70 Days At Squaw-Alpine, CA with Ikon Pass The IkonPass was my first multi-resort pass and I used it primarily at Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows in Northern California. While the resorts are now owned by the same parent company and are working on plans to connect the two by gondola, my experience was different at the two resorts which complemented rather than copied each other to create […] Trip Report Rochelle Swanson | May 3, 2019 1 Comment
Tackling the Transcendent Terrain @ Telluride Ski Resort, CO – Winter 2019 When this ski family descended upon Telluride Ski Resort during the middle of February 2019, we were greeted by an above-normal snowpack, daily fresh snow and ridiculously fun conditions. Almost everyday throughout the week, we received at least a few inches of new snow and combined with cold temperatures it yielded some stellar conditions. Trip Report Casey Cane | May 3, 2019 0 Comments
Literally The Best Season Ever: Telluride Season Conditions Report + Photo Tour Telluride, CO had the best season of all-time this year! Anyone younger than thirty had the best winter of their life. Anyone over forty may never have another winter like this again, at least in the San Juans. After having one of our worst winters ever last year, and an extremely dry summer to beat, this year’s snowpack was essential not […] Conditions Report Sergei Poljak | April 23, 2019 2 Comments
February Trip Report: Steep, Deep, and Trees – Keefer Lake Lodge, BC Gostlin Keefer Lake Lodge is a new player in the catskiing game, but don’t let its young age fool you. The goods, should you chose to address them as such, are abundant in this nook of the woods. A beautiful lodge featuring custom post and beam woodwork, an epic games room, hot tub, sauna, full bar, and even a glass […] Trip Report Pete B | April 12, 2019 0 Comments
Purgatory & Silverton Mtn, CO Trip Report: Pilgrimage to the Steep Skiing Mecca Report from the weekend of April 6th & 7th, 2019 I had barely been back from Taos a day when I fell ill. Body aches, chills, sinus congestion, and coughing. It came on quick and dissipated almost as quickly. Except for a lingering cough. I knew though that I was in no shape for my planned trip to Purgatory & […] Trip Report Curtis Weller | April 12, 2019 0 Comments
Whisper Ridge, UT Powder Paradise – Once-in-a-Lifetime Luxury Experience on 70,000-Acres of Utah’s Best Terrain An hour from Salt Lake City, one of Utah’s most unique skiing experiences is in the middle of nowhere. On more than one occasion, as we drove down the snowy single track dirt road and the sun was setting, we questioned whether we were lost or not. We weren’t. The Paradise base lodge for Whisper Ridge Cat and Heli-Skiing was […] Trip Report SnowBrains | April 1, 2019 1 Comment
B.C. Trip Report: Roger’s Pass, Eagle Pass, Revelstoke, Kicking Horse! This past week my wife and I headed up to B.C. to sample the goods. We rolled into Revelstoke Friday afternoon, unloaded the truck, and got to bed for an early start the next morning. Temperatures were quite warm, but I still had my fingers crossed that we’d find good snow. Saturday we headed to the Roger’s Pass Discovery Center […] Trip Report Mike Lavery | March 29, 2019 0 Comments
Taos, NM Trip Report: It Doesn’t Get Much Better Than This Report from Saturday, March 23rd, 2019 This past weekend I returned to New Mexico and visited Taos Ski Valley. Saturday morning saw 5 inches of fresh snow on the upper part of the mountain. The runs off Lift 2 (Castor, Reforma, and Blitz) offered great skiing throughout the day. Even though it was a powder day the mountain never became […] Trip Report Curtis Weller | March 29, 2019 0 Comments
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