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Thanks for sharing. Fun stuff. Money shot: Actually, the billion dollar bills were the money shot, but they are insane. :)

It seems like the media, including liberal operations like NY Times and WaPo, won't let go of the idea of Biden stepping down. I think it's better than 50/50 now that he will step aside from the 2024 race. Logically, that means Harris will take his place at the top of the ticket. She's young...

Off season Virginia, in season Utah.

Yeah, I was trying to think of somewhere in the USA that might be a little similar, maybe central Nevada? Thanks for the report. How many paying customers do you think were there that day? Got to worry about the viability of the place.

And I thought Great Sand Dunes National Park was a bizarre place? You've outdone that! This part of Namibia you're showing us is very beautiful in a dry, desolate sort of way. You two are amazingly intrepid travelers.

Interesting photos! I wonder if they typically rely heavily on snowmaking? My son-in-law is a second gen Lebanese American who skied with me one day this winter at Snowbird and had a great time. He and my daughter visited Lebanon this spring. I'll have to ask him about the skiing there.

Good post Harvey. I first voted in a presidential election in 1972. In that time I've repeatedly been surprised at the long shots that emerged to become president, such as Carter, Reagan, Clinton, Obama. This seemed like evidence that the tried and true two party system could effectively...

As you know SBooker, America is not alone in what seems to be a global trend in the emergence of populist, right wing, reactionary type politicians in various democracies. It's a strange phenomena, somehow related to a disenfranchised lower-middle class.

Can we can discuss this cordially? I think we can because we've established a small, friendly online community over a shared love of skiing. I consider myself a political independent, but I usually vote for conservatives/Republicans. I'm displeased with both candidates at the top of the...

Retiring and building/moving into a new house is exciting. I can't understand people who retire and are bored?!? Who can be bored when life is a permanent recess? ;) The new house will give you plenty to stay busy with associated projects and focus on the future. There will be little time to...

Another weird thing Alta did was installing those nutcracker safety bars. I believe they preferred nothing, but had to install bars to comply with some legal decision involving an injured guest. But why no foot rests? I'm a religious user of safety bars, equally for safety and for resting my...

Best wishes. Nice that you and wife get to go through the shift together. The freedom of being off the 9-5, Mon-Fri grind is very nice! I once had a barber make small talk and ask me, "what are you doing this weekend?" I told him nothing. Since everyday is a Saturday I usually stay home on...

I saw a post where Harvey mentioned his upcoming retirement and I thought it might be interesting to discuss the differences between skiing before and after retirement. For those not retired: What are your expectations for how your skiing will continue or change? For those who are retired...

Did you get surprised by anything last season, good or bad? I went to ski in the North Lake Tahoe region in early March. It was right after that 80-90" storm. My ski days were M-F, March 4-8. What surprised me was that the crowds weren't too bad at Palisades-Tahoe. First time skiing there...

Yeah, I pretty much agree. Sometimes if I know it's my last ski day and I'm alone on the hill I may get a bit melancholy for a run or two. There's only so many ski seasons we get and I've used up most of mine ;) But I enjoy many other activities. In my retirement years I get longer ski...

Do you get melancholy on your last ski day or do you quickly shift gears and start looking forward to non-ski activities?

with Ikon and Epic passes :devilish: Actually, I love the world of megapasses and accept the crowding as part of the privilege of getting to frequently ski tons of great places at a price not much more than what you'd pay to ski frequently at only one ski area.

I don't know. There's no hint that they will instigate it for next year. I suppose it's inevitable, but this season was much better for parking at Snowbird than the super busy (and snowy) 2023 season. Sorry about the snarl Snowbird traffic has created for Alta. I wouldn't oppose a fix to the...

Dec 26, 2012 Schubwa, just want to thank you for your many Bachelor updates this season. They have moved me from lurker to registered to say THANKS. I hope to be skiing there this weekend for the first time and your posts have been stoking me for a month. Fingers crossed for summit opening...

I first started visiting www.DCSki.com in 1999. Wrote my first article for that site in early 2000. Scott Smith, the founder and owner of the site talks about the beginning of DCSki in 1994 in the "about" section of the site. I first made some posts on FTO quite a while ago, maybe prior to...