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re: 2026-2027 Ski Thread (The Rebound)

Posted by fargobison on 8/22/26 at 10:57 am to
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Don’t really want to take a chance of ski boots gettin lost a couple of day if checked.


I have a Diamant backpack for my boots that fits under most seats, all other ski stuff goes into my ski bag.
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Where ya thinkin?



I'm going in early January so leaning on Alta/Snowbird right now but we'll see how things shake out since I would like to ski Snowbasin at least 1 day.
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How do y'all like Steamboat?
If you like tree skiing you'll love it, my favorite mountain town in Colorado that I've been to.
I have trips to Tahoe and SLC booked, working on a trip to Crested Butte as well.

re: Layover Hell

Posted by fargobison on 7/22/26 at 1:29 pm to
Yeah, for connections Denver is nice. ORD though, I've had multiple layovers from hell.
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What are the wolves doing



They couldn't go another season with Ant being the primary ball handler, it was going to lead to him wanting out. Maybe this does too, kind of a boom/bust move.
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Texas Tech fricked this up as bad as humanly possible. fricking idiots



Bizzare that they could have thought this ever ended in a positive way for them.
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I’m assuming Amex is better. I am about to start traveling more often this summer and was looking for some feedback.



The Centurion Lounges are better then the United lounges I have been to, same goes for Delta Skyclub. I have Amex Platinum which gets me in both and I fly to a fair amount of Delta hubs.

re: 2025-2026 Ski Thread

Posted by fargobison on 2/27/26 at 5:37 pm to
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Dynastar M-Free?

I demoed a pair of those last season on a day it was dumping snow and had so much fun


M-Free 99s, got them on a big sale at the end of last year, has been a great ski. Really love them in the trees as well.

re: 2025-2026 Ski Thread

Posted by fargobison on 2/26/26 at 11:37 pm to
Alta was so good today, Supreme Bowl opened up a few hours into the day and skied very well...


Hitting Solitude tomorrow then Snowbird for a few hours before flying out Saturday night.
Depends what you are looking for? If you want intermeidate level I would look at Big Sky, Aspen, Deer Valley and Sun Valley. Jackson is nice but it is a bit steeper then the others. Never been to Telluride but it looks absolutely awesome.

re: 2025-2026 Ski Thread

Posted by fargobison on 2/23/26 at 10:08 am to
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This weekend?


That's correct, this weekend.

re: 2025-2026 Ski Thread

Posted by fargobison on 2/22/26 at 9:44 pm to
Also bumped up my SLC trip since I was able to get some more time off work, on a big ski trip now that started at Big Sky and will end in Utah. Going to ski Deer Valley on Wednesday and then the Cottonwoods Thursday-Saturday.

re: 2025-2026 Ski Thread

Posted by fargobison on 2/21/26 at 11:26 pm to
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Any reports from Big Sky? OnTheSnow says they’ve been getting a few inches every couple of days, forecast to continue at least until we arrive March 2. Thinking it should be plenty good enough for 2 senior blue skiers, but updates would be appreciated.



Was just there a few days ago, coverage is solid across the mountain but a warm up is coming the next few days before another burst of snow on Tuesday and Wednesday. Going to hit it on the way back from Jackson again Monday. Jackson is awesome right now, refreshed of snow everyday, skied Casper Bowl today, the powder was awesome!

re: 2025-2026 Ski Thread

Posted by fargobison on 2/9/26 at 7:33 pm to
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Long shot…..but any chance you have a friends and family Ikon discount voucher you’d be willing to share? TIA



Not sure how you do this but I could, Cuse seems like he knows what to do though.

re: 2025-2026 Ski Thread

Posted by fargobison on 2/9/26 at 9:35 am to
Yeah, I was a bit light on the Wasatch back, more like 3-4 feet. Glad there will be some snow when I go to Utah in early March.
Been waiting for this day for a long time, awesome to finally see it happen!

re: 2025-2026 Ski Thread

Posted by fargobison on 2/8/26 at 11:34 am to
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I'm seeing Utah snow pack is at lowest recorded levels in the 45 years they have been tracking it.



Alta looking at 4+ feet over the next few weeks. Cut that number in half for the Wasatch back, although DV could do well with this type of setup.
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Did seeing JMU’s success, and to a lesser extent App State, Liberty, Coastal Carolina, and even Kennesaw St have people in Fargo feeling anxious? No reason NDSU shouldn’t be a top G5 team year in and out if those places are doing it considering most seasons NDSU are top 25ish in the combined Sagarin and Massey rankings.



It is a factor, App State started it and it has just built from there. Almost all of those schools have done well and the void they left was never filled. FCS football is a shell of what it once was in the southeast, I loved playing GSU and Coastal in the playoffs.
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Sam Houston State thinks this is a dumb decision.



NDSU isn't Sam Houston State

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Moving up for money reasons is even dumber. Are they not paying attention to these other G5 schools financials?




It's not about money, it is about what the FCS has become and where NDSU wants to go as a program. A lot of people just watch the FCS playoffs and think how great it is but in reality the regular season is mostly awful for schools like NDSU. We have few peers and anyone that gets good leaves. It was time to go.