Patrick's Streak, Ski Travel Priorities

[ChrisC]

After I did my June turns a few days ago, I mentioned on where July was going to be, but likely start with Plan A: Alberta, Alps, Australia, Avila or Southern Alps

Regarding late summer/early fall (August, September, October), what's a good strategy if there's no United States?

Outside of Zermatt, it appears Hintertux and possibly Solden? (World Cup Opener) Is it a decent September/October choice? All the European glacier resorts seem to be shuffling their schedules (Saas Fee, Stubai, Kitzsteinhorn, Hintertux (no longer 365 days and closing July 26th), etc.). One interesting option might be Passo Stelvio in Italy, with its summer-only skiing.

 

[Tony Crocker]

I think it's time to skip what has been an easy solution and make other solutions.

I see a silver lining here. With the climate demise of late summer Timberline, Big Snow New Jersey has become the only choice for lift served in North America in September, and this year August as well. Plus New Jersey is an easy last minute escape for Octobers that don't work out weather wise.

So in the absence of Patrick's boycott we would likely be seeing more and more NJ days sustaining and watering down The Streak.

About my skiing choices. I get paid to ski

At extremely high opportunity cost. The clock is ticking on the years left for Patrick to ski the memorable lines in the Alps that ChrisC has posted here. This is the season I've learned when to back off from that kind of terrain I might have skied before.

As for the Euro glacier areas, their priorities fit the tough months of Patrick's streak. Skiers with my mindset would say, "I want to ski the corn in June/July." But areas like Pitztal close in May and open in September with the hard snow that race training camps prefer.

 

[jamesdeluxe]

more and more NJ days sustaining and watering down The Streak

Tony decides that he's through buttoning his lip.