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Note: This post is an attempt at rebuiding the original, which was brutally whisked into the cold vacuum of cyberspace as I hit the "sumbit" button on Sunday. this time I'll ctrl^C it just in case Snowbird Thurs. Jan 8th. I've only skied Snowbird about 12 times over the past 35 years, but...

Our just-completed long-weekend trip to Utah, we spent with family in Ogden, but since that was partly just an excuse to ski Utah, we also spent one nite in SLC so we could ski LCC. We went el cheapo on Hotwire, 3-star-- got a place for $50 bucks which turned out to be Chase suites, on South...

Awesome video, EMSC! I might need to bookmark it for reference next July. I was fortunate to ski Steamboat powder cats way back in 1995 with some college buddies, when we were on our straight sticks making fun of those who wanted/needed the fat skis. Not laughing anymore. It was trippy...

5 am snow report-- Zero new. But the weatherman promised snow, and the first flakes were falling as we left home for the commute up the valley. 140 miles of snowy driving later, we were at the top of the Centennial lift with about 7" new snow at about 10 am. We spent the morning exploring...

Barnie, Try to be a little less obvious in posting. Your post falls into that PR category as "accurate, as far as it goes, but misleading in what it leaves out". I'm surprised admin took the time to let it drip thru his BS filter, maybe just so people like me can stomp on it. How about a...

Matching up the two half-hints brings me to..... Hidden Valley! Skiied at the one in PA for 4 years in the late 60's early 70's I didn't research any others... are you counting "lost" ski areas too? There's plenty of Snow Whatever's Bowl, summit, basin, others? Oh yeah, ...mass!

First day at Snowmass this year was a terrible disappointment, especially in contrast with the snowy bounty in early Dec. last year. The recent storms that hit the Summit County areas left Aspen with only a few inches. We went up for the weekend, but spent Saturday hiking east of town, then...

All the Summit County areas are now open with snowmaking, and I was tempted enough to head up for a weekend of early-season turns. Unfortunately, Vail Resorts marketing of the Epic/Colorado passes to locals brought out enough ski-crazed (and board-crazed) people that the few lifts and runs...

Here's some more pre-season diversions... Ever looked up while riding one of those snazzy high-speed quads and wondered "How does that thing work?" or "Why am I not plummeting helplessly to the ground?" Fortunately for all of us, ski lift operation is tightly regulated in most states, unlike...

Looking for skiing-related amusements to get me thru the annoyingly persistent warm, dry fall weather besides attempting to warn my ski-legs to get into shape, I found this..... In the late 60's-early 70's, my family lived in Pittsburgh, and had passes at Hidden Valley. I was 8 to 10 years...

From those Silverton photos, it looks to me like they're skiing on dust on a crusty old snowfield left over from last YEAR-- look at the rocks in the background! Those photos are newsworthy though, if only to take my mind off the election-season news-griping of O'Reilly and Olberman- And, as...

Hmmm, On a scale of 1 to 10, my ski days would all be rated from 6 to 10, work days 1 to 5. I've kept a list of ski days-- when, where, who, vertical ft skiied,etc., with notes about snow/conditions/weather, but not much rating or ranting.... There's too many other variables, could be fantastic...

Out here in CO, one reason for the crowds last year was the lousy (for us in the US) dollar exchange rate, which brought the Europeans across the pond by the maze-full. Usually we can get super-cheap last-minute lodging deals in Jan. and Feb in Vail or Avon, those were very hard to find last...

Hey ESMC, Nice TR, glad you enjoyed our ragged edge of the state of CO. Having this place as a home base is a small price to pay for having to drive up-valley in the winter. But mtn biking is not woven into the fabric of my being the way Skiing is.... Those trails are a great place to hang out...

For some reason the FirstTracks forum site appeared to be in a white-out on my computer for a few days earlier this week, but here's a belated report. My plan Thursday night was to ski Vail on Friday. Friday morning, 6am scoping of the situation revealed the following: 12" new snow past 24...

Wowwwwww, sign me up for next year! or the year after..... It's pretty scary to reserve a year in advance and take your chances with the weather, though. But, the key to being in the right place at the right time to just spend a lot of time hanging out in the right place! After fighting the...

Irisstyle, the best part of Snowmass is no crowds, on the lifts or on the slopes. You sound like you're worried all the powder will be gone by 10:00. You'll be glad you aren't at Breck or Copper where the liftline madness can be aggravating. We skiied at Snowmass on Friday, and Highlands...

Ski tune-up with binding adjustment-- $40 Knee Surgery to replace ACL ligament $15,000 Not having to say anymore " Gee that powder looks fantastic, but I think I'll just stay on the groomed, since my knee is really sore"-- Priceless. I can't say that binding adjustment (or lack thereof)...

Here's a couple more shots, one of my tree, a pinon pine from up on the plateau. Tony, I wasn't too confident that Mt Lemmon was still operating their lift, but it looks like they are-- there was a nasty forest fire in the area in 2003, lots of drought years recently-- but I think they make...

What a great way to start off the season, with more than enough powder to play in! Driving up Friday nite, I was starting to worry, but finally the steady rain turned to snow at the turn-off, 4 miles and 500 vertical feet from the base. Saturday morning's report: Last 7 days 48" Last 48 hours...