Recent content by Skieric

I have skied Lake Louise nearly every January for the last 8 years. My experience has been, surface preservation mid winter is unparalleled. Winter is cold in Banff, sun angles are low. Even in very low tide last winter, surface conditions were generally good. The issue is rocks. I...

A winter hike or snowshoe in the area can offer amazing scenery. Go see the Lake Louise (daytime or evening).

With the dryness over the last 6 weeks and some changes with family summer plans, I have cancelled my tentative trip to Chile.

The other great lakes can also do the same but for a shorter window in the spring. When we get unseasonably warm temps (80’s F) in late April, temps can be 30 F cooler near lake Ontario. Once the lake warms up, this effect diminishes dramatically.

The landlocked places such as Phoenix and Las Vegas are the most likely to be impacted when the Colorado river runs out of water. Coastal locations can pivot to very expensive, but feasible, desalination.

Report states new snow snd depth in novice area which is near the base. Maybe they got rain at the base with recent storm?

Looks like they are plowing the road, not grooming a ski run.

My trip remains at a ?. I have booked RT airfare that is full fare fully refundable tickets that I bought in 2+ months ago at very good prices and an Airbnb booked at both Valle Nevado and Nevados de Chillian that are both fully refundable. The weather and constantly changing plans with my...

Looks like MCP, is going to try to purchase all of the Santiago areas along with Pillán (Villarrica) and Volcán Osorno further south. If all 4 Santiago areas are a single resort under a single pass, that would make for a very sizeable resort with 3 separate base villages...

Thats good, hopefully the prices will start to come down. Right now for reasons that I can no longer understand, the USA is the most expensive place I find to travel. Switzerland was even less expensive, when I was there last year.

I rent regularly in Denver. Unfortunately, after the pandemic their rates have more then doubled. Shuttles to the rental car lots, however usually run regularly and the lots are just off the access road. Therefore the location doest seem to bother me too much. The airport is huge and...

I did some additional searching and it appears most major Brazil schools are back in session by July 28. My first day skiing would be July 27. The best that I can tell, my dates would be after the school holidays.

I went over the Santiago school calendar with my colleague from santiago and their holiday this year is now through July 5 or 12. However I dont know about Brazil holidays.

Valle Nevado now at 72 inches for the season, however also reporting 53" settled snow at 3000 m. I am consdering going in 5 weeks time, does this appear to be an adequate base? Nevados de Chillan has received more, but not clear how much more. I just spoke to a guide service based out of...

Having more recently qualified for the elite status with Air Canada, I can attest to a significant step up with customer service once hitting the 25k threshold. i wonder if these ratings reflect reviews by the frequent flyer elites and not the average ticket holder.