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I know of plenty of 70+ skiers in multiple regions, including some who are continuing to ski well into their 80s. For those in their 70s, I'm not just thinking about people who stick to groomers. Recently someone started a Facebook Group for 70+ skiers/boarders, which is quite international...

To be clear, the area with ski slopes in Gatlinburg, TN are not served by the year round chairlift first built by Everett Kircher in the 1950s. He was given a thin strip of land just for the chairlift by a local innkeeper and property owner. Boyne Resorts has had nothing to do with the winter...

The steepness of the advanced/expert terrain is a factor. I may have had a better time skiing Alta in April than some late season travelers who are better skiers because the terrain I like is not the steepest terrain. The coverage on the terrain of off-piste terrain I enjoy was fine. I've...

In general, while there is breakdown given for a few countries in Europe, the analysis is limited to the big mountain resort regions in N. America such as the Rockies. The view presented of the N. American ski industry is skewed as a result. Just as France, Italy, Austria, Switzerland are not...

Makes sense. Of the list in Post #1, none were of much interest for me when I only skied blue groomers on straight skis in the 1990s as an adventerous intermediate mostly making stem turns. Never mastered parallel turns on straight skis. I didn't need slopeside lodging. The new-to-me resorts...

The advanced/expert terrain at Taos still brings in new travelers on a regular basis. Perhaps more likely to be curious in the 2020s to check out TSV because it's on Mountain Collective and Ikon. In comparison to the more knowledgeable skiers who traveled there regularly while the Blake family...

What Alta, Taos, and MRG had in common for decades was lack of revenue-generating summer activities and relatively little slopeside lodging in terms of total number of rooms owned by the lift owner/operator. As far as I know, lifts are/were only operated during the winter season. Even though...

I've been using a Trtl for several years. Works for me for flights when I only expect to sleep for 1-2 hours.

Ikon came into the picture several years after the sale to Louis Blake Bacon in 2013. The founder, Ernie Blake, died in 1989. Jean Mayer died in 2020. The Blake hotel opened in late February 2017, more or less a year late. Taos tried to require Full Ikon for a season, as is the case for...

It might. I've read comments made to people asking for advice about planning a trip to that region of Canada implying that not going to Kicking Horse or spending more time there versus the other options around there would be poor planning. I'm thinking about people who plan ski trips 6-12...

For an advanced/expert skier who wants to extend their season but doesn't want to head to Canada, of course the snow conditions at Mammoth is more important than the social scene and having afternoons available other outdoor activities. My only experience skiing Mammoth was a few days in May...

Perhaps that's what keeps Taos off the "cult" list in comparison to Alta or JHMR. Most locals are welcoming to travelers. I get a different feeling from some locals at Alta in comparison. Meaning when I'm riding lifts as a single. While I've had some good conversations with regulars at Alta...

I'd say Sunday River also has similarities to Mammoth for the northeast. Very few people live within even 2 hours of SR. There are lots of weekend warriors who own or lease lodging in Bethel or near SR who drive 4+ hours from the Boston area almost every weekend during the ski season. The...

Yep, Taos is in my personal Top Five list for assorted reasons. Although more because of Ski Weeks and vibe than terrain and typical snow conditions. Without Ski Weeks as created by Jean Mayer, I doubt Taos would've survived as a ski resort back in the 1960s. The early cult status that was...

Wouldn't make sense. From my experience, the "regulars" have a clear preference to either Alta or Snowbird. I have a chat with a retired grandfather years ago who alternated season passes between the two. He was a Midwesterner who had bought a place in Sandy for the winter season. Was very...

Same for me. I have fun looking at details for a resort that friends are going to in a month or so. My curiosity involves multiple regions, including those without any mountains with more than 1200 ft vertical.

What the Germans do is similar to some Australian trip reports. Given that some Aussies plan their trips to another continent a year or more in advance, they are very interested in travel logistics and pictures of base areas and food. Same for trip reports that are to hike big mountains. The...

For Mother's Day, my impression is that it never really matters how little terrain is open. :)

Here's my take based on experience during a few of the Taos low snow seasons. My first trip to Taos was in early Feb 2017, when the relatively new Kachina lift was already open because there was plenty of snow. I've been going almost every year since then in January or February. For me, the...

Brighton and Snowbird have announced that Sunday, May 10 will be the end of their 2025-26 season.