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    Aspen 3/31-4/2 2021

    Had a fantastic time in Aspen this past week. Went to tour the University of Colorado - Boulder and tacked on a few ski days. I'm an Ikon Pass guy so the choices came down to Aspen or Steamboat. My wife isn't skiing these days so we wanted a place where she could occupy herself while my kids...
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    Ideal ski towns for the future factoring in all issues?

    This topic came up in a different thread. Although I still have a decent way to go, I'm curious to hear your thoughts on great places to settle down after the kids are in college and in retirement. Some of the obvious ones to me haven't been affordable in years so I'm curious about up and...
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    Arc'teryx & other high end gear - Worth it?

    Curious to get people's takes on high end ski apparel. I'm a buy and hold type of guy. So I don't mind spending a few bucks on gear as I know that I will have it for a long time and the cost gets amortized over a lot of use. After wearing a SunIce jacket and Spyder pants for years I bought...
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    Mad River Glen

    Skied at MRG this past Sunday. Really a ton of fun and I look forward to skiing there one day with someone who really knows the mountain. Quick question...At the top of the single chair, if you head up the trail towards Antelope, you will see an opening in the woods with a sign that says "Long...
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    Utah?

    I got a last minute invite to tag along on a trip to Utah next week with a friend and his daughter. He made all the plans so I didn't have a lot of say, but curious to hear how people feel about the various resorts/mountains. We are staying in Park City and have lift tickets to ski there for...
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    Tremblant Operations

    http://https://www.facebook.com/tremblant/videos/10156796684193115/ I thought this was really interesting. Sometimes I don't consider what really goes into making a ski resort run or in this case, how they stock and clean the lodge.
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    Nordic Skiing?

    I've never tried Nordic skiing. Thinking it would be a great way to get a workout and spend time outdoors when I'm stuck in the flatlands. Any thoughts on very, very reasonably priced gear? Used maybe? Don't want to spend much in case I hate it. Actually, renting would be best to start, but...
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    Gloves and Pants?

    Skied in wet conditions the other day. My Hestra Army Leather Heli gloves were soaked through on the leather parts. The technical fabric parts were fine. Wondering how often people apply the leather balm to the gloves? My pants are old and in the wet weather they eventually soak through on...
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    Tremblant - 11/25

    My teenage daughter has dear from camp who live in Montreal. She's been dying to see them and flights were crazy expensive. Being the great Dad that I am, I elected to drive her on Friday, drop her at her friend's house in Montreal and continue up to Tremblant. The bummer was that when I got...
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    Skiing Related Podcasts?

    List 'em. I commute and would love to listen to interesting skiing, outdoors, mountains related podcasts. Thanks in advance.
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    Women's Ski Jackets and Pants

    My wife and older daughter need new ski jackets and pants this season. Both are looking for some technically great gear, but are into the fashionable side of things Been scouring the web without a lot of success. Anyone know of stores (NYC area) or websites that they should be looking at?
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    Utah Ski Areas - Compare and Contrast???

    Thinking of planning a trip to Utah for mid-March. I'd love to hear the pluses and minuses of the various ski resorts off of SLC...Park City, Alta, Snowbird, Deer Valley, Canyons, etc. As an aside, my family and I are mostly east coast skiers, VT and NY with an occasional trip to Tremblant...
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    Windham on Wednesday?

    Thinking of pulling the kids out of school for the day and heading up to Windham this Wednesday. Supposed to get some snow Tuesday into Wednesday. Would love to get in one more day. Kids sports have really kicked in and barring a last minute trip to VT on 4/11, this could be it. Anyone been...
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