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^ Damn, that place look insane.... the layout, even crazier. I didn't use my Indy Pass this year, unfortunately. We had plans a couple times to do the Mt. Hood Meadows, along with Hoodoo, and conditions never really materialized. My wife got to use hers at Tamarack though. We got add-on's...

James, I'm well aware of the policies, I just thought I'd ask in person, partially because the resort was completely closed the day before, and also because I'm amazingly charming. I've actually had at least a couple instances in my 33 yrs of riding where i did get a credit/voucher (where it was...

Thursday was a beautiful day weather-wise... sunny skies, a light breeze and cold-ish temps (upper 20s -low 30s). Unfortunately, the rain/1" snow from the day before made conditions pretty crazy. We didn't get on the hill until arbout 11:30, and that was even a little too early. While the...

In Bend this week... Monday was fun, although we timed the transition a little late. Previous info was it didn't soften until 11 the day before, but the snow was corned up nicely when we arrived at 11:30, transitioning to a fun corn/slush mix (not too heavy). However, moderately big crowds (by...

I loathe long distance flying, but I do want to go to Europe. However, I have much more desire to experience the culture than to mainly go to ski/ride. I'd probably feel feel different after a few visits, I suppose. As far as Canada (usually BC), we visit at least once a year, especially...

They (Bachelor) weren't interested in offering a raincheck/rollover, and I get it. However, it'd been nice to have been offered something, like maybe a small discount on next years 4-pack, or a F&B offer, etc. We are still planning on going over M-F of next week. It's gonna be cooler, just hope...

Yes, they did it last summer, and preserved the snow remarkably well... It's more about piling up the snow about 10 ft deep into smaller areas, vs covering runs. Sure, it would take quite a bit of these systems to make a large impact on the resort, but it's something that could be considered in...

Bogus Basin closes this season this weekend. I've heard from several people, Tamarack is closing, too.. but I've yet to find any info on that. This is a recent photo of Bogus' snow preserving "tarp" they're using again this summer.

Yes, we bought the 4-packs last spring. I doubt they'd give a rain check, but I guess I could ask. We have tentative plans yet again to go next week.

This is our 3rd attempt for our Bachelor trip... February, no snow. This week it was winds/hardpack... was gonna go next week, but Bend will be 75º, with 55-60º on the mountain. Incredible.

yep, just heard a report that one patriot missle is 4 million bucks...ONE. While Shahed drones are roughly 30-50k. insane. Ukraine got smart and developed anti-drone, drones. The US is finally catching on, and has plans to start building our own/variations. A little late to the game, guys...

I think I remember that being part of the 'excuse' given as well. I know Kachina is unique, but I still think it's a very odd to spend the capital on putting a lift up there if one of the announced goals is: "Taos Ski Valley has also committed to preserving a majority of the hiking terrain that...

Wolf Creek's "locals" season is over. March is a complete mess almost the whole month due to all the various spring breaks across the south/lower midwest. With some of the deepest snow in CO, that will likely only be amplified. The latest storm/s however, have probably helped some still go to...

ahem... :unsure:

So it appears that Taos is still doing the "open to hikers" first before they open the lift, or is it because the base is so low they don't want that many people up there? When I was there in spring 2019 (after a nice dump + a solid base) I was infuriated that they let hikers go track it up...

My worst experience with lightning/thunder was actually at Hidden Valley, outside of St. Louis back in 1994, I believe. A t-storm approached, and I had just gotten on the lift. A lightning pocket developed in the storm just west of the ski area, and I probably had 4 or 5 bolts within a mile...

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Made it up at opening today at Brundage... still really busy... only slightly less crowded than yesterday. Lift lines were minimal though, less than 2 min. After a foot yesterday, there was another 7-10" overnight (18:1) Fun, but felt yesterdays snow more than usual, since it was about 13:1...

deserted midweek is a bit of a stretch. I've lived here 6 yrs, and the midweek traffic has about doubled thanks to all the remote workers now. That said, from someone who rides a place like Mammoth a lot, deserted is still probably what comes to mind. I was just up at Brundage after running an...

Brundage yesterday was DEEP... (19-29" out of this very overproducing storm.) the entire town was there, but it was still fun and not truly crowded by most peoples standards.