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Here's a picture of Kachina Peak before it was opened for hiking. There are obviously more towers below and above the three I marked with rectangles. The circle is the top of the lift. The least difficult way down is on the other side of the lift. The summit is over 12,000 ft. Even after...

They opened Kachina for hiking yesterday. Didn't open the lift today. Instructors are saying they wouldn't take students there on the first day in any case. Skiable but plenty of rocks in sight. There were plenty of people hiking the Ridge on Saturday and Sunday. Tracks all over. The 17...

The 9 inches of new snow made quite a difference for Taos. The Kachina side was powdery, while the front side was much denser. There was more wind on the front side during the snowstorm. All lifts closed on Feb. 20 by 1:30 because of high winds and no visibility. Getting down from...

The increasing population of local season pass holders for Alta and Snowbird may be far more of a factor than Ikon/Mountain Collective.

For Taos, the most expensive lodging is during the Texas spring break the second week of March. Locals from Albuquerque don't bother to ski, no matter how good the snow is that week. Oklahoma is becoming a market for ski resorts since it's within reasonable driving distance. Any college break...

Still dumping on Wolf Creek as of 3:30pm on Feb. 20. I'll be there next Wednesday. :)

Apparently can have a multi-lake LE from the Finger Lakes. Open water is open water.

I was a bit nervous renewing by mail in early 2025 after deciding to join my daughter for the trip to Chamonix in April, after a stop in Switzerland. Worked great, but per usual waiting for the new passport in the mail was stressful. The email updates I got didn't always make sense as the...

Do Europeans know that it's possible to have handheld scanners for RFID lift access cards? Vail Resorts developed their own RFID system for Epic partially to allow that feature. Axess didn't offer that as an option until relatively recently. Makes a big difference for ski areas that aren't...

From one of the NYSkiBlog regulars . . . January 2023 ANCIENT ART: HOK SKIING IN THE HIGHLANDS https://highland-outdoors.com/hok-skiing-highlands/

LOL, the list for "Beginner-friendly ski resorts Appalachian Mountains" by SkiResortInfo has six resorts: Sunday River, ME Killington, VT Stowe, VT Bolton, VT Whiteface, NY Bromont, QUE Needless to say, Whiteface is not in the Appalachian mountain range. While the Appalachian Trail goes...

I've looked at that website before. The info on OnTheSnow is much better for the USA. Skiresort uses 1-5 star ratings for ski area size, trail variety, lifts. But an evaluation is not necessarily based on actual experience. Fair to stay that the evaluation for small New England ski areas are...

I'd be curious to know how much he knew about the smaller hills before he arrived. Was it just a name on the Indy pass list? Did he look at the website for that mountain? Did he look a written overview on a website such as OnTheSnow? When did he start planning this trip? For context, I've...

Found a marketing video that matches with the idea that the Arete is not that big a deal for someone not afraid of heights when there is enough snow and the wind isn't blowing. The video by an experienced guide also shows the stair climb that is the route to take the train back to Chamonix. He...

Who cares about "stylish"? The reason I've invested in lessons is to be more efficient and have better muscle memory so that I can keep skiing off-piste for another decade or two. Also means I ski longer days because I use less muscle power. At new mountains, I have a lot more freedom to...

From your trip reports in the last five years, there is no way I would describe you as an "intermediate" skier. Based on my own progression in the last decade, I would say "low advanced." In Europe, I would guess that intermediates only ski on-piste. In the N. American Rockies, the term...

Thanks for the details. I've backed down when hiking in rocky terrain at times. Now that I think about it, I remember backing down on the Great Wall on a section with very steep steps and no side walls. Bill was with me for that trip to China and we went to a section of the Great Wall that is...

@jimk : did you go down the 3-ft snow steps backwards? How far apart were the skiers who were roped together? From the trip report article: " . . . The ridge descent was one of the most memorable and challenging aspects of the day. This narrow, steep boot pack descent is about 200 yards long...

Here's an answer to the question of why the test isn't widespread . . . yet. March 2025 https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/lipoproteina-an-update-on-testing-and-treatment " A fatty particle that circulates in the bloodstream, lipoprotein(a) is similar to LDL cholesterol but more...

Remember we were there in late April, not exactly prime time. I spent some time watching people head down the walkway before we crossed the bridge towards the tunnel entrance. Ski tracks were easy to spot in the bowl. Saw a few skiers at the edge of the steeper way down. Around 1:00 there...