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Exact same daffodils as in my yard! :eusa-dance: I thought you said that this ^^ daughter never gets vacation time?

Have you tried the Beef and Guinness Pie? I've always been curious about it -- looks more or less like shepherd's pie but with stout added? I'll make a faux-meat version and post a debrief. The article linked above has some descriptive language that you probably experienced: Ireland will...

While watching an episode of the series Billions last night, a character made a comment ("my reputation is as clean as the water in Crater Lake!") that reminded me of this claim: Because there are no inflowing streams, the lake is fed solely by rain and snow. It is the cleanest and clearest...

I've never waterskied. @spinbackwards: is the key thing to "dig in" your heels and lean back as much as possible?

Isn't it fascinating that in the late 1800s/early 1900s, people were packing up and leaving beautiful places like these to cross the ocean, sometimes with no idea where they'd ultimately end up (not infrequently an urban slum at first). Of course, most were motivated by the promise of a better...

Beautiful pix (but it looks like the northeastern U.S./Quebec). :icon-lol:

Post video or it didn't happen!

Are there other top spring-skiing mountains that close this early in the day? Is it for conditions reasons (which would be odd, given that it's a 360-degree mountain) or due to a lack of skiers at this point in the season? Four hours would be fine for me followed by beers in the sun but some...

It's decent-sized for being so close to the Mediterranean, 17 miles as the crow flies.

Bryan from Solitude sent pix from Sierra Nevada today with what appears to be nice spring (partial winter?) conditions following 3-5 inches of snow: The Mediterranean in the distance: Because people in Spain have the whole week off, there are busy spots on and off the slopes. The...

I'm bumping this almost 20-year-old thread after watching the Season 2 premiere of the series The Last Of Us. In the pic below is a scene that was shot at the bottom of Fortress Mountain, which closed after the 2004 season, showing an infected human (conveniently wearing a ski coat during...

Ouch but +1 on Wegmans sushi, love it.

With more than five feet on the glacier in Tignes and almost seven feet on the Pisaillas glacier above Val d’Isère, Fraser's article is calling it the most significant April snowstorm in living memory. Arc 1600 in France Moving forward, @EMSC should keep in mind that (similar to Colorado)...

Looking great for the northeast in mid-April! Remind me how long your drive is?

Yes, this administration is asking the right questions about many things but coming up with nutso "solutions" -- shoot first, ask questions later.

Any opinions on this road trip? https://www.inthesnow.com/horse-powder-discovering-japans-ski-resorts-by-car/

Will be interesting to see the number of audits that the IRS willl be able to carry out with a third of its staff already gone and likely many more to come. Per Reuters: The IRS had about 100,000 employees when President Donald Trump began his second White House term on January 20...

Based on Tony's good-looking photos, I'll check out Montgenevre on my next visit to the region. It seems to be one of very few ski areas in the Alps that's right alongside a highway (at least two lanes in each direction) such as Loveland or Copper. Are there others?

Too bad for my Solitude friend who spent 2.5 weeks based at Cervinia with very little new snow and a lot of wind. Now it's getting four feet mid-mountain. Fraser confirms: Today in the Alps Updated: 10.30am Tuesday 15 April 2025 – Biggest storm of the season for some parts of the the Alps...

A fascinating article, especially this: Heavenly VP and general manager Shaydar Edelmann declined to be interviewed for this story; he instead shared a statement with SFGATE saying the ski resort cares “deeply” for the South Lake Tahoe community but does not see any reason to join the city.