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Yeah, you can get to the Alps quicker.... but once there, you probably don't have a free place to stay with an outstanding host and ski partner. ;P

As Tony said, you won't probably won't get bored, especially with any new snow. I would definitely try and throw a day at Bogus in there... just make sure it's not a weekend. All 3 are fun ski areas IMO, and are are quite different in terms of terrain/vibe, etc. We are having a great start to...

Is there any reference to Mammoth at Bear/Summit, or is it mostly just in the background as owners of those ski areas?

Beautiful area, and I also wish them well, but yeah.. gonna be tough with limited snowfall and vert. Relying on beginner level skiers to sustain it is a gamble in itself.

I don't know how people can be on a plane that long, as I get antsy after about 2-3 hrs. I know at some point I'm going to have to suck it up if I want to see other parts of the world, though. I actually don't have that much interest in skiing overseas, but would love to visit some areas of...

We've had below avg snowfall in the west-central part of Idaho the last two winters, which were both weak to moderate La Nina's. While ENSO is important, IMO more weight should be given to the Pacific Oscillations, like the Madden-Julian and N. Pacific... especially in years where La Nina is not...

what were temps up there? I saw a photo of Berthoud Pass today with some white. It's always tough to know this time of year if its hail, graupel or snow. My guess is graupel... which would still be considered winter like precip.

So weird, I was driving by that area the other day on my way back to ID, and was wondering what the heck that "new" ski area was. In my quick search online, I couldn't find anything about it. I agree, it looked very similar terrain-wise as SnowBasin... (I kept looking back and forth at the two...

I don't keep track of my days riding, but my best guess summary is as follows. Brundage, ID 20 Tamarack, ID 5 Mt Bachelor, OR: 2 Mt Hood Meadows, OR: 1 Timberline, OR: 1 Sun Valley, ID: 4 (Almost) 1 at Mammoth :p It wasn't a good year for powder in these parts with the exception of a couple...

I think if you are positive on the required test before flying back to the US (asymptomatic or not), you cannot come back for ~10 days (At least, that's what happened to a nephew traveling from Iceland to LA ~3 weeks ago). He flew to Canada instead, (which is weird on several fronts) and...

also factored in was the $100 for a couple lifts (summit didn't open until ~11 AM ) for probably 1-2 hrs max of variable conditions was not a hard choice. I wish they'd try and keep NW open longer, but I know the lower runouts to that lift are relatively flat and can probably be a challenge to...

nice report. damn, that's some dirty snow. Indeed crazy how they put so much effort into moving snow around to stay open some years. I was passing through Bend about 10 days ago and was hoping to ride Bachelor (they've had an incredible spring) unfortunately, the day was there was the back end...

Nice report. I'd never heard of Kaslo before, looks like a beautiful town. It's a little odd there's are all those cat/heli ski operations along that road, but not a lift served ski area nearby. Edit: Well, I guess Whitewater is 1:20 away. Plus, I also just found this proposed resort near of...

I have a very well traveled skier friend that loves Pow mow, and goes every year. I went there with her about 10 yrs ago, and don't get the love for the place for all the reasons EMSC mentioned. Sure, on powder days there's lots of terrain to explore, but getting around and the poor lift layout...

I'd actually not argue that, although only if there was a solid base underneath that 2 feet of fresh snow. I imagine when they get a good S/SW storm cycle it would be a phenomenal mountain off piste.

Chalky to me is forgiving-hardpack... :sneaky:... conditions that I can (generally) still get an edge on, but it's not something I'm gonna bomb and have a bunch of confidence laying down turns on. Personally, I feel like the idea of windsift is more like blown-in soft snow onto a harder...

Sun Valley, ID February 14-18th Just took a trip to SV this past week. It's about a 6 hr drive from my house near McCall. If I were to do a full report, it would be almost identical to TonyC's in terms of timing (week before Presidents week), snow conditions (no substantial snow since early...

Yeah, I saw that on their FB page the other day. They have always been fairly aggressive with trying to lure more people resort, however it seems much slower this year than last in these parts (which selfish me appreciates). The snow drought since the holidays certainly hasn't helped, either.

Probably cuz I had someone to talk to (and not bitch about it in my head like I usually do when I'm alone). :p Also, the weather was beautiful, too. Sometimes, I don't mind slow lifts when I'm just chillin' and it's a nice day, or as mentioned, I have someone to talk to. Also, I'm generally ok...

Congrats on the fame! Looks like a fun little area, however I also couldn't handle the painfully slow lifts.:)