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@EMSC Very sorry to hear about what happened and that I won't be skiing with you at Mustang in February. Very happy to hear you are still with us and wishing you the best recovery. For those wondering about February Mustang dates, pickup is Fri Feb. 20 and skiing is Sat-Mon Feb 21-23. It's...

Have to disagree with sfgate article sayng "enjoying powder days in the Wasatch and the Rockies" as Alta reported 14" today and 6" more is predicted by tomorrow, but that is not enough to be enjoying powder with no base. And Alta does not open until tomorrow. While snowsports enthusiasts across...

As I posted above, I skied 830-330 on Tuesday with only about a 10 minutes break at car to add some charge to my phone and pickup a drink for my last gondola ride, then drove 5 hrs and 45 min to get home. Then after unpacking Wednesday, my wife and I attended holiday lunch with former...

There is a lot of advanced and expert terrain available (the most in the Western US and Canada?), but there are also a lot of rocks. Ski damage happens. I was on the demo Heads with 15.9 turn radius that I bought for $50 when I had a binding problem that was due to ice. They will eventually...

I skied Mammoth Dec. 1 from 830 to 3 with a short lunch break for a slice of pizza. Garmin watch counted over 31K and SkiTracks had almost 32K. Some very good snow with many rocks to always watch out for and avoid. Best challenging runs: Dave's - I skied it twice exiting via Solitude both times...

I corrected my post with edit above. $859 is what my Base Ikon costs and they spread payment out over 6 months so it's $286.33/mo. for 2 passes. I'd also consider returning to Base+. Maybe if enough people downgraded instead of upgrading, they'll bring it back. I had Full last season thinking...

For this season I have Base Ikon ($859 after $50 renewal discount) and Senior Tahoe Value (Epic- $482). I usually get more days on the Tahoe Value Pass that has holiday blackouts plus all Saturdays blacked out at Kirkwood and Northstar, some years I get twice as many days vs Ikon. But last year...

Was Trump planning to go to Brazil or did he have prior knowledge that Bolsonaro was going to escape to U.S? Bolsonaro's house arrest ended after he had tampered with his ankle monitor and there were large crowds outside his house. Or is he just full of crap like most of the people working for...

Heavenly opened Monday with 2 runs; Patsy's, a mostly E-facing beginner run used to get to higher CA lifts from top of Gunbarrel chair or Tram, and Mambo, which has some S-facing that is in this photo. Surprised they can't get longer beginner run Maggie's open from same chair open. Photo of...

Following from local paper today. Sorry if behind a paywall. I can copy and paste more if needed. 1 to 2% does not sound like much after the 10-20% increases the last few years, but it is probably on top of those for past and future years California insurers to charge homeowners for FAIR Plan...

A friend shared this on FB for those who have not figured out how to interpret what Trump is saying. I hope they don't come after me sharing that or what Vice President Dick Cheney said about Trump. "In our nation's 246-year history, there has never been an individual who is a greater threat...

The first person they asked when they got there on Mammoth's Instagram page for opening said 7 AM yesterday. Surprised Kirkwood is not reporting snow, but maybe it's because they are not scheduled to open until Dec. 5. I-80, US-50 and CA-88 all had chain control this AM. South Lake Tahoe and...

Chair 23 will also be running. I may not make it until 12/1 or 12/2 and not sure if anywhere at Tahoe will be worth stopping at on the way.

Mammoth postponed their originally scheduled Friday 11/14 opening due to warm and windy storm hitting hard that day. According to Snowbrains "Mammoth will officially open for the 2025-26 season on Thursday, November 20."

I may have to start a Western Molehills thread as I may ski a couple of them in OR and WA this Winter. Snowland, UT is not that far out of the way between Las Vegas and SLC and is free this year and probably next, Fri-Sun only...

Another beer from Strike that went out of business on 10/31. There used to be 4 brewpubs in 10 block wide area of San Jose between I-280 and the County Fairgrounds (and a couple more not too far on other side of 280 that have been gone for a long time) and now there are two. The Marzen was very...

It's not Russian River Brewery (who makes Pliny the Elder and Younger) going through Chapter 11. It's Flagship that I've never tried. From @jamesdeluxe link "The craft beer downturn has led another taproom to bankruptcy court, this time in Russian River Brewing Company's backyard in Downtown...

My son who will be 34 in December mostly drinks Coors Light although he also likes sours. I prefer regular Coors vs. watery Light. My wife and I went to (closing on 10/31) Strike Brewing yesterday. Since we were on way to San Jose Sharks game (on free tickets from ski buddy who works there) we...

After a quick trip to what used to be the closest Costco to my house (a less busy one opened close to my Mom's, then a business Costco with a gas station opened near me), I got to busy Strike brewing at 5 PM and tasted one Hazy and had a pint of another. They were selling all 16 oz. 4-packs for...

This is the closest (by about a mile) brewery to my house. Not my favorite although I remember a good retirement party there for a friend I mountain biked and worked with. It's at the other end of a long block where my Grandma (who was born in Santa Clara, CA in 1900) lived until 1982. Will try...