Every thurs night Wintergreen with daughter.
Every really good pow day at CV or SS.
Every mediocre pow day at wintergreen.
Fernie BC second week of Feb.
SLC Jan 27-31
SLC March 30-April3
SLC Dec?
Mad River March 10-13 Telemark festival.
Portillo summer '06

Murphy, I had a chance to go out to Tahoe last year, and put in a couple of days at Mt. Rose. It's a big "locals' favorite" with the Reno crowd. Good terrain! I went in January so they had enough snow that the The Chutes were opened. I think that last year was the first year the Chutes were officially opened. Talk about challenge! The vertical isn't that big (1,800 feet) but the Chutes are tough! I am a carver, and on some other list servers, and folks I "cahtted" with raved on the grooming and carvability (is that a word?) of many of the runs.

The Slide Lodge area (first turn off from Reno)and Blazing Zephyr chair were much less crowded that the Main Lodge and other chairs. It was socked in on the days I was there, so I can't comment much on the scenery.

Northstar.

Murph- Jimmy beat me to it. Northstar is intermediate Nirvanna. Even the blacks on the backside off the summit are more intermediate than anything else. Plus tons- TONS- of great glade riding. You'll love it.

Current plans are:

Dec 15-19 - Snowshoe
Jan 12-19 - SLC
Feb - 2 long weekends - Snowshoe or Canaan
Mar 11-17? - Tahoe (still working out leave time)
All other weekends: Mainly Whitetail with Wisp & Liberty as alternates and maybe 7 Springs and BK as time/weather permit.

We got in 26 days last year even with the cruppy conditions. I expect this year to be much better locally with the predicted colder than average temps. If its cold enuf to blow it, it's cold enuf to ski it!

24th-30th Of Nov - Killington
29th-4th(over new years)- VT ski around(MRG,stowe,Jay peak etc not really sure were yet)
MLK king weekend 2 days at Whiteface one at Gore.
April 10th-17th- hopefully Utah not sure yet

Every other weekend/weekday instructing Hidden Valley, with a couple nights at 7springs, a couple days at BK, and day or 2 at Laurel Mountain, Wisp, Timberline,Holiday Valley, snowshoe.

Did I mention I avg about 90 days a year?

Plan in advance??? Ok, I usually do the shoe in Dec for demo day, then to my home mtn, t-line for the holidays. Usually the 23rd through the 2nd. Do every weekend there or at CV. Will go to wisp once or twice. Do a west trip in Feb/mar then to t-line for march when the pow pow is falling on a regular basis to closing. Can't rule out a NE trip either. Want to log 40 to 50 days.

Dec. - Killington
Jan. - Mammoth
March -Windham

Liberty- every weekend I'm not somewhere else

But all bets are off if Mammoth fails to go, then I'll probably do March or April in Vail.

On the other hand.... if an Indonesia trip comes through (end of Feb. diving) that I'm looking at then all money and leave will get dedicated to that.

COLORADO!!!! I got the Colorado Ski pass and it gives me unlimited access to A-Basin, Keystone and Breck. I also have ten trips to Vail and Beaver Creek. I better be using all of those 10 passes. I'll be getting very familiar with those resorts this winter!

Also, the 'rents are still up in ME so I'll be hitting the 'Loaf during Christmas time. I remember last Christmas wasn't anything special so I'm hoping that there will be a better cover this winter....

Who knows, maybe I'll be back in DC this winter and I can make an evening trip up to Whitetail, that would be an experience!

Not all set in stone yet-

Nov 26-wintergreen on opening day
Early December- Whitetail opening weekend
Every weekend in december-february- whitetail
End of january- Breckenridge!!!!!!!!!
Feb 24-26- Tmiberline
second weekend in march- canaan or wisp


And possible Austria for spring break!!!!!!!!!!!!

Goal: 25 days of skiing toping my 16 last year

Not sure yet because I have to take care of the Carribean honeymoon trip for during December.

DEC thru MARCH/APRIL- will hit any local resorts on weekends
MARCH - 1 week in Telluride CO (??)
Who knows maybe I will go to SLC or Tahoe at the last minute.

Evening jaunts to Whitetail when the stars aline, hope to hit Whitegrass/CV once every couple of weeks for a two day/one night trip. SLC for two weeks, one on each side of Pres. Day weekend...that may include a venture up to Jackson, conditions pending.

Steve

I've got a pass for Hidden Valley, so I'll undoubtedly get my money out of it before travelling around, probably going to HV at least once a week for part of the season.

After that I have a couple trips to Seven Springs and a trip up to BK on my list. BK because it's really not very far, and yet, I've never been there, and Seven Springs because I might be patrolling there next year.

But if Laurel opens, I'm definately spending some time there...

A warm-up and private lesson at 7 Springs in December.
2 days at Timberline in January.
4 days with the kids back home at Jack Frost and Blue in Feb.
10 fun filled days in Tahoe in March!!!!!!!!!!!!