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  1. jnelly

    Silvretta Montafron AT. 1/27/25

    No ditch…just that bad. That slop is snow tire kryptonite. The tread gets packed with ice..the roads driven over enough to pack it down…ice on ice. I’d go to Schruns if I could get there, and back for that matter, one drama is good for one day. Waiting game at this point.. As u said, part of...
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    Silvretta Montafron AT. 1/27/25

    Day two here not off to the best of starts; my worst nightmares are coming to fruition. 1. An absolute slopfest…prob a foot of mashed potatoes out there. I didn’t think it could get worse than I experienced in Schweitzer a few years ago that sent me packing after three runs. Think again, jokes...
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    Silvretta Montafron AT. 1/27/25

    I went as far as Kropfen lift. After that it was mostly WROD all the way to schruns hochjoch bahn …I saw people on it from town yesterday but it was a solid pass for me. Snow was non existent basically from the tree line down
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    Silvretta Montafron AT. 1/27/25

    Several years after the initial inquiry into skiing the alps and similarly several pushes and ultimately cancellations for a myriad of reasons: Conditions, Covid outbreak, flight cancellations to name a few…the time finally came. MSN-ORD-ZRH..boom… a total of 90 seconds in security, about the...
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    Europe 24/25

    Good luck and safe travels gents! I myself am currently sitting in the airport: Destination Zürich. Target 1 Vorarlberg. Target 2 midweek TBD... If it’s good, stick close. If new scenery is in order, possibly Graubunden and follow the refresh that seems inbound. Cheers to all.
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    Murren-Schilthorn, CH, Jan. 21, 2024

    A fun fact: OHMSS James Bond novel location was depicted at Piz Gloria near St. Moritz however in the movie its the Piz Gloria in Jungfrau.
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    St Anton Austria - February 9, 2024.

    @jamesdeluxe and anyone else who is a dedicated map nerd (guilty) here's a link and insane catalog of maps you can go WAY down the rabbit hole on. **(I keyed in RAILROAD in search and there is material for days). Don't miss some of the Alps ones either...
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    Europe 23/24

    Hey gang. I know Ill take some for this, but sadly can’t add to anything as I decided to bail last minute, but hear me out… Leading into this I was not feeling super hot to begin with but that wasn’t a total deal breaker but coupled with the following I bounced. The vast majority of my plan...
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    ski-air travel stories

    Knowing Frontier they’d probably charge you $15 to use the slide if they did deploy it.
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    Europe 23/24

    Its more bait as I see it. When you purchase thru it you GET 5x more points when purchasing or redeem existing points are worth ~1.25X what they would be normally. End of the day its as ChrisC says, third party site with all potential for "call the third party booking site" game that sometimes...
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    Europe 23/24

    I wonder if you've also encountered this: Let's say you find a flight with optimal prices and times via Google and then log into Chase travel Portal and try to book the same flight (bc who doesn't want to redeem try to redeem these for 5x the points). It seems like one of the optimal legs you...
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    Europe 23/24

    Definitely, but yes, I got bags covered. @jamesdeluxe this is the plan indeed. Gotta scan my schedule and wrestle over jan or march but its on the " "list".
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    Europe 23/24

    Noticed this happening last-night. Comically low.
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    A Little Bohemia

    Erratic is me trying to be diplomatic since I've never been there and don't want to body-slam anyone w/o first hand experience. However, some of their issues and visitors sentiments are pretty well documented. These I've heard many times with my own ears and have seen written all over and I'd...
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    A Little Bohemia

    Being in Madison, its clocked at 6 hours from here. Friends of mine that frequent the place say to budget 7 bc the 2 lane roads can be terrible if its snowing (and its always snowing). I frequently have clients of mine that know I love to ski ask if I've ever made the trip. My short answer...
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    Which North American Skiers Should Ski in Europe?

    Excluding Denver and speaking strictly from a time on the mountain aspect; Ill add to this perspective from a midwesterner: If I were to go from where I live in Madison WI to say, SLC or Spokane, JHMR,....thats a stop in either ORD or DEN. Even if I leave by 7am, the flights typically don't...
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    Brundage opinion....

    Brundage is officially locked and loaded. No sense in messing about with changing at this juncture particularly with the good base. Keep it coming! After thinking on it and considering Brighton has always been one of my favs (~1000 acres vs Brundage !1500) Toss in Tamarack and thats plenty of...
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    Brundage opinion....

    I have a trip booked to Brundage for Jan 21-27. Idea was to get onto a snowcat for a day or two while there. I was put on the list and told id def get a solo spot when they start taking bookings which were to commence end of December. I guess I mistook this as a beginning to the snowcat...
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    Alps Weather (I hope no one is getting caught up in this mess)

    I saw this come across my s.m postings this morning. I feel bad for anyone having to navigate this event.,,def sounds like a huge setback for a wide portion of this region. Hope all is well and prepared for a good holiday! Cheers https://www.weathertoski.co.uk/weather-snow/
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    First time Europe. Looking for insight.

    That is kinda what I figured. Thanks for the investigation. Back to the drawing board here.
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