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Hi - Looking to maximize my days on the mountain this year and need some help with any ideas or suggestions for my situation.

In my mid 20’s living in MD year round. Fortunately, in a good financial position and also have a very flexible freelance work schedule where I’ll only need to be on site 3-4 weekends a month in the winter. I want to dedicate a lot of my free time to getting better at skiing but I’ve realized this won’t happen where I’m located. My local hills are just over 2 hours away and they are so small that I found myself getting bored by lunch time last year, especially being solo since I go during the week. No challenging terrain and the same short runs.

I have the Epic pass for this season since it’s best for the Mid Atlantic area but I’m really interested in basing myself out west / near the Rockies / Canada. I just don’t have any idea how to go about it. Especially since I’m solo I’d like to keep costs as low as possible. Do not plan on staying at resort lodging. Do I sub lease an apartment for a month in a ski town? Rent a van for the winter and mountain hop / can you even overnight park like that these days? Stay in Maryland and do multiple trips? The expenses would add up for that. Not many hostel options in the US either.

Progressing this season is important for me because I’d like to get into backcountry skiing soon but I don’t think I’m at that level quite yet (switched from snowboarding to skiing not too long ago). Also just don’t have any buddies interested in tagging along. Want to go on sick overseas ski trips as well.

Open to any ideas / suggestions / help that can be provided. Thank you!

Pretty much what the title is - has anyone skied the Kastle Transcend 104 or know of someone who has? How did you/them find it? What did you like and what did you not like? What ski/s would you compare it to?

I'm on the market for a mid 100mm ski and this is one of the options I'm most interested in!

Thank you

I am a busy dad trying to get some powder days on my snowboard in this winter and am looking at Copper 4 pack vs Winter Park midweek 4 pack. I have been skiing ikon for a while and am pretty familiar with Winter Park but not as much Copper. The Copper 4 pack is a much better deal as there are no blackout dates, you get a bonus day and buddy passes and you can go on the weekends. All I really look for, though, is powder in the trees and that seems to be best suited at Winter Park. I can, also, get off I70 sooner going to Winter Park. I, lastly, end up going during the week more than weekends. My observation from the past several years is that Winter Park gets more snow than Copper, though last year seemed to break that trend. Where do you think I will have a better time this winter seeking out powder in the trees?

Planning a trip next March to Europe from the US with some friends. We’ve skied Chamonix, Zermatt, and the Dolomites together. I’ve also separately been to 3 Valleys (Meribel) and Val d’Isere, and they’ve been to St Anton. I want to go to St Anton/Arlberg and they want to go to 3 Valleys so we’re at an impasse lol.

We’re currently thinking about Verbier/4V and also starting cursory research on Porte du Soleil (Avoriaz?) and Les Arcs.

We are all expert skiers but generally prefer fast groomers (reds) and like to cover a lot of terrain. Probably want to stay at a 4* hotel. We’d want good dining options more than apres ski options.

Suggestions or pros/cons on the above? I could be open to Meribel again.

Hello. We only go skiing once a year (and we skipped 2020 - 2024). Looking to go more than once (maybe 2 - 4 times) this season with our 7 and 12 year old girls. What are the best packages given the outrageous day use prices? We don't have equipment.

We live in So Cal and eyeing Brian Head, Mammoth and maybe Big Bear. Open to smaller ones too...thx!