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I have my doubts. The prohibitive tariffs on Chinese EVs were enacted under Biden. Legacy auto and their unions still have lots of bipartisan clout in the US.

Elon was making the best electric cars up to about 2020. Since then he's convinced that self driving cars are the only ones worth investing in. So far he's losing the bet with Waymo on that tech. Charlie Munger recommended BYD stock in 2010, a couple of years after Berkshire-Hathaway bought a...

The posts regarding this spring's conditions in Utah's Cottonwood Canyons are moved here. We have ongoing reporting from two residents plus a current visitor. It will be a useful historical reference to see how well these places held up in a generationally bad season when so many other...

:bow: The above was public info from Ski Utah. Then the resorts stopped providing it. Note that Utah reached 7+ million skier visits in 2023 so the above is sadly obsolete now. The state total is now the only number provided publicly. I'm sure I asked Nathan Rafferty back in 2007 when the...

I didn’t get the impression Snowave’s pass had to be registered in advance. Same with Epic Day, etc. Can’t you just show up at the window each day you want to use it? As for James’ risk #3 above, how is that any different from a traditional ski package including lodging and tickets? You’ve...

Current Mansfield Stake depth is 73 inches, one inch above normal. I recall JSpin saying an overall 40 inch depth is what’s needed for Vermont tree skiing and that’s it usually there Jan-Mar. Outside northern Vermont I’d say 3+ foot base in lift served ski areas at the end of March is unusual.

I have led a charmed life at Mt. Bachelor. From 1985-2007 Summit was open 16 of my 17 days, and only half of those were in spring. From 2012-2018 I was only 5 out of 11. So the last two trips in in 2021 and 2025 we planned within a one week window of sunny and calm weather forecast and were 5...

Interesting. Vermont must have had some serious rain/freeze. Stowe was only half open over the weekend due to advanced runs being closed for icy conditions. Jay was close to 100% though.

Have Liz and I found yet another under-the-radar Euro area that James has missed? On Thursday morning we looked up reported new snow from Wednesday night’s Nordstau storm. I knew we needed to head west down the Upper Rhone Valley to get away from the blocking effect of the Jungfrau peaks. I had...

That did not happen. Bear Mt. closed March 25.

My right knee was quite painful getting out of bed Wednesday morning. Nonetheless we decided to get out skiing while the weather remained sunny. Clouds were forecast to come in starting around 2PM. We took the bus across town, then the 5 stage gondola to Trockener Steg. In 2014 there was only a...

Lonnie was the only one I knew who did that 2021-2023, also had Powder Alliance. It's more common for people to have Epic or Ikon plus one of the others.

Yes, per James' link.

Paging @ChrisC Verbier got 49cm from the recent storm. You need to contact a guide service. But based on recent weather and the convenient lift accessible expert freeride terrain, Verbier seems like the obvious fit for snowbird surfer.

Trail map clearly shows way more scale and interest than Fairmont where I was in February with only a bit less vertical. Did you know about the backside closure schedule before your visit? We are in the Upper Rhône right now but won’t be visiting Arolla after James’ discovery of limited...

From Mammoth Snowman: Coverage out on the hill is thinning in some areas, especially below the 9,500-foot level. The current base at the 9,000-foot level is now down to a shocking 38 inches with 5-7+ feet of base over the upper mountain. Chairs 22 and 9 are now closed until the mountain...

According to Ski Utah, Park City will also close March 29 and Snowbasin closed March 22. Whitefish is practically in Canada and presumably not subjected to the last 3 weeks of heat. It even snowed some there!

I agree there is no substitute for actual ski mileage. Why no more skiing during an outstanding eastern season December-February? Aren’t you retired and within easy day trip distance of most of Vermont? Did you try to connect with Tseeb and Lucia?

Crowds not an issue where we were skiing, probably busiest around Sunnega. Wednesday we were up high on Klein Matterhorn side and Plateau Rosa, all winter snow above 8,000 feet. There was more manmade subsurface on Rothorn/Sunnega side, but we did not hit anything severely scraped down. We...

On prior trips we noticed vineyards all over the place around Sion, Sierre, etc. We even stayed at one in 2022. Evidence seems abundant that the Alps amplify climate change effects, both the in medieval and current warm periods and during the Little Ice Age. I'm not sure what level of detail...