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Do we have a catchall thread for various articles of interest like this, generally mountain-related? Mods are free to move this as appropriate. Here is a pretty fascinating NY Times article on the loss of a US nuclear spying device in the Himalaya Mtns of India in 1965. The device is still out...

USA Today put out a list recently of the 10 best US ski towns. See here From #10 to #1: McCall, Bend, Stowe, Aspen, Lake Placid, Breckenridge, Truckee, Jackson, Mammoth Lakes, North Conway. A couple surprises for me and places I've never been are McCall and Truckee. I've driven by Truckee...

What are you OCD about with respect to ski gear and logistics? I find it's good practice to keep an extra pair of gloves and googles in the car or boot bag. Those are probably the most likely items me or a ski companion might forget. Out West I almost always carry a small plastic bottle of...

What are some of your most memorable ski or general travel lodgings? Tony C. stayed in a place recently in Namibia that looked pretty crazy/amazing! Although I've skied at about 100 different ski areas in North America and Europe, fancy lodging is not my specialty. I'm usually hunting for...

OK this is a fantasy thread, but if you had a fairly hefty annual travel budget, say $100k, where would you go and what would your schedule look like? Now that I'm retired I'd have the time to really get out there, but do I have the energy for constantly living out of a suitcase and frequent...

Starting on 22 May 2025 until 5 June 2025 my wife and I drove about 3,575 miles. Our new car, a 2024 Toyota Rav4 Hybrid that we purchased in Oct 2024 ran well. Nothing like a new car for undertaking big roadtrips! We averaged about $150 per night for our motels. I felt that hotel prices are a...

Here's an article of possible interest to Tony C and other snowpack sleuths. https://www.deseret.com/utah/2025/04/26/utah-ended-up-with-a-near-normal-snowpack/ Basically, it says much of the west was a bit below normal, with a few areas slightly above and SW below: Oregon: 20.3 inches (122% of...

Apr 1-5, 2025 in the Wasatch has been wonderful. Winter came back with 20" new, powdery snow at many resorts on Apr 1, then there was 2-6" more the next two days. It's been one of my favorite stretches this winter, and best of all - low crowds the whole time, even today a Saturday at Snowbird...

I skied five out of six days last week at Schweitzer Mtn, ID. It was my first ever visit to Schweitzer. It was as beautiful as advertised. The skiable acreage (2,900 acres, 2,400' vertical, top elevation 6,400') was more impressive than I expected. The front face of the mtn features quite a...

I spent six days recently skiing Copper Mtn and A-Basin in CO, but it is the two days at A-Basin (Mar 4 and 7) that I will discuss here because truthfully they were the most memorable skiing-wise. I love A-Basin. I only get there once every five years or so. The scenery, terrain and stoke are...

I'll try to post a few photos and comments in this thread over the next month to give any interested folks a little first hand scoop on how things are going in UT this February. If anyone else is skiing Utah this month and wants to add to the thread, feel free! Feb 1, I skied Solitude on Feb 1...

Anyone else out there enjoying age 70 free skiing? Tell us who, what and where :) I started doing it last year. Skied at Massanutten, VA and Monarch, CO. Monarch actually lets you start doing it at age 69. Massanutten charged a $25 processing fee, which included an RFID card. Monarch...

Man, it's hard to believe we're entering the year 2525: Oops, got a half millennium ahead of myself :p Happy New Year to all First Trackers! The two Tonys in center, Tony C and tseeb:

Not sure if this 38 minute video/list from November 2024 has been discussed here already this fall, but I thought it was a pretty intelligent and entertaining assessment. They rank 25 US ski destinations from worst to best. The big one I might quibble with is Palisades-Tahoe being placed down...

Dare we start a thread on world affairs? I defer to Tony C. to delete this post if desired, but we seemed to handle the election thread quite well. It just seems we are living in interesting times right now with world affairs. Syrian regime collapses. Ukraine war coming to a head. South...

This is kind of a downer subject, but it might present the opportunity to share some lessons learned. Do you have stories about getting sick or injured during a ski trip/vacation? What happened and how did you deal with it? I've been pretty lucky over the years, but a dark cloud hung over a...

Here's a challenge: name a few of your favorite individual ski runs you've ever taken in your life. This could be hard to narrow down to just a few. I'm talking about a specific run on a specific day. However, if you've got a favorite run that you've done many times and want to mention it as...

I saw a post where Harvey mentioned his upcoming retirement and I thought it might be interesting to discuss the differences between skiing before and after retirement. For those not retired: What are your expectations for how your skiing will continue or change? For those who are retired...

Did you get surprised by anything last season, good or bad? I went to ski in the North Lake Tahoe region in early March. It was right after that 80-90" storm. My ski days were M-F, March 4-8. What surprised me was that the crowds weren't too bad at Palisades-Tahoe. First time skiing there...

My wife and I just completed a 9-day road trip in mid-May 2024 from Utah to Virginia. We traveled about 3000 miles and wandered around scenic sections of UT, NM and CO before crossing the Great Plains and the Mid-West. There was one hiccup, but it was mostly a great trip with beautiful weather...