look into places that will offer lessons. We don't know if school will be remote in January so we cannot plan a January trip. A lot of options for January. But for December I only felt comfortable buying a pass for Targhee. Brundage website says: I might not be able to do any family...

Thanks for this list Tony. I was planning a trip to Grand Targhee for December but they have cancelled lessons for kids < 6 years old. Tubing hill will be closed as well. So now I have to decide where we should go from Nov 30 to Dec 26. We don't want to ski after Dec 26th as there will be more...