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Thread: Ikon Pass
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11-09-2021, 09:08 AM #5826
Well, I guess that there will be several of us in the Dolomites this coming year. We're planning on going in February.
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11-10-2021, 08:47 AM #5827guy who skis
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We'll be there Feb 2-9. Spent some time digging up beta, let me know if you want to share notes.
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11-10-2021, 12:36 PM #5828Registered User
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I'm also looking for some suggestions, got ikon passes, I've never skied outside of the northeast (except Chamonix), and we have a ton of credit card miles. Dolomites are high on the list outside of NA. But have no idea in the US/Canada. SLC might be a good start? any regions that would have shorter lift lines than the popular hyped areas?
Sean
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11-10-2021, 01:13 PM #5829
That would be fun! Here's my Dolomites notes. It's basically cut/paste from a few sources on the internet, the majority of them are from this forum.
Sorry if anyone sees their comment in there without attribution, this is wasn't meant for publication, just as a clipboard for ourselves, we'll use these comments to help us pick a spot to stay (now we'll check flight prices and driving distances but most likely we'll fly intro Treviso and drive) and put together ideas of itineraries.
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11-10-2021, 03:53 PM #5830Registered User
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11-10-2021, 03:59 PM #5831
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11-10-2021, 05:25 PM #5832Registered User
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Schweitzer, Red and Revelstoke all are and it probably wouldn’t kill some Ikoners to drop a hundy skiing WW.
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11-10-2021, 06:21 PM #5833
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11-10-2021, 07:24 PM #5834
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11-10-2021, 07:28 PM #5835
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11-10-2021, 07:43 PM #5836
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11-10-2021, 07:56 PM #5837
Hard to tell if you're being sarcastic. Given the temps the last few years the snow in Tahoe is very unpredictable, and when it does snow it's increasingly high wind events that shut most or all of the lifts. Traffic isn't bad on a midweek day when it hasn't snowed in a while. Big Sky wasn't bad for lines when we were there in so so snow conditions, except for the tram. What the tram surcharge will mean for lines and whether you want to pay it is an open question. That was by far the most interesting skiing when we were there; with more fresh snow there would be a lot more options.
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11-10-2021, 08:02 PM #5838
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11-10-2021, 08:23 PM #5839
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11-10-2021, 09:26 PM #5840
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11-11-2021, 01:38 PM #5841Registered User
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WW has better food.
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11-11-2021, 08:05 PM #5842
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11-12-2021, 09:17 AM #5843Registered User
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Anyone doing Red and Revy on an Ikon pass, if it is snowing, needs to stop at Whitewater on the way. Off the 2k' vert Morning Glory chair there is outstanding black diamond tree skiing that 3/4s of the way down one encounters a cat track option or continue and it becomes double black diamond trees. Adult lift tickets: $115CAD.
Edit: On second thought, if it is snowing, stay put. If it is raining at Red, which it sometimes does, then head to Whitewater as it is one of the higher elevation ski hills in B.C. while Red is one of the lower elevation and gets similar weather to Stevens Pass.
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11-12-2021, 10:25 AM #5844
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11-12-2021, 10:55 AM #5845Rope->Dope
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^^Flat benches, short pitches and dead trees. I never understood the hype, but I snowboard, so what do I know?
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11-15-2021, 01:45 PM #5846Registered User
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Holy shit lodging is expensive at the mountains in SLC / any of these mountains. Banff seems a bit better. Or, Dolomites or Zermatt seem to be totaling up to be a much cheaper trip for us.
Thanks for the help so far though.Sean
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11-15-2021, 01:49 PM #5847
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11-15-2021, 03:50 PM #5848"We don't beat the reaper by living longer, we beat the reaper by living well and living fully." - Randy Pausch
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11-15-2021, 04:12 PM #5849
Yup. Much cheaper lodging, light-years better food (while also being cheaper than here), drop-dead scenery...
For not having much freedumb, the Euros sure do seem to be living right. Strongly considering becoming an ex-pat in Western Europe if I can just get these goddam kids off the payroll.
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11-15-2021, 09:01 PM #5850
Know how to speaka that Italian talk?
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