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  11. Ski Arlberg 2022

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    As it turned out, did not get much skiing in. The days were in the mid to upper 50's, the nights well above freezing. Snow was sloppy. Way more people in some areas them I'm used to (well, the last 18 years anyway) and then there was a sand storm from the Sahara which did not improve conditions. Never go somewhere to ski in March, it's too unpredictable.

    Below are three little videos from the trip. Not much skiing, but plenty of food for Doug.

     

     

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  15. Ski Arlberg 2022

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    Posted · Edited by sibhusky

    Safe in terms of them not opening or maybe closing again? Well, that's why I didn't reserve for September.  Background:  We were supposed to go for a touring trip last September but Europe was "closed".  I got all the hotel money back, but United only gave me a credit, which must be used by March.  So, the farthest out I can go is March.  I think the EU wants to open by July, but things are so up in the air, I decided to abandon the trip (probably forever) we had originally planned and do a ski trip instead.  I am now having issues with travel insurance which I hadn't anticipated.  United will insure the full price of the air tickets but not against Covid.  The place I went through before won't allow me Cancel for Any Reason because you must do that within a certain number of days of the FIRST payment and the travel credit means I have to count the first payment as back in November 2019.  And that's the only way they will cover Covid.  Now the initial policy was CFAR, so I'm going to try and get them to extend that policy to new dates.  We will see.  I never realized that darn credit was going to be such a problem.  

  17. Ski Arlberg 2022

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    I just booked a trip to Lech in the Arlberg region of Austria. We picked Lech because of its central location and quieter atmosphere. As it turned out, prices were comparable to St. Anton. Will post a trip report when we go. In the meantime, I'm looking for any tidbit of info from anyone who has been.

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  18. Ski Arlberg

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    I'm thrilled you posted this trip report, it's been very helpful.

    Athough one might thinking skiing at Whitefish might have me prepared for fog, I know the resort and we do have trees, so I'm hoping for less snowy days than you had. 

    My daughter and I are booked for March 2022 in Lech. I plan to stay on piste and at this point I'm planning to pack my old skis which are K2 AMP Rictor 82xti's with an 82mm waist. I have newer replacement I'm also considering, but they are stiffer and make me have to be on them more aggressively. I'll decide right before we go, I guess. My daughter's sole skinny skis are her OLD race skis. Hopefully she buys herself a new pair by then as she really doesn't enjoy her normal skis on groomers. (I have the same skis almost as my powder skis and agree with her.) So I found the discussion about what people were on to be helpful. She also wants to go touring and off piste, so she has a big dilemma.

    I don't want to derail your thread about my trip, so will start a new thread.

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  19. Skison 20/21?

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    On 4/11/2021 at 8:30 AM, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

    This is one of the best travel vlogs.  Ski in ski out tree house at whitefish montana 

     

     

    FYI, that run used to be a blue.  And in fact the only reason it isn't still a blue is that last, dished, pitch needed a helicopter to just be stationed there because there's so many accidents.  And it was my one fall of the season this year.  Hardpack, dirt on the center, trees sticking through on the left.  I tried to stay on the right third and then make a left turn on the lip.  Apparently I don't belong in a half pipe.  Slid 200 feet.  No damage and fortunately no witnesses. There's plenty steeper around but for some reason that section is a mess.  It's like a shallow half pipe with obstacles.  Especially this winter where the snowpack wasn't that great. 

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  20. Mountains you've visited / want to visit...

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    WEST

    COLORADO
    Steamboat
    Aspen
    Beaver Creek
    Copper
    Snowmass
    Vail
    Telluride
    Winter Park/Mary Jane
    Breckenridge
    Arapaho Basin

    UTAH
    Deer Valley
    Canyons
    Park City
    Alta
    Snowbird

    CANADA
    Lake Louise
    Sunshine
    Whistler/Blackcomb

    MONTANA
    Whitefish
    Red Lodge
    Big Sky
    Montana Snow Bowl
    Bridger
    Blacktail


    EAST

    VERMONT
    Stowe
    Mt. Snow
    Pico
    Killington
    Jay Peak
    Mad River Glen
    Okemo
    Stratton

    NEW HAMPSHIRE
    Cannon
    Wildcat
    Waterville Valley
    Loon
    Dartmouth Skiway

    CONNECTICUT
    Mohawk

    NEW YORK
    Greek Peak
    Gore

    MASSACHUSETTS
    Butternut Basin
    Brodie
    Jiminy Peak
    Bousquet

    PENNSYLVANIA
    Shawnee
    Camelback
    Elk
    Seven Springs
    Tanglwood
    Blue Mountain
    Doe
    Big Boulder
    Jack Frost
    Oregon Hill
    Denton
    Blue Knob
    Black Moshannon
    Spring Mountain 
    Sawmill

    NEW JERSEY
    Mountain Creek/Great Gorge
    Peapack


    EUROPE

    Fieberbrunn

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  22. 2019-2020 SKI Mag Reader Resort Survey

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    This was just posted over on Pugski.  I don't see it anywhere else online yet.  Guy got the issue in the mail, you'd think you'd see official announcements online.

     

    Overall Top 10 in West:
    1) Aspen/Snowmass
    2) Sun Valley
    3) Whitefish
    4) Steamboat
    5) Deer Valley
    6) Whistler/Blackcomb
    7) Telluride
    8) Beaver Creek
    9) Breckenridge
    10) Park City

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  24. Old Phartz do Whitefish 3/2-3/9

    in Other Mountains

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    3 hours ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

    Yeah that’s who I meant.  Do you still keep in touch with Ski999

    We're friends on Facebook and touch base occasionally, but since he's always posting team pictures, senior pictures, etc. for his clients, I don't "follow" him anymore.  I don't have a good grasp of whether he's even skiing.  

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