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Best resorts for freeride

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b0ss
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And I dont mean one line oe one drop.
I mean which ski areas have the best (open to tye public) sustained freeride terrain with open faces.

For me its crystal
Mar 1 2021 8:24PM
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ericforman
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Whistler probably deserves a mention.

Nothing in the front range of CO. If arapahoe basin got the snow something on the coast did it would be rowdy.
Mar 1 2021 9:27PM
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BrightFrog
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Flat sky is flat enough to where a lot of lines can be sustained forever, especially on the west side on the mountain.
Mar 1 2021 10:39PM
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Treegrabber
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Montana, specifically one in the bridger range
Mar 1 2021 10:52PM
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ASSholebomber22
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What is freeride? Back in my day we just called that skiin
Mar 1 2021 11:02PM
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zman420
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Alyeska 100%
Mar 2 2021 12:18AM
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Ralphamus
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Teton Village
Mar 2 2021 9:26AM
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FapMasterFLEX
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Kicking Horse by a mile.
Mar 2 2021 10:25AM
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Immunoblot
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Blue Mountain in Ontario, place got some rowdy headwalls
Mar 2 2021 10:38AM
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BigPurpleSkiSuit
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Bird is pretty damn solid, alta for park
Mar 2 2021 11:25AM
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MastePoleWhacker
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Crystal is a good pick, i gotta say alta
Mar 2 2021 11:48AM
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Dilldoes
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Silverton Mountain Ski Area. One lift and it ain't cheap but come on a good day and you'll leave with a lifetime of memories. Telluride and Taos also pop into my head. Wolfcreek always has the snow just needs a little more vert.
Mar 2 2021 11:54AM
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Viehweg
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RalphamusTeton Village


This
Mar 2 2021 11:59AM
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twerkphone64
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red or whitewater. kicking horse is also dope tho
Mar 2 2021 12:30PM
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colbysaunders
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vail is more extreme then all of those combined
Mar 2 2021 12:32PM
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skiP.E.I.
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Castle Mountain, Ab, Fernie BC, Revelstoke, Whitewater
Mar 2 2021 12:41PM
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Doorag.vision
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Castle is the best resort in the world, people sleep on it for real.
skiP.E.I.Castle Mountain, Ab, Fernie BC, Revelstoke, Whitewater
Mar 2 2021 2:30PM
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Redeem
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Squawllywood
Mar 2 2021 2:34PM
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skierman_jack
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So glad nobody has unironically said Alta. Cool resort but it’s a total stuck up boomer circle jerk most of the time. The lift conversations I’ve heard among locals at Alta are worth of putting on a t shirt
Mar 2 2021 2:39PM
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BigPurpleSkiSuit
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skierman_jackSo glad nobody has unironically said Alta. Cool resort but it’s a total stuck up boomer circle jerk most of the time. The lift conversations I’ve heard among locals at Alta are worth of putting on a t shirt


Yes but the rippers there really rip. Same goes for bird.
Mar 2 2021 2:40PM
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skierman_jack
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pro bc skiers go to Bridger to learn how to ski haha
TreegrabberMontana, specifically one in the bridger range
Mar 2 2021 2:43PM
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Brayblade
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Gotta be kicking horse, I've seen grown men shit their pants just looking at lines
Mar 2 2021 7:59PM
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JaquinGuzman
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Good Ole Crested Butte Mountain Resort. CBMR has some of the rowdiest techy terrain there is.
Mar 2 2021 9:03PM
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dognutz
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def COP
Mar 2 2021 10:31PM
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dolanslebensraum
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breck key and copper

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Mar 2 2021 11:04PM
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Young_patty
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Couldn’t be Montana...


But I’ve heard of a place in the upper hand of the mitten that pukes snow and has some of the gnarliest terrain in the Midwest...
Mar 2 2021 11:05PM
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AlaskaDogfart
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Heard the Midwest has some pretty gnarly freeride
Mar 3 2021 1:04AM
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Arnie777
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Gonna put a euro resort in here, Tignes France. Ive never seen that much terrain available from a chairlift
Mar 3 2021 3:01AM
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BrandoComando
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The Wood. They used to host the FWT in The Cirque. The Cirque is closed to the public, but chairs 4, 6, and 10 access some seriously gnarly stuff. Spines, cliffs, chutes, etc.
Mar 3 2021 6:56PM
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BrightFrog
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Young_pattyCouldn’t be Montana...


But I’ve heard of a place in the upper hand of the mitten that pukes snow and has some of the gnarliest terrain in the Midwest...


Upper hand of the mitten? Wtf does that mean?
Mar 3 2021 7:38PM
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skiP.E.I.
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Municipal007Upper hand of the mitten? Wtf does that mean?

If you know, you know. You know?
Mar 3 2021 7:40PM
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BrightFrog
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skiP.E.I.If you know, you know. You know?


Yeah I know that “upper hand of the mitten” doesn’t make any sense. Also stay out of the U.P. We don’t need more gapers stuff Bohemia.
Mar 3 2021 7:45PM
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skiP.E.I.
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Municipal007Yeah I know that “upper hand of the mitten” doesn’t make any sense. Also stay out of the U.P. We don’t need more gapers stuff Bohemia.


Yeah to explain the joke, I was just typing something fully ridiculous to go with the totally zany wording. See you at Bohemia sometime.
Mar 3 2021 7:48PM
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SammyDubz
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b0ssFor me its crystal

Relax WW
Mar 3 2021 9:24PM
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DesertStix
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Bro chill. Don’t go to these places, everyone. Read along, they suck...
DilldoesDurangoSilverton Mountain Ski Area. One lift and it ain't cheap but come on a good day and you'll leave with a lifetime of memories. Telluride and Taos also pop into my head. Wolfcreek always has the snow just needs a little more vert.
Mar 3 2021 11:47PM
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AbiH
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colbysaundersvail is more extreme then all of those combined


Can confirm.
Mar 3 2021 11:59PM
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GayWolf420
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DesertStixBro chill. Don’t go to these places, everyone. Read along, they suck...

cool, im gonna stay away. sounds like a place only nerds ski at
Mar 4 2021 12:01AM
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carretta
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ive skied co and cali, bridger bowl has the gnarliest in-bounds terrain i've ever seen in my life.
TreegrabberMontana, specifically one in the bridger range
Mar 4 2021 12:03AM
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DesertStix
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And it’s flat as hell too... smh
DeebieSkeebiescool, im gonna stay away. sounds like a place only nerds ski at
Mar 4 2021 12:03AM
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Young_patty
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Municipal007Upper hand of the mitten? Wtf does that mean?


Municipal007Yeah I know that “upper hand of the mitten” doesn’t make any sense. Also stay out of the U.P. We don’t need more gapers stuff Bohemia.


Jeez dude sorry, didn’t know people were that territorial over 900 ft of elevation :(
Mar 4 2021 12:08AM
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Treegrabber
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Ye there’s some pretty intense stuff up there
carrettaive skied co and cali, bridger bowl has the gnarliest in-bounds terrain i've ever seen in my life.
Mar 4 2021 12:18AM
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Andi_G
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Squaw and jackson hole both have some gnarly terrain for sure. In Europe they got crevasses tho and no out of bounds, thinking like chamonix area but ive never been there
Mar 4 2021 1:12AM
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MastePoleWhacker
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AndrewGravesSVSquaw and jackson hole both have some gnarly terrain for sure. In Europe they got crevasses tho and no out of bounds, thinking like chamonix area but ive never been there


Yeah i feel like the alps are a whole different category because they completely lack the concept of "out of bounds", so they easily take the cake
Mar 4 2021 9:37PM
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muffMan.
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Fr the ridge has some sweet spots
TreegrabberMontana, specifically one in the bridger range
Mar 5 2021 12:13AM
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9try
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ImmunoblotBlue Mountain in Ontario, place got some rowdy headwalls


This

But also Chicopee
Mar 5 2021 8:36AM
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powpatrol
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Verbier
Many in italy
Mar 5 2021 11:21AM
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X_MEMESWERVE_XX
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Boho goes hard, they may not have big lines but they sure do have tech lines....a lot of fucking tech lines
Mar 5 2021 11:27AM
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SuspiciousFish
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BigPurpleSkiSuitBird is pretty damn solid, alta for park


Im going to vote for Snowbird as well. There are so many unique faces and sketchy terrain. It literally takes 3-4 seasons to even really explore all the runs. That and Cirque Traverse is one of the coolest and unique runs in the US. Something about weaving across this giant citadel spine with massive steeps on either side...

No to mention the natural cliff line terrain park under the Mineral Basin chair, the endless trees on Gad 2, the steep faces and gullies of High Baldy Traverse, the Book Ends glades, Fauna Cliff bands, the open rock faces on Knucklehead traverse, the straight dump fall lines of Great Scott off the Tram dock, even the lower runs like Lower Silver Fox feel epic with natural spines to rip down. If I had to pick one resort to ski the rest of my life it would hands down be Snowbird.
Mar 5 2021 11:36AM
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doubleblackjack
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Any resort can be freeride enough if your sendy enough
Mar 5 2021 11:46AM
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