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Nice. My wife and I used a 21 day eurail pass to visit Ger, IT, FR, Switz in May-June 1983! Also rode buses and boats with that pass. Visited Jungfrau, Zermatt, Garmisch, Paris, Rome, etc. Terrifically memorable trip totaling 25 days in Europe, carless.

Thanks for the feedback. Aosta and St. Moritz are in play. One thing about this long shot and since I probably won't know if I'm going until a few weeks before traveling, I can factor-in early season snow conditions for choice of destination. Of course, that could make it tougher to reserve...

Europe Andorra Grandvalira Resorts Andorra Austria Kitzbühel Ischgl France Chamonix Mont-Blanc Valley Italy Dolomiti Superski NEW Valle d’Aosta Switzerland Zermatt Matterhorn St. Moritz Question for FirstTrackers: This is kind of a long shot, but there is a chance I could spend two weeks in...

New article from NY times here about homeless problem in Salt Lake City. They are creating a "village" on the edge of town for them. The LDS church has been good to these folks over the years and therefore they come to the city from far away. There are a ton of them around The Temple, far...

Why more snow for Alta? It is at the end of LCC and has a base elevation of 8.5k vs 8k for Snowbird. Also, has Tony C said that Alta measures their official snowfall count higher on the mountain than Snowbird? Brighton and Solitude have similar elevations and snowfall as Alta-Bird, but...

I also have memories from the 1970s of very long lift lines while skiing small ski areas in Pennsylvania. I mean like one hour lift lines. I ski Snowbird approximately 30+ days per year in the last 5+ years. Lift lines are not really a terrible problem there. On prime days there may be 10-15...

I suppose you could say the presence of toxic waste from old mining operations is a dirty little secret at a number of western ski towns. Part of the history of such places. I believe Aspen and Park City also had this problem. I've heard tell of a neighborhood(s) on the west side of the Salt...

The Bingham Canyon/Kennecott copper mine is the brown area in the far distance directly behind the line of the trail in this photo:

Oquirrh Mtns, from the Native American word meaning "wood sitting". They are on the west side of the Salt Lake Valley. They look pretty snowy, but don't collect snow quite like the Wasatch Mtns (where many ski areas are situated on the east side). BTW, because SLC is pinched between the two...

I get one day at DV from my Snowbird senior pass. I'm sure I'll use it sometime this winter to see the new terrain. I'll try to share some pics and comments here afterwards.

Ditto for Snowbird's Fast Tracks pass. Also, I have a suspicion that of the few that use this pass at Snowbird, many are getting it comped for one reason or another. Like many commoners, I don't like the concept. The hideous form of this they use at Disney World and other amusement parks...

My "retired from skiing" wife is a saint to accompany me to Utah for four-five months every winter for the last seven years. During that time she's performed a great deal of general contractor type duties to facilitate the economical remodeling of our son's house (including an in-law suite, two...

I skied Cherokee once around 1990 or 91 The developer was not ski-savvy. Little investment was made in snowmaking or a decent base lodge. Few trails ever opened. Parking was mid-mtn IIRC. The terrain was poor, flat up top, steep in lower areas. It was close to an interstate, but the elevation...

There's a chance I'll get to ski Panorama for the first time next March, maybe Red Mtn too. Will report back:)

Not an expert on Schweitzer obviously since I've only been there one week last March. The top elev is only 6400' so from what I hear spring comes sort of early, esp compared to CO or UT. February should provide excellent chances for optimal conditions. And while the mtn is gaining popularity...

As a casual conservative I'd never heard of Kirk before the shooting. Since then I like some of the stuff I've heard about him, but have reservations about certain darker aspects such as racism or intolerance. But I really don't know that much about him. After DJT's current term I'm hoping...

Props for being true to your own spirit!

I grew up skiing Blue Knob, PA in the 1960-80s. My folks owned a 2nd home near there for 15 years, but haven't been back in about ten years now. It's my favorite mid-Atlantic ski area when the natural snow is good. 2010 was a fabulous year. Over the decades I've skied them all within 3 or 4...

This winter could be a little different for me. Usually I ski a few early season days in the mid-Atlantic and then go to Utah late Jan to late May. This year I think we'll be going to Utah in Nov and returning to mid-Atlantic in April to attend a wedding around first of May. Besides skiing...

Nice trip! Thanks for sharing. I've not been to the Italian Alps except in passing, but my wife and I did a tour of Neuschwanstein Castle in 1983.