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BreknridgeKidClearly never been to Telluride or Vail
I'll give you vail, the back bowls are legendary. Telluride is amazing too, but if you offer me a gaurenteed powder day at any resort in the country I'm not picking either over Killington
Farmville420I'll give you vail, the back bowls are legendary. Telluride is amazing too, but if you offer me a gaurenteed powder day at any resort in the country I'm not picking either over Killington
Is this a joke? This has to be a joke. I grew up skiing Killington and have lived in Colorado for 6 years now. In now way would I take Killington over some of the mountains here on a powder day - even more so the BC.
OldManAtABasinIs this a joke? This has to be a joke. I grew up skiing Killington and have lived in Colorado for 6 years now. In now way would I take Killington over some of the mountains here on a powder day - even more so the BC.
That’s what I am saying, out west the snow is better. Granted you can get a few nice storm days in the east but it snows 15 days out of the month in the west.
OldManAtABasinIs this a joke? This has to be a joke. I grew up skiing Killington and have lived in Colorado for 6 years now. In now way would I take Killington over some of the mountains here on a powder day - even more so the BC.
If we're talking BC thats different cuz I'm still saving up for some touring stuff. It's def not a joke though, the only thing I've noticed that colorado blows most places out of the water in is having consistently the best snow ever. Which is definitely a huge factor to good skiing, and prob why so many people vacation here, but there is so much absolutely fucked stuff out east. I'm also biased cuz I prefer hardwoods to pine forests I'll admit, and also a lot of the resorts out east have more vert than west coast mountains (cuz they start at lower elevations). Better trees + longer runs with a couple cliffs here and there is what I would prefer on a powder day, I don't think that's unreasonable and I think if a lot of people knew where to go they would also agree tbh
Minnesota should be late October, just need some cold temps. I’m skiing zermatt tomorrow so getting an early kickoff. Plus a couple preseason rail jams once I’m home to tide me over till the snow guns start blowing
Farmville420I'll give you vail, the back bowls are legendary. Telluride is amazing too, but if you offer me a gaurenteed powder day at any resort in the country I'm not picking either over Killington
There's generally about a 20 minute lift line for most of the day and the actual run they open will be pretty crowded all day. They usually have a small park on the side of the trail with ~3 features, but they didn't have one at all for opening day last year. It's not for everybody, but the energy is high I think it's mad fun. More of a party day than a ski day though.
DlonettiMinnesota should be late October, just need some cold temps. I’m skiing zermatt tomorrow so getting an early kickoff. Plus a couple preseason rail jams once I’m home to tide me over till the snow guns start blowing
BreknridgeKidI am so hype for Breckinridge, there are rumors of putting the huge park back on park lane.
They def not doing that. If anything parklane is finna get smaller because 5 chair is getting an upgrade and the lift poles r supposed to be right over where the jumps are.
Farmville420I'll give you vail, the back bowls are legendary. Telluride is amazing too, but if you offer me a gaurenteed powder day at any resort in the country I'm not picking either over Killington
EboytonytigerThey def not doing that. If anything parklane is finna get smaller because 5 chair is getting an upgrade and the lift poles r supposed to be right over where the jumps are.
They are moving it back to the original run where the XL features used to be
LemuelStill 40’s at night here in northern VT, I don’t think we’ll be setting any records for an early start this season
Yeah, not loving the trajectory of temps right now. Looks like it might be shaping up to be another warm October which inevitably spills into November. So it goes...
All we can hope for is a nice early-December dump to get things rolling. Feels like the East has been getting killed every December for the past three years.
imma sit in physio and the gym and stretch for a year. Hope to get on trampoline by the end of the ski season. Didn't buy a pass, got acl surgery not long ago. Hope everyone has a great season~
Farmville420If we're talking BC thats different cuz I'm still saving up for some touring stuff. It's def not a joke though, the only thing I've noticed that colorado blows most places out of the water in is having consistently the best snow ever. Which is definitely a huge factor to good skiing, and prob why so many people vacation here, but there is so much absolutely fucked stuff out east. I'm also biased cuz I prefer hardwoods to pine forests I'll admit, and also a lot of the resorts out east have more vert than west coast mountains (cuz they start at lower elevations). Better trees + longer runs with a couple cliffs here and there is what I would prefer on a powder day, I don't think that's unreasonable and I think if a lot of people knew where to go they would also agree tbh
There’s not really much alpine in the east.
I was at the chic chocs and mt washington last season. there’s no doubt that there is good stuff in the east. There just isn’t much of it. And not much snow for that matter.
what the west doesn’t have are hard af people that would go out in 80mph winds w/freezing rain to ski the forecasted 0.5” of fresh. And still call it a good time if there wasn’t any fresh.
let’s not open the debate west vs east. There’s really no comparison to be made.
I was at the chic chocs and mt washington last season. there’s no doubt that there is good stuff in the east. There just isn’t much of it. And not much snow for that matter.
what the west doesn’t have are hard af people that would go out in 80mph winds w/freezing rain to ski the forecasted 0.5” of fresh. And still call it a good time if there wasn’t any fresh.
let’s not open the debate west vs east. There’s really no comparison to be made.
Straight up we had 80mph gust this day in Tahoe. I’m from The east. It was my first day back out west. Nothing was stopping me from skiing.
