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Totally. My only shitty days in the alps have been storm days with bad visibility. I can handle cruising sunshine and food/wine for a 4/5 day trip no problem. Storm skiing with no trees, Id just rather not ski. Luckily the bulk of the snow looks to be over by Tuesday and we don't ski until...

Arrive in St Moritz on Wednesday and its looking like we might get a bit of a miracle with nearly 3 feet forecasted between now and then. Looks like it should clear up too for a few days too. The guiding office Ive been speaking with said off piste has obviously not been an option of late but...

Totally. This is my 8th trip across the pond now and seems to me like the worst case outcome is far more related to visibility and white out days than it is to the lack of snow scenario. At least for the type of trip me and the people I ski with are usually looking for. I have been lucky to have...

Fair enough. My first choice was Lech for this group but I was over ruled. I think off-piste is always a crap shoot particularly in these low snow rocky areas for sure but Jan 28 is not exactly Christmas time. Having mostly opened pistes and then some side piste powder if we got lucky enough...

Yeah I checked, there is a JetBlue direct to JFK from Reno. Not an issue to book within the weather window for the most part, I doubt that flight sells out. Especially since those photos look spectacular, I’d prioritize hitting in once they’ve had a good base but with some nice sunshine. I will...

Traveling in a larger group this time and there are some older fancier guys amongst us that have never been skiing in Europe and were pretty hellbent on St Moritz. I guess the reputation attracts a certain type…Not my thing but I was happy not to object as I really enjoyed it and thought if...

Still too early for me to panic but I leave for St Moritz on the 28th and it seems like all the good stuff is north. Sunday/Monday look promising. My last trip there in mid January 2020 was limited to on piste after it hadn’t snowed in 3 weeks. Still had incredible sunshine and a wonderful trip...

I had spent a few days at Heavenly in a low snow year years ago and had an awful experience. Have largely put off the idea of going back given how limited the terrain seemed but it might just have been the low tide conditions. I have the ability to go from New York midweek so the crowds aren’t...

How might one even get to portillo in this? I’d think the road could be closed still for weeks with all of the backup. Helicopter? I’ve been tracking snowfall there ever since my first visit in 2015 and it’s truly mind blowing what’s happened so far this year. And they had predicted La Niña!

Thinking about taking my 4 year old to Portillo July 4 for a mini week. They have very good pricing for kids. Basically free including daycare and lessons. My wife doesn’t love the idea of me being alone with her half way across the world. But the timing looks perfect given these unusually...

Amazing photos. Those perfect days in Europe just hit different.

Looks like it. I definitely recall mellow off piste in that area but I could be mistaken.

Zermatt of all places, and from what I recall not an extreme area. Not sure if the American was with a guide or not. Investing in a guided group or private guide remains something I’ll insist on splurging on. Scary stuff...

I was definitely satisfied, the trip was a win. The powder days could have been some of the best of my life had that warmth not crept in. Seems like it was just bad luck. But I typically go in 5 day intervals and for the most part, unless Im getting great snow and Im able to ski it, I prefer...

The France vs Italy/Switzerland on mountain dining opinion was probably based on past internet research but limited to the mega resorts. My understanding was that the on mountain dining in France was more basic with a lot of the restaurants owned by the lift companies. Happy to be wrong...

Looking at a trail map difficult for me to remember. We took the Chaz dura chair up from Les souches. I wanted to ski the many long inviting pistes from there given I had no expectation of off piste. But the guide really wanted to make his way right away to Mont valaison so we immediately skid...

La Thuile delivered today. Everything previously discussed in TR’s was spot on. Easy drive from Courmayeur, empty on a Saturday, easy parking. On arrival at the top of the base gondola I was immediately awed by the scale of the area and the scenery. Courmayeur is beautiful in its own right but...

Off piste was a bust today. The trams opened but our one run off the back of the Arp cable car was terrible and we wound up with a 30 minute trek out of unskiable cement. Skied on piste the rest of the day. Visibility was good, place wasn’t too crowded, and had a great lunch at Chiecco. It is...

Yes they skied into it. They took the elevator down from helbronner and walked through a tunnel. From there they hopped a fence protecting the observation deck from the top of a colouir before putting their skis on and descending the colouir onto the glacier. They said the snow was slick in the...

Unbelievable afternoon on the valle blanche. Our guide said it was a 7/10. 10/10 weather, abundant sunshine. 5/10 snow. The stair case down from the top of the skyway was easy as could be and I was glad to avoid the arete on the Cham side I have read about. The top bit was heavy, after a while...