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I assume that he's referring to Sterling and Ringwood as his local go-to's on the NJ/NY state line. Nearby Graham Hills and Wayayanda are both fun. I still haven't ridden Stewart State Forest but Jason said it's a lot of fun rolling terrain, if I recall correctly.

Told ya so!

I just learned on Alpinfans that the Swiss ski area of Braunwald will no longer be in operation for downhillers due to profitability challenges. It was a strictly-locals mountain in the canton of Glarus 90 minutes southwest of Zurich airport. With an odd primarily intermediate layout and...

I have zero interest in skiing during the northern hemisphere off-season; however even if I did, you guys (and Patrick, with his luggage theft) paint a convincing picture of why I'd never want to go there for a ski trip, no matter how good the terrain may be. It sounds like a monstrous PITA with...

That certainly makes sense, although I'd be a bit gun-shy about being part of Barcelona overtourism problem. Imagine how bad it must be to institute these measures...

@Tony Crocker: this piece is on a real estate company's website: "The Pyrenees don’t shout and that’s their power." https://www.occitanieproperties.com/en/blog/article/why-the-occitanie-pyrenees-feel-so-different-to-the-alps The firm appears to be primarily targeting a British market but are...

The Post is keeping a close eye on LA so they can blame the stalled rebuilding on the Dems. OTOH, it seems crazy to issue permits for very narrow tracts between the beach/ocean and the PCH. https://nypost.com/2026/08/01/us-news/malibu-homeowners-struggle-to-rebuild-18-months-after-palisades-fire/

I keep forgetting the exchange rate. Exactly like Canada, multiply Aussie dollars by .7 to get the U.S. price.

Sbooker should take bad surprises out of the equation and ski at New Jersey's Big Snow indoor experience (with Patrick)! If he does, I'll take him and his wife out for a dank, hazy, hop-forward IPA.

The Col du Tourmalet is one of the most famous climbs on the Tour de France. On both attempts, I wanted to concentrate on the French-speaking ski areas, then realized through Alpinforum that I could include Boi Taull and Bacqueira Beret without going on a significant detour. Bacqueira Beret is...

For the record, I went on two trips in 2023, the first had zero new snow, the second had a fair amount: Late January: high and dry the entire week but nicely preserved cover at Serre Chevalier, Vars, Ceillac, and St. Veran Mid-March: fresh snow at Bonneval, Val Cenis (a foot of powder but heavy...

As mentioned in a different thread, I tried two separate times (2017 and 2019) to ski in the Pyrenees and both were cancelled due to lack of snow. To use up AA miles for my latter attempt, I booked an itinerary from Newark to London to Toulouse -- going against all conventional wisdom by...

Fair enough and I pulled the plug on two different Pyrenees trips! Looking forward to your report.

I'm copying this exchange from an unrelated thread so we have it here: Can't remember if posted this note before; however, after a quick scan of my 23 Alps destination trips since 2005 -- all but one booked at least a couple months in advance -- I got skunked four times (no days with at least...

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Is there any other lift-served ski region in the world with this much snow volatility?

Meanwhile in France -- George could easily afford his own private fire brigade but (to his credit) doesn't want to rub his wealth in other citizens' faces while they're losing their homes. https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jul/30/george-clooney-amal-evacuate-french-house

Update: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/29/canada-wildfire-emergency-agency

If you look in the terms and conditions when you registered for this forum, you'll see that it includes an exam on a variety of snow-related topics -- after which we reserve the right to review your further participation here.

How many decades in the future with rampant climate change are you talking about where only the ski areas/resorts at the highest elevation are still operating? We've all had moments at industrial resorts where the groomed autobahns back to major lifts are like the BQE at rush hour but offpiste...