Seemed like the storm kinda missed A-Basin. Whereas Beaver Creek supposedly got 15 inches and Copper got 6, OpenSnow says A-Basin got 3, and I believe it.

I didn't like the trees either. Beavers...

Has anyone ever taken the Summit Stage bus from Frisco or Silverthorne to A-Basin? I'm contemplating doing what I do on SLC trips with the UTA-Bus to Snowbird and Solitude. If it's reliable, quick,...

Sweet, thanks for the geography info. I'll give the other SG runs a try the next time I'm in the area.

I've always been a little skittish of the Steep Gullies past SG-1. Is there any mandatory air in any of the other SG's? I don't mind side-stepping or traversing out of a bad idea, but I try to avoid...

Thanks for the beta guys. That helps a lot.

How's SSV and Lake Louise looking? I was eyeballing a trip to Banff at the end of February, but the last update sounded like it's been pretty modest so far?

Honestly, I get Terrex confused with Terramar. Never really associated it with Arc'teryx.

I'm glad that your neighbor is okay, but 1-year mortality in geriatric hip fractures is 20-30% post surgery, and that's in studies where the concept of a geriatric is anyone > 60 years old. An...

Providing some info on Oakley lenses - I use an Oakley Airbrake XL with Prizm Sapphire or Prizm Flame lenses for most days. I think the Prizm Flame lens let's in slightly more light, but imo they're...

I'm with the OP on this. This is a terrible idea, and all of the anecdotes about other old people successfully skiing reeks of apex fallacy. If she breaks something (and she's extra breakable at 88),...

Certainly they don't need to go to jail, but oil companies should make good-sense measures to ablate their carbon footprint and sequester their production more effectively. Not sure why you're always...

Why is climate change bad? Uh, because it will displace/kill tens of millions of people. Farmable land in Canada is such a minor 'silver lining' detail in comparison to that. Trying to make the...

Someone on Reddit posted the e-mail they got from No Boundaries below:



Source - https://www.reddit.com/r/icecoast/comments/16zkpp5/dartmouth_skiway_and_whaleback_have_been_forced/

Sent you a PM. Had one person drop from my group. Let me know if you're still down.

Great, I think that adds up to 4. I'll shoot you guys a PM with details when I get home later today.

My subscription is running out on Nov 1, and I'm looking to either join someone else's group subscription or start a group. I'm more than happy to start the group subscription if there's at least one...

Yeah... when people say they're praying for a solution, I don't expect them to be literally only praying for a solution.

Apparently, Arizonan Republican politicians are gaslighting people over the weather with such excellent quotes as "I don’t recall feeling that this July was particularly hotter " and "this weather is...

I'm sure many of them view this as a zero-sum game, where there are going to be obvious winners and losers, and their objective is to hoard enough wealth at the expense of other so that their...

Alyeska has been on my bucket list, and if it's on the base pass, then I think I'm going to stick it out on the base pass another year.

For those of us stuck at work, here's a work-friendly blog post to read instead -

https://jskis.com/blogs/its-just-skiing/zipit

Yup. If you're Spring skiing, you can pick up a temporary pass at guest services. Looks remarkably similar to a normal Ikon Pass, except it says Temporary on it. Works for only the Spring season, so...

I'm confused as to why the bus system in Park City isn't more popular (granted, I haven't been there for a bonafide powder day). If you're doing the tourist experience on a budget, it's especially...

Nice little interview on NPR - https://www.npr.org/2023/03/11/1162710681/mikaela-shiffrin-breaks-the-record-for-most-alpine-skiing-world-cup-race-wins

I enjoyed how she deflected the GOAT question...

The chutes skiied nicely today, but the run-outs were a bit crusty with how warm it got yesterday. It probably discouraged some of the crowds, though it felt pretty uncrowded for a Friday. Dragon's...

I think Summit was emphasizing that "these aren't new folks to CO," which is to say that they should be veterans to the area who are familiar with the dangers of avalanche risk. But, exposure and...

I'd be interested in ordering one set just to better understand what all the fuss is about.

I've read this thread twice, and I still can't tell who we're accusing of entitlement. Is it the OP for feeling entitled to Chair 9 terrain? Or is it Telluride for feeling entitled to take their...

Patagonia founder has a slightly more productive retirement plan than the MyPillow guy - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/14/climate/patagonia-climate-philanthropy-chouinard.html

So, what I got out of that was because EV's won't solve the whole problem, we shouldn't bother using them as part of a solution.

https://youtu.be/6CXRaTnKDXA?t=03m51s

I know you're being a little facetious, but people definitely have the "God will take care of it" and "God gifted us the Earth to use" entitlement while forgetting the whole 'stewardship' thing....

Maybe it's because I live in Texas, but there are plenty of people here who believe that global warming is due to animals, agriculture, and normal weather cycles. At their core, their argument isn't...

I'm confused. Isn't a gas powered vehicle also built out of petroleum?

Thanks again for the coffee and drink suggestions. Sounds like I've got my pre and post-ski figured out.



No objections to that description either.

So, I'm actually pretty square, and as much as I enjoy the ol' in-and-out, I'd usually giggle inappropriately the entire time. But thanks for offering the connection! Also, what's a Betty Crocker...

Thanks for the rental advice and bar advice (foregoing the flour though). I'll probably go with Alpine Shop since I have an early morning flight back home, so I wouldn't be able to return the skis to...

Thanks for the helpful info everyone! My enthusiasm is trending up again. Looks like I'm arriving right after some rain and a warm front, though I'm hoping the mountain was able to hang onto a little...

Alta and Snowbird are considered to be one giant singular ski resort on the Ikon Pass. If you hit Alta and Snowbird on the same day, it counts as only 1 day. However, if you hit Alta on Monday and...

Sudden brain-wave: Any advice on places to rent/demo skis around Sandpoint? I was going to just rent from the mountain, but wouldn't mind hitting a local shop if they have a good selection.


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Does anyone have any advice or general tips for Schweitzer? I know it's not exactly a tourist destination, but it was on the Ikon Pass and it's somewhere new to go, so I decided to go there next...

I got my pass in the mail last week too. And, you have until October 15 to upgrade to the Jackson/Aspen pass.

The Mindbender 99Ti in 170 is my main ski, and I've spent a few days on the Bonafide in 173, Mantra M5 in 170, and the Enforcer in 169. With that said... I sort of agree that the Mindbender might be...

Why, it actually has been tried before - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6253560/

Definitely not Plan A though.

I'm sure they'll continue to deny responsibility while paradoxically preaching personal responsibility. Or, maybe they'll go with wholesale fatalism saying that there's nothing we could have ever...

So are they saying we'll be cured once we get enough SSRIs in us?

For some reason, your pessimism reminds me of this blip from the Newsroom - https://youtu.be/6CXRaTnKDXA?t=231

The link that you posted has actually been updated to clarify that vaccinated infected people (and not uninfected people) are as infectious as unvaccinated infected people. Notably, this means that...

Thanks for posting the actual wording with the actual context.

Also, why do people always interpret the scientific process as flip-flopping? When more data about an issue becomes available, aren't...

I'm confused. I remember Earth Day too. Are you implying that they got rid of Earth Day, or just that no one cares about it anymore?

I was listening to an NPR interview with some farmers, and it struck me how many of them seemed to blame this on environmental protections restricting the amount of water they could pull. Seemed like...