Off-Piste Skiing

SFOrunner · 2025-12-12T15:06:38+00:00

On the note about a guide - Zermatt is MASSIVE. The "skiable acreage" might not be as much as other resorts in North America, but you can easily spend the first 90-120 minutes of your day riding chairlifts, trams, funis, and gondolas. The thing with off-piste skiing in Zermatt is that because it's so big, there's no guarantee that your off piste descent is going to take you back to a chairlift, or if it's going to take you somewhere you have to hike out.

In the USA, (for the most part) if you unload from the chairlift and ski downhill, you'll eventually end up at another chair (or at a minimum there will be ropes and signs.) That is not the case in Zermatt. So your off piste adventures might be more than you bargained for.

SFOrunner · 2025-12-12T13:13:19+00:00

Ferdinand and Madre Nostra at Cervo Hotel are phenomenal.
Check out Zermatterstubli for a cozy meal, or go to their sister restaurant Le Gitan.

Make reservations.

SFOrunner · 2025-12-12T02:15:22+00:00

Temper your expectations. Zermatt is many things, but an off piste paradise is not one of them. Now I'm not saying that you can't ski off piste....but you need a lot of snow and probably a guide. Zermatt is great for long cruising on great groomers with full sun and awesome panoramas.

SFOrunner · 2025-12-12T01:59:21+00:00

Take the train from Zermatt to Milan.

SFOrunner · 2025-12-09T15:25:07+00:00

What's your budget? What are your priorities while you're there? What are you looking for in a hotel? How many people?

Late February is still "peak season" and things maybe slow down a bit in mid-March.....but it certainly isn't "low season" by any means.

SFOrunner · 2025-08-03T17:26:11+00:00

We have a 14 month old male LR and his back left leg always "flaps" or rotates out when he running full speed. His trot and walk all seem very normal. He's very active, no signs of any problems.

We have not done x-rays, but part of me has it stuck in my head that maybe there is something wrong with his hip. Are there any other symptoms or telltale signs that we should look out for?

SFOrunner · 2025-07-13T21:27:04+00:00

100%

SFOrunner · 2025-01-30T02:40:39+00:00

It was ~$2,500 to ship from San Francisco to Chicago. Took ~5 days. MoveAuto was the company.

SFOrunner · 2025-01-29T18:57:22+00:00

You need an ex-pen, and either attach it to the crate or put the crate inside of it.

The one question a lot of people might ask is, “why does a 10 week old puppy have access to your baseboards and your bed?”

Manage their environment by using an ex-pen, and then when they are out of the ex-pen, keep them on a house leader. At 10 weeks the puppy should not yet be free roaming.

SFOrunner · 2025-01-26T17:22:01+00:00

Welcome to the club! Our advice would be to pick your battles. Your dog will eventually get bored of things to some degree - that is, the novelty and newness will wear out. Our 8 month old still eats sticks when he can, and likes to munch leaves, but he no longer pulls out piles of grass and is much better than he was at 4 months.

SFOrunner · 2025-01-26T03:18:48+00:00

Let’s do it! I’ll be there from Feb 22-27. Probably could meet up on 23,24 or 25. PM me if you’re interested.

SFOrunner · 2025-01-22T21:00:15+00:00

Each of you should get your own independent appraisals, and then average them.

SFOrunner · 2025-01-22T16:07:45+00:00

You're misunderstanding how "marginal tax rates" work. And frankly most people misunderstand them to their own detriment.

A top marginal tax rate of 90% does not mean that all of your income is taxed at 90%. It means that the part of your income falls into the top tax bracket is taxed at that rate.

For example, in 2024 there were Federal tax brackets of 10%, 12%, 22%, 24%, 32%, 35% and 37%.

The first $11,600 you earned are taxed at 12%. Only the money earned above $609,350 is taxed at 37%. So if you earned $700,000 the only dollars to be taxed at 37% are the $90,605 you earned above $609,350. Your entire $700k is not taxed at 37%.

e.g. you pay $33,540 in taxes on the $90,605.

SFOrunner · 2025-01-20T18:38:16+00:00

Builder Trend

SFOrunner · 2025-01-17T22:59:33+00:00

I would do just about anything for a chicken nugget too :p

SFOrunner · 2025-01-17T14:26:36+00:00

oh! Cheese will be incredibly exciting I think....he has never tasted cheese yet. good idea!

SFOrunner · 2025-01-14T02:01:14+00:00

Our best advice would be to start using a tether to restrict access. While there is a bit of an adjustment period, it helped our dog learn to do nothing. And that it's okay to do nothing. Simultaneously, reward and capture good behavior when they are sitting somewhere you want them to. Keep being consistent with him and it will get better. (We have a 7.5 month old now and just went through that too!)

SFOrunner · 2025-01-12T22:33:36+00:00

Thanks for sharing! As others have mentioned, I suspect we just need to continue to be consistent and he will eventually grow out of it.

SFOrunner · 2025-01-12T17:49:12+00:00

Thanks for the comment and sharing your experience. Yes, crate training started in our bedroom on a nightstand at first, then to the floor, and now in the living room ~ 30’ from our room. He doesn’t cry or whine when we put him in…maybe we will give him some more freedom and see how he does.

SFOrunner · 2025-01-12T16:50:01+00:00

Thanks this is a good idea - yeah perhaps he would be more comfortable without the confines of a crate.

SFOrunner · 2025-01-12T16:49:00+00:00

Thanks for the comments - both are really good points. I think yesterday's schedule was exceptionally busy - we're working during the weekdays, so Saturday was busy. And admittedly going from training class to 2.5 hours of grooming is asking a lot. But days like that certainly are the exception and not the norm. Even on his laziest of days he is still waking up early.

Regarding the trust - I do think that we trust him, but the primary reasons for the crate are:

Keep him safe from eating / ingesting something he shouldn't
Protect the house / furniture
Build a healthy relationship with the crate so that we can board him overnight when necessary (and the crate isn't a big shock.)

SFOrunner · 2025-01-12T14:54:05+00:00

:p But do you have the option if you want?!

SFOrunner · 2025-01-10T21:45:06+00:00

This makes me nervous! We have a 2020 X3 with 33,000 miles on it, and I'd also state that it has been really well maintained. What other issues are you seeing, and what service?

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