Haven’t really found anything recent on this topic (and I know not everyone ski’s or snowboards) but I plan on possibly doing another trip out west to either Colorado or Utah this upcoming March. Hit Steamboat Springs a few years ago and it was a 10/10 (haven’t been to a ton of different places though). What’s your guys go to spots? Notable places I’ve been to are Killington, VT and Mont Tremblant, Canada. Both good spots.
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"She's Out of Your League"
You've said it a hundred times. Maybe a thousand. And every time you say it, you train your brain to freeze the next time she walks into the room.
Leagues are a myth invented by guys who are scared of women.
She's a person. She has bad breath in the morning. She picks songs she can't sing in the shower. She overthinks her own texts.
Walk over. Say something. The league dissolves the second you open your mouth.
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I presume you are only interested in North America? (BTW, I wasn't so impressed with Steamboat or Killington, but I liked Mont Tremblant.) My main criteria is a place with good solid high-vertical-drop runs, maybe with some side runs with some powder to mix it up.
There is Mont St-Anne near Québec (complete with rude Francophone waiters, LOL). Copper Mountain & Keystone in Summit County, CO are also good. The resorts around Aspen, CO are good too (although 1 of the 4 there, Snowmass, is big but not very well laid-out). There are the areas around Lake Tahoe, CA/NV. Lake Louise & Nakiska in Alberta are great (very disappointed in Whistler-Blackcomb due to not allowing the great vertical there to be skied in one continuous run). The gem of the East is Stowe, VT, but rain making everything icy is a concern. White Mountain in Lake Placid, NY is great, but it can really get icy there.
What I would recommend is to just drive around to ALL areas and sample them, much like an Arabian Sheik would sample his harem, LOL. I have always enjoyed going to a new place at least once just to check it off then to keep going to the same place. I have set my minimum vertical at about 1250 feet, and have gone to just about all resorts in North America that meet that criteria.
Oh, and don't forget that there is a whole another world of skiing in the Alps (the best resorts there are better than any American resort).
I can say that skiing has been a great hobby/activity while going through life as a monk.
There is Mont St-Anne near Québec (complete with rude Francophone waiters, LOL). Copper Mountain & Keystone in Summit County, CO are also good. The resorts around Aspen, CO are good too (although 1 of the 4 there, Snowmass, is big but not very well laid-out). There are the areas around Lake Tahoe, CA/NV. Lake Louise & Nakiska in Alberta are great (very disappointed in Whistler-Blackcomb due to not allowing the great vertical there to be skied in one continuous run). The gem of the East is Stowe, VT, but rain making everything icy is a concern. White Mountain in Lake Placid, NY is great, but it can really get icy there.
What I would recommend is to just drive around to ALL areas and sample them, much like an Arabian Sheik would sample his harem, LOL. I have always enjoyed going to a new place at least once just to check it off then to keep going to the same place. I have set my minimum vertical at about 1250 feet, and have gone to just about all resorts in North America that meet that criteria.
Oh, and don't forget that there is a whole another world of skiing in the Alps (the best resorts there are better than any American resort).
I can say that skiing has been a great hobby/activity while going through life as a monk.
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Whistler/Blackcomb (Canada)
Utah ((Deer Valley or Park City)
Colorado (Vail/Aspen/Breckenridge/Beaver Creek)
Lake Tahoe (Heavenly)
The old lady is particularly fond of Utah. Proximity to SLC makes it convenient and if you don’t have the bank roll to hang in the ski villages SLC is a cool city and it’s not a big deal to stay in SLC, enjoy the city nightlife and hit the mountains during the day.
Best of both worlds.
Bonus for the younger guys, plenty of college girls from U of Utah both on the slopes and off in SLC.
Utah ((Deer Valley or Park City)
Colorado (Vail/Aspen/Breckenridge/Beaver Creek)
Lake Tahoe (Heavenly)
The old lady is particularly fond of Utah. Proximity to SLC makes it convenient and if you don’t have the bank roll to hang in the ski villages SLC is a cool city and it’s not a big deal to stay in SLC, enjoy the city nightlife and hit the mountains during the day.
Best of both worlds.
Bonus for the younger guys, plenty of college girls from U of Utah both on the slopes and off in SLC.