The Forum

snowsmith and fellow skiers share reports from the COVID-era season across the Laurel Highlands, weighing crowds, lift issues, management, conditions, and Laurel Mountain’s long-awaited powder and natural terrain.

JimK recounts skiing with an impressive telemark skier at Brighton, Utah, and fondly recalls earlier days skiing with Rod Smith at Pennsylvania’s Blue Knob.

Denis shares a nostalgic photo of his grandson Daniel skiing Mt. Washington’s summit snowfields at age six, prompting warm memories about family skiing and passing along the sport.

Hickster seeks advice on New England’s best late-season skiing, with members weighing southern Vermont against farther-north options before he chooses Killington for an early-April trip.

BrianLing shares an early rumor that Vail Resorts will cut Epic Pass prices by about 20%, prompting discussion of the confirmed discounts, competing pass prices, and purchase timing.

DCSki members track Mid-Atlantic resorts’ closing dates, late-season conditions, operating plans, discounts, and opportunities for bonus spring skiing.

Fosphenytoin highlights Ski Big 3’s early-bird Banff lodging deal for 2021-22, while mdr227 adds enthusiastic praise for the area’s resorts, scenery, and convenient access.

Denis and skiracerx share detailed hip-replacement recoveries and their paths back to skiing, while Camp adds his own post-surgery return and members discuss rehabilitation, risks, and adapting on snow.

Denis shares the Sierra resorts’ expected closing dates, prompting questions about whether Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows are ending an unusually snow-short season early.

Rover seeks a Mid-Atlantic resort resembling Windham, prompting members to compare Timberline, Wisp, Canaan Valley, Blue Knob, Snowshoe, and others while explaining the region’s limits in vertical and run length.

Laurel Hill Crazie reports that a chair reportedly fell from Camelback’s Sullivan Express near the final tower, with injuries reported but few details available.

DCSki members weigh the proposed Lorton indoor ski resort, questioning its soaring costs and business prospects while trading jokes and comparisons to other troubled projects.