Well it's been a couple weeks now. But opening day at Mt. Baker was epic.

And just think they have almost 3 times as much snow now. I'm going back for sure.

If this isn't inspiration for Gaper Day it should at least make you appreciate fat skis.

I have made it down to Bariloche, Argentina, my latest stop on a whirl-wind trip of South America ski destinations, accompanied by my Norwegian travel contingent. We have seen blue bird pow conditions in El Colorado, above the smog of Santiago, more of the same at South America's only cat skiing operation, Ski Arpa Snowcats. I happened upon my brother Les there, high in the Andes, an odd circumstance.

Here's some hot AK action by Dana Flahr. Saaaweeeeeeeet! If only we had spines like that on Gaper Day, the 'Bigfeet' woulda been off the hook.