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Keystone vs. Breck

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thebmxican6
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Going out in 10 days for a week, whhich one has better park

Feb 9 2011 9:08PM
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PG_EDA
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Ive been to both over the years, and id reccomend to go to both, they are 20 min away from each other and they are both the bomb! when it comes to parkes these are top class, i have never been to better set up parks.

As said above^^^

Keystone:
Amazing rails, and real nice rail lines.
Big jump line is real nice and poppy and they are real big.
Lift that is almost never crowded.

Breck:
Perfect jumps real nice jump lines with parts of rails inbetween,
NIce rails, not as good rail lines, and fewer rails but the jumps make up for it and there are still tons of rails and boxes.
Crowded quite alot but the mountain is big! over all riding is real good.
Amazing ski town!

Personal preference is to Live in Breck and ski in both breck and Key.

Eighter way your up for a sick time.
Feb 11 2011 3:44PM
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Karma_Police
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You're from the east coast.  Anything in the western states is going to be steep to you.
Feb 11 2011 5:25PM
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.RYAN66
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i have skied out west quite a lot, and have seen steep mountains and flat mountains both here in the east and west. now if you compare breck or keystone to a resort like whistler, it is going to get its balls blown off, but i would say over all breck and keystone arent to flat, i was only at keystone once and breck probably 5 times in the past 4 years or so.
Feb 11 2011 6:27PM
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Karma_Police
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So you're agreeing with me that breck and keystone are flat?

I'm sorry I'm only taking mountains not "hills" into consideration aka west vs east. 
Feb 11 2011 6:32PM
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.RYAN66
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Feb 11 2011 7:45PM
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Karma_Police
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Overall to what?

The east coast?

The midwest?

Duh.

The rest of the west?

No
Feb 11 2011 7:49PM
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.RYAN66
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the rest of colorado i would say summit is pretty even with vail and Beaver along with aspen as well. not steeper but not a huge amount less, and OP is from the east cost so he wont have a problem with summit. and for OP A basin is the shit if you are into powder.
Feb 11 2011 8:15PM
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californiagrown
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Really? summit compares well to crested butte, and telluride?

the only place worth skiing in summit county(i dont really ski park) is Abay.

Feb 11 2011 8:26PM
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hfisher
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if you buy lift tickets to Breck than you Keystone, A basin, Vail as well and vice versa from all the other mountains.
Feb 11 2011 10:51PM
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derpina
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For stuff other than park?


ABay, Copper, Vail.... Vail's actually not IN Summit though and Copper's right on the end.

Copper and Vail are NOT flat.


Back country on peak 6 next to Breck also always has SICK powder stashes.
Feb 12 2011 1:06AM
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Ryanvdonk
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go ski the chutes on east wall or most of the pali chair and tell me all of summit is flat...also there's some fun stuff at breck if you know where to go.
Feb 12 2011 1:44AM
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Gnarshred
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but know one knows where to go at Breck, and I don't mind keeping it that way...
Feb 12 2011 5:03AM
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Karma_Police
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While I agree with you that what you said is correct summit is still flat compared to the rest of the west.
Feb 12 2011 10:46AM
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iwasinthepool
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should he go somewhere that hasn't seen an inch of snow in over 30 days like Kirkwood?
Feb 12 2011 11:24AM
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Jnossiff
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i wen to breck and key over break.. id say try to ride both if u can. if u want a day to get jibby on some dope rails, fool around, and get better at rails go to key. if u want bluebird days with ill jump sessions and shit go to breck. they r both ill and neither will let u down.

happy skiin nigguh
Feb 12 2011 11:50AM
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Karma_Police
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You guys get half the amount of snow kirkwood does. Also it snowed 18 inches last week so you're wrong. Remember last season? Did summit resorts break 300 inches?

Granted tahoe had a shitty january we got your total snowfall before the new years.

Enjoy your low snowfall, few girls, and flat terrain.

Lastly:

So no he shouldn't go to kirkwood leave it all for me.


Feb 12 2011 12:48PM
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-PonyThug-
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there owned by the same company  tickets work at both..even in the same day

durrr durr
Feb 12 2011 3:27PM
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derpina
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Kirkwood Season Total: 352
Breckenridge Season Total: 330



Straight from their websites, son.


By the way. This thread is about Keystone or Breck, not Kirkwood. Live and let live man. No one asked you to come in here and start hating on everything. We all have our own reasons as to why we live where we live. I could say plenty of bad things about Tahoe but I don't feel the need to be an ass for no reason.

Would you really want the whole world visiting your "spectacular" mountain? No.


Don't be such a buzzkill man. NS is a shitty website because of haters like you.

Feb 12 2011 4:30PM
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.RYAN66
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this.
Feb 12 2011 5:31PM
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Karma_Police
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No newschoolers is a shitty website because east coast kids think that breck and keystone are the only two resorts out west.

And you're right I am being a buzzkill. Breck and keystone are fun, and probably amazing this year because of the snowfall amount that breck is getting. I'm not hating, just people east of the Mississippi don't realize that if you're flying to ski somewhere summit county isn't the only option.

I do like breck and keystone, I had a season pass there the previous 4 years.

OP, you will have plenty of fun in summit.
Feb 12 2011 6:49PM
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iwasinthepool
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1. Last year was a horrible season.
2. Kirk hasn't reported snow since January 30th.

AND 3. Our very few chicks are all complete prostitutes so i don't see any reason to knock em...


I'll take out soft fluffy snow and sluts any day!

and I ski vail...breck's too crowded.
Feb 12 2011 7:30PM
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.RYAN66
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i do not think breck and keystone arent the only resorts in the west but they both have a good variety of terrain and since i like to ski park and i am usually there in the late spring i think they are the best at that time.
Feb 12 2011 7:30PM
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derpina
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Just because someone is going to Breck and Key doesn't mean they think it's the only resort in the West. People come to Breck and Key for their parks, the world renowned resorts, night life, towns and the variety of terrain.

I live in Breckenridge but have been in SLC the last several days for Dew Tour. I like visiting here but I would NEVER live here. The air quality is horrendous, there's way too many people, the city is too big, there's no snow in the actual city, it's ugly... I could go on forever.

I love Summit SO fucking much. Yeah, our mountains aren't steep all over like other mountains... big deal. We have the best terrain parks in the world, the easiest accessible backcountry, some of the driest snow around and the longest season imaginable. I get to ride a few different 22' halfpipes 6 months out of the year. You can't get that ANYWHERE else in the world. PC's pipe didn't even open until January.

So many people hate on Summit because it's "touristy" or from what they've heard "flat". For us who live here, this is our home, our life, our heart. We know where to get the steeps and how to avoid the tourists.

I'm sorry your offended because Kirkwood doesn't get the publicity that Breck or Key do, but don't get angry at Breck or Keystone for it.

I'm stoked that you love your mountain. And we love ours too.

#justsayin.
Feb 12 2011 11:15PM
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danderson.
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Hidden Valley, Missouri.
Feb 12 2011 11:22PM
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californiagrown
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its funny cause kirkwood is one of the worst run resorts in california. People love skiing there, but hate having a pass there. world class terrain though...summit doesnt have world class terrain, it has world class parks.

key and breck are for the more park/party oriented folks, while the tahoe area, and greater SLC is for the outdoorsy/big powder/allmtn folks.


different strokes for different folks


Feb 13 2011 12:43AM
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JIBpsy^^
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You are either partially retarded or grew up in fucking jackson hole

Feb 13 2011 12:52AM
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JIBpsy^^
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Word son. I think the most valuable thing in my life is living in summit. I love Breck and Key with all my heart. and to all those people hating on our mountains you really just do not know where to go which is one of the things that make our mountains so beloved for us.

you go ski lake chutes at breck and tell me that summit isnt steep. The beauty of having a resort where you have to live there to know the best skiing is that you are the only ones that ski the best spots. Also to all the people hating on A-basin you are an ignorant park snob or you are from the East Coast. I will bet money that OP doesnt like A bay like the locals do because he sees a mountain face and says thats shit you cant put a rail there but summit locals see the face and think about what line they would take down, only becasue they most likley Easterners have never experienced Big mountain skiing. ( not hate to east coasters). Also breck and key are gonna seem really touristy if you never leave the base of peak 8 or river run but you never leave there cuz you dont know where to go. So in conclusion you pretty much have to live in Summit to get the true essence of our skiing.

Feb 13 2011 1:05AM
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JIBpsy^^
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Also summits got about 320 ish total for this year and we havnet even hit march yet we hve plenty of snow.
Feb 13 2011 1:08AM
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Turnup_swiperigh
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I have been to both, i liked keystone better. Brecks jumps are super ill but over all i like keystones better. Go to both, if you dont like one, transfer your ticket and go the other.
Feb 13 2011 10:40AM
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Karma_Police
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I love having my kirkwood pass. Yeah it sucks that its so far away from civilzation but I'm not going to ski hill to party I'm going to ski, partying comes second and I HATE waiting in line, something that heavenly squaw have lots of...Where do you ski?
Feb 13 2011 1:36PM
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californiagrown
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nah alpine meadows, squaw.

i can scare myself every day at alpine and squaw...and kwood.
not so much at breck or key
Feb 13 2011 2:35PM
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Karma_Police
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Yesssum
Feb 13 2011 2:53PM
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MarkieR
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that's the only thing i dislike about living around Summit, lack of fright. you don't have to hike/skin too far or work too hard to get into some scary shit here, though. it's more fun when you have to earn it anyway.
Feb 13 2011 3:08PM
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PON3
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have you ever been to the bowls at vail?? unbeatable terrain on a pow day
Feb 13 2011 3:21PM
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Karma_Police
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

30 degree bowls on a pow day?

No. Beavercreek stone creek chutes? Mmmmm yes please, vail bowls? No.
Feb 13 2011 3:56PM
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californiagrown
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no but i find it hard to believe its terrain rivals squaw, or alpines. From Spriggs' edits, it looks like big drops to flat landings, much more mini golf than big mtn. looks fun but alot of it looks unhittable if there isnt soft snow.

a lot of footage from those edits is from vail right? thats what i know of it.
Feb 13 2011 3:58PM
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teleak
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Feb 13 2011 4:15PM
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iwasinthepool
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have you been here on a powder day? 5300 acres gives you plenty to ride on a powder day where you won't get stuck.

And if stone creek is your fav at the beave then you need to do more exploring.
Feb 13 2011 4:52PM
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PON3
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i never specified that vail bowls are awesome and beaver creek chutes are gay. ive skiid both and they are both super fun

and i know that they arnt steep but still fun to cruise

so take your judgmental comments some where else... we arnt comparing which are better just giving ideas.
Feb 13 2011 7:22PM
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californiagrown
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i believe you said that the vail bowls have "unbeatable terrain on a pow day"- thats a comparison

and i believe that it can be beat...quite easily. But my question remains: are thos Spriggs edits filmed mostly at vail? and the back bowls and stuff?
Feb 13 2011 7:44PM
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MarkieR
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the shit in Sprigg's edit was from East Vail. i was skiing there one of the days it was shot. it's a sidecountry area adjacent to the resort. you have to cruise the whole way across Vail and hike about 20 minutes through a gate. it's a 3500' run with a shitload of super fun cliffs and trees. without a doubt the most concentrated area of awesome terrain anywhere within a reasonable drive. can be really sketchy, though, in terms of avalanches. best explored with someone who knows the area pretty well. avalanche gear (shovel, beacon. probe) and the ability to use said gear are imperative.
Feb 13 2011 10:23PM
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Karma_Police
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Thank you for adding this. And everything he said is true.
Feb 13 2011 10:55PM
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californiagrown
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nice. looks like some fun mini golf, but are the landings as flat as they look? looks like its only really fun on a deep pow day, or you'll blow your knees up
Feb 13 2011 10:57PM
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Karma_Police
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Stuck in vail? 2 of their back bowls are almost unaccessible for snowboarders (I ski) because of the cat walk back....

Please tell me another zone inbounds at beaver creek inbounds that this can be had I'm quite curious?

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Feb 13 2011 11:03PM
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MarkieR
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a lot of the landings are flat. i'd imagine that many of those drops would be suicide if it hadn't snowed recently. i've only been there when the snow was insanely deep. that place catches a ton of snow when the surrounding areas only get a dusting. the days i've been there were literally bottomless and the resort never posted more than 10 inches. it's a good spot for sure.
Feb 13 2011 11:18PM
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bfnradford
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thats going a little far. the wack bowls are fun for cruising, but you get stuck in the flats if there is much snow.
Feb 14 2011 4:49PM
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gretzels
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YES!! THIS!!

I could spend (and have spent) all day in stone creek chutes! you can really go crazy back there. I can see how vail back bowls could be fun, maaaaybe, but there's just no challenge to it...it's just not-steep, wide open-ness.

and as for the summit debate, i've heard it before and i'll say it again:

summit county is the east of the west.

it has sweet, perfectly manicured parks, but the terrain is just...meh. (think of what else the west is offereing. like crested butte, alta, squaw or silverton come to mind.)

srsly people. you're not going to shit you're pants while standing on solid ground at keystone. finding yourself in a steep, rocky chute that's no wider than you're skis are long at CB may be a different story.

Feb 14 2011 5:16PM
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derpina
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Please name me one mountain in the entire world that offers terrain like Alta's and a park like Breck's all in one mountain.


Now let me go hate on Silverton's and Alta's park. Oh wait... what park?



(I'm riding Alta tomorrow. I'm not hater. You just all sound like idiots to compare mountains that are completely different breeds and meant for completely different things.)
Feb 14 2011 5:57PM
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californiagrown
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mammoth is pretty close in both respects.

and some euro resorts can probly compete.

the moral of the story is that you take a trip to summit to ski park first and foremost.
Feb 14 2011 6:02PM
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derpina
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Europe =/= Parks

That's why they all come here.

Also, European terrain is NOTHING like American terrain.

ALSO, Mammoth's terrain does not compare to Alta's. Not even close.

Yes I have ridden both.


THE POINT is that I'm sick of people saying "Meh, Mehhh MEHHHH SUMMIT IS FLAT MEHHHH" whenever someone says they're coming here. Well you fucks, MAYBE, JUST MAAYBEEE they weren't looking to ride steeps and cliffs! Maybe they wanted to ride UNBEATABLE park! That's not something you GO TO CRUSTY BUTT FOR. WELL SLAP MY ASS AND CALL ME A BITCH, AIN'T THAT A CONCEPT!


Ya Jackwagons.


[/end rant.]


Apologies.
Feb 14 2011 6:35PM
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