It's a great area, significant radness. I was there mid(?) April a bunch of years ago, maybe 10. Skied what's probably the coolest line I've ever skied, and a bunch of other good stuff. Sun has a...

Agreed, yesterday was outstanding. And cold. But mainly awesome. Between the cold and the road shenanigans, crowds were much less bad than I might have guessed and we got plenty of untracked. ...

Thanks, Superior!

On tipping... How much would you tip guides in Japan, for a week-long guided trip?

I miss hearing Knox's voice on the avalanche hotline first thing in the morning on a powder day.

Oh, one additional Singapore thought: folks are really friendly and helpful there, overall. Cab drivers seemingly genuinely friendly and nice, hotel staff the same. Random strangers at hawker...

I hope this doesn't count as cunting up Ottime's thread. And my sincere apologies, OT, if this is over the line. But I figure there may be others who, like me, have a short stay in SG and are...

Thank you, Ottime! Great info, once again.

Best of luck settling back into US life. Good thing SC is a pretty nice place to be…

Oh: do you have any hot tips for souvenirs / gifts for folks back home? I haven’t see a whole lot so far that seems like an interesting thing to get for my wife, but might like to head home with...

Just a quick note to mention that I am totally loving Singapore. Especially the food. I haven’t had a restaurant meal yet, been eating like a king (or maybe pig?) and digging the scene. Lots of...

Thank you! I'm excited to get there. But first: lots of travel time...

Ottime - One more question... How does a person pay for stuff in Singapore (I'm thinking of stalls at hawker ctrs in particular, but other stuff too) -- I usually picture cash for that sort of...

Terrific info, thank you Ottime.

Especially the thing about napkins -- never would have guessed that, and a biggie for a bearded messy/gluttonous eater such as myself.

Have fun in Japan!

This is outstanding, Ottime. Thank you for putting in all the time to document your year. What an adventure for you and the family!

I'm headed to Singapore in a couple of weeks for a...

I'm out. Looks like a gorgeous day for it but work needs doing (does work ever need doing?).

Bummer, as I was looking forward to meeting some of ya'll. Maybe next season.

I'm iffy but interested for tomorrow.

I kind of blew my skiing-instead-of-working time for the week by heading up yesterday. And I have no regrets, because yesterday was fluffy and great.
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This is way too late to be useful for last Saturday. But maybe useful to answer in general. Looking at a forecast like that, if I'm keen to ski I'd go for it, especially for the morning shift. ...

The 7th is good for me.

A different day sounds good to me.

Looks like they're open two more weeks. Among the weekdays, M, T, and F and best for me. Weekends are an option too.

Err... did I quash the friday discussion, or was it the breezy dust-on-crust forecast, or...?

Regardless, no prob.

I'm a maybe possibly for Friday.

Major lurker here, Eldora semi-regular, would be glad to meet up with y'all.

Edit to add: if ya's don't mind a random weirdo showing up, that is.

I have been pretty content with a cheap-o ($20 or $30?) from my local hardware store. Super simple with just temperatures for inside and out. Two AA batts in the base unit and two AAA in the...

Black friday bump, for your holiday shopping...

Next stop, ebay.

Pretty much the only US kolsch I'd put into this discussion is the one from Elevation in Salida CO. They even serve it in the proper glassware (stange). But, I've never sampled actual kolsch in its...

Sorry, "Vacationland" got claimed a while ago.

Colorado can maybe go for "just plain ol' lots of people all the time land"?

For sale, brand-spanking-new-with-tags, Voormi jacket.

Drift jacket, men's XL, "cinder/royal" color (dark grey with blue trim).

Voormi is a small Colorado company that came up with some cool,...

A+. Thank you for the Maine stoke.

I could be up for a mid-week mini. I've got three days left on my 4 pack, so not exactly an Eldora power player, however.

V. I. Lenin!

Did anybody lose a water purifier thingy, on the Divide in the East Portal area? I found one just off Radiobeacon peak. Let me know if ya lost it, will try to get it back to you.

Pretty lovely...

This is awesome. Might have to drag my skis (and myself) back to Maine this winter.

The Tracker 2 is no longer considered a solid option as far as I'm aware -- not only has technology improved quite a bit since those days (3 antennae instead of 2, much better search...

I wouldn't have said that I have a particularly high instep, but I entered a world of pain when Scarpa switched from "wrap" liners to "tongue" liners. Crushing pain on the instep / forefoot,...

Somehow my work conscience and my desire not to shred my lovely new-ish skis and/or my old-ish knees won out. I figure it'll be better after some kind folks find the sharks/graters/mine fields. ...

Thank you Beece. I too have been listening to the bombs and hoping they are a good sign.

Regardless it's (almost) always a welcome sound in a ski setting.

I have exactly the same question as Name Redacted, though with a slightly more immediate interest. I'm in CB area through the week, mostly working but keen to catch the steeps if they open. Do they...

Thanks Meadow Skipper.

If anyone wants to argue, I'd be curious to hear the contrary view...

This is a great thread. Thank you to all who have contributed.

One question, as I firm up my plans for fitting new power wraps to my older scarpa Maestrales. What's the rationale for putting...

Saddleback was such a fundamental part of my childhood and skiing evolution. I sure hope that someone figures this thing out somehow. I'd love to go ski those glades again sometime.

Random bump for solid gloves from a solid company (with which I have no association other than buying gloves sometimes)...

Also, looks like they've got a decent number of extra-screamin' deals...

This deserves a bump. Thanks for sharing, AKPM.

Thank you for sharing this good ol' fashioned trip report. I enjoyed reading it.

Wow, this morning was outstanding. Didn't get to the office quite as early as I aimed, but the pow was well worth it...

Good to meet you, PowTron. I hope the rest of your day was great.

Nice, it would have been great to meet you Gary. I was on the first heli out, and didn't get to talk at all with any of ye incoming folks. I'm glad to hear you got good snow. We were slightly...

Thank you again for the road advice, y'all. We got through smoothly and quickly both ways Calgary/Golden, and had a great trip.

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Very helpful info. Thank you all!

I guess we'll try to keep it flexible, with an eye on weather, and will hope for the best on roads.

Hello northerners,
Can anyone provide a little insight on the drive from Calgary to Golden, please? How often does that route close due to weather, and for how long? What section closes? Does...

As noted by Gcooker, elevation can be a major factor that time of year. I've hit rainy conditions at Red and WH2O in late Feb and early March. But, also good conditions at other times. WH2O is a...

Hello Canadian brethren...

I'm headed north from Colorado at the end of this month to visit friends in Nelson and ski and chill out and enjoy the area and whatnot. We will probably ski WH2O at...

Very cool. I'd never seen Iceland as a fishing destination. But I do love me some geology, and particularly volcanic geology.

On the topic of those vertical features: that's a great example of...