re: 2024-2025 Ski Thread

We are doing a Mardi Gras trip this year with friends from LA, its between Whistler and Steamboat.

The price on flights are going to determine where we go. Im pushing for Whistler and flying into Seattle then driving north, which is much cheaper than flying to Vancouver. Flying into Steamboat will be a lot easier.

I was traveling out of Louisiana so much, I finally gave moving a shot (again).

I lived in Santa Monica CA for two years after earning my undergrad at LSU; May 2000.

Time to put my house on the market in Louisiana.
Found a full time job on Bend already doing what I do (arborist).

Man, Cham is a special place - truly in a class of its own. There is nothing in lower 48 that even comes close in terms of steeps - and it completely blows my mind the terrain available off the Aguille du Midi and the Skyway on the Italian side.

My only beef with Cham, and the alps in general, is that it can be tough to time it. Cham only gets about 180” of snow on average. I’ve gone three times, one year there was almost no snow, another year I had several wind days so had to stay on Italian side (which is a lot of fun), and the third year I had OK but not great conditions and I was a little too early. Never been able to do anything too dicey, would love to ski the north face off the Aguille du Midi, but conditions would need to be perfect. The frogs are absolute madmen in the mountains, blows my mind some of the skiing that they do.

Not sure what your skill level is, but if you are even an intermediate you should do the Valle Blanche and hire a guide. I took my wife who is not a strong skier.

Mt Bachelor, this past weekend:


Technically, I can still boot pack up and ride down the Summit lift line. Marginal (at best) conditions but I might just have to do it for the novelty.

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Looking for a good 1 bedroom in Park City. Ski in Ski out. Also walkable to bars and restaurants. I’ve never skied Park City.

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I'm not sure what your budget is but we rented a two bedroom at a Marriott timeshare called Summit Watch during Sundance a few years ago. Not exactly ski in ski out but it's 100 yards to the lift, and it's right in the mix of town. You can get one bedrooms there as well. I've been there 4x and love PC, but it is expensive. Of course we rented boards, but the lift tickets are no joke either.

ETA: looking like we may be there in mid Feb as my friend is buying a place.

We prefer canyons village

Westgate, Sundial and Yotel Pad would be my suggestion

Yotel isn’t quite ski in / ski out but none of them are really

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Snowbasin is just beyond this mountain I can see out my front door

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We must be neighbors. Welcome snowbasin is great, very underrated

My plan is to ski Crested Butte as much as possible. Real estate is softening in that area due to fire insurance issues and restrictions on STRs. Hopefully some things align so I can grab a place.

I ditched the Ikon pass because the parking and traffic to Winter Park has been just as bad as the tunnel at times. Hopefully I don’t regret it.

Thanks for the Park City info all. What is the best time frame to ski there? Or at least guarantee they have gotten enough snow to ski? How late does their season generally run? Thanks again!

Heading to Park City Mardi Gras week

Bringing our kids for the first time ages 8,6, and 3

Any suggestions on ski school and other kids stuff would be great