Recent content by skinavy

Yeah, Lib/WT/RT should still be fine the 1st weekend of March, even the next weekend, looking over the years. Average closing is +/- St Patty's, and usually with almost full coverage. The places all empty out after President's Day like JW said, unless there's a dump, and even that would only...

RT has rocked it this year- - staying open and blowing snow in Southern PA through March! - they opened the park and 1 trail for Thanksgiving weekend- a treat, despite knowing they would need to close after a couple of days. - I had been skeptical about the winchcat on Gunbarrel, but...

Loveland & Copper are the only 2 not on the Epic pass... You have 2 days prior to Vail, driving from Denver- I'd detour up 40 to WinterPark/MaryJane for a day. You wanted a greasy burger & IPA tossed at you- that's what you'll get at the MJ base (can't speak to the WP village, although I hear...

I got new boots & liners in early Jan, and after 10ish days they were definitely roomier in the toebox and heel. Buckle buckle buckle- use the full range of play, on whichever part of the boot its needed. And don't forget most buckles can turn to get even a little tighter. It's natural to...

As the map shows. you pass a whole gaggle along the highway between VT and Tremblant- Mont Blanc stands out in my head, you see it within minutes of Tremblant. I didn't ski it but folks we met at Tremblant said it was a lot of fun.

true. I hadn't looked at the BC places.

maxpass website tells you what to do at each resort. Most places you need to go to the window & get a pass

I expect I'll have 20-23 days on it. It's worked out for me & my wife nicely- She got a few days at Sunapee, we've used up our K days, and will dig into the Pico & Okemo days shortly (we stay w friends at K). We always hit Snowshoe for a weekend, and it gave us an excuse to visit friends in CO...

Yes- Express card. If you are a veteran it's free (bring your ID, driver license endorsement, or DD214). $99 otherwise. You can get it day-of and use immediately. 50% off weekday, 25% off weekend. If you pay for the card you are ahead of window cost on day 2 (weekdays) or 4 (weekend)...

Liberty updated finally, also Friday the 16th. 9:00, 8:30 1st trax for passholders. Whitetail is 1/2 hour earlier- 8:30 / 8:00 1st trax. I'll be on travel Thurs so will miss Roundtop's opening, but will be at Liberty.

IIRC it began with the ca.Y2K Ford Explorer rollovers. As usual, a statistically small number of spectacular/headline-grabbing incidents tend to inform large-scale policy... Ford had dropped the recommended pressure from 32psi to 28psi in the Explorer to make the ride cushier to appeal to...

- was totally about to nominate Roundtop too. Liberty is my home hill, but you are very correct about it & Whitetail being skied off by lunch. Lib & WT catch the DC/NoVa market, whereas Roundtop does not so much- less crowded. It's also older- early 60s, more rustic feel, older-style...

I suspect Stowe has a bit of "exclusive image" that they are trying to maintain- price is often used as a discriminator to make a product look more exclusive. Ref real estate prices and overall vibe? Its a cool place and all, but it definitely curates a particular image vibe. As for E vs W...