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I did see that. Let’s see it on the ground before we get too excited. To be honest I don’t want snowmaggedon because I don’t ski powder that is more than thigh deep well.

If I get desired conditions when I’m there in a few weeks I’ll go to a couple of small two or three lifts completely under the radar ski hills and post some pics and thoughts. If I get a warm up or what would be rain at the low elevation resorts I’ll stick with Shiga. I’m only skiing for 7 days...

Go to the ski areas where there are no Australian or American yobbos. This might mean there are no lively apres opportunities. Shiga Kogen for example has a very limited bed base but it Japan’s largest and highest ski area. The accommodation is antiquated and quaint and run by Japanese...

I have been to many Australia Day celebrations that have involved over indulging in alcohol but I’ve never seen a fight or beer bottles broken. You must have experienced the ‘Bali on snow’ Aussie bogan behaviour. I’m sorry about that. These people are the same group that are currently all anti...

Stay away from the resorts that westerners go to. Simple. It’s cheaper too.

At least it would be a well organised and civilised USA style line.

Much higher chances of a skiable base in March.

Whitewater grouped in with those four?

I'm wondering what the point of opening is? Surely it would be easier to save the expense and wait until meaningful terrain can be opened.

That looks mind blowing. Can anyone suggest similar trips to Norway/Sweden mainland? I think you did one @Tony Crocker ?

I stayed in the village/town for a week in April 2024. The skiing was good as we got more snow that week than any other week in the season apparently. I didn't like the feel of the village though. The slopy (yeah it's a ski village) topography doesn't grab me. It felt a little soulless to me. A...

Sorry. I thought you were speaking generally.

Vail? Breck?

Incidentally we in Oz measure blood cholesterol in millimoles per litre while in the US you measure it in milligrams per decilitre I believe. Multiply the Australian measure by 18 to get the US measure apparently. Without statins my cholesterol level is near in 200 in your measure.

I’ve had two. One at age 50 to get a baseline. It showed “about as much build up as the average 65 year old” and one at 52 that showed little change. My maternal grandfather dropped dead of a coronary while refereeing a rugby league game at age 36. It appears the statins have been doing their job.

@EMSC sorry to hear but I’m glad your episode wasn’t the big one. This hits close to home as I’m waiting for the inevitable due to severe hypercholesterolemia. I’ve been on statins for 39 years but they’ll only do so much. All the best with the recovery.

Rossland and Fernie?

I like both Driggs and Victor in Idaho.

Not ski travel but it's to mountains so relatively related....... I'm actively looking to book flights to Munich for next September so we can do some walking around Slovenia and the Dolomites. I'm seriously considering a stopover in Hong Kong or Singapore on the way there or the way home. Anyone...

Impressive that there's a bit of advanced terrain open given the relatively lean start. It's a great looking ski hill isn't it.