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Given the extremely low skier density in jnelly's pics, it does not surprise me that he scored some good groomer corn. Close-up pics of the snow don't reveal much. It's the interaction of what's on top (smooth and consistent thin layer of soft snow) and the base (supporrable but not hardpack)...

A-Basin and Copper are among the top 5 in North America in snow preservation due to altitude and primary north exposure. The marginal/closed sectors are in high wind exposed terrain when it's hard for snow to accumulate. When snowpack is super thin, sun exposed rocks will accelerate melting...

The expected contraction of Vail's Back Bowls in this weather is well underway. Blue Sky and China Bowl are closed, and only half the runs to the High Noon chair are open. Do not be misled by Vail's 66% trail count, as it has to be less than half of acreage open. Other declines in the past...

Nordkette is steep and south facing: exciting terrain but a vacationing skier would have to be very lucky to ski it.

As noted in the Zermatt thread I have now booked the first four nights at the start of our trip in Zermatt. I was waffling because the weather forecast is unsettled, and you're not skiing much off piste in Zermatt if visibility is bad. Logistics flying into Milan suggest doing Zermatt at...

We have two redeyes with a 9-hour layover at JFK, so we are meeting some of Liz' friends for 11AM brunch. You interested? That results in a nonstop JFK-MXP with the 6:30AM arrival. The problem with the LAX flights is that they land early AM in CDG or AMS but it's close to noon before we land...

With local population base and K-12 spring breaks the SoCal areas would usually shoot for the weekend after Easter. Median closing date for Baldy is April 15. Baldy also closed March 15 this year, but like all the natural snow terrain here was only worth considering the weekend of Feb. 21-22...

Despite unsettled weather forecast, I'm sold on Zermatt from above recommendations, booked first 4 nights of our trip, in 3/23 and out 3/27. Tasch gateway is only 2.5 hours from Milan airport. We'll see if we have James' energy to ski half a day 3/23. It's a good opportunity because we land...

Mt. High and Snow Valley closed March 15. Summit and Bear are still trying for April 5 but I'm skeptical.

Of course I misspoke!:eusa-doh:

From Mammoth Snowman today:

The audio is unquestionably a salient point in that video. Does he have to buy a new pair of skis every time he does something like that? I'd guess it has to be scouted by helicopter and he would still need a photographic memory.

What are your dates in Zermatt? We have not chosen ours yet.

My best exercise 1990-2019 was step aerobics. Besides the cardio, all the lateral motion was great for skiing. I never felt there was any gradual warmup period for ski seasons those years. Sometimes opening day here means top of Mammoth steeps in high density snow, so you need to be prepared...

Not superhuman. When you get out on the snow you are active. But when you stop you will probably get sleepy right away. Early to mid afternoon is when I’m likely to zone out on arrival day if I’m not active.

We definitely want to see the TR's, fine if they are after you get home.

:eusa-clap:Whitefish is a bit more resistant to rain than Red/Schweitzer/Fernie, glad it worked that way this time. In 2003 I switched a day from Fernie to Whitefish in similar conditions. Is this the first time I've convinced you to go there? I was fortunate to learn about Castle in 1999...

It will be 8 days off when we get to the Alps next week. But yes my circumstances may be changing. My stamina for skiing has never been quite in Tseeb's class but it was not far off that to age 70. So overall I look at the glass as more than half full considering what I was doing during...

That won't happen in LCC but will happen elsewhere in Utah. Thursday/Friday were fairly typical spring skiing (high temps ~50F) that LCC probably experiences a fair amount between storms in April. In March the softening process is slower, aggravated by the time change. Snow softens by the...

is lie flat as far as I'm concerned, even though it didn't work that well for me when we paid $200 apiece for it flying Frankfurt - Johannesburg in 2024. But Liz said it was well worth it for her. The other time we got it (for free) was Perth - Melbourne in 2023, both slept soundly the whole...