The Forum

Camp questions Whitetail’s announced March 18 closing date, prompting members to debate late-season conditions, snowmaking, and whether warm weather will end skiing sooner.

Denis reports a powder-filled Alta trip with his family, including his grandsons’ first tracks, and shares an exciting forecast for more snow.

Denis recounts a low-cost, midweek Liberty ski with Crush, praises the empty slopes and high-speed carved turns, and encourages others to take a mental-health ski day.

plateau-reached shares mixed first impressions of Blue Knob, finding its challenging, old-school character appealing but its slow lifts, narrow slopes, and gloomy weekday atmosphere hard to justify from Washington.

The Colonel highlights Snowshoe’s $29 Leap Day lodging and lift-ticket package and encourages skiers to check other resorts for March deals.

The Colonel alerts Connie and Charles to a private message in DCSki’s “My Stuff” folder.

Abe and fellow skiers track a promising storm’s shifting forecast, compare snowfall across the Mid-Atlantic, and report unexpectedly good conditions at Wintergreen and Snowshoe.

Denis chronicles his western ski journey, from Sol Vista and snowy Monarch to a solo outing in Black Canyon National Park and a sunset hike near Moab.

Skidding asks about Timberline’s Off the Wall and The Drop, prompting advice on their changing conditions, difficulty, and whether a midweek lesson is the best way to prepare.

Sincraft worries that an extended spell of warmth and rain will devastate western Pennsylvania and West Virginia ski areas, prompting debate over closing dates, March conditions, and the coming corn season.

Gluck asks for an update on Liberty’s ski conditions before deciding whether a trip there is worth the cost.

Sincraft reacts to poor late-season webcam conditions at Seven Springs, while fellow skiers weigh whether the skiing at Seven Springs, Whitetail, and Roundtop is worth the cost.