Colorado, Wyoming = Continental Snowpack
Utah = Inter-continental Snowpack
California and areas above it along the coast = Maritime Snowpack
Continental Snowpack- least amount of snow, lots of sun, high alpine dry, cold climate, low density snow
Inter-continental Snowpack - more snow, low density snow, warmer climate
Maritime Snowpack- most snow, high in density, warmest climate
Colorado as state claims the highest amount of Avalanche deaths and doubles the state , Utah, that is second to Colorado in avi deaths.
Colorado = great place to live, however, lowest amount of snow out of all the western rocky mtn states to ski. Very long season to ski though
You are ignorant if you think park skiing is the only thing in summit county. You just love the park that much. Believe or not there are locals here who actually ski outside the park all the time. They have been living here longer than most of the park kids have been alive and contribute the community. Breckenridge averages only 280 a year, it just gets skied so much that the runs are torn up. You can still have fun on them though.
Yes I understand the parks are awesome I ski them too, however, go freeski around once in awhile and you will have fun.
