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In my case, the binding popped eventually. Was glad it did because otherwise I think there would've been more damage. Since that was in January, it had an impact on the rest of my season. In some ways provided more incentive to get back to working on ski conditioning during the off season...

Luckily for me, the only two injuries or illnesses during a ski trip were relatively minor. The seasons that were over 15 days for me have all happened in the last 15 years, after age 50. Tweaked a calf muscle at Timberline in WV while skiing on a groomer in foggy conditions with a friend who...

What type of terrain are you thinking about? Groomer trails get groomed once there is enough snow coverage. For off-piste terrain, The Highlands Bowl at Aspen Highlands is boot packed. People can volunteer a certain amount of hours and get a perk of some sort, perhaps even a season pass. A...

GT is going to be of far more interest to advanced skiers who don't want to hike much and don't go touring at all (waves hand) with the Colter lift. Helps a lot during a snowstorm when visibility is an issue off the other lifts. My two friends and I skied for two hours non-stop off Colter with...

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They aren't going to ski this Saturday. Just need to get there to move into the lodging where they are going to stay for the entire winter. If they wait until 11am to leave Denver, would that be reasonable?

Slightly off-topic question . . . I know of an Australian family who are in Denver and driving to Winter Park on Saturday. They are staying all season so no rush. The father and daughter were at WP last spring so he knows the road. She's a tween competition level skier who will be training in...

The south can be weird. Guess Trump won North Carolina. For me, the good news is that all the top statewide jobs went to Democrats: Governor, Lt. Governor (completely separate office from the Gov.), and Attorney General. The incoming Governor has been Attorney General. The incoming Lt...

From the SAM article, sounds like the comments people wrote were more useful than the actual ranking results. October 31, 2024 https://www.saminfo.com/news/sam-headline-news/independent-areas-top-ski-resort-rankings " Top 30 Ski Resorts in the West: Snowbasin, Utah Aspen Snowmass, Colo. Banff...

You won't be skiing on rocks. PC has plenty of snowmaking on core trails. But you could be waiting 20-30 minutes to load lifts to get to one of the few open groomers. Hopefully there will be enough snowstorms in the next six weeks. When I did an early season trip to Alta a few years ago, my...

The survey was "powered by Outside." Ikon holders got a free subscription to Outside last season. That might be a factor for why Epic resorts such as Park City or W-B are in #25-30. Clearly Snowbasin wanted to be #1 more. ;) #2 Aspen/Snowmass #3 Banff/Sunshine #4 Taos Ski Valley #5 Alta

The ownership of the different brands can be very obvious at smaller airports. Might be five brands with signs at a rental center desk but only 2-3 people covering all of them. Turo may be having an impact for ski trips. Especially if you want to guarantee AWD is a location like Albuquerque...

For Park City, how bad the lift lines get really depends on how many lifts are open on each side. My ski buddy was invited to join a small group of friends several years ago for a few days just after Jan. 1. It was a low snow season. They were staying on the Canyons side. Instead of taking...

Another difference these days is that driving up before the road closes at 6:00am for avalanche mitigation over the road is no longer allowed. So plowing the Alta parking lots after a big dump is straightforward without cars parked in them. What has happened is that more people carpool in LCC...

One difference between Colorado and Utah is that there are functional bus options for parts of Colorado. Don't need to drive around Aspen/Snowmass or Steamboat Springs. Can stay in Frisco, Dillon, or near Keystone, and get to ABasin or Breck on a bus that runs reasonably frequently. The free...

LOL The point for Alta is to keep people from driving up LCC when they are hoping to find a space. Only to discover that the lots are full so they have to drive back down canyon. By requiring a reservation, someone who doesn't have one won't needlessly clog up the road. Fair to say everyone...

Book the reservations now. Easy to cancel. When making the parking reservation, need to put in something for the license plate. When renting a car, just update later after picking up the rental. I already booked for Alta for the late January Sunday that I plan to be driving up from Sandy. I...

Turns out that the snowguns that were set to soak the border of Mountain High kept spraying water even after the power went out. Gravity was enough since the reservoirs are at the top. The GM, Dan Smith, has worked at Mountain High in various roles since the late 1990s. October 20, 2024...

I am a bit surprised that WCSA is trying to be open 7-days a week already. It's been my early season destination the last three years. Driving to South Fork in early December again. My friends and I have enjoyed skiing WCSA at 100% open by Dec. 11, even when the mid-mountain depth was under...

In theory, a traffic circle is safer from a potential traffic accident standpoint. In particular, accidents that result in serious injuries. I was a grad student working at the UNC Highway Safety Research Center when there was research being done about whether or not the additional cost of...