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I agree with Marc_C. Having read the last MRA link provided I see this all as exclusionary against the intermediate (vacationer) over the local/expert. I think it's really important that mountains embrace tourist as much as locals, especially since profit margins are made by tourist not...

This was perhaps the worst season on the EC ever. I picked the right season to have not been able to ski. On a side note, my friend just came back from 3 weeks in New Zealand and they are complaining that it's been the cold summer ever.

At this time of year the back bowls aren't where it's at. I much prefer Blue Sky Basin. Not merely is the terrain there steeper, but it faces north! The trees there are wonderful. Also the back bowls could be ridiculously bad if it was warm the day before and snows the next but doesn't get more...

I appreciate, as a visitor, Whistler's and Vail's base villages. I can walk around them, so I'm hip to that. It certainly helps when I don't have to drive after boozing up. Dance clubs and shopping helps with the lady, who isn't as passionate about skiing as I.That being said, I go to the...

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Great Video! Tight terrain for sure!

That's hip, but the history of America is taking from what existed for Europe for centuries. That is simply because America is new comparatively. If you want a European experience that's great, and that's why Europe is there. However, the American West is superior as far snow is concerned, and...

Who cares, if you want architecture, move to a big city like NYC, Chicago, London, Berlin etc. If you like skiing, and want a base town then Vail is fine. Unless you're an architecture snob does it matter if a building is imitation? Frankly, if I'm skiing and there is a base town, I would prefer...

Go Giants!

NAW MAN...Thats just the man trying to pinch our turns... I mean seriously why can't we all just get along. That is you can get along if you can kick it to 4th gear while shredding the gnar on serious terrain. POWER TO THE PEOPLE!!! YEEEHAAAWWW

Did you all notice the amount of snow in that photo from July 1887?

With 98mm you don't even need rocker, thats plenty wide for the deepest days period. The biggest difference I've noticed with the wider waist is how fast you can go in the deep stuff, as the wider the ski, the higher it runs, the less friction, and the faster you go. I really noticed that last...

I teach a 7th and 8th grade two days a week, and a bunch of teenagers privately. I have the upmost respect for parents, and the amount of patience they display in regards to their teens. I never really though Bill Cosby's brain damage routine was that funny until I started teaching. I'm just...

Oh Man, Teenagers!!! This perhaps my favorite thing you've ever written on the forum.

I'm so glad you guys finally got the goods! Bluebird and all, Just great! I love Snowbasin as it's a nice blend between DV food and LLC terrain, and also has a great lift network. I can't believe that in a bunch of those photos taken from the lift there were empty chairs ahead of you!!!

The amount of torque put on her body must've been incredible to cause that type of injury!!! This is all very sad. I feel so sorry for her family and her husband.

They're rollerblades or snow... super lame. Without a terrain park is there any use for these? Certainly they would be less than pleasant on the traverses, and absolutely dreadful in powder. I don't think Alta will have to worry too much about making a decision on these.

My take is this would never have happened at a Mountain Riders Alliance place. There you're required to go in 4th gear. That being said, patrol should've given a warning, left it at that, and all would've been fine. I don't think the boarders did anything worth being stopped as they seemed...

In my business it's really important to think about what quarter your product releases. I'm working like crazy to have everything set for the first quarter of this year so as to have the rest of the year set. It doesn't seem to have mattered much anyways as based on what I've seen there isn't...

More the latter. I'm in the middle of a big time career push, and any sort of injury would be disastrous right now, not to mention I don't have a cent to spend on skiing this year as it's all tied up. If all goes well I'll be able to ski for as many days as I want for a long time. That's...