Thanks for the responses! Was hoping to judge the crowds in comparison to the past few weekends with a lot of fresh snow. Sounds like it'll be crowded but maybe not quite as bad as it has been...

I'll be coming up from Seattle for 4 days starting Thursday night. Any thoughts on if this weekends sunny and warm weather is going to bring a bunch of crowds?

I’m 30 but only been here officially for the last few years and lurked before that. Definitely like this form of media a lot better than Facebook/Instagram with all the bullshit that gets posted on...

Not sure if this was ever shared but they posted a final report at some point over the summer.

https://classic.avalanche.state.co.us/caic/acc/acc_report.php?acc_id=850&accfm=inv

Final report is up.

https://classic.avalanche.state.co.us/caic/acc/acc_report.php?acc_id=845&accfm=inv

https://www.wmur.com/article/mount-washington-auto-road-new-hampshire-damage/43773580#

Wonder if this was the upper section that they just paved last summer? Not sure they're going to be able to...

The report on the Pole Canyon avalanche had pictures from multiple angles of the slide path and crown and had two videos; one of which included fly over drone footage of the entire avalanche and...

The lack of photos and/or videos in this report compared to previous ones is interesting.

https://files.nwac.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/23113533/20230219-Colchuck-Peak-Accident_Final.pdf

Full report is out.

Purchased the Escalators on pre-order and just got them a few weeks ago, mounted with Shifts. Skied 3 days on East Coast groomers and then 4 days on a mix of groomers and up to 12 inches of powder at...

Terrible visibility combined with crowded trails that were open made it a tough day at Jay. Fortunately they didn’t lose any coverage from the most recent wet snow/rain storm. Good live music at the...

Skied both days at Stowe over the weekend and surprisingly minimal crowds despite the Forerunner being down on Saturday. Didn't wait in line longer than ~15 minutes on the double. Think paid parking...

I did see videos of it running yesterday afternoon so wouldn't be surprised if they are completing additional testing today.

Stowe was a shit show on Saturday. Forerunner went down early in the morning and it then took them 30-40 minutes to get the double running. Looks like the quad is down until Friday as well. Feel bad...

The story definitely doesn't make much sense. This article mentions her mom dropped her off just before 5AM on Sunday, it would have been pitch black and freezing cold at that time. Not sure what mom...

Not looking promising with nightly lows just going below freezing this weekend before we're back to the low 40s next week. Winter can't get here soon enough.

Did you expect the government and/or the criminal cases to resolve any of those things? Prison time for Quiros and Stenger is the only outcome I was hoping for here and I'm just glad Jay and Burke...

https://unofficialnetworks.com/2022/05/03/former-owner-of-jay-peak-sentenced-to-five-years-in-prison/

Finally some well deserved justice on this case.

Spent the long weekend up at Jay. Temps bottomed out at -18 on the condo thermometer Friday night into Saturday morning. Bad news is the Bonaventure quad burned something out (possibly a gear box) on...

It was the Flathead Avalanche Center that posted the massive slide you mentioned in Montana: https://flatheadavalanche.org/observation/super-avalanche-debris-bowl
Article on sintering rates you are...

When I searched for the incident yesterday on google, the liftblog article was one of the first results which makes it more likely that random people who were on the lift found this niche blog and...

Toured up to GOS on Sunday with an AIARE 1 class with the goal to ski main gully. Ran into this other class who decided that the best place to practice companion rescue was directly in the middle of...

Got a couple runs in at lunch at Jay. They picked up a decent amount (~8 inches) of denser snow overnight but this mist is forming a weird layer. It was surfy but will probably turn into a breakable...

Got out before work this morning to take advantage of the 6-8 inches overnight. Some nice wind drifts in the woods and the sun even started peeking out, hoping the temps will keep the crowds minimal...

That is the skin track out the ridge from the resort, it's definitely seen a lot of traffic after the recent snow. On the way out we passed a group of about 7 people skinning up and the lot was...

Braved the sub zero temps today and it was worth it. Still a bit thwacky in the steeps but there's plenty of snow in the Jay backcountry and no wind once you got in the trees

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Seems like most people didn't have MLK day off at Jay. Was able to ski on with no wait at the triple for most of the morning since all the crowds were over waiting for the Flyer which opened for a...

If anyone's looking at the long range forecast, it looks like we're shaping up for the classic VT Christmas thaw followed by single digit temps to turn the mountains into blocks of ice. Enjoy the...

If the tram was the only reason for you to go to Jay, you're doing it wrong. Looking forward to some skinning laps on mid-week storms and the runs off the ridge not getting immediately tracked out

Just seeing all those rocks and the cliff bands as the first two skied down and knowing it was going to avalanche made me wince. I have no clue how they didn't suffer any traumatic injuries in that...

Opening day at Stowe postponed until November 25th, fuck climate change and warm weather

Agreed with this, I'm a bit surprised they are still selling tickets at the window this season. I was expecting them to at least limit day tickets to online sales and in advance only to have a better...

Jay announced their plans for this season. The plan makes sense given that a large percentage of customers are normally from Canada but I'm not sure how they'll handle a storm on a weekend if/when...

I'm flying into Sacramento then headed to Tahoe tomorrow. No reason to cancel a trip when it's going to spread everywhere in the country eventually anyway

An article that has a bit more detail on the death and subsequent rescue

https://vtskiandride.com/a-skier-dies-and-a-tragic-rescue/

The Gibbons family (owners of Longhorns), also own 9 other very popular bars/restaurants/clubs in the village and host multiple festivals/events throughout the year to bring in more tourists which...

Matterhorn, best spot in town for apres

Thanks for the advice!

I'm coming out to the Tahoe area the beginning of March with some buddies. Staying in South Lake Tahoe but will have a car and are planning to ski Kirkwood and Heavenly since we have the Epic pass....

Not sure where you got your information but it's wrong.

"As for the immediate future, all lifts are scheduled to spin and we'll have 100% of our terrain open today. We had some mixed precip fall...

Go to Jay, looks like they are forecast to get a few more inches out of this storm than Stowe and you'll save about $40 on a lift ticket.

There are some details on CAIC report but it is just preliminary. I do not expect a full report to end up being published since it happened within a private ski area. The Taos avalanche from last...

Here's another: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/rossland-skier-found-search-sar-1.5413276

Gets lost on the last run of the day Monday, doesn't attempt to turn around and follow his...

I've seen similar pictures from Vermont ski resorts where they blow a lot of snow onto a very steep slope with minimal snow cover. Eventually the snow builds up enough that it can't support itself...

Masterbater is just a play on their actual name which is the J Skis Masterblaster. And I can agree with Bottleman, they are probably the best ski I've been on across all conditions on the east coast...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouGCqORaA1o

Here's a recent video. So many questions on their decision making process. The slope is clearly wind loaded and lets go as soon as he drops in, probably...

I'll take being called a kid over being called a jong any day of the week :D

I wouldn't worry too much about having a shuttle or not, I've hitchhiked back plenty of times to the Stateside base area after skiing the Dip. Worst case scenario it's about a mile walk back to the...

The stream bed he ends up in is called Canyon Creek. It runs along the entire backside of Kicking Horse and can be seen on Google Maps. I've never skied at Kicking Horse but it appears you could end...

Glad he lived and glad he's not suing the rescue services for his own poor decisions like that guy from 2009 did.