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Have we got a thread for this yet? If so I couldn't find it. I'll be in France with my wife and kids and my kid's partners from March 6 for the best part of a few weeks. Air tickets have been bought. So that is done. I've just negotiated a leave pass for a two week solo trip (Kylie will be...

Sorry. I couldn’t help myself.

Mmmm. Good to know. Thanks

I’m on the Gold Coast for a few days. There is no snow here but winter is far and away the best time of year in our region. Just superb.

I don’t think boots are at all hard to travel with. Throw them in the back of the rental car and don’t touch them until the ski day.

Sorry. I was talking from Australian point of view (which I understand is not real important on this board) and talking travelling generally. It’s a great time for us to go to North America too.

I’ve not skied in Europe in the notorious February holidays so I have no reference point but I’ve skied at the big French domains a couple of times at Easter. In my experience Easter has not been by any measure crowded. I don’t think I’ve waited more than 30 seconds for a lift. It has generally...

Thanks. I left out the word ‘hazy’ in my previous post (above).

Nice pics. The slightly hazy atmosphere indicates hot weather in areas I know. What was the daytime temperature?

A somewhat related fun fact is there are no daylight savings times here in Queensland. The rest of Oz has them. We went to a vote in 1992 and voted against them. There is a continued push for them and I'm ok either way but if I had my preference I'd stick with the status quo.

Yes. There is a specific reason to do so and that’s to ski on Kylie’s birthday. It’s novelty and will be for a day only. The rest of the time will be hiking. Realistically the only place we both could have skied in very late May in France this year was Duex Alpes and we had already skied there...

That shot with the moon is a ripper.

I think these are current. https://www.facebook.com/share/1NfHS5AxZ6/?mibextid=wwXIfr https://www.facebook.com/share/17vvxaqagC/?mibextid=wwXIfr

I had that at Ryuoo Ski Park earlier this year. It was very light and dry but still found it somewhat difficult.

Thanks for the offer James but indoor doesn’t count. And the haze phase has dissipated to a degree. I’m currently drinking stouts and porters but that will likely pass as our winter passes. I might call in to @tseeb ’s joint as it would be guaranteed that he’d have some choice beers at his disposal.

Exactly. It’s a totally irrational concern. Her mum’s sister who lives in Utah would like to travel to see her elderly sister in NZ one last time but won’t leave because she’s afraid she won’t get back in. It’s crazy.

Kylie is tentative about flying into America. She thinks there’s a chance she’ll be hassled or held up by ICE at the airport because she has darker than white skin. Lol. Might have to fly into Vancouver and cross at the land border. Timberline would be closer.

Yes. Skiing will be secondary. We’ve never been to Yosemite. I have my eye on walking up Mt Whitney (perhaps only some of the way). If it’s Timberline we’d want to check out Crater Lake and Mt Rainier etc.

My wife is 50 that day. I am 55 the day after. I want to be on skis that day on something that is not just a WROD. I'm starting to think about where to go. I'll know by March if Mammoth is likely to be open by then? Timberline is guaranteed to be open then? Kylie won't want to do backcountry...

It’s not the money. It’s the extra hassle factor in a limited time frame. Flights to NZ are expensive - particularly Queenstown. Queenstown is about $1000 Aussie pesos return. Auckland about $700. Christchurch about $700. Return to Santiago is only $1800. Given the distance I feel that is...