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So you are saying that SLC airport maybe just as convenient to ECers like DEN in reality if not in perception. I hope the perception continues to be that DEN is cheaper than SLC :)

I know easy access and crowds are highly correlated. So I'm glad to read thoughts about access from the perspective of others. I have been to DEN a few times. I dislike Denver because it is a very large airport, requires a train within the airport, then another long shuttle to rental cars, and...

Great point about Sun Valley. Full Epic pass gives you 7 days @ Sun Valley so this a good place to consider instead of Beaver Creek. Access difficulty is same as Beaver Creek, lower than Aspen/Targhee/Big Sky but much lower than Telluride. It seems like Telluride is the most difficult ski area...

Big sky is a great suggestion. Somebody on a chair lift in Utah told me that they have the large vertical beginner/intermediate terrain. Another good one. We will surely go there in a couple of years especially if lodging is affordable. This place is truly remote. It's harder to get to than...

I have updated the list in the original post based on comments. Let's see if we get any reports this year about the crowding.

Other than http://bestsnow.net/seas20.htm, is there any other place that shows snowfall totals for the season? Last year, I used the epic pass app but this year I'm tracking more mountains.

I like these suggestions. It's a great list to go back to when we plan future trips. We need to seriously consider Canada as the exchange rate is quite favorable. Sunpeaks is huge (4000+ acres). Schweitzer is also pretty interesting since we have a direct flight on Southwest to Spokane. I hope...

This question came to my mind while reading the Brian Head thread. I think lots of lodging and crowds go hand in hand. But some locations are better than others. If I'm taking a week off in Feb (president's day week is school vacation for my daughter), What are the choices for ski resorts that...

From what I have read is many people just stop skiing after their spring break in March and get into warm weather activities so spring skiing can be great. I will keep doing April trips in future as well at the North facing areas. Banff/Lake Louise is on my list for April. We are going there in...

Nice plans, Sbooker. You are really committed to skiing with all those costs. Our travels are made possible by frequent flyer miles and we wouldn't be flying to ski if we had to pay cash. I have heard that it's not easy to earn FF miles outside the US. After spending a lot of time with Tony's...

All things being equal (which is rarely true when it comes to ski slopes), a higher elevation slope will get more intense sun due to less atmosphere. The cold temperature at higher elevation is not able to keep the snow cold because there is less medium for heat transfer. So the impact of more...

Thanks Tseeb, great point about Squaw. Definitely relevant as we plan to go to Squaw a few times this season. But most likely more Mt. Rose than Squaw. I think Mt. Rose will be better place to learn than Squaw. I checked the trail map. Yes, there are runs off Snake Creek and Milly. The access...

Thanks Tony. Hope we can make it to June this time. We will be skiing more at Mt. Rose this time.

haha.. love it.

Thanks, Tony. A couple of follow-ups: - More skier traffic -> higher likelihood of icy surface. Especially true on steeper slopes. Correct? - When do you get a coral reef surface? - Dust on crust, coral reef is equally dangerous as an icy surface? I got this completely wrong. Higher elevation...

A friend of mine stopped skiing after tearing his ACL while skiing an icy surface in Tahoe. I believe that had happened due to a refreeze after rain. I don't want the same to happen to me. What are the strategies to identify and guess where the icy surfaces? Here is my understanding, please let...

I think there are uninformed people (like I was last year) who plan a ski trip based on resort opening dates. I went to Keystone last Thanksgiving based on the data that they open in early Nov. in most seasons. I had the pass anyway, so I thought why not? So opening a small amount of terrain...

I read a few of these reports listed on bestsnow. Esp. for areas that don't have a detailed analysis in your list of ski areas analyzed: http://bestsnow.net/main.htm#list I love reading the detailed guides for future season planning. I wish I had read your heavenly guide before going there for...

Solitude also looks good. There are two North facing chairs with green runs. Understood. The orientation doesn't make much of a difference on flat slopes as far as incident solar radiation.

I just looked up flights to Mammoth. The directs from SFO don't have good timings. So I'll have to stick to the Southwest SLC direct flights from SJC. I will probably do a full week trip in April to Mammoth once we become better skiers. Sounds good. We will tentatively aim for Brighton around...