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Skiing in may? Where to go?

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ataraxia
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So I've almost finished my first year at uni and had a pretty short season due to all the work. I finish the 26th of April, and I'm looking into skiing sometime soon after that. Where would you guys recommend I go for 2 weeks in May to ski park? Nothing too ridiculously expensive either.
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GreenStezz
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Mammoth..............................
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ataraxia
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Yea I've been looking into that. Any recommendations on where to stay for cheap?
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Sallabillz
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mammoth and othere places in cali
whistler
france
sweden
any where in europe with sick parks
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Burrrlapz
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Sunshine!
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JSiegel
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Tahoe? Squaw & alpine are super sick in may. but they don't beat mammoth.
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skiRay
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how about on the ec anyone?
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Ski_Alot
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Sugarloaf? Maybe?
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BmoChop
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Hahah funny jokes, everything's closed by may, heck most resorts are closed by april.
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pghjibber
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mammoth. no question

they have 535" on the year with more on the way

skiing to july no problem
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Crankset
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On the East Coast there's a chance that Jay Peak will still be open - but the last 2 weeks haven't bee so good so who knows.

Besides that go to WHISLA baby! Skiing/drinking/bud smoking mecca!
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shredstar
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I went to Hood last year and it was really fun.  Never paid to camp or stay and the pass was 99$.  Rained a lot and most of our afternoons were spent trying to build a fire with soaking wet wood, but still had a great time. 

Was looking into going to Mammoth this year, but their passes are so much more expensive, so I'll probably be back at Hood. 

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monkatizer
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mammoth!
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Bubba-Snax
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26$ lift tickets at hunter this weekend and i heard they still have a pretty god base to.
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gnarpow2009
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loveland and abay stay open into may
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207
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sugarloaf usually stays open for a week in may
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WIllW
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Mammoth- best all around, but not as cheap, have to get to from reno, you can camp if need be, motel 6 is probably the cheapest in town. Squaw-usually have a 180 dollar spring pass good from mid april to mid may pool/hot tub on mountain at High Camp(shower there if you camp) Hood- 99 dollar spring pass, but weather can be hit or miss Bachelor, usually have a 99dollar spring pass I think maybe it's a bit more, weather can be bad also
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skiRay
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yeah i know its true and sad. i mena this year i know whitefacecould make it till late april, but theyre debating extending theyre closing date past april 10th. being a state-run mountain has its benefits and drawbacks.

i know killy could definitly make it to may though
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infuser
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mah mountains already closed and its like mid march :(
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Big_Tuna
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sunshine its open for so long
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.squirrely.
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sugarloaf is usually open until early may and prob could stay open even later but no on would go.  mammoth sounds like your best choice,  dont come to the east
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jason...
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whistler mr siekierski
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Drail
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not sure if it was a regular thing, but one season a decade ago Killington was still open Mid May. May 20something. Tuckermans is an option in May as well.
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jbberish123
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SNOWFLEX!!!!!
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BmoChop
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Hahah same, crazy what with the winter we had, sucks, but im so pumped for next season, and spring for that matter.
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TheUngroomed
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its been snowing for the past two weeks plus at tahoe =) best spring skiing of my life!
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EmperorKuzco
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Possibly Killy
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Smuffy
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im considering making a trip to killy towards april 20th or so (not not a 420 trip hahaha) thats just when my spring break is.
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tall_pants
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hows hood in early april park wise? or powder
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Contender
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aleks, is that really a question..

WHISTLERR
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JKill
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Alpine 99 doll hair spring pass I think and they have a 300 foot base right now.
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ataraxia
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Mr.Frodo I might just have to take you up on that
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hjb
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Sunshine
A Bay
Mammoth
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Mr.LemonPie
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abay
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Caveman.
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There isn't much on Timberline other than park and flat groomers.
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graciousstallion
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alpine has $99 spring passes, they go from april 1st to close
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ski-swagga
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Mammoth or hood.
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broto
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orly
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ataraxia
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Does anyone know if whistler has spring passes and if so how much they would be? Thanks
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come_at_me_bro
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A-BASIN!!
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Karma_Police
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And by mammoth you mean all of mid to northern California resorts.

I will probably be skiing in Tahoe well into July.  So much for mountain bike season, oh well I like skiing more anyway.
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Jibberino
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I wouldn't go to Sweden, everything's closed by may, except for some extreme northern freeride resorts. Europe is good, but don't expect any "normal" resorts to be open, by then it will only be glacier resorts. But there are plenty of those, especially austrian glaciers are sick in may, check out Stubai, Kaunertal, Dachstein, Hintertux.
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Gauer
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HOOD, camping is cheap! :)
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JKill
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Really.
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JKill
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O, really 300 inches not feet! 300 feet is a lot.
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drumbumocdp
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tucks
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Lemuel
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Twas my recommendation as well. Definitely going to get out there one year after school.
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