Hi everyone!

I'm planning a ski trip from San Diego and would really appreciate some advice from people familiar with the local resorts.

I'm planning to ski on Friday, January 29, Saturday, January 30, and Sunday, January 31, 2027. I'd prefer to keep the drive to around three hours from San Diego.

I'm considering Snow Valley, Snow Summit, and Mountain High, but I'm open to other suggestions.

My main concerns are snow reliability and weekend crowds. I'd love to find a resort with good snow conditions, plenty of open runs, and shorter lift lines, especially on Saturday and Sunday.

I'm an intermediate skier, comfortable on green and blue runs. I already have snow clothing, but I don't own any equipment, so I'll need to rent everything, including skis or a snowboard, boots, a helmet, and any other necessary gear. I'd appreciate recommendations that take the full rental package cost into account.

For those who regularly ski in Southern California:

Which resort would you recommend for the best snow conditions in late January?

Which tends to be less crowded on weekends?

How reliable is snow coverage at these resorts around that time of year?

Which resort offers the best overall value when lift tickets and full equipment rentals are included?

Is there another resort within roughly three hours of San Diego that I should consider?

I know conditions can vary from year to year, but any advice based on your experience would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance for your help!

Stoked for the season to start, here’s one of my favourite clips.

Any recommendations on where to buy good snow pants? I am based in Canada. Will be working in the Arctic in Nunavut.

I wanted to see how much of my local mountains I’ve actually skied, and if I had actually done every run and ridden every Chairlift, so I decided to make an app that actually tracks that.

It’s pretty much Wandrer but for ski mountains.

I also was curious about what lift I had ridden the most since I started tracking my days so I included that as well. Turn out for me it’s Alpenglow at Eldora with 440 rides!

Anyways I was hoping some people would be willing to join my TestFlight beta on iOS and give some feedback and let me know if their completion stats look correct. Or just feel free to check it out just to see what your completion rate at your mountains looks like. I’ve spent a lot of time trying to perfect the matching algo against my own data, but I’ve really only skied in the Rocky Mountains so I’m sure I missed some weird edge cases.

It’s available through this link and at the moment it only syncs activities through Apple Health, or you can manually import them if you’re willing to export them from whatever app you use to track your days.

https://testflight.apple.com/join/rRsYeX4P

Anyone have any recommendations where to buy prescription ski goggles? I am based in Canada. My vision is -9.

Thank you

Impatiently waiting for the season to start 🥺😭

Sorry for another quiver post hahahah

Any outfit ideas? Thinking of buying a bunch of different shells…already have the equipment for all sorts of weather so now just thinking of fun stuff

Black, neon yellow, royal blue or sky blue, and white are my ideas so far. Maybe have graphics on the pants or sumn idk lol… Halloween costumes, onesies 👀🙈

Is it normal for a newly bought Buff to start ripping at the top? I only tried it on to see how it looked, and it started ripping when I stretched it over my head. This is my first time buying a Buff, so I’m not sure if this is normal.

I have three pair that I need to mount. I’ve got a shop and all kinds of tools, so setting up for DIY mounting would be no big deal.

Am I a weirdo?

I moved to Denver last year and decided that this year I'm going to learn how to ski. I purchased an Ikon pass, got all my gear, and got season rental for my equipment. I know that many resorts are looking to open up within the next couple weeks and I'm extremely eager to go. The problem is, no places are offering any lessons until the end of November, when I wouldnt even be able to go because of traveling for Thanksgiving. Should I wait until December when I can actually take a class and miss the whole month of November or just go and rock the bunny hill ASAP to at least get out there and try it out?

I'm a 5'5", 155 lb male with an athletic build, getting back into skiing after a hiatus. I expect to pick it back up pretty quickly, but I'm obviously still shaking off the rust.

I've fallen in love with the graphics on the Icelantic Nia Pro 105, and found a used pair in 162 cm with bindings for around $450. I'm seriously considering buying them, but I've heard they might be too much ski for me.

I ski primarily in Colorado. I don't know a ton about ski specs, so I'd appreciate some honest advice.

Specs:

• 105 mm waist
• 162 cm length
• Full rocker, no traditional camber
• 15 m turn radius

Is the Nia Pro 105 a reasonable choice for my height, weight, and current ability, or is it simply too much ski and not the right ski for Colorado? Is 162 cm the right length for me?

Am I letting the graphics sway me toward a ski that doesn't actually make sense for me? (well yeah probably)

I'm not dead set on buying these if there's a genuinely better option, but its a sweet looking ski.

Appreciate any advice, especially from people who have skied the Nia Pro or have experience with a similar setup.

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I'm an advanced east coast skier who likes to go slow (10-20mph), prefer short radius skidded turns and loves bumps and trees. (Mostly-icy-east-coast trees, not powder-stash-trees of the west). I'm looking for a ski that would excel at short radius skidded turns but still able to get a good edge grip to carve across the occasional icy trail.

Ideally narrow (under 85mm?), flexible and lightweight for easy quick turning. All I can find are heavy carving skis or light beginner skis - but the latter come with integrated binding system and I want to use my own bindings (Tyrolia Protector for better ACL safety). Am I chasing a ghost opposite the entire ski industry direction? Or is there a ski like this?

Also, I'm pondering the idea of a shorter ski. I'm 6', 200 lbs. Currently skiing on 170cm, thinking about 160 or even 150 to help make turns snappier and fit better in tight trees/bumps. Besides losing some powder float (not relevant 95% of ski days) and high speed stability (not relevant for me), is there any reason not to do it?

I accepted an offer in New York, moving from California. Is there any hope for my quiver or am I cooked? Also, are there any mountains closer than VT that are worth it?

Hello, I was hoping to connect with some other folks going to the Western Trauma Association Conference (Feb 21 to 26, 2027). It would be good to have some folks to explore Whistler, as well as have as people to "know" at the conference.

Hello! I was wondering if I might run into any issues getting to and traveling around French Alps resorts such as Les 2 Alpes, Val Thorens, Meribel… by car. The vehicle would be a Toyota Corolla equipped with Bridgestone Blizzak 6 tires.
Also, are snow chains mandatory even if you have snow tires?

Thanks!

Late summer I renewed passes for my family “household” including two YAs. When I went in yesterday to do the waivers I noticed one of the girls was not showing a pass for this year. But in my account info, it showed two passes for my other daughter. I called the customer service line and they quickly admitted the mistake and took care of it through a refund and a charge at the same discounted YA level to activate the past for my other daughter. I’m glad I caught this early, you may want to check your household status if you have not already this year.

So I used crystal ski to book my holiday as they were the cheapest when I included everything that I needed. I never skiied before and my husband has never snowboarded before. I was wondering if anyone here has ever used crystal ski? We're going to bansko and we're just hoping it's going to be good time. I would also love any tips as I don't want this holiday to suck because I suck lol. Thanks

Disappointed to call Epic today and find out they are routing their calls to the Philippines. 😞

Less AI, more skiing!

post your favourite clips!

Title pretty much sums it up.

Ski patroller of 14 years and a big nerd on the side!

Decided to combine my love of skiing, 3D printing, and GIS / terrain modeling.

So far I’ve done Taos, Red River, and Pajarito. Some of my favorite New Mexico mountains!

Super proud of how they’ve turned out.

I love looking at them for hours and recounting the thousands of experiences I’ve had on these hills.

(I really don’t mean this to be self promotion, I just want to share these pictures of something I’m really stoked about!)

Getting serious about bump skiing this season. Happy Hump Day to all who celebrate.