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Skiing at Blue Mtn, Ontario was excellent today. 6 inches new Friday day/night and this morning was full on winter conditions. Low 20’s snowing hard with a 20-40 mph wind blowing across the slope. Unfortunately tonight is a short warmup before cooling off again. Soft smooth base this...

Thats remarkable ski stamina for anyone. Perhaps its time to take 2-3 days in a row off and let your legs recover.

I am surprised this occurred during the winter. I would have expected the frozen ground to lock the soil in. Was it raining to the peak?

Dont go planning winter sports in those areas. There are 2 outliers ski areas, on opposite side of the country, in the very south of the USA. Cloudmont in Alabama and Mt Lemon near Tucson, Arizona. Certainly interesting areas to read about in areas not typically associated with snow.

Not always, but it really depends on the timing of when they run the groomers over the snow. When they groom the wet and let it setup overnight, it can be awful. If it dries out before grooming, then it can be much better.

I did 8 consecutive days in Colorado a few weeks ago and my legs were fatigued by lunch on days 7 and 8. I am very impressed with 10, as you have a couple of years on me. When I was 40, 10 consecutive days didnt have the same effect.

It can definitely dry out but never goes back to fluffy.

Happened to me last April at Tremblant. When they reopened it was raining at the bottom and snowing upper half. Seems like a more volatile weather pattern typical of spring. Thundersnow does happen but I have only ever seen that commonly in Utah

30 years ago, few locals in SLC skied. It had a reputation as a “dry” state. Even destination skiers generally avoided traveling to SLC. That all changed around the time of the 2002 Olympics.

Update on KH gondola failure last spring...

Unfortunately she got entangled on the lift by her clothes. I dont understand why the safety stop didnt work at the top. Such an unfortunate tragedy.

I think RCR also has a discount program. Lift tickets in Canada are much less than USA. I would not recommend buying an EPIC pass for only these areas.

Paramjit is one of my Revelstoke favorites. However, I usually end up ordering the more traditional, non-fusion entrees.

Whitewater has great skiing, but stands out as the best ski area food on this side of the Atlantic.

This style lift seems to be popular in Europe, where use of the bar is not optional. I find it comfortable, however I always use the bar and enjoy the footrest.