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:eusa-wall:Penny wise and pound foolish. Since Kylie primarily skis groomers the 92 is probably an appropriate daily driver. So it makes sense to rent on the occasional powder day, which in places other than Japan is rarely as much as 15%. It is the occasional or inexperienced powder skier...

Probably never. It is possible rentals are more difficult to find at the mom-and-pop areas they are skiing vs. Niseko or Hakuba. But they aren't being guided. I recall the guy from Ohio who didn't think he needed fat skis for Harris Mt. Heli in New Zealand. After a couple of runs with him...

She's lucky the storms eased off. But even in that last pic she would not be working as hard on fatter skis.

That's certainly possible, especially from a Swiss or Austrian, where it's the national sport and nearly everyone learns as kids. He occasionally makes comments about lack of expert terrain, most amusingly at Taos and Crested Butte, where even in average+ seasons none of it would be open at...

2026-01-31Smugglers' Notch🇺🇸 Vermont 2026-01-31Stowe🇺🇸 Vermont 2026-01-31Bolton Valley🇺🇸 Vermont...

Yes there would be many more rocks if that snow were the usual 8%.

Some end of January ugliness, halfway through the average snowfall season (more in some regions): 2025-26 worst worst Area Nov-Jan Rank Nov-Jan season comments Bachelor 73 52/53 42 76-77 11 in Feb77 Hood Mdws 91 37/38 90 00-01 no 77data Schweitzer 91 20/20 91 00-01 no 77data...

I see the logic. How many advanced skiers could resist the powder under current Northeast conditions? Or skip Bohemia with 2 feet new when you're that close? There are no pics in the trees, but perhaps the above comment suggests he gave them a try. Perhaps James can ask?

End of January top snowfalls season-to-date: Jay 278 Revelstoke 263 Mt. Baker 235 (OpenSnow, but reported from the resort) Kicking Horse 221 Smuggler's Notch 218 Stowe 218 Whitewater 205 Whistler 201 Stevens Pass 187 Sunshine 186 Castle Mt. 183 Lake Louise 182 Fernie 181 Targhee is next at 169...

The Australian mountains are geologically old as in eastern N. America. The big difference is like everywhere in the southern hemisphere, the tree line is low. Even though latitude is like North Carolina/Virginia 37, tree line is about 5,500 feet. It's the same comparison with comparable...

David Brooks was not on PBS tonight, but he was described as "being away this week," not leaving the show.

It's a mix. Hokkaido with its volcanoes feels like the PNW. The Japan Alps are western type mountains but the ski areas near them in Hakuba have lifts no more than 1,000 feet into the alpine. Niseko and Hakuba, where most of my skiing has been, are more western in ambience because of their...

strictly for family reasons, but I'd expect more Northeast ski days from him this season given the excellent conditions.

Does MRG have any high speed runs? I recall a couple of narrow twisty groomers and as many mogul runs as I ever ski in a day. The moguls were a workout but fun as it was 60F T-shirt skiing like a Memorial Day at Mammoth. I do not see any commentary from Project101 about today's skiing yet.

Tomorrow I will have a month end roundup of season to date totals. Remember to multiply that Jay number by 90%, but it's still probably #1. Revelstoke may be reporting more, but Revy's snow plot is at 6,429 feet within a ski area range of 1,680 - 7,300. Revelstoke has had a ton of rain...

If conditions remain as they are, I will not ski in Washington or Oregon at all. I'm almost surely spending the week of Feb. 9-13 in the Sierra. After that I may just try to get to Canada as fast as I can in 2-3 days. Not only do the higher Sierra areas preserve snow better during the...

You're lucky there's way more snowmaking in Austria, because it's the Alps analogy this season to Colorado in the American West. James also has the option of some Austrian glacier resorts on Indy Pass, plus Kühtai has a base elevation of 2,000 meters.

Those southern Alps larch forests are the only places it's any good. Liz and I scored some of it in Sauze d'Oulx. The snow was old by the time we got to Serre Chevalier but we could tell it would be promising, especially the far western sector below Bachas. We all liked Serre Chevalier in...

Yes I could navigate those on my own and we did on the day after being guided. That has glacial features. You have to know the section to be skiing hard skier's right to avoid them. Not sure I would try that 7 years later. Ah, the unofficial guide explains Steinberg and why you're...

Another new one for Worldwide Ski Map. In North America former admin's intent was to find every functioning ski area. Cross checking Stuart's database would be the best way to complete that part. James and Patrick have provided a few historical significant defunct areas, which are labelled...