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As expected, Sarah and I got a rather late start today after NYE festivities, and we chose to ski Vail on a very abbreviated schedule. We headed up-mountain, and the good news is that there are no crowds and the surface conditions there aren’t a total disaster, as long as you stick to the...

Many thanks to all the responders for your very useful counsel and information. Given the fact that air, lodging and lift tickets have all been nonrefundably paid, this trip is going to happen, though it may turn out to be more a vacation to enjoy the ambiance of the Colorado mountains with my...

My wife and I bought Vail group season passes (seemed like a good idea in April, after last season!) and are flying out to Colorado this Saturday for 6 days of skiing. I’m painfully aware of the drought conditions :-( , but we’re trying to be philosophical. (After all, until this year we’ve...

Interesting to hear the somewhat different experiences with glove warmers. My own experience is that they are plenty warm to begin with, but they poop out by the late afternoon unless I open a new pair at lunch. I haven't ever paid much attention to the brand, figuring that with this kind of...

A few years ago, I bought a pair of Heat-X battery-operated ski gloves. I've had a number of issues with them over the years, and now one of the rechargeable batteries has died and is outrageously expensive to replace, so I won't be doing that. Even though these were never quite satisfactory...

Had a great time at Brighton today, and not just because of the skiing. But first the ski report: Started out on the Snake Creek and was surprised to find that they had groomed almost everything – even runs that in my limited experience at least they've always left as bump runs (like Ziggy...

The deal wasn't advertised in those terms (''$40/ day for a Superpass''), but after making reservations for an executive suite with kitchenette for 5 nights at $435 incl. tax), I asked about a ski package including 4 days Superpass, and was quoted a total price of $595. I corresponded with Kori...

Thanks, Tony. Of course, over the years, I've skied all 3 of these multiple times -- Alta fewer than Snowbird or Snowbasin, since we've usually had a boarder in tow -- and love all of them. They've all got more than 600 feet vertical and REAL SNOW, which puts them head and shoulders over what...

Thanks to all for the very good, detailed, and fast(!) responses. Very helpful indeed. =D> In case anyone is interested, not 5 minutes after I posted the question about the Costco tickets, someone on SLC Craigslist posted an ad wanting to split a book of PCMR tix from Costco, so apparently...

My wife Sarah is doing her annual 3-day women's clinic in The Canyons starting next weekend. While she's busy with her girlfriends, I'm planning to hit the (other) canyons -- as in Cottonwood -- for a few days, then join her in PC. A bit of local wisdom on a few questions would be most...

Couple of options for Colorado. The Denver Gold C coupon book has multiple coupons to ski Copper for $59, and also some discounts for other resorts. (For example, Loveland is $50, compared to a $59 walk-up price.) You can buy the Gold C book on Ebay for around $10 I think. You can also buy...

Thanks very much, EMSC. That's quite detailed and helpful. I guess we should really think about Loveland, especially if weather is a concern. We've driven by it many times, but we've never skied there.

Quick question for some Denver area FTOLers. My wife and I will be skiing in Summit/ Vail this week, and we're planning on skiing Sunday before catching our flight out of Denver at 6PM. I know I-70 can be a bear Sunday afternoon, but how much of a bear? We haven't decided where to ski Sunday...

I've been a happy customer of Restaurant.com for years, and it really is a good deal. If you sign up for their email list, they'll send you a coupon code almost every day, with discounts on their vouchers ranging from 60- 90%. Today (Oct. 1), the discount is 90%, which you can get by entering...

Very nice pix! I envy you the whale shark. Sarah and I went to Akumal, and tried to do a day-trip to a nearby location where whale sharks congregate this time of year to feed. We tried this 2 different days, but had terrible luck with the weather. One trip was called off after we spent an...

Thanks, this is useful information. I haven't been able to find closing date information, but I'll look again at some point. Portillo doesn't have this on their calendar of events, but the events stop at Oct. 1, so I guess we could infer that''s when they plan to close. In any case, given your...

There's a good chance I'll be in Chile and/ or Argentina on business the last week of Sept or first week or 2 of October. I'd love to plan a side-trip skiing, but I suspect that is around the end of the season. However, I figure their October should be analogous to our April, and we've had...

Yep, you're right on both counts. When I looked at the pix again, I agree that they're from NWX. I think those are the Osprey and Something Lake runs. And the pix of rime on that website look just like what I saw on part of that run down from the top. That explains why the tips of the...

Sorry to be so late with this TR, but hopefully the general info on Bachelor may come in handy for someone who isn’t familiar with this mountain. Since I had a business trip to Portland Oregon, my wife and I spent 4 days (5 in my case) skiing Mount Bachelor, near the beautiful town of Bend...

Thanks! This would be useful info for your FAQ section. That was the first place I looked.