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  1. Tony Crocker

    Chamonix 1/24/23 to 1/29/23

    And Kylie can easily do it with you, considering all those hiking pics sbooker posted last year.
  2. Tony Crocker

    Monitoring Cardiac Health

    I checked in with my cardiologist last month and got another nuclear stress test, with normal results of coronary artery blood flow. This was the test that diagnosed Stuart Winchester. I insisted that they keep me on the treadmill for the full 12 minutes. My heart rate was 152 at the end and I...
  3. Tony Crocker

    Western North America Conditions 2025/26

    Has the High T been melt frozen yet? When it is, it can be bulletproof until well past noon. But maybe like Backside, it doesn't get enough direct sun until later in February. Still no direct report on Snowbird from kingslug or Jimk?
  4. Tony Crocker

    Europe 2025/26

    I'm sure James would do just fine. Everyone is roped up and wearing crampons. Remember also that Jimk and son were there under very low tide conditions, opening weekend I think we discussed earlier. Despite James' aversion to high profile tourist destinations, Vallee Blanche lives up to the...
  5. Tony Crocker

    Mammoth, Feb. 2-4, and 9, 2026

    Despite Liz’ imminent departure for Africa this weekend, we skied Monday-Wednesday at Mammoth because of the WWSRA industry demo. I convinced Liz that 3 days of exercise at 10,000 feet would be good for her before her Kilimanjaro hike next week. The last new snow was when were here last on Jan...
  6. Tony Crocker

    Western North America Conditions 2025/26

    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...
  7. Tony Crocker

    Where are you going this season (25/26)?

    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...
  8. Tony Crocker

    Shawnee, PA: 02/04/26 with worldskitraveller

    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.
  9. Tony Crocker

    Shawnee, PA: 02/04/26 with worldskitraveller

    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.
  10. Tony Crocker

    Western North America Conditions 2025/26

    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.
  11. Tony Crocker

    Loveland, CO: 02/01/26

    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...
  12. Tony Crocker

    Japan 2026

    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.
  13. Tony Crocker

    Western North America Conditions 2025/26

    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...
  14. Tony Crocker

    Loveland, CO: 02/01/26

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

    Loveland, CO: 02/01/26

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

    Japan 2026

    :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...
  17. Tony Crocker

    Japan 2026

    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...
  18. Tony Crocker

    Japan 2026

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

    Project 101: USA Road Trip

    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...
  20. Tony Crocker

    Project 101: USA Road Trip

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