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Not even gonna mention White Pass?

Seems like you didnt get much powder but the snow condition looked decent. What months would be the best to guarantee one of those big powder dumps, I will try to stay 4-6 weeks to get a storm cycle or two in.

I guess that you've concentrated on only those examples, because Argentina has more resorts than those mentioned (and I guess Chile too) , from La Hoya, to Usuhaia, or Las Leñas and Penitentes, the landscape changes quite a lot.

Always Tango!

torn my calf at mad river glen. sucks dude. I had to take a month off!!

seriously awesome. thanks for this. sooooo good. Your the man

I live in Meribel and this is a very good take on The Three Valleys. It is amazing skiing. A couple of points: Courchevel 1850 really is only for oligarchs. An espresso €7.50 to €20.00. A plate of pasta at Cap Horn €70.00. The cheapest bottle of wine at the Tremplin €90.00. Mottaret or Meribel Centre are your best bets and there is a complete range of accommodation from 5* hotels to simple self catered accommodation. When to go. As well as avoiding Paris half term also avoid UK half term which overlaps with one of the French regions and also if you are into skiing avoid NY week. Prices for both these periods are double a mid-January week and the resorts incredibly busy. Also if you can book Sunday to Sunday, the roads from the airport are much quieter. On lift queues they might seem chaotic but they work. Yes if I was in charge at peak times I would have it done differently but with a lift capacity of 283,518 people per hour it copes. On AirBnB. It is hard to rent and the season is only 15 weeks long. If you take a booking for eight nights, the chances of filling the remaining six nights is unlikely. Thank you again for a great video.

Go to Crystal

What month of the season were you there? And what’s the best time to be there?

The Blue Terrain at Stevens is better for the progressing intermediate, but the Black Terrain at Crystal is probably the best inbounds in Washington.

Go to crystal

Whatcha doing for the audio?

The Flexenbahn down is waaaay better than the bus that it replaced :)

Local perspective here, Stevens pass is closer but the terrain can be boring (except the back country which is amazing on good powder days) especially if the back side is closed. Good mountain but tends to be boring...Crystal is a bit further but the terrain is three times as large...longer lines is an indicator of how good the mountain is. These, of course, are just my opinions...

I'd take a guide next time ! Don't assume following tracks is safe. Also with a sudden weather change, very easy to get totally lost very fast !

Who remembers Ski Acres Night Skiing? IFKYK

One of the advantages to working at Steven's Pass like I have for 14 Seasons, I don't have to stand in lift lines for ever,especially if you know where to go, you get away from the crowd and I'm not just talking about the BACKCOUNTRY.

As far as Mt Rainier is concerned, I believe that the reason why people go skiing and snowboarding at Crystal Mountain is because they want to go Skiing and Snowboarding, NOT LOOK AT SOME STUPID MOUNTAIN THAT THEY HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT ALL THEIR LIVES..

I think it depends on the person, how good of snowboarder and skier the person is.Steven's Pass is the steepest ski resort/area in the state of Washington which means the runs are Advanced to Double Black Diamond. Crystal Mountain has more terrain and ONE OF THE BEST BACKCOUNTRY IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON. AS FAR AS BACKCOUNTRY IS CONCERNED YOU ALSO HAVE ALPENTAL (Summit at SNOQUALMIE) and MT BAKER.

Great Video.... everything well explained!

Just want you to know. I loved explanations/animation. Very informational. A lot of hard work. I see it! I also do travel channel too and I often think about outsourcing the animation/visual part because it’s so tedious. Could be tiring. Please consider that for the longevity sake. Cheers and looking forward to more of your vids!

By any chance, could you do a video touching on lift lines during the school vacation weeks in February and how they compare to the busy times in the States? I took a leaf out of your work from Europe to ski more hack last season with a wonderful two week trip to Tignes/Val d'Isere and The Three Vallies. I'm going to go over to Europe again this seaon and I am wondering how much I should care about lift lines during the France vacation weeks in February. I am also wondering about lift lines during this time in Switzerland and Austria too as I have St. Anton, Ischgl, and Zermatt on my target list.

hahaha Thanks for the shoutout ;-) Happy beginning of the season my friend ;-)

spent ten days at zermatt a few years ago. Every run every day was untracked powder. Never skied a groomer except to get down at day's end. Stayed in a 19th century dove tail lodge with views of the Matterhorn. my son and i raced in the mtn guide fund raiser race too. Drew won and i took my age group. what a place. be sure to go if you can.

Good skiing mate, Paradiski is definitely the best France resort after les 3 Vallées. Glad you're enjoying our country 🇫🇷

How far in advance did you book the guide?

If on a budget or solo wanting social Tignes has incredible hostel with great breakfast, jacuzzi/sauna, and location, highly recommend going in December as the high elevation provides great conditions reliably.

Inca lodge mini week $600 with meals included. $150 RT shuttle from santiago. Can ski at check in day and check out day which since resort is small mini week is plenty vice full week. Better time used for valle nevado. Also great workers bar at night across the highway, much cheaper and more fun!

Excellent video as always. Seems like if you have IKON it's not the best deal since pricing is affordable with normal rates. Also this season is probably not worth it since they still haven't replaced grand montets tram.

Nice video Where do you put your 360 camera ? What kind of camera did you use ?

Baker is amazing, but also a ZOO now on weekends. Canadians coming down reularly now. Riding is second to none, but will be tracked out in and hour or so. Gotta get training and gear and head into the backcountry with friends. It's world class there.

A few years ago i cli bed the south face of midi with a guide, one of the highlights of my climbing career, i was 72 and we had no issues. DL

great report & amazing photography - well done !

you are very informational!

The places you have been riding lately... unreal... That town looks like a good place to party... and what a view from the top!

I heard decades ago it was possible to ski all the way down to chamonix most of the time during the winter, but nowadays there's only a 1-week window that you can do this

When did you film this? Always nice to know if it's recent.

Did you try: (1) Face de Bellevarde; and (2) Grande Motte all the way to town (and loop a few times)? Two of my favourite runs

It’s like you’re in Killington with all that ice! You lost all your footage?!

When was this filmed?

Thanks for the tips. Funny to say that people are going to think you’re skiing weird because of the way you’re holding the selfie stick… Any good skier will see that the lack of POLE PLANTING is a dead give away that something weird is going on. In my first time using the selfie stick to film skiing, this is what I realized was a flaw of this method. Well, that and skiing any challenging terrain without using your poles is definitely a lot harder.

It is not easy to find out the ways for an old person like me.

Ok what’s that song you play at the end of all your videos?

We don’t like Americans in our European resorts…. DONT COME HERE

Wow that looks like an incredible trip and mountain! Sorry that you lost your footage, would have liked to see it.

thanks'! ski boy!, wow! great views'! ski dreamy terrain' love to go there' peace

100. $ Ticket for day. No grooming. Stevens I'm out for good. 6 groomers sitting in park mode ??¿??

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Worst video I’ve ever seen. I live in 3V and all this is wrong

Local epic pass holder here, I see on the list is also cons-Montana. Have you been there before? If so how would you compare it to Andermatt-Sedrun-Disentis? Going out in February and would love to know that name of the airbnb. Thank you for this detailed video!!