raisingarizona
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I bet! ?Many foggy memories of hot boxing out of Northeast Passage
I bet! ?Many foggy memories of hot boxing out of Northeast Passage
It also had to do with the longest runs. Long green runs were great when you had kids because you were skiing, not waiting in a liftline. My Dad always made sure there was we were skiing at a place with a long green trail.There must have been a time where eastern ski areas were competing for the longest top to bottom lift with the most vertical. The killington gondola and gores old gondola both falling into that category of lifts with big numbers on paper but in reality it just doesn’t make sense to ski the area like that.
I the ones with the best snow too.I like the ones with the best snow
Certainly so much more than vert involved when it comes to good powder skiing. A long time instructor at Taos told me after a good powder storm that hiking was required to ski deep powder. Meaning the short hike up above Lift 2 to the Ridge in order to ski powder in steep trees. I didn't argue but in my head I was thinking that at Alta and Snowbird I knew plenty of ways to get to powder without hiking as much. Plus the top of Taos is over 11,000 ft while Alta and Snowbird are a bit lower. For someone who lives at 300 ft, that makes a difference for hiking. For me and my friends, the hike takes 30 minutes instead of 5-10 minutes for the locals. The Ski Week group she had did do the hike to do the easiest tree run. While it was good fun to ski untracked up to my thighs, I go to Taos hoping for good snow to enjoy lift-served bumps and trees, not deep powder.With really big vert you can find all sorts of different conditions. You may not ski all of it during most runs but you can usually find something worth skiing.
as far as quality powder skiing goes, I like 1500 to 2k of consistently pitched terrain. 30 to 40 degrees is perfect for deeper snow. Rolling terrain is better for groomer skiing imho.
It also had to do with the longest runs. Long green runs were great when you had kids because you were skiing, not waiting in a liftline. My Dad always made sure there was we were skiing at a place with a long green trail.
Killington - Great Eastern, 4 mile trail
Gore - Cloud/Sunway