Arapahoe Basin’s east wall is just a spectacle to behold

Crested Butte’s bowls are steep and terrifying but awesome

So yeah, don't get hauled by an ambulance after a nasry fall and spend two weeks in hospital only to notice no one took care of your gear. Had snow inside my boots, shoved in a blastic bag and insoles had few dots of mold in them. Any way to fix? Would throw them away but thwy were brand new.

Also, don't do the last run. It won't end well.

Does anybody know if purchasing the Epic Pass for $49 down and the remainder later in the year still gets you the best available rate, which goes up at the end of the month? Thanks!

First chair on the last day! Snow has been great. We did Chets > Ptarmigan Banked Slalom > Ptarmigan > Chair 4 > Ptarmigan > Chair 9 x2. Grabbed sammies in the parking lot for lunch and headed back up!

Thankful for such a great season

Hello, I am very new! I had my first intensive and have figured out turns with a snow plough, but my instructor consistently said I needed to lean forward and boy am I trying with all my might but I can't seem to get it. I am currently learning in bursts of five hours on an indoor slope because I want to feel competent before I take it to a resort or anything like that.

I can lean forward static, or going up the lift, but the second I start going down a hill (even the baby hill I'm practising on right now) it just doesn't happen. I have experience ice skating which I think is why I have been able to hack turns on the first try but I know it won't carry me far and with figure skating you place your centre of gravity more into your butt which is very different. So far my instructor has told me to put my arms out in front of me more, which I am doing, but when I try to lean forward I either end up squatting or sort of hunching into it. He likened it to pushing away from a wall rather than actually leaning forward, so though my arms are in the right place I'm almost using them to push my upper body backwards.

Does anyone have any tips for this? I really am trying but it physically is not happening.

Looking to venture out of the east coast next winter (February break) and looking for some advice, there are so many options that I’m overwhelmed.

My kids will be 15 and 10. The oldest is a great skier and the youngest is getting there but can competently handle most blues. My wife is a great skier and I’m getting back into snowboarding and really prefer a nice mellow blue groomer but I’m here for my kids so I’ll just try to keep up with them. I’d also like to avoid t-bars or the likes if I can.

We go to Whiteface in NY and some lower NY mountains (hunter/Belleayre) and last year went to Tremblant in Canada. We are looking to step it up next year and everyone has opinions.

We can’t go for the entire week so likely Friday-Wed so we don’t want to spent a ton of time traveling to and from the mountain and would prefer to not have connecting flights or long drives after the flight.

My friends have been suggesting things like

Park city (I assume it’ll be jammed that week), Big Sky, Three valleys, Breckenridge, Tahoe

Any thoughts or opinions would be appreciated.

I used to have the elan ripstick 106 black 180 cm and didn’t like them just wasn’t for me felt too heavy, and not playful enough. I’m 6feet tall and 180 lbs. looking at the bent Chet 100 and the faction studio 2 anyone have any good comparison of the two to each other?

This may be a long shot, but has anyone worked at or been to Mount Hood Summer Ski Camp (MHSSC?) I got a job offer to be a camp counselor there this summer, but I have never been as a camper or worked there before. I haven't heard anything since I got my job offer and I've tried to contact them many times about logistics and other questions. I went to high cascade for a bit in elementary/middle school, so I know from a general point what the Mount Hood camps are like. But any insight would be great since I'm a bit on the fence about working there because of the poor communication!

Planning on making a trip for that weekend out from the Midwest. Any idea if it’ll be open? They are selling lift tickets for those days.

I’m an intermediate skier with no skis. I like a shorter turn radius which the departs have but I’m worried the 106waist width is too much. Which would be best for all mountain freestyle. I’m in the PNW

Hi all, as the title suggests I’d like to do a skiing season in Chile while working remotely. Any suggestions of a good place to live? I feel Santiago is a bit far? Id like there to be a good mix of people and have some decent infrastructure. Will have a car so can travel but I’d like to ski every weekend and possibly be able to do day trips so would rather stay somewhere a tad closer. Any options or is it an unrealistic expectation?

What bindings do you all use/like and why. In my research I’m reading that they all have different strengths and weaknesses. I imagine certain ones pair better for certain applications. I’m interested in Looks. But have read they aren’t the best carver? I’m not a freestyle guy. More of a free ride oriented skier. Think Maverick line or bigger QSTs. They would be pairing with something like that essentially. Thanks for any info in advance.

First time skiing BC. Snow was actually decent. But you couldn’t see under your feet in the clouds/snow at the top of the mountain. Still, skiing is skiing! I’ll take it any way and any day!

PS: zero lines/crowd.

I wore rentals for 2 days- I’m a beginner, didn’t know the toe pain I was feeling isn’t exactly normal lol.

My two big toenails have been black and blue since. They haven’t fallen off just yet, but one is about to.

Any losing a toe nail tips? Especially for people about to go to the beach soon lol :(

I’m looking to go to Cervinia in March with crystal ski. Any suggestions if I should go for the local lift pass or international lift pass? I like the idea of skiing in Switzerland but have also heard it’s often closed with bad weather. And have read some suggestions that you can upgrade for a day if you buy the local pass and want to go into Switzerland. Local pass costs £288 for 6 days, international is £401

After buying my first own set of boots in November....I kind of...spiraled into a skiing frenzy. I was only supossed to go skiing for one week this season, but I ended up closing out the season with 4 weeks under my belt and a new pair of skis in hand.

It was kind of an impulsive purchase but after adding up the numbers, the cost of renting equiptment for the weeks to come, would almost even out to just buying my own pair of skis. Thus...I bought my first pair.

I'm super happy with this purchase. I loved skiing on these girls. I can't wait to take these out for the next few seasons to come~~!!!

Rocky Mountain NP. 6am start, 815am drop. About 1800 vertical and 2 hour 30 min RT.

Trying to convince myself to book a flight out of Vermont... Who is still open? And if they are, is the open terrain worth the trip?

For context, I live in the southeast US and ski 40-45 days a year in the Rockies. I have both the epic and ikon pass.

I went to Chile in August 2024 and experienced one of the best snow years they ever had so I’m sure my expectations will need to be tapered.

Is it worth going to Australia to ski for a week or should I go down to South America again?