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Help me plan a ski trip

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HypeBeast
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Every year I try to do at least one decently large ski trip in addition to smaller ones. I like to broaden my experiences by going to at least a new place every year. Want to hit up some new resorts this year while also revisiting some I've been before. Sticking to the USA, but possibly/likely doing a Canada trip the following year.

Here's my current plan:

Fly to Boise and visit my friend there and ski bogus basin. Then travel to sun valley for a bit. Then big sky. Then targhee/Jackson to finish it out and fly home. Of those 5, only been to targhee. Also is snow king worth a day?

Obviously rental cars will suck since not same location pickup and return. They're not the cheapest airports. Could always add slc to the mix, nix boise, and do a round trip but that sounds like a fuck ton of driving on top of a fuck ton of driving. Plus I've been to slc and skied all those places and while I really want to return, I'd like to venture to other places.

Anyone got any better suggestions? Or additions along the way? Strickly west coast only.

Also fyi: Lightly considering an epic pass as they just bought up peak resorts and that would cover some tickets in VT and allow me to venture to places I wouldn't regularly spend $ at out west. If, and that's a strong if, Alterra buys Jay Peak, I'd be getting that IKON pass cuz it has VT access as well as WV and good west places. Looping a pass into this trip somehow could be cost saving.
Aug 28 2019 8:25PM
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ASSholebomber22
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Fuck a plane ticket, if you have a car or a buddy with something with 4wd/awd make a road trip out of it. Gas isn't too bad, and depending on how far you're goin you can probably do the transpo part of the trip for ~600 or so (assuming 3$/gal, 20mpg and 4k miles).
Aug 28 2019 9:02PM
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HypeBeast
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Yeahhhhhhh but no. Put it this way. Denver is 18hrs from me so that's an extra 2+ days of traveling and fatigue. I've done that straight in the summer and it sucks donkey balls. Central United States isn't as glamorous as the country songs make them out to be... 10-12 hours to northern VT usually through a snow storm is where I draw the line on winter travels.

Also while I can get off roughly 2 weeks from work pretty easily, none of my family or friends can without blowing their whole PTO bank so gotta fly.

Plus 2 days of working vs driving more than pays for a plane ticket and rental car.
Aug 28 2019 9:12PM
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ASSholebomber22
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Word. I figured driving because it seems like you'll do a good amount already, but fuck doing that solo. Is super nice to haul all your gear and not deal with shit rental cars with shit all seasons going over passes
Aug 28 2019 9:33PM
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oldmanski
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Sounds like a pretty epic trip!

It will be some driving but time and weather permitting you will hit some great resorts! Do you have to meet your buddy in Boise? Can he meet you in Idaho Falls or Pocatello? Granted you will miss Bogus, which imo is not really much, Sun Valley is worth it if it has good snow other than that it is just another Deer Valley(a snooty resort in Park City). If you start in east Idaho you can drive north and be in Big Sky/Teton Village(Jackson) and Targhee within a few hours and spend more days there. Snow King is a resort in downtown Jackson and is only good for the snowmobile hill climbs at the end of the season. If we get the snow we got last year, Pebble Creek in Pocatello, ID is a little local hill that is a good time!
Aug 29 2019 6:37AM
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