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But the lift is still closed. Kachina is open, but only to hikers. That hike is as least as tough as Highlands Bowl. 99% of flatlanders can't hack it, and for those of us who try, it's a one-and-done day. The old rule of thumb for Taos being ready for expert prime time was a 70-inch base...

30 years ago Salt Lake County was 64% LDS. That proportion fell below 50% in 2018. Utah had to moderate its liquor laws to get the IOC to consider it. I think the "private club" charade is long gone, though when former admin moved to Utah in 2005 he joined one. Recall how former admin could...

17 inch storm total, that's barely an average week. Base depth is only 44 inches and the Kachina chair remains closed. And the next 2 weeks are predicted dry. My view remains that if Kachina chair is closed, Taos is not the best choice for a destination skier. Feb. 9 is the median date for...

I wasn't recommending an Epic Pass, just providing info. But since sbooker comes from Australia, his trips are lengthy. If he got an Epic Pass he could ski Whistler too.

Vorlage is one of the Ottawa locals. I'd page Patrick but I don't think he checks here that often. Sending that girl down the hill hanging from the lift sounds strange indeed. The article didn't say but I'd guess she was strangled by her clothing. There is no mention with the 5 year old at...

All of the RCR resorts (Fernie, Kicking Horse, Kimberley, Nakiska, Stoneham, Mt. Ste. Anne) are partners on the Epic Pass. Mid-March is usually an optimal time for the 4 resorts sbooker mentions. The Canadian provinces have spring breaks in March, but not all the same week. Ontario's...

Yes, Liz took a hiking pole with her.

Purgatory got 30 inches last week and Telluride 21. Telluride is 74% open, which tells you that the steepest terrain in Coloradod is not yet ready for prime time. I do not know where snowtrekker lives, but Silverton requires several days (and preferable a week) of sleeping at altitude before...

The picture nathanvg posted looks like some of Baldy's chairs, which have a similar footrest setup. Baldy's Thunder chair is center pole at the back of the chair like Riblets and does not have a bar. I don't remember Silver King. However Stuart's focus is on the U.S. so it's not surprising...

I would expect the Rockies region to be down some in this year’s NSAA Kottke Report. There are no state by state breakdowns though. And the decline will be more modest than in bad years in the Pacific States due to higher proportion of destination skiers who are inflexible. United is not...

This week's bonanza of snow has been mostly in the Sierra and Utah's Cottonwoods, but there are a few big winners in other regions: Arizona Snowbowl 46, Wolf Creek 50, Fernie 42. Schweitzer got 32 inches, moving from 55% to 99% open. Most of Colorado had an average week of 1-1.5 feet, which is...

I would agree that 2 feet new at Park City is preferable to 4+ feet and the traffic junkshow in LCC. However, some of Park City must be low tide at now 78% open. Still, that's an improvement over 61% last week.

Lucky for me the current cold snap coincides with me cat skiing rather than riding chairs. Forecasts say yesterday was coldest day, gradually warming over next few days.

The 1,200 miles of driving plus 4 hours of skiing over 3 days was wearing me down some. Accordingly I only skied Kicking Horse for 2.5 hours and 10,100 vertical. But this was my 13th ski day there in 12 different seasons, so I could survey the area and assess current conditions. As I...

I assume the storm content was driven by altitude and latitude. Sandpoint is about 50 miles below the Canada border and I would guess the rain turned to snow in eastern Washington at similar latitude.

James’ option would not have worked this season. As of yesterday the Utah areas outside the Cottonwoods had less that half the snow from this storm, and more importantly were still only 60% open on low tide bases because of how bad the season has been. I’m occasionally annoyed with OpenSnow...

There are exactly two retrofitted Riblets in the entire West as Stuart told me, J1 at June Mt. and the one at Great Divide. I agree the western US attitude is parochial, but it is reinforced by there still being so many chairlifts out here with no bars.

Surely Copper's defense is that the bar is there and the rider chose not to use it. I'd guess that was Alterra's rationale in retrofitting those old chairs at Mammoth.

Excellent point. it may not have occurred to anyone at Leitner-Poma that the bar might not be used. I don't recall anything about that lift even though Liz and I skied two days at Copper last season. But with my daypack and EMSC's description, I'm sure I would have insisted upon lowering that...