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Your Favorite Small or Unknown Ski Area?

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stumpfilms
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Last season I got to ski a few places that I've never been.  Henrik, Phil and Inspired is touring to mostly small ski areas.  Do you have a hidden gem ski area?
Dec 7 2012 8:47PM
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stumpfilms
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I'll throw Powderhorn out as my favorite find of last season.

https://www.newschoolers.com/watch/588078.0/Just-Another-Skier---Highest-Region-2-1?c=11
Dec 7 2012 8:49PM
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Rialb
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Castle mountain in AB. So good
Dec 7 2012 8:50PM
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stumpfilms
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Here is the Powderhorn adventure that we filmed.



Dec 7 2012 8:52PM
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stumpfilms
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Castle Mtn?  Never heard of it.  Gonna have to search it up?  Do you have any video of it?
Dec 7 2012 8:53PM
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Pancake_Fucker
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Table mountain
Dec 7 2012 8:57PM
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Miomo
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Mount Everest
Dec 7 2012 9:09PM
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stumpfilms
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I just looked up Castle Mountain.  That place looks sick.  Is there some good inbounds hike to ski terrain?
Dec 7 2012 9:30PM
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FreeskiThe603
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Reppin the Crotch! CROTCHED MOUNTAIN!! Small mountain in Bennington, NH
Dec 7 2012 9:41PM
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jrl
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Saddleback Maine is whats up
Dec 7 2012 9:43PM
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.frenchy
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Stept at Sundown from Matt Stauble on Vimeo.




Ski Sundown, Connecticut! TC coming the 15th as well as Luke Hagearty with the Nordica Crosstrek tour.. Gonna be a fun opening weekend for sure.
Dec 7 2012 9:56PM
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Ryanvdonk
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they're hosting a 3 star freeride world tour event this year...
Dec 7 2012 10:03PM
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Ehh...
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little ski hill mccall idaho one t bar lift. so much fun!
Dec 7 2012 10:13PM
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timC
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Hilltop Ski Area, Anchorage Alaska
Dec 7 2012 10:15PM
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FinnTheHuman
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Alpine Valley, Wisconsin
Dec 7 2012 10:29PM
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DR.SHRED
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mt rose not tiny but most people dont think of mt rose when you say tahoe
Dec 7 2012 10:54PM
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Ryanvdonk
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i never answered...mission ridge
Dec 7 2012 10:56PM
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Bread_Fish
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Four lakes, il
Dec 7 2012 10:56PM
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brian.walker
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Sierra At Tahoe
Dec 7 2012 10:59PM
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Rialb
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Yes. Very little hiking, most of the gnarly stuff is accessible from the tamarack chair with a little bit of traversing.

The place is fucking killer, and if the snow's not good it sounds like they'll be stepping up their park this year as well.
Dec 7 2012 11:10PM
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Byron_tha_gr8
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Arizona Snowbowl
Dec 7 2012 11:27PM
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TedMosby
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Elm Creek, MN    best place in the world.   Featured in Line T.C. Flat as a Pancake video
Dec 7 2012 11:29PM
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Nati513
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Good joke... These small Mt ski areas are my favortie and they get dumped on. Lookout pass, Lost trail
Dec 7 2012 11:30PM
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TheUngroomed
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this. only people that live in reno even knows it exists. has some of the best steeps in tahoe too....
Dec 7 2012 11:49PM
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Drail
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Does Whitewater count? It's small, but awesome.

A handful of years ago I checked out Lost Trail (ID or MT? Whichever side of the border it sits on), it's got some fun stuff for the size of the place.
Dec 7 2012 11:54PM
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gnartogue
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WHO ARE YOU
Dec 8 2012 8:39AM
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PagesHouse
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Snowbowl, Montana
Dec 8 2012 9:50AM
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imakestickerz
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anthony lakes in north powder, oregon or soldier mountain in fairfield idaho. they're cool little places with only 2 lifts but no crowds ever its pretty nice
Dec 8 2012 10:00AM
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DERS.
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silverton.


best single lift mtn in the world
Dec 8 2012 10:20AM
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skodeo7
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Not unknown but my favorite small mountain is the one I grew up riding, Bromley in VT. Such a fun ass mountain.
Dec 8 2012 10:40AM
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SkiBum.
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Elk Mt, PA.

Better than most bigger New England ski areas.

I have skied most resorts in the East...Elk is in my top 3
Dec 8 2012 10:43AM
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E-Nix
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Bromley is sweet. Powderhouse Hill (has one rope tow) and Lost Valley, Southern Maine.
Dec 8 2012 10:49AM
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T-Van
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Hintersee in Austria is verry nice! The got a verry nice snowpark but it's fairly unknown!
Dec 8 2012 10:58AM
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dayinthelifepc
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Powder Mountain in Utah. That place is awesome!
Dec 8 2012 11:03AM
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El_Barto.
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Skibowl, Oregon
Dec 8 2012 11:06AM
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Casey
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Alpental, WA
Dec 8 2012 11:53AM
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No.Quarter
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A Basin. Its not really small compared to the others in this thread, but it's tiny compared to other summit county, CO resorts
Dec 8 2012 11:53AM
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snowmosexual
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Bristol, NY
Dec 8 2012 11:56AM
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450out.
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Dec 8 2012 12:23PM
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FigNewton
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powder mountain, Utah
Dec 8 2012 12:35PM
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T.CORC
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Mount Sunapee, NH

Dec 8 2012 12:38PM
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Stickity
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i'll be spending most of my time at tussey next semester so hopefully their park is decent
Dec 8 2012 1:40PM
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will_powder
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Rabbit Hill, AB Everyone always comments on how their park look sweet.



Plus Castle Mountain is a pretty major joint, I think they're hosting a FWT stop or something this year?
Dec 8 2012 1:55PM
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salomontim77
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ill be there as well but dont get your hopes too high
Dec 8 2012 2:15PM
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doyle.
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not telling ;)
Dec 8 2012 3:04PM
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SkiTennessee
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Great mountain
Dec 8 2012 3:52PM
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jalty03
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bear peak NH
Dec 8 2012 4:23PM
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FreeskiThe603
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i got a blue oakley jacket and red snow pants. i dont do much park but i hang around in the park
Dec 8 2012 5:52PM
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_Garagely_
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Discovery, MT. Tons of fun steep skiing that no one knows about.
Dec 8 2012 5:55PM
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DeRizzo
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gore mountain, ny
Dec 8 2012 5:58PM
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jalty03
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i can back him up on that one too.
Dec 8 2012 6:01PM
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