I think you may have mistook what I was getting at, and was by no means dogging Western BC. I actually spend a ton of $$$ getting out there as often as possible so trust me, I'm right there with ya on that one. I know exactly what you're talking about, I was just trying to outline the major differences in the types of terrain one normally could expect in the different environments to the fucking retards that think ECers are all out here slogging bushwhacks to ski a 200ft vert line, y'know?
I mean, I just went on a 2 week trip to the Wasatch and skied every single day- only touched lifts once. Every day was an average of 2-3 hour approaches and often the best line was the one the farthest out/hardest to get to- so be it. The west isn't easy, but it certainly is visible. That's what I was getting at. Most aren't really hidden at all, they're just hard/terrifying to get to.
I mean I've also never shimmied my toes across a ledge whilst gripping a cable for dear life and then scooched down a shark tooth ridge to get to a steep coolie in the east either but that doesn't mean it wasn't worth my time getting there. It's just a different world altogether and each has their own merits but all to often imo the East is overlooked because it isn't an open playground like you see int he movies- like many western mountain ranges have all over the place.
Certainly didn't mean to dog on the West though. Sorry if that's how that came across.
