East Idaho Advice

[jamesdeluxe]

I'm especially curious about Maverick, there's not a lot about it online but from what I've seen it looks really good.

Here's a recent report from Maverick. Check out what its original name was!

 

[Campgottagopee]

Here's a recent report from Maverick. Check out what its original name was!

That place looks cool

 

[raisingarizona]

Here's a recent report from Maverick. Check out what its original name was!

James, do you have a tr for turner?

 

[LostCosmonaut]

If not too personal: what kind or work do you do? Are you excited about the move? Have family? If so what do they think?

I'm in the nuclear industry (so known that I'm in upstate NY now and soon east Idaho gives a pretty good idea who I work for). I'm pretty excited about the move for various reasons, including the opportunity for outdoor recreation (not that the Adirondacks are lacking at all, they're much more exciting than I though they would be when I moved here).

Only immediate family is my parents who moved from the northeast to Texas last year so I think I'll actually be getting a bit closer to them.

So far looks like everyone is recommending Pebble Creek, definitely will keep that in mind (especially if I end up in Pocatello).

 

[x10003q]

From another thread:
In addition to Pebble Creek, Pocatello is centrally located to Grand Targhee (2:15), Jackson Hole (2:45), Snow Basin (2:10), Powder Mtn (2:20), Sun Valley (3:00), Big Sky (3:30) and a handful of smaller areas within an hour or so.

 

[Capt_Planit]

INEL isn't close to much. If I recall, you won't be in Pokie, maybe Twin Falls or even Chalice would be closer. All depends on how much sagebrush you want to drive by on the way to work If you are in Pokie I would think you look to Jackson/Targhee and the Logan area for the bigger hills. I would think you might look to Sun Valley/Ketchum as you move further west...

 

[LostCosmonaut]

Idaho Falls is the closest to where I'll work (aside from Arco, and I'm not quite ready to live in that small of a town yet). I think Pocatello would be about 15 minutes more of a commute than Idaho Falls.

My sum total of skiing experience out west is going to Keystone twice about a decade ago, and then Ski Apache in southern New Mexico back in the late 90s. Other than that it's all back east.

 

[Capt_Planit]

Best pow I ever skied was in Grand Targhee, maybe '93 or so? We've all heard tales of Ketchum. That said, somewhat of the (contaminated) armpit of the state but I bet you already know that...

 

[MarzNC]

My sum total of skiing experience out west is going to Keystone twice about a decade ago, and then Ski Apache in southern New Mexico back in the late 90s. Other than that it's all back east.

In that case, my advice for Grand Targhee is to start out going on days when there is decent visibility. Maybe take a powder lesson or two. Then you'll be ready when the powder is deep and you can't see a thing from the top of Dreamcatcher. Skiing deep powder at GT in sunshine is possible, but rare. I lucked out in Feb 2019 over Pres. Day weekend. My ski buddy and I drove from SLC to Bozeman/Big Sky via Driggs and skied GT for a couple of amazing days.

During early season, GT often gets more snow than JH. But can end up better to stay on the groomers at both places the first few weeks they are open. Assuming you want to keep your bases relatively free from Ptex repairs.

 

[jamesdeluxe]

James, do you have a tr for turner?

Tony Crocker from the First Tracks Online forum went on a long COVID road trip that also included Discovery, Turner, Brundage, Montana Snowbowl, Whitefish, Mission Ridge, Mount Ashland, 49 Degrees North, and White Pass. We just missed each other when I was at Schweitzer and Silver Mountain/I posted those reports here on NYSB.

Around the same time, a fellow FTOer -- formerly of NY's Southern Tier, I believe, and now living in the Bay Area -- hit Silver and 49 Degrees North.

There you go, plenty of links from the northwest to keep you busy with summer reading.