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That's probably accurate for the lower elevations that got a lot of rain. It is not accurate for the higher elevations where the coastal-type high water content snow built a much more solid snowpack than snowfall totals would suggest. At least that caveat was mentioned, but no one should be...

Overall late March/early April is probably the best time of year for Banff as for many locations with gradual snow accumulation but good preservation. The cold is a big part of the reason preservation is good. First trip in 1999 I had to buy Adam warmer gloves at Sunshine even though it was...

Wawa arrived in Princeton maybe my last year there. We noticed them a lot in Florida in 2020 because many of them had Tesla superchargers.

I’m guessing that he’s firmly in the Euro mainstream with narrow racing type skis. After all our :popcorn:and :brick: I applaud James for making this effort.

The OpenSnow guys are deviating from their usual policy and discussing the likely breakup of the current dry spell after a month of it, even though it's still a week out. The models all say it will happen, but they disagree on the details of which places will benefit the most.

Loveland was the site of the Rocky Mountain region demo event where we are currently attending the California region's. The PNW event was at Misison Ridge with similar conditions to Loveland (12-21 inch base, 18% open). The Utah event was at Brighton, which is covered but has a lot of melt...

I’m at the Mammoth industry demo now for the 7th time. Last snow here was Jan. 8 so we will be testing lots of under 90 skis.

Interesting, haven't we been hearing complaints from Snowbird, or maybe that was just BCC which doesn't have quite as favorable altitude (Solitude) or exposure (Brighton)? Jimk is home from Europe, we should hear more about Snowbird soon. Mammoth is skiing well too, but I've seen this scenario...

A Canadian? Must be for a non-ski reason like James under current conditions..

This is only the third worst season to date at Loveland of the past 53 years!

: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...