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Well, I decided that Tony is right. Someone who doesn't know Bachelor might benefit from even an out-of-date TR. So I've got a TR and some nice pix, but the pix are too big to upload. Is there an easy fix for this?

Yes, Schubwa, mea maxima culpa, I was remiss in not filing a TR. The reason is that -- due to circumstances too complicated to go into -- I couldn't download pix from my cellphone until a week after my trip, which seemed too dated to be of much interest to anyone. But the short version is that...

Yep, I agree that if you're just trying to minimize drive time, Reno is the way to go. But if you go at least one way through Vegas, the scenery of Death Valley is eye-popping, and even though I don't enjoy gambling, I had a great time there. That's what I got for waking up in Vegas :-)...

This is an entertaining thread! I can't resist weighing in on a couple of topics. On beer: It's certainly possible to get good beer in Utah (my personal favorite is Polygamy Porter, mainly because of the name :lol: ), but Bend has a real nice feature in the Deschutes Brewery, where you can...

Wow! Great pix -- really whets my appetite! After hitting SLC and Steamboat in rather lean times this year, I think we've finally hit the jackpot in our timing at Bachelor. You've been more than helpful with information on the trails, but one more question -- is there some place for...

I'm starting to look at ticket prices for my end- Feb trip and it looks like Bachelor has a very interesting -- and generally sensible -- policy, with prices at $49, $59, or $69, depending on weather conditions and what lifts are open each day. They also offer 3-day tix for $147 ($59/ day) and...

On Prez Day weekend, crowd avoidance is obviously a signficant consideration. On that score, I can't speak from personal experience about the Tahoe resorts, but others seem to think that's a problem. I can tell you from 5 years experience skiing around SLC between Christmas and New Year that...

Thanks for the tips, Schubwa and Tony. Much appreciated. I'll consider flying, although when I did a quick look at Alaska Air's website, I saw that they charge $15 for 1 bag and $25 for the second each way AND they count a ski-bag and boot bag as 2 bags. Other airlines I've flown count...

I've got a business trip to Portland at the end of Feb., so am planning on staying a few extra days and (finally!) getting to try Mt. Bachelor. :-D Couple of quick questions: First, it appears that the only real option for getting there is to rent a car, right? Looks like around a 3 hour...

SLCers and upcoming visitors: I've got 2 restaurant.com certificates that I didn't use on our recent trip -- one for Lumpy's and one for Sandbar Mexican Grill, both downtown on Pierpoint Ave. These are good for $25 off an order of $35 or more (not including drinks). They're easy to use; we've...

You're right that Fox isn't at the airport. You do have to take a shuttle, but the extra time wasn't very much -- 10- 15 minutes max. We picked up at 8:00 PM and dropped off around 8:00 am. I'm not sure about their hours, but I think I recall looking at one time, and saw that they're open...

For anyone planning a trip involving car rental -- and this is true in spades during a holiday season -- it pays off big-time to start shopping far in advance. For reasons that I have yet to understand, car rental companies do not requre any deposit, so you can make a reservation and then keep...

Right! I saw that Snowbasin is offerring a free Avi Awareness class. We're heading for SLC, so maybe I'd better sign up :lol:

Those of us in the DC area who were enjoying some epic skiing at Liberty Mtn (all 600 vertical feet of it) last Monday got to see a curious sight -- an apparent avalanche in the making. We got close to 20 inches of snow Saturday, and this on top of the base of artificial they had laid down...

Thanks, but is SnowlistUT.com the correct name of the website? I couldn't reach it on my browser.

We're doing our annual Christmas pilgrimage to SLC, and I saw a reference in an online article to some kind of discount deal Costco has on lift tix in SLC. This looked interesting, since we just recently jumped ship from BJ's to Costco. I looked at their national website,and found several...

I ended up buying (or rather, receiving as a present) gloves from +venture (you can see their line at addheat.com). I think they cost about $150. They are lithium ion technology, and the company claims they last 500 charges. I have VERY cold hands, and these -- with a glove liner -- keep my...

BTW, does it look like the new Powderhorn lift will be ready for Christmas? That would be nice. One other thing I should add to my previous post's unqualifed praise for Solitude, just in case any of the management is reading this. As much as I like the place, our family will never spend more...

Nice to see that Solitude's rep for solitude is intact even in WROD season. Being slaves of the school schedule, we have to do our annual pilgrimage to SLC between Christmas and New Year, and in that time period, Solitude -- God bless'em -- is the only one of the nearby resorts (incl the PC...

That's interesting. After our previous exchange, I went to Zeal's website, which is vrey good, with nifty interactive tools that let you virtually see what polarization and the photochromatic features do under different conditions. I noticed they had this new model with more transmission. I...