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[iskibc]

Resorts:

Baker
Red
taos
Horse
Bridger

Backcountry:

Some more of this:

San Juans:

http://www.whitrichardson.com/images...oname,vert.jpg

a little of this:

Oh Canada!

http://www.whitrichardson.com/images...-creek-big.jpg


and much more.

[verbier61]

http://www.north-stars.org/skitrips/...d/Fjoll_lg.jpg

Is anyone considering Iceland? Looks really different from anywhere I have been before (not so many places, actually )

[girlski0912]

Next Year:
1. Alta/Bird- sort of ashamed of my V card status given that I grew up only 4 hours away from these two...but i grew up in jackson so the shame isn't unbearable!
2. Interior BC- red and fernie for sure if both comps go off next year
3. Baker- spent two days hiking in may but know that there is SOOOOOO much more to explore.
4. South America- either Chile or Las Lenas after I take the bar next summer.

In the very near future-
1. New Zealand
2. Chamonix
3. Big Sky
4. AK
5. ANYWHERE WITH SNOW AND DECENT LINES THAT I HAVE YET TO SKI!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Vets]

USA Top 5:
1. Utah
2. Taos
3. A-basin (drove by it because I had free tickets to Vail, Breckenridge, and Keystone)
4. Jackson Hole
5. Washington (almost skied there, but wound up driving to Idaho instead)

Backcounty Top 5
1. Saddlebag Lake
2. Mt. Lassen
3. Virginia Lakes
4. Ellery Lake
5. Sweetwater Mountains (I can see them from my backyard, but the access is tricky)

Overseas Top 5:
1. Poland (My great-grandparents are from Zakopane)
2. Iceland
3. Australia
4. SA
5. Alps

It was even hard to limit things to only 5 in 3 categories. So here are the bonus runners-up:
1. Hawaii
2. Ruby Mountains
3. Canadian heli
4. AK heli
5. Lee Canyon

And there are always more...

[Platinum Pete]

1. Silverton
2. LCC
3. Baker (again)

[glademaster]

Alta/Snowbird
Snowbasin
Mad River Glen
Smuggs
Solitude.

Should get a chance to ski all of them this coming season, at least all the ones in Ootah.

[rtp]

Utah '04/05
SA next summer
Europe after that....

[snorkeldeep]

for this season:

cham, but only if i can talk phil into taking me with him on his adventures.
kirkwood
chugach
silverton
interior BC

[FreakofSnow]

This season:

Bridger
Big Sky
Moonlight
Snowbowl
Lost Trail

And a ton of backcountry via my new snowmobile.

[Mcwop]

Whistler - especially with all of that new hike-to terrain.

[powstash]

Is Idaho in PNW

Negative ghost rider, the patter is full with Oregon and Washington. No room for Idaho in the PNW.

That said, on to the list:

Resorts:
Silverton...again
Solitude - haven't been there for 10+ years
Whistler with Mrs. Powstash

BC:
Timpanogus - East Ridge
Anything in the Ruby's
N. face of Lightning Peak
Cardiac Ridge
Nebo
Trackhead's Powder sled - to the Uintas.

[sea2ski]

Places south of the Equator most likely Las Lenas.

Alta/Snowbird

PNW

Well, at least number one of these places vanished from my list this past year.

[doofdoof]

Been lucky as he last few years I have done a lot of what I wanted to do: Jackson - love this mountain
Fernie - (x2) including a couple of days in a Cat
Whistler - many times
Revelstoke Heliskiing - just the most amazing experience
Taos (spent more time sitting in the sun than skiing - terrible season)

Niseko and Utah this coming Winter

Alaska Heli, SA and back to Europe sometime in the future

[edg]

http://www.north-stars.org/skitrips/...d/Fjoll_lg.jpg

Is anyone considering Iceland? Looks really different from anywhere I have been before (not so many places, actually )

Only in summer... I wouldn't imagine transport would be very easy, but it would definitely be cool to have done...

edg

[verbier61]

edg....
stay tuned for next summer?

[edg]

Hehe, dunno - you can get pretty reasonable flights from time to time... but it's a long way to go for poor summer skiing

My list...

Nov, Lillehammer :
Not expecting too much snow, should make for a great weekend...

Xmas, Les Arcs :
Bit o' off piste exploring in a bowl I found (Can probably find it in search...) And the Aig. Grive (Pic attached) looks like it holds some nice runs (Green line is one I'm particularly interested in) Also some stuff traversable from the Aig. Rouge mid-station (Across the Flying Km, across the small U shaped valley and up/across onto the southern aspect, probably and early morning thing...) plus the many, many sweet little lines you can find around Les Arcs (Eg, take a left from the mid station onto Dou de l'Homme and after the initial dip [when you enter a flat plateau] hang a right. Steep, sheltered slopes that receive a nice bit of wind packing, where as the other slopes get scoured, plus cornices and billy-goat entrances for the more advanced than myself). It's really an unspoiled resource if you make only a little extra effort, at least later in the season.

Feb, Gressoney :
Plenty o' off piste exploring, maybe even some heli... First time there though, so don't know how much I'll get done. Spam's pictures were freaking awesome, and reports I've heard for others are similarly impressive, can't wait...

Easter, Mammoth :
Hoping to explore the top of the World. Last time mainly stuck around Lincoln and chair 9 when it was open (Lots of powpow, but the top wasn't often open). Some of the skiing around Hemlock seems quite interesting too. Maybe meet up with some mags if they're around...

Random possibilities :
Black mountains, maybe Snowdon (Though apparently infamous for avalanche activity, believe it or not) If there's snow around here, just going to have to make some turns...

Anywho, really looking forward to this season!

edg

[slippy]

I have only a few resorts left on my list to-do.

Priority:
Kicking Horse
Snowbasin
Baker

Then:
Crystal
Mammoth

[Buzzworthy]

1. Alta (should have this one finally on Dec. 17, 2004)
2. Baker again (where I learned to ski 25 years ago)
3. Whistler with the wife
4. Silverton (on the board)
5. AK or interior BC heli trip

[Sphinx]

I will ski the PNW this winter, spring, summer, and fall. Alpental season pass, but my skins and boots will take me everywhere in Washington.

[AntiSoCalSkier]

Hehe, dunno - you can get pretty reasonable flights from time to time... but it's a long way to go for poor summer skiing

My list...

Nov, Lillehammer :
Not expecting too much snow, should make for a great weekend...

If there is snow, I'd highly reccomend a trip to Kvitfjell (site of the DH). It's a fairly new resort, so they tried to be environmentally friendly when they built it. They didn't want to cut down very many trees, so the resort skis a lot like an old-school New England resort. Instead of fall-line freeways, there are a lot of narrow twisty trails through the trees (nice alliteration, huh?). The DH run is lots of fun too. There are a couple of roll-overs where you can get some serious hang-time, even at lower speeds.



As far as my list goes, it may be kind of empty this year. I'm planning to spend a lot of time up at Mammoth where I'm sure I'll find some interesting new stuff, and I'm thinking about heading to the Summit at Jackson, but I'm not sure about that one yet.

[edg]

If there is snow, I'd highly reccomend a trip to Kvitfjell (site of the DH). It's a fairly new resort, so they tried to be environmentally friendly when they built it. They didn't want to cut down very many trees, so the resort skis a lot like an old-school New England resort. Instead of fall-line freeways, there are a lot of narrow twisty trails through the trees (nice alliteration, huh?). The DH run is lots of fun too. There are a couple of roll-overs where you can get some serious hang-time, even at lower speeds.
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Thanks for the info The plan was Hafjell (due to its proximity to the town + knackered from late arrival) presuming good snow, but the higher and more inserting sounding Kvitfjell does sound mighty tempting...

edg

[dude_le_skibum]

http://www.biglines.com/photos/blpic25145.jpg

I'm moving to Quesnel. Gotta hit this baby.

damn poor ya. Quesnel...i know it tooo well...

[dude_le_skibum]

canada's north west

bella coooooooola
Smithers to shames

central
up and around Blue River

[Egon]

So where do you NEED to ski, that you haven't? No long lists, just pick the two or three that are next on your list of places that you'll get to when it's possible.

Mt. Rose, Snowbird, Park city, guess that's it.

[Below Zero]

Need to ski either this year or the next:

1. Jackson Hole
2. Alta / Snowbird
3. Silverton
4. Wolf Creek