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  1. Saw that... brutal.  

     

    I posted a picture a couple of pages back from Courmayeur where I traversed across the face of the bowl to get to some powder.  I don't think its ever possible to cross into those areas without having thoughts of an avalanche in the back of your head.  That day... temps were warming up, snowpack can loosen.  I didn't have a shovel or transceiver.  No avalanche training.  Skiing solo.  But the run is right there!?  Yes... still... makes you think.

     

    Check these out...

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  2. Yup... Crans Montana.  About 90 minutes from where we will be in Saas Fee.  It was a place I was thinking of as a side trip.  Sounds like warm weather caused the avalanche.  Saw a small one go into the trail in Obergurgl two years ago.  Scary enough when you think of you being near it, much less your kids.

     

    Thinking of making a side trip to here since there should be some easy runs for the kids and, if I time it right, can go top/bottom and cover about 5700 vertical... 

    trailmap.jpg 

     

    Though it would take more effort (but surely worth it) there's Zermatt.

  3. 32 minutes ago, VABuckeye said:

    I do the same with Virginia wines.  Most of them just seem thin for lack of a better work.  I need to get down to Charlotteville.  The vineyards there are supposed to be better.

    I liked Barboursville when I tried their Cabernet Franc.  What do you think of their wines?

  4. On 2/15/2019 at 10:41 AM, AustinMT said:

    I think the biggest issue is being able to get enough quality fruit from Texas vines.  Not a problem in California, but it is an issue in Texas.  

    I get the marketing angle, but frankly I don't buy a lot of Texas wines and telling me it's 100% Texas grapes isn't going to make a difference unless the wine is good.

    Totally agree and that's why I've mostly avoided Texas wine until William Chris and Ron Yates.

  5. 1 hour ago, NoName said:

    This is neither here nor there, but the William Chris guys are pretty involved and aggressive in trying to make wine labeled as "Texas wine" to be made with 100% Texas grapes - right now it is 75% Texas/25% elsewhere. 

     

    I agree that if you're going to call it Texas wine, it has to be 100%.  I think several of theirs are labeled as 100%.  Will have to take a look.  Believe that's the goal of Ron Yates.  I know Southold isn't there, yet, but moving in that direction.

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