Search results

Thanks, a comprehensive snowmaking primer in one paragraph!

Aren't expensive high-tech guns allegedly able to make dry snow at (somewhat) higher temps?

MarzNC's mention above ^^ reminded me of a snowmaking-related experience from many moons ago that may seem mundane now but was quite a step forward back then. In mid-December 2003, I went on a ski press visit to Snowbasin for the old version of Snowjournal: Despite having received a lot of...

Your suspicion is 100% correct.

Streak or no streak, I have no desire to go indoor skiing even though I have a facility 25 minutes away, nor would I schlep to a place like Afriski, a six-hour drive from Johannesburg or Durban, just to say that I skied in South Africa/Lesotho. I'm not telling anyone else that they're wrong for...

It was three years ago when Tony started at the indoor ski areas: August 2022: "In pursuit of a 12 month ski season, Liz and I have lowered ourselves to Patrick's level." August 2022: "I would agree that if one made a habit of going to a local indoor joint for the hard case months, that would...

As I understand it, the width and vertical of the ski areas aren't relevant to Harvey's quest. He wants to experience everything in NYS from decent-sized to tiny. I like this quote from Russ (I forgot how interesting that interview was): In [the old] days, hotels and motels used to put a rope...

No, I agree to a certain extent (disclaimer: Harv doesn't care what we think); however, I suppose that if we define ski areas as hills that have a working lift no matter how small the vertical, they should be part of his project and he should ski them. I won't even bring up Patrick's use of...

I was reading a NYT article about the importance of how you ask Generative Artificial Intelligence for any kind of feedback. If you don't want to read the whole piece, here are summaries of the three recommendations: Ask “for a friend.” Present your questions or opinions as someone else’s...

I look forward to :popcorn: watching @Harvey's It's Time To Ski New York passion project take shape this winter. I'm curious to know if "The Storm List" below will also be part of the itinerary. Do these need to have working uphill infrastructure to count? I suspect yes as otherwise you'd be...

I asked Jason's question: "I plan to ski Schweitzer Mountain during mid-February and want to know if it's OK to book flights now or should I wait until January to make sure that there's a decent base?"

If I were an expert skier, I'd certainly make a point of going to Telluride based on ChrisC's repeated praise; however, hearing about all of the town's local controversies would make me less likely to go. Kinda like wanting to go to a premier restaurant but knowing how many arguments are taking...

There's no question that Santa Fe is the more interesting of the two. As mentioned on page 1, Pajarito is like a New Mexico version of Belleayre NY with similar fall-line trails; however, it wins for old-school vibe and lack of crowds. @Tony Crocker can confirm but I'm reasonably sure that it...

Good news. I was impressed that a 53-year-old lift was able to pass inspection; however, this article explains "With proper maintenance and timely component replacement, fixed-grip chairlifts can last for decades, often up to 70 years. Their simple design gives them a longer lifespan than more...

Fine. Not sure why it's necessary to be competitive at our respective stations in life. In any case, I believe that my stringent standard for "lack of crowds" is well documented.

5.5 years later, you still have to admire the pomposity of that comment. :eusa-whistle:

Jason and I were chatting backchannel about his plan to ski Schweitzer in February. He was asking about typical cover by that time of the season and whether he should wait to book so I looked it up, copied below. Since at least some of that content was likely lifted from @Tony Crocker's site, I...

Based on how much you've written about elevation sickness, it's clearly a major issue with you. Even though I live at 150 feet, more or less sea level, I've never had any problem with it, even with arrival-day skiing at the Cottonwoods' lift-served summits of 11,000 feet and Loveland's of 12,700...

He probably wouldn't agree to it; however, I'd be interested in staging a follow-up to @Harvey's 2011 interview to learn what happened to MRA, its Manitoba Mountain plans, and lessons learned.

Exactly the kind of pricing for a third-tier ski area that we rave about in the Alps, allowing us to make last-minute decisions on any given day. Here's a transcript of the video embedded above so we can refer back to it in ten years to see what actually came about from the planned expansion...