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01-15-2018, 10:10 AM #151Registered User
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01-15-2018, 10:54 AM #152
There are hundreds of no name top of the pack shredders out there. The very best at Squaw these days you wouldn’t know most of their names, for example. And they’re only sponsored enough to get some free gear, sometimes.
I ski 135 degree chutes switch to the road.
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01-15-2018, 11:23 AM #153
jackson hole
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01-15-2018, 02:23 PM #154Registered User
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A mountain must have a lot of truly challenging terrain for great skiers to shine, which disqualifies most. Of the areas I have visited, the best skiers are at: Kirkwood, Snowbird, Jackson, Bridger, Red and Kicking Horse.
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01-15-2018, 07:40 PM #155Registered User
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The best skiers/riders I've seen have been at Jackson Hole, Bridger Bowl, Snowbird, & Brighton. The worst have been in North Carolina. If I exclude the southeast, the worst I've seen have probably been at Breckenridge due to the large number of tourists.
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01-15-2018, 10:42 PM #156Registered User
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Good skiers left kirkwood about when the freeride tour did. Last I was there it was mostly shlups from the Heave.
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01-16-2018, 09:48 AM #157
From my experience, I would guess that it wouldn't be Squaw, though weekday vs. weekend would probably matter a lot. They seem to have a great top end, but there were tons of destination resort skiers too. I would guess that mean or median, it would be a smaller, lesser known resort with less of a top end but which attracts fewer people. i haven't skied any small places in the West, so I can't weigh in there.
In the East: During the tenuous recovery years, Magic had a really high mean despite not having the top end that the big Western mountains have. It was just not attracting casual skiers (and it wasn't set up for beginners). Everyone was either looking for a more challenging mountain, was a long time devotee, or was there for the races they were willing to host on the busy weekends that no one else would. I would take my beginner wife and not worry about her collision at all as everyone else on the mountain would just skillfully give her space as she slowly picked her way down. Now that it's become more popular, they seem to get more casual visitors and the mean has dropped a bit. I wonder about places like Hickory. Do any casuals show up when it's occasionally open or do you get a low variance high mean of people excited to ski it?
Worst: (My wife lived in DC for a while, so I got to sample some good ones). Ski Liberty was a bit of a shit show. Snowshow, WV was actually pretty bad the weekend I was there, though it was a holiday weekend and it was packed, so that probably hurt it. Blue Knob in PA, on the other hand, had better skiers than I expected.
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01-16-2018, 09:59 AM #158
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01-16-2018, 10:22 AM #159
This is a dumb thread - just sayin...
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01-16-2018, 10:30 AM #160
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01-16-2018, 10:34 AM #161
Absolutely. I love the beaters. They are having so much fun compared to some folks with the perfect kit to match their gnar. The no shits given Jerrys don't ski where I ski. I grew up skiing and have many years of 100 plus days so I pretty much have the mountain environment dialed. Put me downtown New York or in a 8 foot swell and I'm the beater. Its all relative.
This is a strange thread. Maybe we should start a new thread about low skill level mountains, with good terrain , lots of snow and a packed lower mountain with empty expert terrain.
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01-16-2018, 10:59 AM #162
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01-16-2018, 11:40 AM #163
In the Los Angeles, Mexico area, the best average skier could be found at Mt. Baldy. The worst are typically at Bear Mountain, Snow Summit and/or Mountain High. Never been to Mt. Waterman, so can't comment on that area.
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01-16-2018, 12:09 PM #164
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01-16-2018, 12:36 PM #165Zone Controller
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01-16-2018, 12:56 PM #166
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01-17-2018, 10:13 PM #168
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01-17-2018, 11:03 PM #169Registered User
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Whistler's average is declining, in addition to the large amount of rich tourists I feel like so many of the newer locals are not even that in to it either, just here for their gap year(s) from UK or Australia to give a try, but mostly drink/party/take Instagram shots at Joffre lakes etc. Don't feel like I've met as many kids moving here, slaving away at a restaurant or whatever and skiing 100+ days.
Also I have heard some stories from down unda that could put the Australian ski hills on the list for worst too
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01-18-2018, 01:55 AM #170
Ski Dubai worst. I think the mid week Alpental crew on average can hang with anyones mean average. The combination of steep terrain. Extremely variable snow conditions and visibility conditions doesn't seem to slow most of the crew down.
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01-18-2018, 02:19 AM #171
The best snow boarders I've seen were at Revelstoke. I saw one dude that was doing the flip move they do on catwalks for propulsion and he was going faster than I could skate. Probably not an indication of the mean but I saw some rad boarders there
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01-18-2018, 05:00 AM #172
I couldn't say which area has the best average, but without a doubt, the best skier I've ever skied with hailed from A-Basin, Copper, and 'lesser' resorts. Not far down the list are his sons.
It's almost that time of year again. I still miss you big guy... Wherever you are, I hope the snow is deep and the coffee is good!
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01-18-2018, 11:22 AM #173
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01-18-2018, 12:08 PM #174
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01-18-2018, 12:14 PM #175
Hi S_jenks! May I suggest that by far, the best snowriders will be found at Killington, Vermont? The northeast is the home of the gnarliest snowriding on the North American continent and Killington has the raddest shredders to be found ANYWHERE! Helped along by the stellar conditions created by the cold temperatures, more consistant snowfall as well as superior snowmaking(and LOTS of water for the snowmaking systems). The snowriding terrain is truly fabulous, the partying is unmatched anywhere (can you say "hot New Jersey Italian babes?") The snow and weather are underrated, and the setting is right out of a "Currier and Ives" postcard! If you can shred here, you can shred ANYWHERE. When you score your first Killington powder day in "Anarchy", "The Throne", "Chop Chop" or "Patsy", you will be grinning from ear to ear, I promise you! In addition you will discover the superior intellectual urban "vibe" that you just won't find in the less-educated and less-cultured western part of the continent. I would also like to take this opportunity to formally invite you (as well as all TGR Maggots, NewSchoolers, Pugskiazoids, jongs and lurkers alike) to come join our fun-loving but responsible bunch of snowriding aficionados at http://forums.alpinezone.com/. I think most all of you will find that our seasoned moderators "keep the bar high" by maintaining a sense of order and decorum, while encouraging quality discussion about our favorite pastime. I can assure you that "newbies"'(jongs) are welcomed with open arms by our entire community(unlike here at TGR), and there is no "hazing period" or rudeness tolerated. We also have superior bandwidth and response times on our 502g superfibre network as well as a state-of-the-art virtual blade server farm with 5000 terabytes of virtual disk space for your photos, blogs etc. It may take a small amount of getting used to, as we do have reasonable standards as far as language and image posting that are strictly enforced. The registration is easy and painless, and the rules will be explained in detail during the process. I will warn you however up front that registering an ALIAS is strictly "VERBOTEN", and something we have zero-tolerance with. If you are tired of the juvenile goings-on at TGR and Newschoolers and yearn for a snowriding forum that matches your maturity level, all I can say is: "Come join the fun"!
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