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Looks like a pretty decent area. The one time I was in Helena during summer, we were at a brewpub and talked to some Locals about it. They said it was a pretty fun place, and definitely off the radar for most... although, that was about 8 yrs ago.

nice report. Fwiw, the coffee porter at the P-burg brewery is the best I've ever had. You guys might have the fastest Covid recovery I've seen. I had a mild case for 10 days, but had no energy for another 10 and could only do a few runs until week 4. We are fully vaxxed, but didn't get...

Mammoth and Bachelor are the easy answer (and the standouts), but Squaw....errr, Palisades, as well as some of the Utah resorts will be open later into May this year. There's always Timberline, too. Latest info on closing dates...

The East Express had some of those exact issues when I lived there back in the ~2006-2012. I got stuck on it for about an hour once. The only explanation I ever heard was that all the slowing down for downloading from the beginner area/scenic rides did something to the motor. I'm not a...

The biggest storm I remember during my time in Wrightwood was 08/09 I think. We got about 4 ft over a few days. The road was closed maybe a day or two at the most, I think. The low snow levels and mass amounts of area that got insane snow this past week are likely the problem. My friend who...

I had a hunch at the time it came out down below the parking lot eventually, but it in 4 ft of fresh, soft powder, it was impossible to ride that way out, especially once you get to the bottom south bowl. That's what happened to us.

agree, that doesn't look like much fun, but again... good effort! again, to make this post about me... My biggest nightmare at Baldy was the 2001 storms... got caught too low in South Bowl and had to huff it back up the canyon in 4+ feet of snow. Thankfully, I knew where I was and didn't follow...

Looks fun. I'm planning on being there next week. It'll be midweek, so hopefully NW will be running fast. Even though its a HSQ, that lift is long enough without slowing down. Bachelor is one of the few places I actually prefer a sunny groomer day over powder/stormy...

Mt High will likely open tomorrow, as they are just about done clearing the highway today according to my friend in Wrightwood. A lot less higher elevations to clear than the other ski areas. I'd be shocked if Waterman opened before next weekend, as that section of Hwy 2 has always been a low...

Looks like some fun groomers! 49 is on my list for maybe next year as I'll probably get the Indy Pass add-on again, even though the price is going to be 220 (up from 199 this year). The new HSQ makes it much more desirable, too.

Interesting, Snow-forecast. com has always been on the low end for my area. Goes to show that all models these people use are different, and not a good fit for mass forecasting. I will say that Opensnow did seem to have some better forecasters in certain areas. I know when I lived in Pagosa...

From the NWS-LA 5 AM discussion: "... Storm totals will likely range from 2 to 5 inches across the coast and valley up to 4 to 8 inches in the mountains with local amounts up to 12 inches".

Fwiw, Brundage Mtn (and probably many other ski areas that got sucked into their marketing) shows Opensnow's daily snowfall for up to 5 days out, and numbers are still usually quite overblown for the areas I'm arguing. (I failed to mention that I also looked at that when I mentioned the 1-5 and...

Maybe, however when I lived in Pagosa there was not a dedicated snowfall forecaster for the SW CO/NM area. Idaho has Steve S. A good guy with a great background in the outdoors/journalism... but hardly a forecaster.

Probably not a popular opinion around here, but Opensnow has grossly overforecasted (wet bias) snowfall amounts for my area the 3 years I've been here in ID. It was a similar situation for Wolf Creek when I lived in Pagosa (although, not nearly as bad as it is now), which my meteorologist friend...

Those are insane numbers. I'd be shocked if it really snowed that much, but then again.. the San Gabriels (being a transverse range) can be one of the most prolific orographic ranges in North America. 2004-5, the backside of Mt Wilson had over 100" of water.

yes, I hate the buy in advance model for the most part, although some areas you can still buy a day before and get a great rate (Tamarack ID $55 the night before vs 115 walkup). I don't follow all that many resorts, but the dynamically based lift ticket (based on demand) is favorable for some...

I've been looking at Apex as part of a possible BC trip next year. Looks like it could be a fun-ish area for a day or two, as long as the snow is good. It's been a very atypical La Nina year yet again for much of the PNW/BC.

I think advance is the best bet... but even those are 103/127 right now for April. They have a spring pass for 319, that begins april 1... however, you obviously gotta ride more than a few days to make it worth it. I don't think they sell tickets on liftopia or any other discount sites when I...

Nice report, and glad you at least got some new snow. Sucks about the baggage runaround. I'd love to get back to Castle, although the weather seems like its always a crapshoot with winds/fog. The time I was there 20 yrs ago had nice snow, but fog and winds (in spots) were so bad, it was hard to...