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ReturnToMonkeySome pretty intense stuff off the ridge at bridger
ReturnToMonkeySome pretty intense stuff off the ridge at bridger
QuaggyUnder the tram at Big Sky
ReturnToMonkeySome pretty intense stuff off the ridge at bridger
DlonettiThis thread has got me excited for my trip to Bozeman in February, planning on hitting Bridger a few days as well as big sky
Mr.MittenEnjoy! This may sound odd, but if you can link up with a local to give you a bit of tour guiding around the Ridge I can assure you it will be more fun than accidentally poking around into the wrong line. Although lucking into the right line can also be quite the thrill
DlonettiMeeting my friend out there who works at bridger and has lived there since covid. He also tours via split board so planning an uphill day as well. Riding big sky with a park skiing homie tho so we’ll see how much of the mountain I actually ride lol
hamsauceAnother option is to use fatmap and set the filter to “freeride”- you can use gps and a guidebook to get to some lines.
also this goes for anyone visiting Bozeman but if you need to bum a beacon to hike the ridge you can borrow mine if im not touring that day
DlonettiThis thread has got me excited for my trip to Bozeman in February, planning on hitting Bridger a few days as well as big sky
bob_doleFinally, I'm feeling like I'm letting the home team down, but Snowbird definitely has gnarlier in bounds than Alta, I just prefer to ski at Alta for overall good times though.
WoFlowztbh on the rare occasion they’re open the slides at whiteface can be gnarly esp if there isn’t a ton of snow. There’s some mandatory iceflows/drops on slides 1,2,3
bob_doleMy top list would be:
Kicking Horse - Holds the title for most WTF moment I had at a resort for where the people were taking us.
Crested Butte - Steep, sustained, real tech billy goat type terrain.
Revelstoke - Just the sheer amount of terrain and vertical relief, you can get very, very lost.
Silverton - Again, just steep and consistent, and in anything less than perfect powder, it could get you real puckered.
Bridger & Big Sky - Both of those places have some wild ass terrain, both Bridger Ridge and the Headwaters at Big Sky can get real, real quick.
Finally, I'm feeling like I'm letting the home team down, but Snowbird definitely has gnarlier in bounds than Alta, I just prefer to ski at Alta for overall good times though.
Those are all from my experience at least, I have heard that Taos can also get real rowdy. A lot of other honorable mentions for just size and dope terrain would be:
Mammoth - Real underrated for all of their terrain
Crystal - I forgot the big face zone that you can walk to along the ridge, but there are some wild stuff over there.
Telluride - In general, south west CO resorts are just real deal shit. Very steep, very easy to get in over your head if you don't know where you are going.
Baker - If you include the Arm and all the surrounding BC, its crazy.
CoolChillGuy420Kicking Horse, BC has the most wild inbounds terrain I've personally seen and Patrol is pretty cool about letting people ski all of it except O-Zone where they have the FWT stop
Vish-shoeBlack Diamonds at Hyland Hills 😈😈😈😈😈😈😈
bob_doleCrystal - I forgot the big face zone that you can walk to along the ridge, but there are some wild stuff over there.
ReturnToMonkeyThe big couloir at big sky is not comparable to a lot of other stuff mentioned in this thread
Forrest.Gumpcorbets coulior - jackson hole
whackies - breckenridge
steep gullies - arapahoe basin
palisades - "squaw valley"
PeppermillRenoI’m in St Anton rn the terrain here is way better than anything in North America.
Not as sketchy with cliffs and rocks as other alps places I’ve been Chamomix/Verbier/Engelberg.
