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Roundtop vs Liberty vs Whitetail

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berndawg84
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So I recently got the Epic Pass which is good for Roundtop, Liberty and Whitetail (haven't been to any of these). The pass is also good for Jack Frost but I know it well and have been there many many times. I've been snowboarding my whole life and stick to blacks and blues. Of those 3, which is the best for more advanced/"extreme" terrain? I don't really care about the terrain parks. From my limited research, it seems Liberty is best for experts, and then maybe Whitetail, but open to opinions. For me, the harder and steeper the better hah. Thanks.

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jjdsteeze
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If you dont care about park. Liberty or Whitetail. RTs parks are great but not much difficult terrain outside of that.
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270on420out
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berndawg84For me, the harder and steeper the better hah. Thanks.

**This thread was edited on Dec 16th 2020 at 11:23:43am

Roundtop Liberty and Whitetail? You’re about to be very disappointed.
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jjdsteeze
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for just trail riding id take whitetail
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berndawg84
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270on420outRoundtop Liberty and Whitetail? You’re about to be very disappointed.


I grew up skiing in the Poconos, so Jack Frost and Camelback were my go-to. I lived out in Colorado for years so got spoiled of course, now I'm back near the Philly area. I got a 4 day Epic Pass as a gift so I can't complain. I'm under no illusion that these 3 mountains will blow me away, but it's what I got! Jack Frost has always been pretty decent for black diamonds for Poconos standards.
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ski_salmon69
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whitetail is the best on a good day. their parks are decent and there’s always nice sidehits and sometimes glades, but it faces south so it doesn’t hold snow as well. roundtop is probably the best on any given day and there’s some decent hits there but they can get old fast. liberty is actually pretty disappointing if you’re not into parks. the blacks aren’t steep at all and ski patrol there isn’t fond of people doing sidehits and shit

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CatdickBojangles
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270on420outRoundtop Liberty and Whitetail? You’re about to be very disappointed.


Yeah bud you are fucked if thats what you are looking for.
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evo.com
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I used to ski these way back in the day. Roundtop basically has no "extreme" terrain, they might have one run that is just a sheet of ice at the top to challenge you. Liberty has a few more advancedish runs, but again nothing too gnarly, I'd mainly just ski around looking for little side hits there. Whitetail may be your best bet, but no real extreme terrain in South Central PA. At least you're getting pounded with a bunch of snow right now!
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doGelyst
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I skied whitetail for new years 2000.
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Beat that. :P
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c-fries
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berndawg84So I recently got the Epic Pass which is good for Roundtop, Liberty and Whitetail (haven't been to any of these). The pass is also good for Jack Frost



gosh that still makes me do a double take. Smh vail.

anyways, nowhere around that area really has any “extreme” terrain. Glorified hills basically. If I were you, I’d focus all my energy on becoming a rail wizard. Roundtop has raised some absolute shredders in the park over the years i.e. Roundtop Riders’ infamous crew
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TOAST.
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jjdsteezeIf you dont care about park. Liberty or Whitetail. RTs parks are great but not much difficult terrain outside of that.


Upper gun can be fun when it's not a sheet of ice. Have never ridden the others enough to have an opinion on their trails. But at least at roundtop the parking lot is right at the bottom of the main run so when you get bored after a half hour you can drink easily.
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TheRealPwnTato
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Whitetail probobly has the most fun black terrain but being able to mix and match runs at liberty makes it feel like there are more trails then there are.
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