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welp, NO skiing today w/ the avalanche at Baldy! with a few days of freeze thaw cycle that will occur in SoCal, you can expect that snow to start to settle and become a nice base :) nobody is open. water water everywhere and not a drop to drink!!!!

Is "south bowl 2" indicated here by my red line ? I indicate south bowl 1 with a blue line. The time I access the area in red line I traverse along the ridge indicated in green.

look at how empty that place is from ........18 years ago LOL. our family moved to Claremont in 1990 and started skiing baldy back then......those empty days are looooong gone.

Some of the best skiing I've done there is going back past South Bowl along the next ridge. Yes, the hike back sucks to the parking lot but it's pure untracked fun past that point.

Tony I'd like to know if you know anything about the actual financials of Baldy. two families run the place? they've done improvements on the Notch but zero investment in the chairlifts. they have tried to increase revenue during summer months as well. the reliability of the chairlifts...

amazing. thanks for the TR. i've been in that fog soup many many times (as you probably have as well). such a busy busy place now. doubt if i'll ever go back. interesting all the rope tuckers in south bowl.... if they open up today.......could be good. sorry you missed the first chair on...

Fly to TIJ to Cancun. Take a RT flight to Havana from Cancun. Stayed with a super nice family for $14 a night. Splurged on an apartment with an amazing city view for about $30 a night. Live music every night of the week - my favorite part of the country. Paladars too expensive.....I...

i haven't checked what the restrictions are like now -- I visited in 2015 and went completely on my own. i had no desire to be on an expensive formal tour. i had a blast navigating the city by myself. eating lobster, steak, drinking mojitos, smoking cigars, incredible music every night...

Tony on your comment regarding the topography of Baldy -- it is pretty impressive. i appreciate you showing me a glimpse of it the first time we enjoyed eric's error to ourselves. the stuff beyond south bowl is truly incredible. reminds me of the terrain at taos, but nobody there. ski at...

well first of all,Tony, good on you for the effort! i bet it took all but .......2 minutes to ski down LOL it's been a tough March and April here in SoCal. looking back at the last ....just say 10 years, this March and April have been unreal in terms of natural snow. with the exception...

nice car Tony - you sure know how to enjoy the good life! explain the license plate to me though? good to see the powder posse and yourself in good spirits and enjoying life i haven't ventured to UT this year as I have work and personal obligations preventing me from doing so , but the...

very professional response. most places are becoming a s* show these days. Anyone who has been going to Seattle or lived in Seattle for the past 20 years has seen has it's changed so dramatically (IMO not for the good).

agreed on everyone's points above. baldy has always exaggerated. great little hill but they information has ALWAYS been suspect. i wish i knew the real deal on the financials of that place. it surprises me it hasn't gone underwater like Waterman .........but then again private interest...

yes jamesdeluxe.......consider there are about 16 MILLION people in LA/OC/SB county -- half of who want to sled and play in the snow when they see the mountains illuminated -- hence "snowplay." Snowplayers parked in the street and ignoring "no parking" signs is a totally different subject...

Wow. When I used to ski Mtn High West at night I can only describe the snow conditions many a night as "concrete." With the freeze/thaw cycles and afternoon shadows in January here, machine groomed hard pack turns into concrete hard pack. Sorry to hear about this injury! With regards to...

well.......it certainly ain't Alta, that's for sure. good to hear Liz got to ski chair 4 although ......man i've had some epic days on chair 4. hope she will have the opportunity to ski it with some nice powder some day. i flew out of LAX yesterday and couldn't believe the visibility. it...

Great trip report Tony thanks. Beautiful photos .... Views from baldy always impressive on a bluebird day. I won't ski baldy anymore ... Skiied it most of my life but refuse to subject myself to the lift operational issues and crowds. It's not worth the headache on the hill and down the...

thanks Tony! much appreciated. i knew you'd know!

Wondering if anyone has ever skied here ? I'm heading to Zakopane in December ... it looks like the snow quality and vertical drop are similar to skiing in Big Bear, CA. Thoughts? http://skiresorttrailmap.com/trailmap/z ... zymoszkowa

quite jealous Tony. you have the ideal retired life. i hope to be doing the same in 20 years..............if there's anything left of this planet. i will say i'm particularly envious of your rangiroa trip. that has been on my list for many years. spectacular setting.