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The lines at Jay are the flip side of low snow in Colorado and Utah. I know of several people who cancelled trips flying from the northeast . . . who drove somewhere to ski locally instead. Jay was clearly a popular choice in spite of the longer drive from NYC, Boston, CT, Philly. Most of...

For what it's worth, I just finished reading a book all about lake effect snow. There was a link in one of the articles posted in this thread. The author is a Distinguished Professor of Geography in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University. A quarter of the...

Thanks for the kind thoughts. He's being discharged tomorrow, somewhat earlier than I expected. His medical history is complicated. So It's the rehab and long-term recovery that's a bit of an unknown.

Well, the Powder Chasing experiment is a bust for 2025-26. Partially because of snow conditions at both Monarch/CB and Big Sky/Bridger but the main reason is a major medical issue for my non-skiing husband that involved an unexpected hospitalization and lengthy recovering time. If I had the...

The gondola may not make as much sense during the winter season, but it opened up all sorts of options during the green seasons. While there are people willing to ride a chairlift, far more are willing to pay to ride a gondola to the top for views or to go hiking. Especially if there are small...

Far easier to find articles about snowmaking in the west these days. Keystone has 35 snowmakers on their team. No mention of when snowmaking will end for the season. One of the advantages of having night skiing on 100% of the trails at a small hill in the east is that the lights can be on...

Alta posted an article about how their snowmaking is evolving. The timeframe for using the snowguns is October until Christmas. I wonder if that will change in low snow seasons. I doubt Alta would have snowguns on during the day. But nighttime snowmaking could build up the base for both...

Based on paying attention to the southeast region for a couple decades, smaller ski hills can have advantages when it comes to snowmaking during short periods of optimal wet bulb conditions. Cataloochee and Appalachian can resurface everything in a couple days when 24-hour snowmaking is...

Whiteface was clearly in a good position to take advantage of the cold weather during pre-season and early season for 2025-26. Having both the summit open and full coverage for the beginner terrain at Bear Den for the holiday period is making the GM happy. December 12, 2025...

For the travelers who booked lodging over the holiday period, there is a big difference between 13% and completely closed. While some may have decided to cancel, for others it may have been the only trip of the season. Someone who owns a condo/house at Telluride will be frustrated but perhaps...

Will be quiet at Telluride by this weekend. December 24, 2025 https://liftblog.com/2025/12/24/facing-a-strike-telluride-announces-complete-closure/ "Nearly all of Telluride’s unionized ski patrollers voted to strike last night after weeks working without a contract. In response, Telluride Ski...

I normally prefer reading. However, Stuart's interviews are not 30 minutes. They are usually about 1.5 hours. The nuances of the back and forth wouldn't come out in written form. I've watched a few of the recent interviews on YouTube. Usually listen to the audio podcasts when on longer drives.

But the mountain bike trails are NOT on the mellower terrain if you are thinking about groomers. At least not at Massanutten. Even the green trails are in the woods. The black trails are in the steep trees. Granted the trails are short, but someone needs to know what they are doing to enjoy...

Still happening. J1 visas were issued for the 2025-26 season. There was worry in the summer that it might become an issue. It was a huge issue during the pandemic season 2020-21. Not sure what happened for H1B visas, which apply more for more experienced people such as high-level...

In the USA, the Adirondack Park and the state government's involvement in the ski mountains is unique. There are other destination resorts owned by a state, but the operator has a long-term lease. For example, Winter Park is owned by the City & County of Denver. Of course, in the Rockies most...

Bretton Woods built mid-mountain lodge that was clearly more for green season events than for the ski season. Starting with the planning, probably took 4-5 years to complete the project. Also built a gondola from the base to access the Rosebrook Lodge.

When considering a specific ski area/resort, take a look if there are revenue-generating activities and events during the "green seasons." For example, Plattekill found that doing weddings and other private group events made more sense than mountain biking. They are essentially fully booked...

A few photos of powder tracks. (Posted some in the other thread earlier.) By Dec. 10, we were just looking at runs such as Little Bank Shot because the warm sun starting Tuesday was making the untracked snow heavy and/or crusty. WCSA December 7, 2025 Start of Little Bank Shot, December 10...

Had a very good time skiing Wolf Creek Ski Area Dec. 7-13. WCSA was 100% open as of Dec. 5, 2025 after 14 inches of new snow. Total snowfall so far is 58 inches. The mid-mountain depth started around 35 inches and dropped to 27 inches over the week. While the latter part of the week was...

Had a good time in good snow today on the Alberta side at Wolf Creek. Was part of a lesson with a couple of ski buddies so wasn't stopping to take pictures. We've been working with the same L3 instructor for several years. Coverage is better than last year because of the timing and type of...