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Well, I still was never able to find any way to set any options in the SKIM software, but I managed to solve the problem. When I originally downloaded the SKIM software from the Suunto website, I downloaded the "full package" version, not the "update". I just assumed the full package would of...

My wife, my son, and 2 of his friends are going to be skiing/ riding at Copper and Vail for a few days Jan 24-27. When we first started going to Colorado, we used to stop by the King Sooper on the way out of Denver to pick up discount lift tix, but at least for the Vail group, it seems that...

Thanks! I had actually thought of doing something like that, but when I looked, I couldn't find anywhere in the SKIM interface to change the setting in order to tell it where (which port) to look for the altimeter. But with your reassurance that it's there somewhere, I'll look for it again...

Hi, I got the S6 wrist altimeter, and I have a small (I hope) problem. The laptop onto which I want to download the data doesn't have the right kind of port, so I got an adapter from Radio Shack, with a 9-prong plug on one end (to plug into the cable that clips to the altimeter) and a USB (to...

We ended up at PCMR last week (intended to go to DV, but they were sold out by the time we got there), which is I presume the peakest of peak periods. We were advised by the staff to use the Eagle lift instead of Payday, which had a huge line. We waited about 15- 20 minutes in line at the...

We're headed to SLC tomorrow for our 3rd annual after-Christmas ski trip. I know this isn't the ideal time, but, hey, we're slaves of the school schedule. The last 2 years, we haven't hit any huge crowds, with litle time spent in liftlines, except for Park City and the Canyons. But it seems to...

Thanks, I'll pass this on to Santa. I'm sure he'll be grateful for the tip :-)

Just for fun, I'm thinking about asking Santa for an altimeter watch for Christmas. I'd like to get one that has a download feature so I can graph my vertical profile record (not that my vert is likely to be anything to get all that excited about, but still I think that would be kinda cool :-)...

We've stayed at the Homewood Suites off Ft. Union the last 2 years and thought they were great and very convenient to both LCC and BCC. On the way to the canyons, you pass 2 ski shops where you can pick up cheap lift tix. If you want to ride the ski bus, it's a short walk from the HS, but...

That's consistent with my one experience there UNTIL we got back to Mineral Basin. They label the runs in the MB bowl as blacks, but I'm only an in-between blue and black skier, and enjoyed sking there. They're pretty steep, but wide open, so you can make big traverses if you don't feel...

As I recall, the wait wasn't outrageous, but enough to be irritating -- maybe 20- 25 minutes. I think we could have gone to another small chair nearby, but there was some problem with that strategy -- maybe it didn't get you as far up the mountain. Of course, we were there at one of the...

My family has only skied SLC between Christmas and New Year's (the last 2 years), so we don't have nearly the experience of Admin and other residents. But since that period is the real acid test with respect to crowd avoidance, I feel qualified to offer a couple of words of advice from that...

When I was there a couple of weeks ago, the Aguilas Norte was still open and skiable, but was burning off, mainly starting from skier's left, so it was getting narrow. I guess by the time you hit LP, it was all gone. Shame they've had such a long drought after a promising start to the season.

Over the weekend of Aug 24- 26, I skied Valle Nevado and La Parva in Chile. I was in Buenos Aires on business the previous week and had to be in Montevideo the next week, so it was convenient to drop by Chile for the weekend. Given the need to fly on Monday, I didn’t feel comfortable staying on...

Speaking of A-basin, they have a very atractive price for a super season pass including 5 days at Breck or Keystone (inc. 1 at Vail) for $309. This would be especially tempting if the new lift is open for Montezuma Bowl. The website says it will be open in the 2007/08 season, but gives no...

Transportation to Portillo from Santiago is considerably more expensive (US$50 per person, 4-person minimum with KL Adventures) than to the 3 closer resorts ($15), from which I infer it must be a much longer trip.

Yes, thanks Geoff and Tony, after looking around, it seems that staying in Santiago is a pretty good option, especially since I can't afford to get stuck at a resort, which seems to be a real possibility if there's a dump. Another nice advantage is that I could apparently ski each day at a...

Yes, thanks, Tony. I had reached pretty much the same conclusion that Las Lenas wasn't the best option, for the reasons you mentioned. When I started looking at air schedules, I also discovered that the schedules are better a(nd cheaper) to Santiago than to the Argentince resorts, so I may...

I'll be travelling to Buenos Aires on business, probably from Aug 13-24, and may have a free weekend after that for skiing before I have to go on to Montevideo. With only 2-3 days to spend :cry: , I'm looking for a resort with minimal transport time from BA, and where the chances for decent...

For condo rental, be sure to check out vrbo.com (vacation rental by owner). We haven't used that website for SLC because we've stayed at Homewood Suites (their 2-bedroom units are a really good deal, BTW), but we've used it for several trips to Colorado resorts and gotten very nice condos at...