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My top 10 ski areas in US

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foolmetwice
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For non park skiing:
1. Kirkwood
2. Alta
3. Palisades
4. Snowbird
5. Crested Butte
6. Jackson Hole
7. Taos
8. Arapahoe Basin
9. Mammoth
10. Big Sky

For park skiing:
1. Mammoth
2. Copper
3. Timberline
4. Northstar
5. Park City
6. Breckenridge
7. Keystone
8. Brighton
9. Palisades
10. Hyland Hills
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ecsm.
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nice list, I would personally flip Mammoth and Crested Butte.

Must add Killington or Carinthia on the park list.
2 years ago
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Newsheepers
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solid (i've only been to 3 of those)
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Lip_on
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I’d include Breck on the Overall, but looks solid
2 years ago
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Kyguyy
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East coast doesn’t exist unless you live there
ecsm.nice list, I would personally flip Mammoth and Crested Butte.

Must add Killington or Carinthia on the park list.
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switchlip2
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SteezyYeeter
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only been to CB out of those (and once at that) but it instantly became one of my favorite places in the world. i want to go back and really ski all of the expert terrain. skied copper too.
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Lip_on
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switchlip21 Vail
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Finally a good list, Min would be Vail, Bluesky, China Bowl, Northwoods, Game Creek, Tea Cup, Mongolia, and chair 32
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ecsm.
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BreknridgeKidFinally a good list, Min would be Vail, Bluesky, China Bowl, Northwoods, Game Creek, Tea Cup, Mongolia, and chair 32


Avanti is clearly the best chair in N. America
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muffMan.
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Bridger over big sky imo
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jompcock
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The only spots on that list I've been to are Copper and Timberline but I'd put Winter Park on my list for non park. Also any place that has a long park regardless of feature size gets my vote. I don't care if a place has the biggest and best features but if I can get a solid 15-25 min park lap I'm satisfied. Trying to convince mgt at my local to stack all the parks sequentially instead of having them all side by side.
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iDontHitRails
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Alta sucks and it doesn’t get snow like they brag about, same with snowbird
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partyandBS
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jompcockThe only spots on that list I've been to are Copper and Timberline but I'd put Winter Park on my list for non park. Also any place that has a long park regardless of feature size gets my vote. I don't care if a place has the biggest and best features but if I can get a solid 15-25 min park lap I'm satisfied. Trying to convince mgt at my local to stack all the parks sequentially instead of having them all side by side.


WP park is better than breck too. more features overall, larger features, all levels of progression. all from a single mid mountain base where there aren’t heeps of new to the sport riders stopping the lifts. it aint 2009 no mo. VR is neglecting their parks. powdr corp and alterra are doubling down.
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muffMan.
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partyandBSWP park is better than breck too. more features overall, larger features, all levels of progression. all from a single mid mountain base where there aren’t heeps of new to the sport riders stopping the lifts. it aint 2009 no mo. VR is neglecting their parks. powdr corp and alterra are doubling down.


Doesn’t WP have a tow rope too? Been there a handful of times but only stuck to Mary Jane
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jhnegbrt
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Have you been to Telluride? I like this list a lot but I would put it above A basin and Mammoth. Haven’t skied CB/Taos but I think a lot of people might prefer telluride over those two as well.
foolmetwiceFor non park skiing:
1. Kirkwood
2. Alta
3. Palisades
4. Snowbird
5. Crested Butte
6. Jackson Hole
7. Taos
8. Arapahoe Basin
9. Mammoth
10. Big Sky

For park skiing:
1. Mammoth
2. Copper
3. Timberline
4. Northstar
5. Park City
6. Breckenridge
7. Keystone
8. Brighton
9. Palisades
10. Hyland Hills
2 years ago
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egirl.ski
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foolmetwiceFor non park skiing:
1. Kirkwood
2. Alta
3. Palisades
4. Snowbird
5. Crested Butte
6. Jackson Hole
7. Taos
8. Arapahoe Basin
9. Mammoth
10. Big Sky

For park skiing:
1. Mammoth
2. Copper
3. Timberline
4. Northstar
5. Park City
6. Breckenridge
7. Keystone
8. Brighton
9. Palisades
10. Hyland Hills

Really solid list, agree with some others who said telluride, I would also add grand targhee as my top spot, such crazy terrain, quick laps, no lift lines :)

I think my top 5 (non park) are:
GT
alta
telluride
bird
taos (or crested butte)
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partyandBS
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muffMan.Doesn’t WP have a tow rope too? Been there a handful of times but only stuck to Mary Jane


rope tow is not related to park skiing. just to hrlp commute between sections
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carrotfarm
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foolmetwiceFor non park skiing:
1. Kirkwood
2. Alta
3. Palisades
4. Snowbird
5. Crested Butte
6. Jackson Hole
7. Taos
8. Arapahoe Basin
9. Mammoth
10. Big Sky

For park skiing:
1. Mammoth
2. Copper
3. Timberline
4. Northstar
5. Park City
6. Breckenridge
7. Keystone
8. Brighton
9. Palisades
10. Hyland Hills


ok where is campgaw (do not google)
2 years ago
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Zteezegod
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