Posts by Christy319

  Quote:   Breck has more skier visits than any other resort in the U.S     Quote:   Plenty of places on mountains to get your testosterone rush, these areas are...

Fly to Boise. Rental cars are usually cheap and its an easy 2.5 hour drive. No mountain passes or traffic; no 4wd needed: it's an easier trip than driving from Denver to Vail. Of course, if it's hard for you to get to Boise, then it...

It's a fantasy sports thing where you pick the results of each race, and compete against others. Steve Nyman started it. It's a lot of fun. http://fantasyskiracer.com/

Quote:   BTW, Shiffrin put in an awesome performance today.  At 17YO, she's got quite a career ahead of her! What a race that was! I got a little emotional when she started crying. Such an...

Consider Sun Valley. The adjacent town of Ketchum has some shopping; there are some good women's boutiques and home decor stores, as well as quite a few galleries. It's a smaller town than Aspen or Park City so I'm not positive it's...

  Quote:   Heated gloves seem to be an evolving product...   This is what I've found, too. I met someone at Sun Valley last year who LOVED theirs, but they cost $400. I'd spend $200, but...

I wish I could find more reviews of heated gloves--it doesn't seem like many people have these yet. I'm tired of mitten and tired of Hotties and am willing to splurge (a bit) on heated gloves, if I could only figure out which ones to...

If I were in your shoes I'd also do the Powder Hwy suggestions. You couldn't pay me to visit most resorts in CO or UT during President's weekend/week. Unless you don't mind crowds and high prices, I'd either stick to British...

Quote:    The chemical heat packs made for boots also can work. The ones made specifically for boots are meant to be used with a more limited supply of oxygen so will generally stay warm in the toe of a...

Quote: The traffic is a PITA but really not any worse than say, I-70 in Denver or going up the canyons in SLC on a snow day.      To clarify for the OP, you aren't going to encounter traffic in or near...