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Lots of buried sharks in that footage. I'd want a local like CaseyE leading the way on a day like that. I'm not thrilled with the reported 50-115cm base in the Report Digest above. But for spring skiing at least the rocks won't be hidden. The highlight is definitely Chiminea and the powder...

There was a brief period yesterday morning when FTO was down. James being in the East saw it first and notified Xenforo Marc.

I like to mark off new hills, but I have standards. There's only a handful of interesting places in western North America I have not yet skied, and almost by definition they are not convenient at this point. And I'm not skiing mediocre conditions if I can do better. The Alps are different in...

I'm sure that is true. Maybe top 10 is all Northeast since Powder Mt. and Lutsen have left Indy. Do we know this? Higher than those areas' proportion of Indy pass usage? We know that's the way Alterra and Vail handle partners; each one is a separate negotiation. And that is the most closely...

MarzNC has it right. The aggregate revenue is distributed in proportion to the aggregate skier days used at each Indy area.

When was the last time James was over there for more than a week, or two weeks in an entire season? I have never skied more than 18 days in the Alps in one season. I'm pleased to hear that James' lifestyle might be taking a turn for the better if he's considering the Magic Pass...

I assume you mean the southern volcanoes with decrepit lift infrastrastructure where the best skiing means touring above the lifts. Since CaseyE is in Villarica right now, he should be able to answer that question. September and October are not immune from high winds and other bad weather...

Pila is on both Ikon and Indy. With Ikon you get 5/7 days collectively at Courmayeur, Cervina, Monterosa, Pila and La Thuile/La Rosiere. Yes it seems really random. Indy scored the arguably best area in the Pyrenees, Baquiera-Beret. But Grandvalira does way more skier visits and that's the...

You can apply or remove skins without taking skis off? You should be a yoga instructor!

Yes, ChrisC's list was incomplete. I thought there were some Upper Rhone areas on Magic Pass. I have been to Grimentz but not Zinal. And we just went to Saas-Fee this year.

That is way too pessimistic. There's no way Portillo or Valle Nevado snowpack melts out by then. Worst case scenario is the storm/road closure situation, but odds of that decrease every day in September. Second worst would be cloudy/windy with snow remaining hardpack. That was my final ski...

Valmorel and Les Contamines are significant additions. I now know that Baqueira-Beret is significant too. In all of these cases it's a worthwhile perk if you're in the region as with us at Portes du Soleil this past season, but as a mechanism to build an exclusive Euro trip around, that's a...

It's a problem that these Costco deals come out way after the early bird direct pricing has ended, especially since renewing Ikon passholders get an additional early discount. The spring renewal price was $1,349. The above Amex deal is $1,299; do you want to count on an offer like that being...

That was my impression though in 2007 we had a tour company with a driver shuttling us from Los Andes to Portillo and Arpa. He also took dam, Richard and me on a day tour of Valparaiso, deposited and picked us up for the 3 days/2nights at Valle Nevado, and ended the trip with a wine tour in the...

The Day Free Trade Died: There are several "American Pie" parodies about #47 out there, but I like this one the best. It should make Patrick's day!

Not true at Mammoth. Mammoth is probably better than LCC at preserving winter snow and equal to most of Colorado aside from the 11,000+ foot places like A-Basin. I've skied chalky windbuff at the early February Mammoth industry demo after multiple weeks of no new snow. And the upper steeps...

I would assume routinely for those areas. I would be very surprised if Portillo and/or Three Valleys have road problems when we arrive mid-September. September climatology in central Chile is like April in the Sierra. Yes you can get a big storm, but the odds are way down vs. mid-winter...

Lonnie's snowboarder assailant did not leave the scene. I'm sure he'd like to know if there was a civil case for damages against the NJ snowboarder in Aspen.

My ski bag often has Sorel boots and a pack with avy gear; still doesn't get over 50 lb. It's a bit lighter weight than some bags and does not have side compartments. Liz likes a ski bag with side compartments.

Liz and I like Armadas. Her Blizzard Sambas are getting old and the Armada Antimatter 92 was her favorite at the Mammoth demo in February as a replacement candidate. Hopefully not if the corn materializes as it did for me at Portillo in 2007 and Las Lenas in 2015. You've seen CaseyE's pics...