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I'm starting it again as I think my season is over even though Mammoth could be open another 2-3 weeks. Edit to add now closing June 15. Days: 46 vs. 47 last year and 46 the year before that. Not getting to my goal of 50, even with roadtrip to UT and CO where I skied 16 of 18 days including one...

I left So. Tahoe before 430 AM, filled up on not so cheap anymore NV gas ($3.83 - Costco in CA is $4.39) in Minden and caught almost sunrise over Topaz Lake. View of the (Mono) Inn Fire that closed 395 from Thursday evening to Saturday at 8 PM and would have made for a 2 hr detour into NV. At...

(Corrected the date) I had a very long Sunday. I thought I'd set alarm for a little before 3 AM, but didn't and luckily had to pee not much after 3 which got me up and out of the house by 4:15. I loaded Funitel about 815 and skied a couple of Gold Coast, then Siberia laps, finding Tricia from...

I left San Jose just after 4 AM, arrived Palisades at 7:45 and loaded Funitel before 8:10. I took short route out of building and skied firm S-facing snow to Siberia. I was glad I had not just worn a vest, but my jacket was not wind-proof and was not warm enough with steady wind of 26-27 mph...

Alpine Meadows, Sunday April 27 Don't really have time to write this up or add photos before heading out again, but I skied closing day for the Alpine side of Palisades from 9 to a little before 3, skiing 24K. I started with Summit which had no line, but I did not like the visibility at the top...

After closing cabin and a one hour drive from So. Tahoe, I skied 940-340, over 32K vertical, then saw KT Tunstall free concert on the KT deck from 4-5, then did the 4 hour, including stops at very busy In N’ Out in Davis and quiet Costco near 80/680 for gas - $4.39, four cents more than Business...

Thursday, April 17, 2025 I left San Jose at 5:30 AM and got to Kirkwood in 3 hrs 20 min, even with stop at Tracy Costco that is a mile from and on wrong side of I205 and for coffee and a donut in Lockeford. Photo of Pilot with 4 sixes (I have deposit on new vehicle that should arrive early June)...

Friend whose birthday was Saturday, April 5 and his wife had invited us to join them in previous years at Benton Hot Springs which is about 45 minutes E of town of Mammoth Lakes. There is a heavily booked campground where each of the 15 campsites has a private hot tub, and a rustic motel with...

The update to our Grocery Outlet stop was that they charged me for two bottles of a Paso Robles Merlot when I only bought one so I called and they said I could come back on Wed and get my money back or another bottle. I got another bottle and Lucia bought four more dark chocolate bars. I wish...

We did not load lift until 10:45 after leaving cabin after 9 even though I saw 6K rpm on uphill at 8K+ elevation passing lane going up Carson Pass in my 326K+ mile SUV. We were one of three vehicles parked at end of lot near Timber Creek where snowcats cross road. We spent a long time getting...

Our plans changed so that instead of skiing before going to and on way to Benton Hot Springs to celebrate friend’s birthday over the weekend and see part of CA I’d never been to, we drove back to and stayed at So. Tahoe cabin Sunday night and I skied Heavenly. Wind kept Sky chair, gondola and...

After seeing the OpenSnow predictions for the first part of this week for Kirkwood on Sunday and Monday evenings and hearing about it from friend who was at his place here with plenty of room for me if I could get there, I drove up Tuesday morning, leaving San Jose at 5 AM. I saw snow mixed in...

Friday, March 7 Buttermilk Our drive from Copper to Glenwood Springs was uneventful although left turns on main road once in town required long waits due to heavy traffic coming down the valley. We had a very good dinner at top-rated tripadvisor restaurant along the river. I was not sure where...

Monday, March 3 - my first day ever here although I've driven past it a few times. Leaving Steamboat on Sun, we drove about an hour to Kremmling we were spent night. Their brewery/distillery has stopped distilling and had limited beers on tap. Friend and I each had Peruvian chicken potato soup...

Since I don't have the luxury of spending months within 10 minutes of skiing and never get enough, I make the most of my days. I know this is a UT thread, but don't have time for full report from Sat. at Steamboat where it may be extra crowded due to Winter Wondergrass festival (that also...

After almost 4 hour drive that included some traffic leaving San Jose and getting into and through Sacramento, I skied Palisades 1015-3. I parked close to and rode Red Dog skiing Lakeview run then came up slow Resort chair and skied easiest route to Wa She Shu. There was a race course starting...

Friend, who is staying in timeshare across street from Heavenly gondola and has an extra parking space for me, and I got in not very long line for Stateline gondola that started loading early so we got on at scheduled 8:30 opening. He is from FL and had not skied since last Feb, so we did a...

Yes, I skied Tahoe on Sunday of President’s Day after attending a memorial event for my sister’s best friend in Sacramento on Saturday. I left event a little before 4 PM and had to call ski shop tuning my skis to make sure someone would be there a few minutes after 6 PM close. At 5 pm CHP was...

Friend and I left SLT cabin about 8:20 and got on Timber Creek lift at Kirkwood where 10” new was reported (probably half fell previous day) at 950. We skied past Cornice lift which had very long line and was above what my friend could handle then, and split up and rode slow intermediate chair 5...

Friend and I parked in front row of cold, snowy and windy Boulder lot about 845. We loaded slow advanced beginner Boulder chair not much after 9, then moved to high-speed North Bowl that is somewhat exposed to wind just before top but AFAIK ran all day. Friend was sorry he’d left his glove...