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Comment by Evelyn Kanter on September 26, 2010 at 8:49am

What a gorgeous, wonderful inspiring piece of work! Both the skiing and the videography. In my next life, I intend to ski that well through that much untracked powder, although the cliff jumping would not be a requirement. The 'zen' of a perfect turn, and the view, is what keeps all of on the slopes.

A bit of clarification -- these guys were not skiing at the Jackson Hole Ski Resort. They were skiing out-of-bounds, in Grand Teton National Park, which is up the road from the resort and not monitored by National Ski Patrol or groomed by those giant snow smoothing machines. There are similar cliff bands within the resort, but wherever they stick out, they are clearly roped off to be avoided, even by skiers this good.

A bit of history -- The first man to ski the Grand Teton, the tallest peak in the park, did it solo, more than 50 years ago, after climbing up with the skis on his back. No helicopters to drop him there and no camera crews to immortalize the feat, so not many people know about him.

Comment by Ed Wetschler on September 25, 2010 at 8:57pm

Yesterday we were planning a ski trip for January. Today, coincidentally, I stumbled upon this prize-winning video taken in Jackson Hole. The skier is my nephew, Matt.

Comment by David Lawrence on September 10, 2010 at 11:10am

Ski Discounts Have any of you used Liftopia.com or can you assess its usefulness?

Comment by David Lawrence on August 19, 2010 at 9:21pm

Mike, this might be an answer. Planning ski trip to Park City for January, and The Canyons has new bubble-enclosed quad lift with HEATED SEATS. Hope everyone will do that now.

Comment by Wink Lorch on August 9, 2010 at 9:16am

Hello all!
Just thought I'd let the group know that the 2-bed apartment in my chalet in Le Grand Bornand (1 hour Geneva) in the French Alps is available for a full-season rental (December - April inclusive) this winter ... Please get in touch for more details/price. Sleeps 4 in comfort - 3 minutes to pistes by car or 10-15 minutes on foot.
Please do help spread the word or let me know if you know anywhere obvious to advertise a full season's rental.
Anyone need any advice on skiing in Le Grand Bornand or neighbouring La Clusaz, just ask.
Thanks!
Wink

Comment by Mike Cotton on August 3, 2010 at 7:16am

Hey people,

I just thought I would let you know I am the new Big Earth snow sports expert (expert in the loosest sense of the word). So I am frantically trying to gather information for some features and news items and of course thought of my friends over at Tripatini for advice.

I am currently researching new trends in the ski/snowboard world - which resorts are trying different things in terms of the environment, pricing, access etc.

Also if any of you know of any new resorts opening this year (season 2010/2011) then please let me know.

Cheers

Mike

Comment by Jahnavi Pat on April 2, 2010 at 6:22am

hristmas, New Year's, and President's Day Week or Weekend is just one of our areas of expertise when planning your holiday ski trip. Family ski trips, with free or discounted lift tickets for the kids, or large homes for lodging the extended family are a piece of cake! to stay Vermont ski resorts is the best place.

Comment by David Lawrence on March 1, 2010 at 9:33am

You're right Jordan. You just have to cross fingers and go.

Comment by Jordan Simon on February 28, 2010 at 8:39pm

Weather is never reliable, whatever the region, David. Even during heavy snowfall periods, Whistler-Blackcomb, like most Pacific ski areas from Tahoe north, "suffers" from Cascade crud. The snow is rarely feathery light. I suggest looking into BC and Alberta areas in the Rockies. Though I love W-B when the snow is right simply for the variety of terrain and apres-ski experiences

Comment by David Lawrence on February 28, 2010 at 6:20pm

After looking at these Winter Olympics, I can't decide if I should ski Whistler-Blackcomb next year or not. Have you been? How reliable is the weather?

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