# 2025-26 Ski and Snowboard thread - It's all downhill from here **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** olympic-sports\ **Created:** [October 6, 2025, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-26-ski-and-snowboard-thread-its-all-downhill-from-here/1023731 "2025-10-06T23:36:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2026, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-26-ski-and-snowboard-thread-its-all-downhill-from-here/1023731/61 "2026-02-26T01:19:57Z")
Lots of snow here in the northeast. Alas, I’ve been sick with bronchitis and unable to take advantage of the conditions. Last week was school vacation week for my wife so I took all my meds and we headed up to Saddleback in Maine for a couple of wonderful days on snow. Then we drove home, getting a half day of groomer runs at Mt Abram along the way. Indy Pass all the way. We’ve planned trips for the next three weekends: NH, Bolton Valley, Jay Peak and the Eastern Townships, all on Indy. In Casablanca Chute #1: [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/NKc1ZVY.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/NKc1ZVY) Top of Tight Line: [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/UnCDxTB.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/UnCDxTB) Top of the Kennebago Quad: [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/iDFjYDK.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/iDFjYDK) ---
**Author:** ![Tride](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tride/32/13907_2.png) [@Tride](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tride)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2026, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-26-ski-and-snowboard-thread-its-all-downhill-from-here/1023731/62 "2026-03-15T18:39:06Z")
Just got back from northern BC. Pretty much nailed it. First six days it snowed about 5’ with relatively warm temperature, so almost all tree skiing, and fighting some schmoo at the bottom of some runs. Thursday was colder, and all-time conditions. I get told Friday at 5 (leaving Saturday at 7am) that they had a cancellation. After much fraught negotiations with my wife, I decided to stay on. Temps cooled, more snow, and pretty epic conditions ensued. Friday was some of the best snow quality I’ve ever experienced. Really got my skis under me after being injured the last few years and was skiing smoothly and fast. Very fun. I’ll post some pics later. ---
**Author:** ![Tride](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tride/32/13907_2.png) [@Tride](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tride)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2026, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-26-ski-and-snowboard-thread-its-all-downhill-from-here/1023731/63 "2026-03-15T22:14:23Z")
[https://imgur.com/a/Yvdbxg6](https://imgur.com/ErPKCfp) ---
**Author:** ![Tride](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tride/32/13907_2.png) [@Tride](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tride)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2026, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-26-ski-and-snowboard-thread-its-all-downhill-from-here/1023731/64 "2026-03-15T22:16:45Z")
[![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/rW4qVCo.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/rW4qVCo) ---
**Author:** ![Tride](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tride/32/13907_2.png) [@Tride](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tride)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2026, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-26-ski-and-snowboard-thread-its-all-downhill-from-here/1023731/65 "2026-03-15T22:29:39Z")
[![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/6Nhdysb.png "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/6Nhdysb) ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2026, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-26-ski-and-snowboard-thread-its-all-downhill-from-here/1023731/66 "2026-03-16T00:00:19Z")
Beautiful job farming that pow! Our trip this weekend got cancelled but we’re headed to Jay next weekend, not sure if we’ll have winter or spring. ---
**Author:** ![Tride](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tride/32/13907_2.png) [@Tride](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tride)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2026, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-26-ski-and-snowboard-thread-its-all-downhill-from-here/1023731/67 "2026-03-16T12:56:39Z")
That was the other group channeling their inner Swiss… We had snowboarders in our group, so chaos ensued. ---
**Author:** ![Precambrianmollusc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/precambrianmollusc/32/63_2.png) [@Precambrianmollusc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Precambrianmollusc)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2026, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-26-ski-and-snowboard-thread-its-all-downhill-from-here/1023731/68 "2026-03-20T17:50:18Z")
Some awesome pics there from everyone. Here in Utah , just horrible. Going to put the skis away and breakout the mountain bike . ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2026, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-26-ski-and-snowboard-thread-its-all-downhill-from-here/1023731/69 "2026-03-20T17:58:08Z")
Tahoe resorts are starting to close down: > **[2 More Tahoe Ski Resorts Close Amid Record-Breaking Heatwave](https://patch.com/california/san-francisco/2-more-tahoe-ski-resorts-close-amid-record-breaking-heatwave)** > > Several Tahoe resorts are closing early amid record temperatures. Plenty still remain open - for now. Check out the conditions at elev 8,200 at Dodge Ridge: [https://dodgeridge.com/mountain-web-cams/summit-web-cam/](https://dodgeridge.com/mountain-web-cams/summit-web-cam/) ---
**Author:** ![ricepad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@ricepad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricepad)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2026, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-26-ski-and-snowboard-thread-its-all-downhill-from-here/1023731/70 "2026-03-20T18:05:14Z")
Kirkwood is sticking to it’s guns: April 19 is the official closing day as of just a couple of days ago. We shall see. And I will say that the ‘cat crews are doing yeoman’s work harvesting snow and moving it around the mountain. ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2026, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-26-ski-and-snowboard-thread-its-all-downhill-from-here/1023731/71 "2026-03-20T18:09:12Z")
We are talking about going there Sunday to ski in shorts and t-shirts for the first time. ---
**Author:** ![ricepad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@ricepad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricepad)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2026, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-26-ski-and-snowboard-thread-its-all-downhill-from-here/1023731/72 "2026-03-20T18:11:51Z")
You’ll probably be comfortable in shorts and t-shirts. Tuesday I skied in a t-shirt and powder pants (I have no choice), and I was HOT. Just make sure to reapply the sunscreen several times throughout the day! ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2026, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-26-ski-and-snowboard-thread-its-all-downhill-from-here/1023731/73 "2026-03-23T02:16:53Z")
From spring back to winter. Got two surprising (East Coast) powder days at Jay Peak this weekend. A few inches fell over night on Friday so we had 6" in the trees which made for some good runs though the lift lines were a bit long on the Flyer. Sunday is started snowing at 4:00 AM and continued all day. The parking lot filled up early and the Tram and Flyer were down for wind hold so the lines for the Jet and Bonnie were extensive. But the woods had the goods, untracked 8" as far as you could see, plenty of open lines, and temps weren’t too cold. We took off around 1:00 because the lift lines weren’t getting shorter and our legs were shot. Plus a 4 hour drive home in the snow is better in daylight. Deep in Timbuktu: [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/8uwm9Zy.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/8uwm9Zy) [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/OoMY3VI.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/OoMY3VI) Singles line on Jet: [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/nsKrSbC.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/nsKrSbC) ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2026, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-26-ski-and-snowboard-thread-its-all-downhill-from-here/1023731/74 "2026-03-23T03:51:13Z")
Kirkwood today, probably the last day of the season, with no precip in sight. Overnight low was 42F, with puddles and runoff as we parked. Cloudless and windless, and slush turned to mush by 11am as the temp reached for the upper 50s/low 60s. I did ski a couple runs in just short sleeves and loved it, but put my sweaty light jacket back on since my arms were unprotected and I didn’t want to fry them in the strong sun. When the sign says “thin cover” they meant “bare areas” - evidently the kids like to shoot thru these and try to make a turn while kicking up rocks. At least the large rocks were sticking up prominently in the runs so they were easy to avoid. Changed into shorts for the ride home. Still, it was a few hours of skiing as opposed to mowing the lawn and pruning! Looking at the @Telemark pics above with envy, except that long line! WTF? ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2026, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-26-ski-and-snowboard-thread-its-all-downhill-from-here/1023731/75 "2026-03-23T12:22:01Z")
> [@snowthx](#): > > Looking at the @Telemark pics above with envy, except that long line! WTF? That’s the singles line, which moves fairly quickly on the Jet triple. It was a powder day in late March, parking lots were full and turning folks away, with the two Tramside lifts on wind hold. Yeah, taking 45 minutes a run (20 minutes skiing, 25 minutes lift) isn’t great but the skiing was. On Saturday all the lifts were running so it wasn’t quite that bad, but Saturday crowds were bigger so that didn’t help. ---
**Author:** ![Tride](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tride/32/13907_2.png) [@Tride](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tride)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2026, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-26-ski-and-snowboard-thread-its-all-downhill-from-here/1023731/76 "2026-03-23T12:31:08Z")
Bridger Bowl closed yesterday, 3 weeks early. Only announced the closing Thursday. Not surprising since it was in the 70s all week and didn’t get below freezing at night… One unique aspect of BB is that the Ridge (hiking access expert terrain) spans the entire width of the area above intermediate terrain, so when it gets too warm and avalanche danger spikes, half of the mountain has to close no matter the snow depth. Glad I got the BC trip in. What a crummy winter. ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2026, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-26-ski-and-snowboard-thread-its-all-downhill-from-here/1023731/77 "2026-03-23T16:33:29Z")
> [@Tride](#): > > What a crummy winter. Agree. Out west it used to be a few storms before the holidays and you were likely, if not guaranteed to get in a day or two before New Year’s, and sometimes much earlier, like around Thxgiving. One year we got in a day before Halloween! And that ski season lasted for 6 months total! This season we had a stormy week around the Holidays, and then a stormy week in Feb (the timeframe of the avalanche deaths near Tahoe), and otherwise nothin! Just two weeks of storms all winter. Just days and weeks of dry, and recently heat added to that. Not a good combo of conditions for snow sports. Boo! ---
**Author:** ![ricepad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@ricepad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricepad)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2026, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-26-ski-and-snowboard-thread-its-all-downhill-from-here/1023731/78 "2026-03-23T17:56:47Z")
> [@snowthx](#): > > Kirkwood today, probably the last day of the season, Yeah, this is sad. The announced closing date is still April 19, but I find it hard to believe there’s gonna be enough snow to make it for nearly four weeks. They grooming crews are hard at work harvesting snow from closed runs to keep other runs open, but temps in the 60s aren’t helping. I guess I’ll have to pull my rock skis out of storage. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2026, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-26-ski-and-snowboard-thread-its-all-downhill-from-here/1023731/79 "2026-03-23T20:57:28Z")
Wet rocks and slippery grass. ---
**Author:** ![Precambrianmollusc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/precambrianmollusc/32/63_2.png) [@Precambrianmollusc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Precambrianmollusc)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2026, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-26-ski-and-snowboard-thread-its-all-downhill-from-here/1023731/80 "2026-03-23T23:38:30Z")
Making me sad. Well happy for you, looks awesome . I’ll be over here putting some flowers on the grave of the west coast 25/26 season. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-26-ski-and-snowboard-thread-its-all-downhill-from-here/1023731.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-26-ski-and-snowboard-thread-its-all-downhill-from-here/1023731.md?page=5)