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That where you are based? You drive from the Cottonwoods to I80 past Park City most days?

^^ I’ve only booked 5 nights there and will have a car so if the skiing is poor we can do tourist things around Nagano area. The much higher elevation Shiga Kogen only an easy hour away and offers a big complex that should have decent groomer skiing if the snow doesn’t cooperate. I’m told last...

I like they can cater to individuals on a casual day by day basis.

You may wonder why I would book somewhere so far out. And that’s a fair point. The place I booked in Myoko Kogen is very hard to get into (apparently) as it’s frequented by regular year after year clientele. I booked mainly for the outdoor onsen overlooking the hill but it also has a great...

For Val this crowd are highly rated. They’ve been around for decades and do daily guiding in groups. 80 Euro for a 8.45am to 1pm session. https://alpineexperience.com/en/off-piste-requirements/#tarifs

Yesterday I booked some accommodation for next year which could well be a poor snow year like there have been in 3 of the past six. (They’ve had more mid winter rain in Hokkaido the last 5 seasons than the previous couple of centuries apparently). Low elevation makes warm ups regular...

I assume you’re enjoying Utah more than the northeast last season?

I've never been to Vail but the gradient in those bowls in your photos sure make it look pretty appealing to me. Maybe one day.

Doesn’t get much better than that as far as lift served goes.

This is not a ‘climate change’ thing? Relatively common in the 70s, 80s, 90s etc?

I’m sure I would have shared this before now. 80 IBU. Some would say too hoppy but I like it as a one off. From South Australia where our best red wine comes from. The glass is a treasured one from my collection.

I’ve always got one just in case (extortion at $50 for some shitty bit of paper) but have never been asked to produce it. The one time I don’t have it I’ll be asked I suppose. Thanks for reminding me. I’ll go get one for next month. By the way I’ve never been asked in the US or Canada either...

Logic and facts don’t sell papers.

A strong south easterly breeze has made the weather much more pleasant the last couple of days. Nice weather to sit outside with a beer of a late arvo. This is a truly excellent beer from a Sydney brewer. A bit too boozy for a lightweight like me at 7.1% though. I don’t know if my mate Rod who...

As the base is already established at very least we should be able to ski nice corn at some point at that time of year but I will be hoping for powder like I got last April in Tignes. Probably 4 or 5 days in Provence depending on weather. It’s low season and lodging is abundant so we’ll do it on...

We’ll ski in Tignes for a week before taking the train to Lyon and then driving to Avignon. What we do after that is up in the air depending on conditions and how my wife’s troublesome knee is going but we plan to fly out of Amsterdam so we can catch the Tulip Festival.

I picked up the Hazy Little Thing when I was recently in Idaho. We can only get the pale ale here in Oz. Oh and I also got the Torpedo one too. Both great beers at a bargain price.

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1KYWWz7Xuj/?mibextid=wwXIfr The Snoworks people with some nice pics of the current conditions in the Tarantaise.

I’m keen to know about your thoughts on the area as we will be there late March.

Of course it’s possible to see the sun set over the water locally in some of the many bays. Today was a public holiday for Australia Day so we went for a walk at Woody Point this evening. It’s very local to my house.