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From our house near Raleigh, NC to the timeshare resort my husband likes next to Disney World is essentially a 12-hr drive with at least one meal stop. I do all the driving. We went to relax on resort for a week after my ski season was over and before the summer crowds arrived. We played a...

Free PR for being the first to open or last to close is hard to quantify in any flatland region with ski hills based on 100% snowmaking. Making season pass holders happy has value. Might even be pass holders who bring a friend along during late season. What can make a big difference is...

How about full-size racing cars built of Legos? Special builds for the F1 driver parade in Miami. (might be paywalled) May 4, 2025 https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6331840/2025/05/04/f1-miami-gp-lego-car-driver-parade/

Keep learning about ramps. Didn't know they can be found in the NC mountains. April 2023, N.C. Cooperative Extension, Haywood County Center, in cooperation with NC State Extension https://haywood.ces.ncsu.edu/2023/04/eating-appalachian-all-about-ramps/

Completely amazing way to end the season in New England! From Indy Passholders FB Group, April 20, 2025:

Pretty funny to read the comments in the FB post the afternoon of May 1. After the start, pretty clear that many of the people who saw the post have no idea there are two Black Mountain ski areas in New England. For that matter, many folks who don't live anywhere near NH had no clue what's...

Article I found is from 10 years ago. Depending on the location, could be that ramps were being over harvested far more than in some other regions.

Do you remember a place called La Pierre a Bosson? We didn't quite make it there because we started hiking after skiing Grands Montets for a few hours that morning. Still worth the views and time in the woods. Could see one of the chairlifts, also the new top terminal for the replacement...

Never dealt with ramps, but always enjoy the discussion. Found this advice related to foraging. April 2015 https://www.eater.com/2015/4/10/8384255/what-are-ramps-season-how-to-cook " . . . If foraging your own ramps, Cohen has recommended picking just one leaf per plant and leaving the bulb in...

Go on hiatus May-July for sure. Start up again in late August or mid-September, depending on what else is going on in your lives at that point. Or when the first cool spell happens in upstate NY. ;)

My daughter found a couple of short hikes while we were in Chamonix last week. Nice to be able to take a short train ride for day trips. We had Eurail passes, but when staying at a hotel we could ride the train for free. Hike to Bérard waterfall on Mont Buet, near Vallorcine, France

One of the solo azaleas in our yard. I don't always get to see it in full bloom since I'm usually at Alta in April for a couple weeks.

Eric Mogensen is all in to turn Black Mountain around. I renewed Indy as an Add-on without even having a plan for how I was use it. Just doesn't take more than a few days to make it worthwhile. If I lived closer to NH, spending a day or two at Black Mountain, Tenney, and/or Waterville Valley...

Last day to get an Ikon 2025-26 pass for the lowest price and the most F&F is April 17. Get the most Buddy passes for Epic buying before April 13. (Don't shoot the messenger.) The bonus day might go away mid-April for the Mountain Collective Pass but I wasn't paying close attention last spring...

Details about Bear Den Partners: https://skiliftblog.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/bear-den-partners-llc.pdf

Background info for the potential change for Burke. Of note is the idea that the Schaefer family would be in charge of operations. Sounds like Jon Schaefer is also investing money. April 4, 2025...

Woody is a 75-years-young character at Brundage. Got to chat with him briefly when he came out of the elevator whooping as he crossed the public locker room to the combination door for the private locker room. A video was made of Woody after he skied over 100 days for the 2024-25 season. He...

Looks like Hunter is closing after April 6. From the homepage: FINAL LAPS & SPRING VIBES: CLOSING WEEKEND AT HUNTER MOUNTAIN Send off the season in style with spring turns, midweek from 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM (8:30 AM – 4:00 PM on Saturday & Sunday), plus après fun and the Denim Dash on Sunday, April 6!

This video seems to be a good introduction for people who know nothing about chairlifts from a mechanical standpoint. March 22, 2025

Brian Head got enough fresh snow that they are planning to stay open for another month. Base elevation is 9600 ft. The marketing email also included a blurb about skiing in Chile this summer. MtCapPartners bought two ski resorts in Chile in the same area in recent years. From Brian Head...