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Two recent anecdotes: I was complaining to a friendly, young stranger on a chairlift. It was about the clumsy, chaotic attempt by...

I know it's not the classically clear photo, but there is something especially atmospheric about this shot> You guys are unbelievable...

Quote from somebody who was at Snowbasin yesterday 2/14/2025: Fridays have been extra busy but today was ridiculous. Might be the...

You may wonder why I would book somewhere so far out. And that’s a fair point. The place I booked in Myoko Kogen is very hard to get...

As of 830 am on Sat 2/15/2025 Snowbird has received 34" in the last 48 hrs. Believe biggest storm of the season. 2-5" more expected...

As Kingslug posted in Alta thread, today 8 Feb 2025 was a real fine ski day. best snow day yet since I arrived in UT two weeks ago...

A friend and I Skied in 9" of graupel today 7 Feb at Snowbird. Weird stuff, but fun in a surfy sort of way. Avalanche on the...

That was a rather pessimistic piece. Fortunately, there was an uplifting ending: "But there is hope... Maybe... the inevitable Boomer...

On the 4th I was at PC. Total shitshow at the canyons with the obx down for wind. Took the bus to pc side...much better. Spring...

I'll try to post a few photos and comments in this thread over the next month to give any interested folks a little first hand scoop on...

Sunday started deep. The snow report said 13” but it was dumping all day and skied deeper. The snow was surprisingly decent quality all...

@kingslug if you ever want a geezer's tour of Snowbird let me know. I'll be on that hill quite a bit the rest of the winter. I also...

Today was a day removed after downpours and 8-10 inches of terribly wet and heavy snow. I was wondering how that combined with...

Solitude, 1 Feb 2025: It actually wasn't as snowy as that photo looks, about 6" new at the time. I think they got another ~6" by...

Resurrecting this post from the past for it's prescient concern. What is happening now with the Federal employees deferred resignation...