On Sat, 04 Nov 2006 03:46:56 GMT, "Maxprop"
wrote:


"Walt" wrote in message
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Maxprop wrote:

"Walt" wrote in message

Colorado had record snowfall. Tahoe absolutely got *pasted* late in the
season. Sorry you were't in the right place at the right time, but last
year was a *very* good year (except New Mexico).


Could have fooled me, Walt. The snow was lousy and icy for the entire
week we skied. And there were bare spots everywhere. Were we in the
Colorado of a parallel universe? :-)

Nah, just at a different time. I don't doubt that what you say is true,
but don't judge a season by one week, even if it's the only week you're
there. Like sailing, it's an outdoor sport, subject to natural conditions.
If you want perfect conditions all the time, take up bowling.

I'm well acquainted with the vagarities of winter weather, especially in the
Colorado mountains. Recall that I spent several years working with a daily
view of the Continental Divide just to the east. That said, the best snow
that I remember typically was to be had toward the end of the ski season,
around the end of March/first of April. By then we'd raised the tower pads
several times and they were still partly submerged. My particular love is
spring skiing, especially in wide open bowls on very steep slopes. Vail was
excellent in that regard. Probably still is.

Max

I tend to repeat at Winter Park about the same time each year, because
my wife likes to visit with others that have been going back for many
years. The snow last year for that March week was the best in ten
years. I also watch the Winter Park cams during the season, and I
think the whole season was the best in a very long time.

Frank