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Not really comparable if you are talking about the Crystal top leader vs the Vail Resort CEO before Katz took over again. Operational leadership and corporate leadership are quite different. I say that based on experience working for 15 years for a company after grad school. It was a startup...

Of all the resorts owned by Alterra, the one that seems to has had the most issues that make headlines outside the PacNW is Crystal. As of this week, Crystal has a new President, a promotion of a VP. The last President was also a promotion of a VP, which happened a few years ago. I paid...

My experience with warm spring conditions at Alta is that it helped to wax skis every 2-3 days. However, after I started treating my skis with Phantom Glide, there was no need to think about waxing during late season trips. Or any other ski trip. In the first couple years after the Phantom...

Can't hurt to talk to any of the Snowbird Mountain Hosts you see after dropping off your daughter at ski school. There is usually one outside when you get off the tram. That's the sort of weather where you almost have to go to know. And take it slow the first time down any run. How do you...

The ownership organization has taken a step further. Bear Den is now the official owner of Berkshire East and Catamount, in addition to Burke and Smuggler's Notch. The Schaefer brothers and the current GMs remain in place. The financial arrangements going forward will make planning for future...

Taos announced that March 29 will be Closing Day.

A Ski Diva friend who has a place at Sunday River expects to have a good time skiing today, March 22.

Believe it or not, there are people who don't have a passport and don't want to pay to get one. ;)

Perhaps for 1-2 people. Not so easy when the group is 4-5 adults, a few of whom are working. They also play golf. So had a good time in SLC skiing and playing golf on the same day. This particular group are not the type who are up for international travel.

Have friends from NC who booked a condo for a week in Frisco for next week after a week in SLC. Was planning on using Ikon at ABasin and Copper. They started at Winter Park. Didn't turn out to be the best winter to decide to drive out to the Rockies for a 3-week ski trip.

Unofficial Networks is compiling a list of early closings in the west, listed by state. March 19, 2026 https://unofficialnetworks.com/2026/03/19/ski-resorts-closing-early/

When do those places usually close?

That's how flying to China from the east coast went for me. I would turn the long flight, usually from Detroit or Chicago, into two "short days." Idea was to get at least 4 hours of sleep after the first meal. Then stay awake the rest of the flight. My father didn't worry about jet lag at...

I know people who take Benadryl or Melatonin when they fly. I need dark more than anything else. So I always have good eye shades with me on flights. Lately been using a Trtl neck wrap after trying assorted other options.

I'm like @jamesdeluxe . When I was doing business trips to Europe, no problem getting plenty of sleep on the red-eye going to Europe. Helps to be petite. Usually changing planes in Newark. Could do a full day of work after arriving in the morning local time. Most of those trips were less...

Well worth a couple days when in the vicinity to ski Big Sky. I always ski at Bridger before or after a Big Sky stay. The trip when Bill I caught a powder storm, there weren't long lift lines the first day. However, there were plenty of school age kids. I learned from a grandfather that...

For Alta, I'm more inclined to look at temp forecasts from OpenSnow. I get there on April 5.

There are situations when going with the flow of the universe means not traveling at a given time assorted reasons. From my home airport, I can fly non-stop to three airports in Europe. Looking for a bargain on airfare is not part of the planning process. My friends who live in NYC...

Several years ago I did a ski safari based in the Berkshires to use Indy and picked the Pres. Day week on purpose. Before that trip I didn't realize how close Butternut was to Catamount. I'd skied Jiminy Peak and Berkshire East when my daughter was in school in Boston for three years. During...

The Aussie father who spent the entire winter based with the family at Winter Park for the 2024-25 season got his first tasted of Telluride recently. He brought his daughter for a month of training, again based at WP. She was training while he had a good time powder hunting. Posted March 9...