Have car, skis, skins, month of Feb. and $1000. What to do?

[Razorslug]

Got a month off, going to take the car and road trip it. We want to get out of the Tahoe area and do something different. Snow doesn't look particularly good anywhere right now. We've never been to the Tetons so thinking that may be the place the car is pointed. Any other suggestions? Any particularly good lift ticket deals? (I'd love to ski jackson hole, but $200/day is not going to leave any beer money). We've got the skins, bacon and a few hours in sierra cement, but I'm a bit hesitant to go out on my own in snow that behaves differently than what I know.
I'll spend the next couple days on the internet then pack up the car and go. Just wanted to see what the maggots can suggest I'm not thinking of.

[cat in january]

powder highway

last year there was a skull candy passport with several resorts that way om it. Not sure about this year-google

[Razorslug]

thanks for the heads up about the skull candy passport. Looking for a place I can buy one now.

[bfree]

Baker forecast the next few days is looking damn good and lift tickets are reasonably priced.

[hatchgreenchile]

The best lift ticket deals are available pre season, it's slim pickings right now. I know if you fill up at Shell, you can get a BOGO coupon that's good at Crested Butte, Winter Park, Copper, Monarch and Loveland.

Get yourself to CB. Find some gaper about to buy a $99 lift ticket and split the cost with him. CBMR has some of the primo expert terrain in the country and some world class backcountry in the West Elks nearby. The town is fun, no bullshit, low key, minimal Bro/Bra/PBR scene and some gorgeous scenery.

[Jeff Pea]

I vote Baker.

[mntlion]

powder hwy, alberta and BC.

or all the little areas, in WY, ID, and MT are fun and cheap too?

[robgoose]

drive to shames?

[totaliboard]

go to the east coast

[Colorado_Freeskier]

British Colombia

[_Aaron_]

2 weeks in the coast range and 2 weeks around Rodgers pass. Adjust according to weather.

I'd say Jackson but the public hut system in BC is awesome and JH has a bit of a deep slab problem right now.

[toast2266]

Drive way north. Colorado, Jackson, Utah, Baker, etc. can all be done in a week. You have a month - make the most of it and go somewhere that takes a long time to get to.

[Foggy_Goggles]

If you've got only a grand, you'll need to skimp on either lift tickets or lodging. My experience is that Cananda is the place to go. Post up somewhere with stable backcountry and get after it.

[Shredhead]

The further you drive the less you will eat if you only have a G for a month.

[Bromontana]

with a MONTH off.. I say Baker or Roger's Past.

[TahoeJ]

+1 on powder highway since you have a month off and not just 1 week.

[LongShortLong]

The further you drive the less you will eat if you only have a G for a month.

What he said. 1000 miles @ 20 mpg @ $4 gas, plus return leaves $600, and that assumes you park it, sleep in it, and don't move. Eating at $10/day leaves you $300. Check out the eastside thread, or read up on Lassen, Shasta, Trinity, etc.

You need another maggot or two to join you and split costs.

Call resort HR departments about day jobs? Some used to let you shovel snow for half a day in exchange for a lift ticket. Dunno if anyone still does that.

[iscariot]

Locations: Powder Highway and all the little places in WA, ID, MT, WY. (As per mntlions suggestion)

Then go where the snow is.

Done this many times and it has generally worked out ridiculously well.

You have a month. If it's nuking somewhere, drive all night if necessary to get there. Ride out the storm, then when it dries up, go to the next place its nuking.

Repeat for a month. Post a TR.

[BFD]

http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/s...ead?highlight= I started this thread in hopes of answering the OP question. Some good info on who has snow. Than you can fine tune with avie reports and weather forecasts. Anyway I really wanted to go to Shames but it seems things were really not happening until recently with snowfall. Also long drought left PWL. Jackson was great around New Years and really wanted to go back for longer. Ended up choosing the Powder Highway due to the huts in canada. Also avie report looks pretty good in the area. The huts do book up so you need to plan a little ahead. Price of gas will put a hurt on the $1000. Still should be enough for a good adventure.

[jfost]

drive to the Tenderloin and buy $950 worth of crack, then drive back home and forget about skiing for the rest of the month.

ADVENTURE.

[Harry Caray]

Gas is $2.89 here in Montana. Just sayin'.

[AdironRider]

One question determines my answer.

Do you have passports? If so the powder highway would be an awesome trip but will require passports and more money relegated to gas.

Otherwise, I htink your right on track with the Tetons. You could tour for 30 days straight out here and barely scratch the surface. Hell Ive been out here seven years and have barely even touched the park. On that regard, the 80 dollar annual pass will be your best bang for pow skied buck.

North facing stuff here in the Tetons is holding up ok. Hard slab currently an issue but over the course of a month you'll get in plenty of good days.

[Shredhead]

Gas is $2.89 here in Montana. Just sayin'.

Wait a few days. Big O is tightening the supply.

[flatNshallow]

drive to the Tenderloin and buy $950 worth of crack, then drive back home, sell it for $2000 and then start your trip.

Fixed it.

[PNWbrit]

East coast.