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...footprint that's both wide and deep with the infrastructure (lodging, lifts, F&B, etc.) to handle thousands of guests. Serre Chevalier certainly qualifies and all of us who've been there over the past two seasons can confirm that it has far fewer industrial downsides than 3V and Val d'Isere.

...in Lakewood Ranch (near Sarasota FL) on a decent patio out the back: Website. Not easy t find though, kind of randomly out in a light industrial type area, but on a pretty looking pond. Basic brewery food for the most part. They had lots of stouts on the beer menu, but I went for a nicely...

...a railroad-themed brewhouse that shuttered after six years in West Palm Beach. Jennifer Lett / Sun Sentinel Steam Horse Brewing Co., an industrial-chic, locomotive-themed craft brewery owned by Fran Andrewlevich, has permanently closed in West Palm Beach. (Jennifer Lett/South Florida Sun...

Actually not. The Arlberg is way too industrial for James, aside from its remote Warth outpost, apparently too remote for ChrisC. I'd be delighted on some future trip if James would do a car shuttle pickup at the end of some far off piste adventure though. :icon-lol: My first day with...

...forced, Harris stepped in without a nominating contest key 3 false key 4 true key 5 true key 6 true key 7 true, I view the infrastructure, industrial policy, climate bills as significant, whether you like them or not key 8 true, Both the BLM and Jan. 6 unrest occurred when Trump was...

...A shame that you can't claim the full 5,200 verts as an uninterrupted run. Yes, unless you're very lucky, most of the high-profile industrial joints have that toxic combination (including Serre Chevalier when we were there); however, when the planets align like at Corvatsch along with...

...mode and partially mogulled, but we timed that well in the 3-4PM time range. This is not the core of Les Arcs, but Les Arcs is an "industrial" ski area. Traffic was not excessive, but it's far from the wilderness ambience of Corvatsch. Fraser's reference above mentions 4 other pistes in...

I have worked as a chef for 27 yrs and at families industrial laundry for 10 yrs before that. I’m accustomed to the heat and humidity. Just need ac to sleep and eat. What turned me off of Fla the last visit was the unbridled development and the total lack of any environmental consideration...

...a privileged place for the Chamonix valley and all the peaks overlooking it. Through its architecture, this project aims to requalify the industrial site into a sustainable one and change the perception of ski lifts by transforming passenger transport into a journey. A responsible site At...

Agreed. During our Val d'Isere/Courchevel visit, it became clear to me how seldomly I actually visit huge areas as I repeatedly experienced industrial-destination culture shock, both on-mountain and in the base village, similar to how for example non-urbanites feel while navigating the crush of...

Glad that you had a relaxing non-industrial day! I remember the valley run into town on the far looker's right being pleasant at the end of the day. The conventional wisdom at major Alps resorts is that Saturday (changeover day) is noticeably less busy on-mountain; however, that wouldn't seem...

...to it. In 2006, it was snowing quite heavily, so of course L2A skied well. But upon returning to sunshine in 2023, I can confirm it's one of my least favorite places to ski in the Alps. All the downsides of industrial skiing but none of the upsides of a well-linked, multi-mountain experience.

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More on this later but I’m skiing a relatively deserted (no exaggeration) relatively small hill as we speak. I think I have just become a convert to your somewhat ‘anti-industrial’ attitude James.

Nice catch, I looked at the photo and it didn't register as the first of its kind that we've seen. I wonder if other industrial Austrian resorts have them -- e.g. SkiWelt, Saalbach, Arlberg, Zillertal.

...conditions and my compromised physical state, I would've definitely joined @jnelly and cancelled if not for Tony's threats of legal action. :icon-lol: I'll never be comfortable with the downsides of industrial ski complexes; however, Val d'Isere earned its vaunted reputation -- I was glad I...

...It's a pretty but long drive - I've done it two different times one-way from Salida to Cooper. Would've been exhausting to say nothing of the jarring culture clash between old-school Monarch and industrial Copper. For consistency: it's the "jamesdeluxe bankrupt-jetset seal of approval®" :bow:

Agree. Maybe Ski Welt approached them? Since they do not have a US partner yet? Maybe places like Engelberg, La Clusaz, Austrian glacier resorts, Courmayeur, and Southern French Alps would be slightly more appropriate. I thought there was an equivalent European 'Indy Pass' for a cheaper...

I wonder how Indy Pass settled on the Ski Welt as its inaugural Alps partner. It's an industrial ski area -- the exact opposite of Indy Pass's "mission statement."

Craft breweries.