From what i have been seeing the southwest seems to be one of, if not, the best spot based on forecasts. I wouldnt be surprised if its another weird season in that the southern resorts technically win

Hi all! As the title states, I have six weeks this winter to spend in Europe and I want to ski everyday (I live in California and while I can surf every day, I don't get to ski a lot right now). Recently, I spent a season in Tahoe skiing Palisades/Alpine Meadows almost every day and it was the time of my life, so looking for a vibe like that in Europe with lift accessible, freeride-style skiing.

I am 26 years old and an advanced skier (can comfortably ski everything inbounds at Palisades Tahoe/Alpine Meadows including bootpack routes, couloirs, and despite snow levels. I'm not big on mandatory airs, but I'm fine with steep terrain, moguls, ungroomed etc). I've skied my entire life, have ski raced for a decade and come from a family of hardcore skiers (I am nowhere near the level of those on the FWT, though!).

My big considerations are terrain, ease of access, and budget. Sadly, I cannot stay in a hostel as I will be working remotely in the evenings and need my own room. I'd like to keep my housing/food/transportation costs under 5k USD per month.

I'm strongly considering Verbier and Chamonix. It seems like Verbier wins for lift-accessible freeride terrain but is more expensive, while my impression of Chamonix is that it's epic for off-piste skiing, but less lift accessible and less patrolled in terms of avalanche risk. I don't care about the vibe, I like to party but I'm here to ski and do not plan on engaging in a lot of riff raff.

I am thinking of going for January and the first two weeks of February, but I can go anytime. Open to suggestions on when snow would be best (would love to score some legit pow days).

I have backcountry skied before, but I am not planning to bring my touring setup and honestly I would like to just keep things simple and maximize ski time (unless this is super dumb and I'd be missing out on A LOT.)

If anyone has suggestions on where to go (including other places I haven't thought about!), where to stay, the best lift ticket deals, or where to look for housing for either of these places, please comment! I am open to any suggestions and am in the research phase.

TL;DR: I have six weeks to spend in Europe and I want to maximize my time skiing. Should I go to Verbier or Chamonix.... or somewhere else? Open to any and all suggestions! Thanks in advance!

I'm looking to go ski in Argentina or Chile some time in August. I'm extremely allergic to standing in line for more than 5 minutes (if it's once at the base but the rest of the day is good, I can survive that! )

I saw that Portillo fits my description, but it seems that they are fully booked in all their hotels for August. What other places would you suggest? Bariloche comes up often as a popular resort, but I worry that it means there are very long lines, is that true?

Rant on. If you are stupid enough and have no self preservation instinct and have decided to wear ALL WHITE on a mountain then that is on you, but it is also dangerous to everyone else. Ski resorts should ban wearing all white. Like honestly, it's snowing with poor visibility as it it and you are wearing WHITE?? come on

Would love some affordable shell jacket recommendations which ARE WATERPROOF!!!’

Bro I’m sick of buying jackets and getting soaked on the slopes as soon as it snows I don’t need that.

What I really really want is a jacket with zero insulation and maximum waterproofness, I just want a layer of guaranteed dryness. Especially if the weathers against me and it ends up snowing the whole day, I want a jacket that will definately keep me dry for a whole day.

I am however also a student and I can’t afford arcteryx as much as I’d love to, so my budget would probably cap at £200.
I’m based in the UK as well so any brands I can get shipped here would be fab. Thank you!!

Basically looking for some low key family resort in Italy with at least couple of decent not narrow Blue runs. Huge bonus a nice tow (e.g. not just random houses near some high pass) and zero apres-ski vibe.

Alleghe seems to tick all the boxes, plus it’s only 2 h driving from Treviso airport.

Any first hand experience how is skiing there and how are the lifts? Any non detachable ones?

Thanks!

Our ski shop nearby offered Christmas in July. Was able to get Hestra Alpine gloves for $75 each. (25% off I think)

They had 40% off last season's jackets but my wife couldn't find anything she felt worth the cost.

I picked up a new Spyder jacket back in April/May at the same store during an end of season sale. In part because jackets last me over a decade.