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Favorite Ski Town

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beezey
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I've been moving around since I've been old enough to and had enough money. I'm looking for a dope ski town, not a resort ski town. I want powder and a chill place to live. So I've come to you newschoolers, what is your favvvvvvvv
Sep 3 2012 3:57PM
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DERS.
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telluride hands down.

if you need me to persuade you i can. but looking elsewhere is foolish.
Sep 3 2012 3:58PM
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Toasty.
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Zermatt, hands down. i win.

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Sep 3 2012 3:59PM
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beezey
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Post like Pro's Con's and maybe a pic? I feel like that would make this thread dope
Sep 3 2012 3:59PM
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DERS.
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pros-
best mountain in colorado
beautiful
really chill town
dope hiking and biking/ summer shit
really good food around town
pretty good park but who needs park whit the sickest mtns around you
silverton is really close
steep runs unlike i70
some of the sickest hike to on mountain shit
dope really easily accessible backcountry
great locals who just love to ski
tons of snow
pow days are empty
the longest lift line ever is maybe 10 mins on christmas-newyears
during the peak seasons the nightlife is pretty damn fun
and what should be your number 1 reason. i spend a lot of time there

cons-
far away from other larger resorts/towns
expensive as all ski towns are
the off season is VERY dead



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the town

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a run on the mtn

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some random fucker hiking inbounds shit

see you in december!!
... but fo real if ya got any questions pm me.
Sep 3 2012 4:08PM
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[hamnuts]
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I love Telluride
Sep 3 2012 4:10PM
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Funnel
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I like Mammoth Lakes but it's definitely not the best ski town. I've heard great things about Jackson and PC though. The guy that mentioned Zermatt definitely wins though.
Sep 3 2012 4:14PM
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DUKES
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best town atmosphere: breck

best town by architecture: vail

best area: all of tahoe because you just cant go to one resort
Sep 3 2012 5:23PM
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roddy116
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apparently bozeman is.
Sep 3 2012 5:27PM
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Avifarer
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banff
Sep 3 2012 5:28PM
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Spinoza
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This. Although I haven't been to many. Breck was shitty though, seemed like it should have been good but we kept getting disappointments
Sep 3 2012 5:29PM
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snowfinder
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Loon!!!!!
Sep 3 2012 5:33PM
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yeahno
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BETHEL, MAINE!
Sep 3 2012 5:36PM
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a_burger
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You mean Lincoln?

But yeah Bethel is pretty sick. So much outdoors stuff to do there. In the summer it's not too bad either.
Sep 3 2012 5:37PM
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_Garagely_
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Bozeman
Sep 3 2012 5:41PM
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TACO-DOG.exe
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that.

multiple world class ski resorts all around you.

Calgary is only about an hour away.

shopping is fucking awesome

huge selections of t shirts saying that you've been to banff with a moose and bear on it

unicorns
Sep 3 2012 5:43PM
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*simba*
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THIS THIS THIS
Sep 3 2012 5:44PM
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Spinoza
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okay no more hyping up Banff. i dont want the whole world moving there before i can next year.
Banff, its allllright i guess
Sep 3 2012 6:04PM
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Dragonite.
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Lost so hard to that video
Sep 3 2012 6:07PM
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Phil-X-
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I wanna go to banff so fucking badly.
Sep 3 2012 6:10PM
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benlokhorst
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Being an hour away from Banff (Calgary) I'd have to say its pretty awesome, especially with the huge amounts of terrain Sunshine and Lake Louise have.  And you can't go wrong with powder, and lots of it.
Sep 3 2012 6:54PM
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TallerThanThou
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Salt Lake? Does that count?
Sep 3 2012 6:57PM
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bakedpow
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whistler, bozeman, tahoe area

NELSON is an awesome place 15 minutes from my favorite ski resort

bellingham? (not really a ski town youre about an hour and 15 away from the mountain but its an awesome place)

i like canada a lot, and they usually get pounded during el nino years (next winter)
Sep 3 2012 7:02PM
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ONTerriible
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Rossland/Nelson.

Nice people, small towns, chill attitudes, and in my opinion a very liberal stance on weed.

Oh and there are some pretty sweet mountains too. Neither are Mega Resorts like the stuff around Banff, Whistler, Mammoth.

Red Mountain.

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Whitewater.

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Sep 3 2012 7:11PM
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forrest-cole
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Crested butte is sick! a lot like t ride, good people, good mtns, and good snow.


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Sep 3 2012 7:12PM
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spruitm
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I also came to say TELLURIDE
Sep 3 2012 7:17PM
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MothaHucker
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rossland whistler and breckenridge, in no particular order
Sep 3 2012 7:26PM
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802Valley
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Waitsfield vt, best town to live in, rep 802, mad chill everyone's friendly, mountain's empty during the week only locals up there, check it out
Sep 3 2012 7:47PM
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Forest.
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my home town of jackson hole wyoming.
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Sep 3 2012 7:50PM
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Matt_Rossi
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Whistler hands down,
You have two huge mountains at your disposal from November to May with a really nice park and great powder runs. Also the inbound hiking is good, but out of bounds is so sick. You also have Vacouver about 1.5-2 Hours away, which is a really cool city. The nightlife/food in Whistler is out of this fucking world compared to some ski towns. And to top it off, you can ski in the summer, and the mountain biking is really ill!
Sep 3 2012 7:54PM
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Ducky.
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Bellingham!

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You've got Mt. Baker

'Baker' Trailer from Dubsatch Collective on Vimeo.



Close to Seattle and Vancouver

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Anything you want to do is here, or no more than an hours drive away!
Sep 3 2012 7:55PM
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802Valley
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Waistfield vt, check it out , everyone is friendly, chill town, mountains awesome
Sep 3 2012 7:55PM
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Ducky.
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^ Plus its a super, laid back place to live.
Sep 3 2012 7:56PM
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E__
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Yep, my pick.
Sep 3 2012 8:00PM
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Rosbif
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Niseko. Crazy snow, awesome food and nightlife. Not a place to live year round though.
Sep 3 2012 8:13PM
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Inline.
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Bozeman, or Bellingham. The only places I've lived.
Sep 3 2012 8:15PM
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3mania
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Vail? Best architecture? Like a Epcot version of a Swiss Village. I'll bet you like fake tits too.
Sep 3 2012 8:21PM
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Daph
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Bozeman. I think you'd really like it here.
Sep 3 2012 10:16PM
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deleted5
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Breck/thread
Sep 3 2012 10:19PM
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beezey
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I've been thinking breck or tahoe, haven't been to breck yet but its been recommended a few times.
Sep 3 2012 10:29PM
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_TK_
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I have to say if i could live in any ski town I've been to id have to take Whistler, Dopest place on Earth. Chilliest atmosphere, nice people, great village and of the course good skiing all over. Close to Vancouver too.
Sep 3 2012 10:31PM
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El_Barto.
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Bend, Oregon
Sep 3 2012 10:34PM
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Masta_Baka
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Came here to say this. Best skiing and by far the best beer you could ever ask for.! Bachelor and Deschutes brewery in your back yard!
Sep 3 2012 10:46PM
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El_Barto.
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This guy gets it. Summers are just as good as the winters. Its not a resort like most of the suggestions in this thread. Its an actual town and the skiers at bachelor are among the very best in the world
Sep 3 2012 10:50PM
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Masta_Baka
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10/10 for you! Honestly I cant say a single bad thing about bend and i lived there my whole life. I am away now for college but every time i go home to visit its like an amazing vacation! Beezy, head to Bend and you will not be disappointed!
Sep 3 2012 10:54PM
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roddy116
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first choice for college, super stoked if i can get out there.
Sep 3 2012 10:57PM
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bakedpow
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Meh oregons flat sorry.

Sep 3 2012 10:57PM
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El_Barto.
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i grew up in portland but raced for the mbsef my entire childhood, drivin over every friday after school. I moved there for school, went to OSU cascades for part of my undergrad after time in corvallis. Trust us beezy, you want bend. we all ski insanely hard and their arent any gaper tourists
Sep 3 2012 11:01PM
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Shark.
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don't listen to this kid he smells like farts.

but really Bend is a fucking awesome place brooklynn. good vibe, good snow, good off season, cheap places to live (no sales tax!) check it out.

Breck is also definitely a good choice as well, much smaller town but it gets a fair amount of winter traffic with a good nightlife. plus you have a few more options for riding as well (vail, beaver, abasin, keystone, all under one pass). Little more expensive though
Sep 3 2012 11:02PM
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mode2n
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Whistler was too sick, but I'm a loc in Banff/Canmore, so all three of those are up there for me
Sep 3 2012 11:02PM
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El_Barto.
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because the the washington cascades are somehow different. Bachy can be flat if you dont know where to go. More pow for me
Sep 3 2012 11:04PM
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