Recent content by MattL_RG

I live in Arizona and have a season pass at my resort here, but we're having a horrendous season and I've decided I'm gonna go out in March to go ski somewhere else for 4-5 days. My family is coming with and they don't want to go too far, so here are my options: 1) Anywhere in CO 2) Anywhere...

NS, I sincerely hope everyone out there is having a good season. I don't want to complain - I know a lot of folks out there don't have it nearly as good as I do when it comes to enjoying my passion - but MAN am I bummed on how this season is going for me. For the 11-12 and 12-13 seasons, I was...

So I went out and bought a cheap iron and some wax and a scraper at my ski shop, and I've spent about 3 hours now on the entire process from putting wax on the skis to scraping it off and buffing it, and I'm still only like 85% done. This is SO much work and I'm standing out in 40 degree weather...

Hey fam, my brother and I were arguing about whether or not ski resorts are crowded on Christmas and Christmas Eve. Mind you, this isn't Vail we're talking about, I live in AZ and the resort in question is Arizona Snowbowl. It's not exactly a big ski market. But in general, what are your...

I'm a season pass holder at my mountain and I've been skiing for several years , but I tend to stay in the trees most of the time when I can, and when there isn't enough snow or terrain is closed or whatever, I just bomb groomers or cruise through some moguls. I've never really set in foot in...

I missed almost all of the 10-11 season due to a broken collar bone, and I missed all of the 11-12 season because of a broken arm. This year (and last year, really) I'm super paranoid about staying healthy and basically living in a bubble so that I dont waste the money that I spent on a season...

I know there are already a lot of threads about ski music, but I'm curious if anyone here creates a new playlist every year for skiing like I do. Do you guys have a playlist specifically for skiing, or do you just kind of shuffle your ipod while you ski? Here's my 2013-14 Ski Playlist: DJ...

This season is going to be only my second "real" ski season (I've been skiing for about 5 years, but my limited mountain access and consistent injuries have held me back). I progressed a TON last season and I'm thinking this season I should get a helmet. I don't ski park AT ALL. I dont think I...

Whistler and Vail are both resorts that I've really been wanting to go to and I'm curious about Vail in particular in terms of lift lines - I would like to go to Vail but I would hate to hit it in the middle of winter and get hour-long lift lines because its such a popular resort. I've skiied...

My ski season generally looks like this: I wake up at about 5:30 am, throw on my layers, and drive 3 hours to my resort (yes, I drive three hours once a week to go skiing). I get to Flagstaff, AZ (the town where my resort is), buy sandwich, throw it in the backseat of my car to eat later, and...

I read a week or so ago that this winter would be "bitter cold for 2/3 of the US." Does anyone know anything about this? Does that mean more snow, too? Or just cold? I aint no weatherman I'm wondering if this has something to do with my resort opening early this year. I live in Arizona, and my...

I haven't been on NS in forever... so long that I forgot my old account info and made a new account. I probably already once knew the answer to this, but I've forgotten. Is NS dominated mostly by park skiers or are there a fair amount of other kinds of skiers? I would consider myself an...