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shreddedcheese
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They annoy the hell out of me, I would honestly rather shred a shittier hill with no lineups than a big mountain with 20 minute lines
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- Places with longest lift lines?
- Places with no lift lines?
- Longest you’ve had to wait?
- Idk your opinion or some shit

Mar 17 2018 9:45PM
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Cole9
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I heard vail has no lift lines…
Mar 17 2018 9:55PM
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shreddedcheese
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Cole9I heard vail has no lift lines…


Wow really!!! Imma book a trip and check er out!! Thanks man!!!!

**This post was edited on Mar 17th 2018 at 10:11:00pm
Mar 17 2018 10:10PM
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theabortionator
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Cole9I heard vail has no lift lines…


I've never heard of vail. Is that a smaller hill?
Mar 17 2018 10:46PM
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strayln_Skier
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Hike a rail
Mar 17 2018 10:54PM
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profa_212
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Come to squaw its empty on weekends dude
Mar 17 2018 11:59PM
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NorCalSkier
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theabortionatorI've never heard of vail. Is that a smaller hill?


Vail is a ski resort in Colorado, which is owned by a big corporate called Vail Resorts. Vail Resorts also owned other resorts you might know such as Heavenly, Northstar, Kirkwood, Park City, Breckenridge, and a few more. I found that out last year when I purchased lift tickets over the phone for Heavenly and was billed through Vail Resorts. The operator said all the billing goes through them for those resorts.
Mar 18 2018 12:21AM
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shreddedcheese
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Profahoben_212Come to squaw its empty on weekends dude


Will do thanks for the suggestions broski!!!! :)~
Mar 18 2018 1:25AM
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RudyGarmisch
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Go to Stevens Pass, avoid all backcountry options - too dangerous out here. Checkout the Wellington slide if you don’t believe me.
Mar 18 2018 2:15AM
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souljaboyfan2006
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Lines on some lifts at Alta can get pretty long some days. One time my friends and I waited like 25 minutes at the bottom of Collins on President's Day weekend. Wildcat is the best tho because there's almost always no line at all, and it has all the fun terrain, etc.
Mar 18 2018 2:31AM
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Luncheater1234
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If you live in the east:

Sunday river is rough on weekends, also they have constant wind holds which squeeze the crowds into just a few lifts.
Okemo is the literal worst except in the late afternoon when everyone goes to the bar (Seriously who needs a 6 pack with bubbles and heated leather seats)
Sugarloaf is the best due to its constant subzero wind chills keeping the wimps away
Loon has great terrain but super crowded with massholes on weekends
I havent skied much in VT or NY
Mar 19 2018 10:44AM
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SuckMySkis
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My dad used to tell me how long the lines were in 'their times'. One hour to wait for a one sitter. But surely i cant be the only who had the "back in my days" talk with their pa
Mar 19 2018 11:05AM
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_Astro
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Luncheater1234Okemo is the literal worst except in the late afternoon when everyone goes to the bar (Seriously who needs a 6 pack with bubbles and heated leather seats
I waited 45 mins at the jackson gore bubble last year. it gets so crowded on holidays. also gets tracked out quickly
Mar 19 2018 11:20AM
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losh
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NorCalSkierVail is a ski resort in Colorado, which is owned by a big corporate called Vail Resorts. Vail Resorts also owned other resorts you might know such as Heavenly, Northstar, Kirkwood, Park City, Breckenridge, and a few more. I found that out last year when I purchased lift tickets over the phone for Heavenly and was billed through Vail Resorts. The operator said all the billing goes through them for those resorts.


Wow, they own all of that? That's crazy! I bet food is super cheap in the lodges though.
Mar 19 2018 12:12PM
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gapersarefriends
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spent 45 minutes at 7th heaven once that was a fucking blast
Mar 19 2018 4:21PM
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270on420out
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Even big resorts like Breck have pretty small lift lines if you go on a (non-holiday) weekday.

Also if you use the singles line with a group of people you’re a fucking idiot
Mar 19 2018 5:09PM
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jellomellow
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NorCalSkierVail is a ski resort in Colorado, which is owned by a big corporate called Vail Resorts. Vail Resorts also owned other resorts you might know such as Heavenly, Northstar, Kirkwood, Park City, Breckenridge, and a few more. I found that out last year when I purchased lift tickets over the phone for Heavenly and was billed through Vail Resorts. The operator said all the billing goes through them for those resorts.


ah I feel like your the person who doesn't know what jokes are
Mar 19 2018 6:32PM
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JustinG7
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On the east coast theres always at least a few lifts that acces good terrain they just won't be your luxurious high speed lift with a bubble. Also definitely recomend berkshire east its in western mass and ive never exeprienced a lift line there. Only downside is the park is pretty poor but the mountain is somewhat steep and nice for just ripping around.
Mar 19 2018 7:35PM
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NorCalSkier
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jellomellowah I feel like your the person who doesn't know what jokes are

What's the difference between a joke and three dicks? You can't take a joke. =]

Does that count? Or should I work on it? Can you be my joke teacher?
Mar 19 2018 11:59PM
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HypeBeast
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Never really had to wait in these epic level lines I see of places put west, but I did have to wait 20ish min at a small place in WV called winterplace. Their lifts are slow and it was a pow day.

I second Okemo. People are dicks. Me and my brother were there at the front of the line of one of the base lifts on a pow day and there were two lines that converged into one. Well when they opened the lift, you'd think it would go every other side, since we aren't 6 years old anymore? Nope. Everyone from the other line kept going in front of us like they were doing the train or attached at the hip. Finally after about 20 people passed, I say fuck it and we inject ourself into the train of people and cut these two gapers off. The dude throws up his hands and says the fuck man. I hate people.

Other than that, they can get close to 10-20min at holiday valley on some weekends, but I go singles then. If I'm ever somewhere and the line is huge, me and my buddies will just ride single and fill in the gaps for those people who think the quad is their own private lift for the trio of them.
Mar 20 2018 3:53PM
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*St4th0s*
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Sugarbush Mt. Ellen. Good park, good vertical, empty even on weekends
Mar 22 2018 7:37PM
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SchlossAdler
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Sometimes I have to go up the blackcomb gondy then take the peak to peak to avoid the ridiculous whistler gondy lines. But unless its a pow day the real secret is to hike a rail until lunch time.
Mar 22 2018 9:17PM
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dubmasterskanka
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SchlossAdlerSometimes I have to go up the blackcomb gondy then take the peak to peak to avoid the ridiculous whistler gondy lines. But unless its a pow day the real secret is to hike a rail until lunch time.

Fitz Garbanzo mate.
Mar 22 2018 9:28PM
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SchlossAdler
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GRaboneSnowFitz Garbanzo mate.


If I wasn't so lazy and actually was ready when I was in the village I would ahahaha, I show up without my ski boots on and like half my gear regularly and do it in the gondola.
Mar 22 2018 9:47PM
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yungQ
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NorCalSkierVail is a ski resort in Colorado, which is owned by a big corporate called Vail Resorts. Vail Resorts also owned other resorts you might know such as Heavenly, Northstar, Kirkwood, Park City, Breckenridge, and a few more. I found that out last year when I purchased lift tickets over the phone for Heavenly and was billed through Vail Resorts. The operator said all the billing goes through them for those resorts.


Headass alert
Mar 23 2018 4:56PM
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SkiBum.
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WElcome to skiing these days. Heads in beds and bodies on hill. Make the money. More the better.
Mar 23 2018 5:06PM
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brogoldenhair
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SuckMySkisMy dad used to tell me how long the lines were in 'their times'. One hour to wait for a one sitter. But surely i cant be the only who had the "back in my days" talk with their pa


It aint even just back in their times. Go to Mad River and you can still wait 1 hour for a single chair if it snows so much as an inch the night before.... I guess out here we just get too damn stoked sometimes ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Mar 24 2018 10:17PM
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Non_State_Actor
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SkiBum.WElcome to skiing these days. Heads in beds and bodies on hill. Make the money. More the better.


When was this not the case? Did you used to ski in the Soviet block or what?
Mar 24 2018 11:19PM
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Titus69
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Use the singles line, I really don't get how so many people don't use it. Busy Saturday at carinthia and the singles line is usually open on both sides unless it's vacation week, but it's how you get laps in.
Mar 24 2018 11:47PM
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theabortionator
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Titus69Use the singles line, I really don't get how so many people don't use it. Busy Saturday at carinthia and the singles line is usually open on both sides unless it's vacation week, but it's how you get laps in.


That's the case some places and was the case everywhere. But I've ridden a bunch of places where the singles line was actually slower. I jumped in with randos in the main line and got up before I would have in the singles.
Mar 25 2018 12:00AM
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Titus69
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theabortionatorThat's the case some places and was the case everywhere. But I've ridden a bunch of places where the singles line was actually slower. I jumped in with randos in the main line and got up before I would have in the singles.


Yeah true, mostly where I ski the singles line is open and the group lines are are full.
Mar 25 2018 7:58AM
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