So here is the deal. I am taking a year off of school to go out West and ski. I am from Minnesota, and I'm really trying to get into the big mountain, backcountry freestyle scene. I'm in serious need of some good pow, nice cliffs and hopefully some steeps. Park doesn't mean doodly squat to me. I have narrowed it down to a few spots; Steamboat Springs, Squaw Valley, and Mammoth.
Please share any info you have on any of these resorts. I have a few buddies going to CMC in Steamboat, so I have been leaning that way. However, I don't know if Steamboat really has the terrain I'm looking for.
I just watched Benchettlers personal edit, and I was blown away by the terrain Mammoth has to offer. Yet I looked up Mammoth on yahoo maps and it doesn't look like there is a town within 2 hours of the place.
Squaw was my first choice after watching G.N.A.R. about 400 times. After checking that place out, I don't know if I want to wait in 2 hour lift lines no matter how sick KT-22 is.
