Mountain Collective

Bad visibility at the top due to intermittent snow and fog. Otherwise, I had a great day skiing at Snowbasin Resort on March 6th, Yeehaw! 😎🌞❄️☀️⛷🏂

When I ski at Aspen Snowmass, I like to park at the ‘Two Creeks’ base area. Today I learned the hard way they decided not to groom any of the runs… 😎🌞❄️☀️⛷🏂

Wow, it’s another Bluebird beautiful day here at Aspen Buttermilk. I couldn’t resist, I had to come back here, this is one of my favorite places ever! Yeehaw! 😎🌞❄️☀️⛷🏂

Aspen Buttermilk – My Favorite ski resort! It’s Saturday morning and I have the place to myself. Yeehaw! 😎🌞❄️☀️⛷🏂

On January 24th I skied Revelstoke’s “The Last Spike” from the top to almost the bottom. 🥶😨😎🌞❄️☀️⛷🏂

I drove all the way up to Revelstoke, Canada to ski the longest run in North America, “The Last Spike” at 9.5 miles. 🥶😨😎🌞❄️☀️⛷🏂

I got the best parking space at Big Sky’s Madison Base area on January 19th, Martin Luther King Jr. Day – Yeehaw! 😎🌞❄️☀️⛷🏂

I fell at Snowbasin Resort on Tuesday for no real reason except there was a transition from icy snow to corn or almost slushy snow, and that’s where I fell.

I got up and drove to Snowbasin early as usual and got an excellent parking spot and a nice table to get ready at. It’s Tuesday 3/25/2025, I’m riding Snowbasin’s DeMoisy Express ski lift and it’s an absolutely beautiful Bluebird day, Yeehaw!

Here’s the view from Sun Valley’s Flying Squirrel ski lift shortly after the FIS Downhill finals were canceled on 3/22/2025. Massive crowd!

I shot this video while we were all waiting for the Sun Valley 2025 FIS Downhill Ski Races to start on 3/22/2025. Later it got canceled due to wind.

It was a nice morning for some skiing early on 3/22/2025, but then it got super crowded due to the 2025 Stifel Sun Valley FIS World Cup ski races.

It snowed like crazy yesterday, so I took the day off to rest. Today is Friday 3/21/2025 and it’s overcast with a little bit of muted sunlight getting through now and then, making visibility variable. I had fun anyway, Yeehaw!

It was a nice day for some air at Jackson Hole!
I had a great time skiing ‘Lupine Way’, ‘Amphitheater’, ‘Werner’, ‘Cros Ventre’, ‘Sundance’ ‘Teewinot’ and more at Jackson Hole!
I got treated to absolutely beautiful sunny and partly cloudy skies on 3/19/2025 at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. And the snow was super soft – Yeehaw!

Here I am riding Big Sky’s new Madison 8 chair lift that’s equipped with heated seats and bubble domes. I heard yesterday if you show up early there is great parking at Big Sky’s Madison base area. So that’s where I parked today and it was great! Super close, easy access parking. I had a great time again today skiing at Big Sky. Mr. K Rocks, Yeehaw!

It was a little overcast Monday 3/17/2025 at Big Sky Resort in Montana, but I had a great time. I love the pitch and how wide open Big Sky’s Mr. K ski run is, Yeehaw!

Heavy snow was forecast for California, Utah and Colorado, so I drove to Sun Valley, Idaho on 3/14/2025 for some Sun and Skiing, Yeehaw! I love getting ready to ski at Sun Valley’s River Run base lodge. You have to show up early to get a table, but it’s worth it!

Skiing Sun Valley’s Roundhouse Slope to the River Run base on 3/14/2025.

This is why I love Buttermilk. Look how wide this run is, and look how the pitch is just perfect.

We had so much fun skiing at Aspen Snowmass, we almost forgot to take pictures! We started at Aspen Snowmass’s

It was a bluebird day for Callie and I when we skied at Aspen Buttermilk on Sunday February 23rd. I

Unusually huge crowds at both the River Run and Warm Springs sides at Sun Valley on Valentine’s Day!

It was another beautiful day on Tuesday, January 28th, 2025 – Yeehaw! The bridge that leads to Sun Valley’s River

Here I am skiing Upper College to Lower College, then down the Sunset Strip cat-track to Lower River Run at

Here I am skiing Lower Broadway at Sun Valley on 1/28/2025, Yeehaw! (2 X Speed)

I got the best parking spot at Sun Valley’s River Run side again this morning! And, it’s another absolutely beautiful,

It was cold but clear at Sun Valley on 1/25/2025. I had a great time, Yeehaw! Here’s the view from

Another great day of skiing, this time at Alta, Utah. Yeehaw!

Here’s some images captured from Sun Valley’s White Clouds camera.

This is a fun to watch video of a snow blower clearing off the Sun Valley Ice Rink, Enjoy!

I like to watch the Zamboni make it’s rounds at Sun Valley’s Ice Rink!

With the completion of the new detachable six-person Doppelmayr chairlift, uphill capacity at Seattle Ridge will increase by 20 percent

Sun Valley is making some major progress replacing the quad Seattle Ridge lift with a 6-Pack lift. I can’t wait

Just announced! Sun Valley, Idaho to host the Audi FIS Ski World Finals March 22-27, 2025 – Yeehaw! For more

It was cloudy and snowy in Utah, so I drove to Sun Valley, Idaho and made it in time to

Lots of fresh snow was nice. Some bits of sun here and there, but the clouds and overcast reduced visibility

I went to Alta Monday March 4th, got an excellent parking place steps from the the Albion base lodge. But

I love skiing at Aspen Snowmass! Not a cloud in the sky and numerous green & blue groomed runs equaled

Today I’m at Buttermilk – Aspen. Wow! It snowed just a little bit after they groomed last night making it

Well here I am at Taos, New Mexico my second day. What a blast this place is! Absolutely beautiful! Super

I had a great time skiing my first day at Taos! I got lucky and the weather was a calm

An absolutely beautiful day for my third day here at Snowbasin! Hardly anyone here and not a cloud in the

I got in line early and was able to enjoy many untracked groomers! Later it got crowded, became slightly overcast

Beautiful moon during the drive in! I started early and enjoyed a nice Sunny Day! Yeehaw!! Strava Results

When I learned no sun was forecast the rest of the week in Utah, I drove up to Big Sky

Here I am on my first ride of the new De Moisy lift here at Snowbasin and it’s a great

This morning it was -9 degrees Fahrenheit at 9am, 0 degrees at noon and a whooping high of 19 degrees

It was -8 degrees Fahrenheit at 9am this morning, at noon it was -1 then at 3pm it was 4

I showed up early again. No snow the previous night so groomers galore – my favorite! I used my second

The day started off a little chilly at 5 degrees fahrenheit. I used one of my last three vouchers to

A blizzard was forecast, but there was only light snow, so I went skiing! I got there early! Strava Results

The New Challenger Six-Pack Ski Lift Base! I had a great time on the first day of my Mountain Collective

The new Doppelmayr six-pack ski lift is super quiet and smooth! Yeehaw!!

Sun Valley Day 1! Almost no one else on the mountain! What a blast – Yeehaw!! My kind of crowd!

Sun Valley’s new Challenger Ski Lift, a Doppelmayr Six-Pack is Operational and will open December 20, 2023!! Here’s a timelapse video of the construction. YEEHAW!!!

Snowbasin has completed construction of the new Lietner Poma High Speed Quad Ski Lift named ‘DeMoisy’! Here’s a timelapse video

Sun Valley’s Brand New Doppelmayr High Speed Quad Ski Lift ‘Flying Squirrel’ Gets it’s Chairs Today. It won’t be long now – Yeehaw!!

Snowbasin’s new ‘DeMoisy’ Ski Lift is Running! The American Made Leitner Poma Six Pack High Speed Ski Lift will open to the public soon – Yeehaw!

The New Challenger Six Pack High Speed Ski Lift is Working – They Did It – YEEHAW!!!

They are splicing the main cable of Snowbasin’s new DeMoisy Ski Lift Today – Yeehaw!

First Chair at the top of Sun Valley’s New Challenger lift!

My Mountain Collective Pass Arrived, Yeehaw!

Sun Valley to Open Nov. 23 and New Trail Map released!

Snowbasin’s new DeMoisy Lift’s cable is being installed and the base station is nearing completion – Yeehaw!

I captured the crew splicing the cable for Sun Valley’s New Flying Squirrel Ski Lift!

The results of the 2024 SKI Magazine Reader Resort Survey are in and 9 of the 11 U.S. West Mountain Collective Resorts are in the top 13 of 30 Best West Ski Resorts! Yeehaw!!

Progress on Snowbasin’s New DeMoisy Express Ski Lift!

The Challenger Quad ski lift at Sun Valley is being replaced with a modern six person even higher speed ski lift. The Challenger Quad: 1988-2023 – Thirty-Five Years of Fun! More to come!

I captured this image last night from Sun Valley’s White Clouds live web camera and made a slight adjustment in Photoshop to the exposure. I think I’ll have it framed.