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NY may have the most but they do not compare to the quality out west.... I mean it's nice being able to go skiing on a work night, and getting home at a reasonable hour , but the quality of a place like Colorado blows anything NY has out of the water.
NY may have the most but they do not compare to the quality out west.... I mean it's nice being able to go skiing on a work night, and getting home at a reasonable hour , but the quality of a place like Colorado blows anything NY has out of the water.
I agree, but if you live by the Adirondacks, the skiing in that part of the state is alright.
I am not sure about Gore but Whiteface was pretty good enough to have the Winter Olympics.
I have been on top of Whiteface but only during the summer so I do not know how the skiing is. I remember there were some great views of Lake Placid and other lakes, Montreal, Vermont mountains and I think even lake Champlain.
Supposedly Whiteface has some of the highest ski drops East of the Rockies. But alot of people probably never heard of it because its in New York State and after all who wants to ski in New York City!
Ahh Whiteface, or Iceface as we like to call it, best in NY, second best in the east (imo). NY has a lot but only a couple are even worth the price of a lift ticket since the rest are small enough to walk them. Colorado wins this with Utah coming second. The size of the ski mountains, the elevation, the verticals. Everytime I go skiing I meet someone from another country who's travelled here to go skiing. It blows my mind. Colorado is the only place to be awarded an Olympics and reject it. Colorado powder, weather, elevation is second to none. In fairness Utah is pretty damn awesome too.
Speaking as an expert skier and snowboarder...Utah has probably the best combination of terrain and great snow(and usually lots of it). Snowbird/Alta just over the canyon from Solitude/Brighton over another canyon from Park City/Deer Valley/the Canyons and just an hour away from Powder Mountain and Snowbasin. Colorado has the most resorts--Telluride, Crested Butte, and Arapahoe Basin are my personal favorites, but some of the mountains like Vail and Breckenridge are kind of overly touristy---and kind of lacking real good expert terrain. California in a good year does have a lot of options---I'd say Mammoth might have some of the best terrain in the country and can compare favorably to just about anywhere. Heavenly is pretty close to the big Colorado-style resorts, Kirkwood is an expert's paradise, Squaw Valley is huge and awesome, and even the little resorts like Sugar Bowl are cool to check out.
But just about every state in the West has some good options for skiing...Oregon has Mt. Bachelor, Washington has Mt. Baker, Wyoming has Grand Targhee and Jackson Hole, Idaho has Schweitzer, and so on.
I am not sure about Gore but Whiteface was pretty good enough to have the Winter Olympics.
I have been on top of Whiteface but only during the summer so I do not know how the skiing is. I remember there were some great views of Lake Placid and other lakes, Montreal, Vermont mountains and I think even lake Champlain.
Supposedly Whiteface has some of the highest ski drops East of the Rockies. But alot of people probably never heard of it because its in New York State and after all who wants to ski in New York City!
I'd say Montana or Colorado has the best skiing opportunities in the US.
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