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I held my nose and voted for DJT. He did not carry my state, so don't blame me :rolleyes: I find the Prof Lichtman election prediction formula quite interesting. The 13 Keys Party mandate: After the midterm elections, the incumbent party holds more seats in the US House of Representatives...

I've skied Snowbird frequently from Jan to May the last six seasons. April is really nice. Crowds gone, snow still good and decent chance for occasional powder. No problems getting free, unreserved, slopeside parking. Motel prices in the valley very reasonable. Took these photos of a buddy in...

Next time see if you can get them to switch to Easter :ski: A lot of American schools districts get a week off around Easter, but don't think of going skiing then. It's a much better time than Christmas to go on a ski trip to a higher elevation resort in the Rockies.

Can't help with Alta reservations, not a user. However, as back up you could park free at Snowbird and catch a bus up to Alta or if using full Ikon ski over from Mineral Basin. Just get to mouth of LCC about 730 and should be plenty free unreserved parking at Snowbird. Get there maybe earlier...

Washington Post and LA Times recently chose to consciously not endorse either Dem or GOP presidential candidate. I don't know what to make of this? They routinely endorse Dem candidates and the headlines from both papers have been overwhelmingly pro Dem and anti GOP all year (and all of recent...

Homewood's beautiful, but I think Diamond Peak has it (and Heavenly) beat for views of Lake Tahoe: March 2024

Not exactly election related, but maybe indirectly. Anyway this is a deep dive on the Consumer Price Index and any self respecting actuary :) should get a kick out of it: WaPo The Number.

I'm going to get busted for posting a picture of a Coke in this thread, but believe me I drank a few beers too. This is view from earlier this week at my brother's house on Narragansett Bay near beautiful Newport, Rhode Island. View from the Cliffs at Newport.

Knew Phoenix was hot, but 100/100 is pretty insane. From late May until sometime well into Sep every day over 100F! Forecasted Temp today to be 108, tomorrow (5 Sep 2024) to be 111. Nothing less than 106 in next seven days.

Good post by Ctrygun. Continues my theory that there are all types of honest Americans with varied and valid opinions on numerous tough issues. Respect, dialog, lawfulness, and compromise are the way to keep us civil and unified. I'm antigun, but prolife. But it's more complicated than that...

Looks like a good drink for St. Patrick's Day:)

Mid-Gad had a very functional warming room on the lower level. The upper level was the main dining area. I used that warming room quite often to eat my packed lunch. It had nice large windows. I'll miss it. The new structure is not likely to be so user friendly to brown baggers. Down at...

Flashback Friday: to early Feb, 2024, taking a hydration break outside Mid-Gad restaurant at Snowbird, UT. If you look closely there are some cans of Yuengling Lager amongst my gang of ski geezers. This is a decent, inexpensive east coast US beer. Some years I will throw a case in my car...

Seems like some sort of major belt tightening going on at POWDR? Wonder if some changes coming down the road for Snowbird and Copper too?

Finally got around to listening to the Harris and Walz acceptance speeches from the DNC. Gotta admit I get a kick out of Walz's style. And being an old jock I can relate to some of his coach-talk. Liked this part where he said: "We got 76 days. That's nothing. There'll be time to sleep...

Hulk Hogan is likely more cogent than DJT:D

I have a subscription to the WaPo, but I'll also look at the NY Post (no paywall) for more conservative angles. BTW, I have an adult child who was a journalism/communications major in college and works for Fox News in Wash DC. She's not particularly political. I've toured their studios with...

Here's a challenge: name a few of your favorite individual ski runs you've ever taken in your life. This could be hard to narrow down to just a few. I'm talking about a specific run on a specific day. However, if you've got a favorite run that you've done many times and want to mention it as...

Actually glad he's a real human. Bots start threads on Alpinezone all the time, but they don't usually interject thought provoking posts in existing threads. Don't like the idea that bots/AI could steer discussions in forums like this. Tony I'm ok if you kill this thread. Political...

I think Harris/Walz are in the honeymoon stage right now esp with how they've been received by the media which predominantly leans left. The media's gloomy/dire stories of what might be in a second Trump administration have been replaced with optimistic ones about Harris. But any change to the...