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Here's the run, the Combe de Borderan, that follows @EMSC's red line; however, no hike at the end -- it winds through trees at the bottom: Flying above the t-bar:

I'm reasonably sure that I took the Aiguille flatiron pic above from the X: On the main face, you have a quad chair and on the lower skier's left is the Jument 2000 surface lift: The map doesn't even show the two parallel faces to the skier's left of the main slope. No idea what happens at...

To my mind, only Ellicottville in western NY. Hunter, Roxbury, Windham, and Pine Hill in the Catskills are near ski areas but don't have enough tourism infrastructure to qualify as true ski towns IMO. I believe that the same could be said about North Creek in the ADKs. Back to the topic: ski...

I was comparing Lake Placid to Frisco (mountain tourism towns), not a city that happens to have a few lift-served hills 25 minutes away.

While certainly apples and oranges compared to Colorado, it's fascinating that NYS's biggest ski town is tiny, idyllic Lake Placid.

Perhaps not directly related to the election (or maybe it is), check out this update about Americans, both rich and not so rich, prepping for doomsday: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/04/10/magazine/bunkers-prepping.html?unlocked_article_code=1._k4.Yiir.CY14Gp_ONR3Z&smid=url-share

A 30-second search turned up this article.

It has the name recognition, reputation, and popularity of an industrial area (I wouldn't go there during peak periods); however, the cute traditional ski town (like what you see in Austria), attractive on-mountain restaurants, and old-school lift system made it feel more like an overgrown...

North-facing terrain at La Clusaz looking good on April 7. Most of the ski area closes today; however, the excellent La Balme sector (pic below from the Torchère platter) is scheduled to stay open through April 27: One of the follow-up comments is spot-on: "I'm always fascinated by what La...

Can anyone clarify the subsidy part of the equation? "Mr. Aerenson, a retired lawyer and a ski instructor at Breckenridge, estimates that it costs the town $150,000 in subsidies to build a single unit of affordable housing, a process that takes years even when the funds are available."

A NYT article reports on life for many ski-industry employees in Frisco, CO.

I had to look it up: The lake's name comes from a 1871 incident where a group of convicts escaped from Carson City, Nevada, and a posse pursued them to the lake, resulting in a shootout and the deaths of both posse members and convicts.

Must be especially awful for the parents, who begged him not to do it; however, the more they protested, the more he was deadset on going through with it. Also, what was the deal with the defective bindings; they released before the road?

Skiing Snowbird 3-4 times a week all season may be a contributing factor!

:eusa-clap: for the honesty. I thought that conditions were always perfect in Colorado!

A sad story about a skier who didn't clear the road on Highway 40 near Winter Park: link

Last call for Corviglia -- Sunday is its final day of the season. Pix from April 4:

Hah. As an insulin-dependent diabetic, I only take occasional sips of wine and am the furthest thing from an oenophile. I may have mentioned before that my last name is very common in francophone countries -- especially in Quebec, where it's a French version of Smith or Jones.

If interested, here's another report from an Austrian who skied several western resorts during the beginning of March: two powder days at Alta. https://alpinfans-com.translate.goog/viewtopic.php?t=2391&_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp To no surprise, he mentions a couple...

Nice pix, @tseeb I had a similar :eusa-doh:moment:. Jan 2008 at Jackson Hole with my wife: while doing laps on the slow-as-molasses Casper chair, I noticed that my jacket pocket was unzipped and the rental car keys were gone. For the next 25 minutes, I was expecting to pay the...