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I would assume routinely for those areas. I would be very surprised if Portillo and/or Three Valleys have road problems when we arrive mid-September. September climatology in central Chile is like April in the Sierra. Yes you can get a big storm, but the odds are way down vs. mid-winter...

Lonnie's snowboarder assailant did not leave the scene. I'm sure he'd like to know if there was a civil case for damages against the NJ snowboarder in Aspen.

My ski bag often has Sorel boots and a pack with avy gear; still doesn't get over 50 lb. It's a bit lighter weight than some bags and does not have side compartments. Liz likes a ski bag with side compartments.

Liz and I like Armadas. Her Blizzard Sambas are getting old and the Armada Antimatter 92 was her favorite at the Mammoth demo in February as a replacement candidate. Hopefully not if the corn materializes as it did for me at Portillo in 2007 and Las Lenas in 2015. You've seen CaseyE's pics...

True, but few people would classify 92mm as narrow. I expect my 98mm to be just fine. For prime off piste corn you want a ski that carves well, as on groomers. As you get much over 100mm, there are a few skis that carve well, but most of them not so much. Sbooker should be asking: 1) How...

Please see post #24 above.

Two pairs of skis will not overrun the 50lbs. Liz puts some clothing in hers, but that generally won't do it either. Awhile back I had a ski bag that would take 3 pair. I may have flown with 3 once or twice but it was along time ago when the airlines were less anal about such matters.

Based upon 4 or 5 Northeast locations each season: 68-69 169% 69-70 107% 70-71 141% 71-72 126% 72-73 116% 73-74 92% FYI California was 165% and the Pacific Northwest 143% in 1968-69. I do not have data for western Canada or the US Rockies. I have some data for all regions by...

The past week has been the most uncomfortable SoCal heat wave since Liz moved here in 2013, and it started when we were in Spain. The humidity was up, so low temps were in the mid-70's for a week. That meant running the A/C 10-12 hours per day and not opening windows. Last night was the...

Liz still likes to have her powder skis on destination trips just in case, though we will each take one pair in a combined ski bag this month. I have rarely used Southwest for skiing. They do fly more from Burbank to Salt Lake and Denver than other airlines, which is convenient for me, but...

That could be. The 1940's-1970's were a sustained overall pause in global warming. However my college years 1971-1974 fit the negative stereotype perfectly: tons of rain (125% of normal in Central Park) and never more than 4 inches of snow at one time. But that was New Jersey. Maybe upper NY...

That picture is an excellent graphic representation of ski areas on Chilean volcanoes. Villarica at latitude 39 is only 9,200 feet tall (same parameters as Palisades Tahoe) but has a glacier on its south side. Why is that? Summers are cooler than the comparable latitudes in North America...

This week PeakRankings published an interesting history of South America's ski industry. Most of their content is in video format, but the link above is text.

Every ski area within a resort cluster is likely to have bad season at the same time. There is no Southern Hemisphere region safe to target far ahead. Nonetheless I followed that advice personally only for the two Las Lenas trips in 2005 and 2015 and the one upcoming. The others? late August...

These areas are 3.5 hours from Toulouse and 4 hours from Barcelona. The latter drive is fairly efficient on the plains, just entering the Pyrenees at the end, average speed 90km/hr. Once in the Pyrenees it's slow going, moving west to east: Candanchu - Grand Tourmalet 3+ hours, 50km/hr. Grand...

That rain runnel pic is the worst I've ever seen, which is saying something after my experience at Great Northern in 2005. I'm a bit worried about how much Liz will have suffer to attain her 7th continent in 2028. With the eclipse being July 22, skiing will be no later than early August. I...

Zero effect on precipitation in Northeast from El Nino. If it's warmer than normal, that's an obvious negative. Is there such a thing as an overall dry Northeast winter? All the bad ones I recall were warm with a lot of rain. I'll bet that standard deviations of precipitation in the...

I can still see where I'm going and the snow right under my feet without glasses. Just don't expect me to identify my ski companions at distance unless they are wearing distinctive clothing! That said, I have traditionally worn glasses instead of goggles much more often than most people, even...

That's a rather narrow perk. If you buy anything other than basic economy, seat selection at time of booking is routine. And if you want FF miles (the point of having an airline credit card and paying an annual fee) you're not booking basic economy.

1968 was the year with maximum unrest in the US in my lifetime: MLK and RFK assassinations, lots of inner city riots plus Vietnam protests. 2020 had some parallels. Some of my still Republican friends took exception when I said the 2020 election was 1968 minus Nixon: Biden = Hubert Humphrey...