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Yep, Tony's correct that we didn't ski Pallavicini (after all, we want to have something new we can look forward to on our next visit :wink: ), but it was open and with the new snow and colder weather, I'd guess it'll stay open for quite a while.

Sadly, I'm filing this TR from home; my family's spring ski/snowboarding trip is history. We skied our last day (yesterday) at A-Basin, and it was excellent. If you're lookin' for powder, this is the place to go. Consistent with Tony's evaluation of it's snow-preservation qualities, winter is...

We skied Vail for the second time yesterday, and this time we spent the whole day in the back bowls, which was a good strategy, mainly to avoid the crowds on the front side. (On our way back, there was what I would guess to be at least a 20-minute line at Northwoods. In the bowls, we never...

We've been skiing Keystone and Vail the last 3 days. Conditions have been REALLY variable. At Vail, the Blue Sky Basin was packed powder Tues., and high on the mountain, conditions were almost as good even high on the front side (Game Creek Bowl, Avanti), but as you skied down, by...

We'll be flying Mon., so won't be on the slopes til Tues. I expect to be online Monday evening, so any TRs from the weekend or Monday would be very helpful in planning our first couple of days. Likewise, if anyone else is interested in conditions on Tues., I'll be happy to inform. Thanks.

Our family is headed to Summit Co. next week for spring break, planning to ski the Vail group, starting on Tues. I've read the suggestion by Tony and others that the best strategy for spring skiing is to follow the sun, starting on east facing slopes and ending the day on the north facing...

Just catching up on reading some old The Economist magazines, I noticed a very interesting article on new experiments being done on how different types of snow are formed. The form of the flakes changes from hexagonal flowers to prisms as the temp drops, then chnages back as the temp drops...

I've only skied Snowbird once, so I'm certwinly no expert, but speaking as one intermediate/advanced to another, I do have one piece of advice. The first run I did in Mineral Basin, I stuck to the "Lupine Loop" trail, which is the only supposed blue (or maybe they call it green) in the basin...

Thanks, Tony. That's the kind of correlation I was wondering about. You're probably right that the few rather high positive correlations (and the negative one) are just noise. Still, I can easily imagine a PhD dissertation in meteorology trying to explain why they're positive some places and...

Tony, of course all your points on snow preservation are spot-on. But on the question of new snow, I'm not sure that "For new snow, the answer is very simple: Alta and Snowbird average 90 inches in March and 70 in April, most of any lift service. " completely answers the question. If the...

We're headed to Summit County Ap. 2 for 5 days of skiing and wondering what's the best strategy for buying lift tix. In the past we've used the King Sooper, but the last time we went (for MLK Day), the discount was rather puny. I see that I can get a 5-day, multi-resort ticket on-line for...

This thread reminds me of a question I've been intending to ask. For those of us who are more interested in likely surface conditions than in depth of base when deciding where to go, what is the most reliable predictor of getting some fresh powder for spring skiing at a given ski area -- (1)...

Given that most transport companies charge per person, it may be economical to rent a car (we've rented a Jeep Liberty SUV for $35/ day plus tax from Advantage Rent a Car), and then you'll have the option to drive to the Cottonwood Canyons or wherever. Liberty will fit 3 comfortably w/...

We stayed at the Hidden River condo -- about a quarter mile from Mountain House, so no problem to walk back to the unit for lunch. I can't comment on Vail -- never been there. I've never been to A-basin, either, but the sign says it's just 5 miles or so up the road from Keystone, so in...

We just got back last night from Keystone. We were there last year about the same time (MLK holiday) and the conditions were better then, but I can?t complain. Even bad Colorado conditions beat the hell out of the best conditions we get in the DC area! We didn?t have any significant fresh...

We're flying into Denver this Friday night around 7:00 pm, planning to drive to Keystone. We've done this a couple of times before with no real problems, although the last time in early December during moderate snow, the drive to Copper was a bit slow and hairy, but definitely do-able. But I'm...

Interesting to read your account of the Canyons, since my wife and I made our first trip there last week (Dec. 28 I think). After waiting forever to get up on the gondola, we found some pretty lousy (for SLC area) conditions off the Tombstone Express, crowded, icy in spots, with -- as you put...

Hi, We're in Salt Lake City, staying near the base of Big Cottonwood Canyon, and having a great time skiing the Cottonwood resorts (and today The Canyons). We're thinking about trying some place new for us, possibly Pow Mow, but since this is a bit of a hike, I wanted to see if anyone has...

Yep, once Tony convinced me that I had to ski Scotty's Bowl (not hard since Scott's my son) and chair 23 was the only way to get there, the rest followed naturally. And once you do chair 23, you can always say, "Hey, if I rode chair 23, I can ride chair X". Actually, I had it easy due to the...

James Deluxe and Admin, I apologize. I was mis-reading the Solitude website. But they really do need to revise their presentation. In the table of trails, grey means open but not groomed, and black means groomed. But immediately beneath that table is the legend for the facilities table...