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My understanding is the majority of the alps see your round precipitation with significant summer rainfall. Is there nearby natural lakes, etc that they pump from?

After having skied in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, NY, WV, VT, Ontario and Quebec on the east of the continent, I can attest that the dry snow from snowmaking guns really only appears in the areas that can place an adequate base in the early season and are focusing on surface conditions or when...

Nothing can overcome the physics. Maximum snowmaking is 28 wetbulb. Most of the advances in snowguns has been the lower energy guns. Snowguns fall into 3 categories. Air-water (old, low efficiency, uses massive amounts of compressed air), fan guns (does use nearly as much compressed air...

Yes as a east side of the continent skier, and someone who tinkered with backyard snowmaking, I can attest to snowguns being able to make dry snow if the ski area is willing to do this and the temps are cold enough. If temps are very cold (under 0 F) or so, it all seems to be dry without the...

For me, I have been finding that plane tickets that provide some flexibility are only slightly more expensive, car rentals can always be cancelled as well. Therefore, I have been booking earlier knowing that I can change if needed.

I am going in 2026. Additional seats opened up on the cat. Therefore EMSC and I are both going in January. Now where to ski before or after? So many amazing options in BC.

I was in Colorado this summer for 2 weeks. Stayed in a mix of elevations ranging from 5500-9200 feet. It took exactly 14 days to get fully acclimated to Denver elevation. I have found that the most telling sport for acclimatization is lap swimming as you can’t really increase one’s...

Yes, i have seen this in my own parent. They lived in Silverthorne after retirement, however as they aged the high altitude affected my father and they relocated to Denver suburbs.

My local mountain Blue Mtn in Ontario would likely be an industrial mountain. After skiing there, anywhere in Colorado seems much better.

I woke up at Lake Louise one January in 2019 or 2020 to -46c. Went to LL to ski and they never opened that day. High temp never climbed above -33c. We ended up going for a hike near the lake and discovered sound propagation is much further in extreme cold.

I have skied Lake Louise nearly every January for the last 8 years. My experience has been, surface preservation mid winter is unparalleled. Winter is cold in Banff, sun angles are low. Even in very low tide last winter, surface conditions were generally good. The issue is rocks. I...

A winter hike or snowshoe in the area can offer amazing scenery. Go see the Lake Louise (daytime or evening).

With the dryness over the last 6 weeks and some changes with family summer plans, I have cancelled my tentative trip to Chile.

The other great lakes can also do the same but for a shorter window in the spring. When we get unseasonably warm temps (80’s F) in late April, temps can be 30 F cooler near lake Ontario. Once the lake warms up, this effect diminishes dramatically.

The landlocked places such as Phoenix and Las Vegas are the most likely to be impacted when the Colorado river runs out of water. Coastal locations can pivot to very expensive, but feasible, desalination.

Report states new snow snd depth in novice area which is near the base. Maybe they got rain at the base with recent storm?

Looks like they are plowing the road, not grooming a ski run.

My trip remains at a ?. I have booked RT airfare that is full fare fully refundable tickets that I bought in 2+ months ago at very good prices and an Airbnb booked at both Valle Nevado and Nevados de Chillian that are both fully refundable. The weather and constantly changing plans with my...

Looks like MCP, is going to try to purchase all of the Santiago areas along with Pillán (Villarrica) and Volcán Osorno further south. If all 4 Santiago areas are a single resort under a single pass, that would make for a very sizeable resort with 3 separate base villages...

Thats good, hopefully the prices will start to come down. Right now for reasons that I can no longer understand, the USA is the most expensive place I find to travel. Switzerland was even less expensive, when I was there last year.