Im sure Ive skied a hundred places. I turn 56 in February so this year will be number 52 on skis. Lots of places Ive skied are no longer around...
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Im sure Ive skied a hundred places. I turn 56 in February so this year will be number 52 on skis. Lots of places Ive skied are no longer around...
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Love the Lebowski kick you've been on
Fortunately I starting tracking vertical early on as a measure of progress as a low intermediate in the late 1970's. Data was not computerized until the early 1990's though. Since 2007 with Excel it's very easy to filter data, answer questions in just a few minutes.
Backcountry is apples-and-oranges vs. lift service. Only 25 of my 1820 ski days are earned turns backcountry and 14 of them were in 2011 and 2012, mostly involved with the Antarctic trip or training for it.Since my mid-20s, I've mainly backcountry skied so I could add more places if I expanded my rules.
Winter is dry season at these latitudes and extremely so. Should errant weather come from the south during the winter, Afriski would not be likely to get much of it because it's on the north side of the country. Tiffendell, just south of Lesotho, got quite a bit of snow in June:Lesotho a while back in July
Unfortunately Tiffendell closed during COVID and reopening it will be difficult due to poor road access.
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swing your fucking sword.
Didn't know this was a thread. I think I'm at 86 including the closed ones I hiked up. Would love to keep knocking a couple new ones off a year until I hit three digits.
State/Province Area
AB
Lake Louise
Mount Norquay
BC
Revelstoke Mountain
Sunshine
NY
Bearpen
Belleayre
Big Birch
Catamount
Cortina
Gore
Greek Peak
Hickory
highmount
Hunter
Mt Peter
Plattekill
Snow Ridge
Tuxedo Ridge
west mountain
Whiteface
Windham
VT
Jay
Killington
Mad River Glen
Magic
Middlebury Snow Bowl
Okemo
Smugglers Notch
Snow Valley
Stowe
Stratton
Sugarbush
Timberline
CO
Arapahoe Basin
Beaver Creek
Breckenridge
Copper
Keystone
Monarch
Powderhorn
Purgatory
Silverton
Telluride
Vail
ME
Saddleback
CT
Mohawk
QC
Belle Neige
Bromont
gray rocks
La Reserve
massif du charlevoix
massif du sud
Mont Alta
Mont Avalanche
Mont Blanc
Mont Edouard
Mont Gabriel
Mont Garceau
Mont Olympia
mont rigaud
mont saint matheu
Mont Saint Sauveur
Mont Sauvage
Mont Sutton
Montcalm
Morin Heights
Orford
Owl's Head
Ski Chantecler
St Come
Stoneham
Tremblant
val d'irene
Vallee Bleue
Vallinouet
MA
Berkshire East
CA
Alpine
Heavenly
Kirkwood
Mammoth
Squaw
NJ
VV/GG
PA
Seven Springs
WV
Caanaan Valley
Timberline
Whitegrass
total 86
j'ai des grands instants de lucididididididididi
TonyC I love your website and have been using it for years especially for the season snow summaries. Keep up the good work!
This is great. A buddy just hit 100. I’m at 93.
We decided our rules are…
- includes heli/cat operations
- bc location only if you can find a sticker… so I include Rogers, berthoud and tuckernan
- include non merged mtns if they were independent when you skied em (ex: blackcomb, alpine meadows)
Fun exercise!
Been to about ~125 in the Mountain West.
Getting harder and harder to find the motivation to seek out the tiny places but it's never been a race. FYI Lee's Hill is more fun than Keystone.
Alaska: Alyeska, Eaglecrest.
Arizona:Arizona Snowbowl.
California: Alpine Meadows, Bear Valley, Boreal, China Peak, Dodge Ridge, Donner Ski Ranch, Heavenly, Homewood, June Mountain, Kirkwood, Mammoth Mountain, Mt. Shasta Ski Park, Northstar, Sierra At Tahoe, Soda Springs, Squaw Valley, Sugar Bowl, Tahoe Donner.
Colorado: Arapahoe Basin, Aspen (Ajax, Buttermilk, Highlands Snowmass), Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Chapman, Copper, Cranor Hill, Crested Butte, Echo, Eldora, Granby Ranch, Howelsen Hill, Kendall Mountain, Keystone, Lee's Hill, Loveland, Monarch, Powderhorn, Purgatory, Silverton, Ski Cooper, Steamboat, Sunlight, Telluride, Vail, Winter Park, Wolf Creek.
Idaho: Blizzard, Brundage, Bogus Basin, Kelly Canyon, Lookout Pass, Lost Trail Powder Mountain, Pebble Creek, Pomerelle, Schweitzer, Silver Mountain, Sun Valley, Tamarack.
Montana: Beartooth Basin, Big Sky, Bridger Bowl, Discovery, Great Divide, Maverick, Red Lodge, Showdown, Teton Pass, Turner Whitefish.
Nevada: Diamond Peak, Elko Snow-Bowl, Lee Canyon, Mt. Rose, Sky Tavern.
New Mexico: Angel Fire, Pajarito, Red River, Sandia Peak, Sipapu, Ski Apache, Santa Fe, Taos.
Oregon: Anthony Lakes, Ashland, Bachelor, Cooper Spur, Ferguson, Hoodoo, Meadows, Ski Bowl, Spout Springs, Summit Pass, Timberline, Willamette Pass.
Utah: Alta, Beaver, Brian Head, Brighton, Cherry Peak, Deer Valley, Eagle Point, Nordic Valley, Park City, Powder Mountain, Snowbasin, Snowbird, Solitude, Sundance, Woodward.
Washington: 49 Degrees North, Alpental, Baker, Badger, Bluewood, Crystal, Echo Valley, Leavenworth, Mission Ridge, Stevens Pass, Snoqualmie, White Pass.
Wyoming: Grand Targhee, Jackson Hole, Pine Creek, Snow King, White Pine.
Where I still would like to ski...
Alaska: Arctic Valley, Mt. Eyak, Hilltop, Moose, Skeetawk, Alaska Ski Land.
Arizona: Sunrise Park
California: Alta Sierra, Badger Pass, Big Bear, Mt. Baldy, Cedar Pass, Granlibakken, Mountain High, Snow Summit, Snow Valley
Colorado: Hesperus*, Lake City
Idaho: Bald Mountain, Cottonwood Butte, Little Ski Hill, Magic, Rotarun, Snowhaven, Soldier
Montana: Bearpaw.
New Mexico: Cloudcroft.
Oregon: Warner Canyon.
Washington: Hurricane Ridge, Loup Loup, Mount Spokane.
Wyoming: Antelope Butte, Hogadon, Meadowlark, Sleeping Giant, Snowy Range.
Not one hundred hills/mountains yet, but I’ll get there before I’m 70. My list is roughly chronological and based on faulty memory
Backyard Alfred NY
Swain NY
Grosstal NY
Denton Hill PA
Kissing Bridge NY
Happy Valley Alfred NY
Bristol NY
Sugarbush VT
Stowe VT
St. Anton am Arlberg AUS
Kitzbuhel Tyrolia AUS
Atlas Sand & Gravel Alfred NY
West Point USMA NY
Monte Bianco Italy
GJ’s roof & ext stairs Alfred
Tuckerman Ravine Mt Washington NH
Catamount NY
Snow Ridge NY
Big Tupper NY
Bluemont NY
Labrador NY
Willard Mountain NY
Catamount NY
Jiminy Peak MA
Bolton Valley VT
Killington VT
Hunter Mountain NY
Mad River VT
Attitash Mt NH
Sugarloaf ME
Saddleback ME
Waterville Valley NH
Cannon Franconia NH
Wildcat NH
Magic Mt VT
Watchusett MA
Loon Lincoln NH
Taos NM
Mt Waterman CA
Powderhorn CO
Brian Head UT
Sundance UT
Alta UT
Snowbird UT
Mt Cranmore NH
Solitude UT
Breton Woods NH
Burke Mt VT
Dartmouth Skiway NH
Ragged Mt NH
Mt Ste Anne QC
Mittersill Franconia NH
Aspen CO
Aspen Highlands CO
Snowmass CO
Mt Bohemia UP MI
Porkies MI
Swiss Valley MI
Timber Ridge MI
Bittersweet MI
Caberfae MI
Banff AB
Sunshine AB
Lake Louise AB
Boyne MI
Boyne Highlands MI
Crystal Mt MI
Nubs Nob MI
Sunday River ME
Whiteface NY
Berkshire East MA
Black Mt NH
Steamboat CO
Copper CO
Arapahoe Basin CO
Smugglers Notch VT
King Pine NH
Mt Orford QC
Le Massif de Charlevoix QC
Powder Mountain UT
Beaver Mountain UT
Snow King WY
Jackson Hole WY
Telluride CO
Sipapu NM
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Kind of sad that these types of lists will be so much harder / more expensive to obtain in the future. Easier with mega passes but to check off all of the other independent places it's going to get pricey with day tickets. I'm only halfway there with 51 ... not counting any backcountry or hut trips. But this is all since 2009 so not too shabby for 15 years, I guess. Grew up skiing and took about 12 years off, but any places I went to as a kid I've been back to since then.
CA: Northstar, Sugar Bowl, Alpine, Squaw, Tahoe Donner, Donner Ski Ranch, Diamond Peak, Heavenly, Kirkwood, Mammoth, June Mountain, Soda Springs, Bear Valley, China Peak (14)
Utah: Alta, Snowbird, PCMR, Canyons, Solitude, Brighton, Deer Valley (7)
Montana: Big Sky, Moonlight Basin, Bridger (3)
Wyoming: Jackson Hole (1)
Idaho: Sun Valley (1)
Alaska: Points North, Mt. Eyak (2)
Colorado: Vail, Breck, Beaver Creek, Telluride, Steamboat, Keystone, A-Basin, Loveland, Copper, Mary Jane, Winter Park (11)
Canada: Banff, Sunshine, Lake Louise, Revelstoke, Kicking Horse (5)
Japan: All 4 at Niseko, Sapporo Teine, 2 others I'm blanking on the names (7)
Get the Indy Pass (it's really great if you can get it as an add-on to your local pass) to hit those smaller indy's
I'm up to 109. Didn't really add any new areas last year but the lists posted by Charlesj and Ex-PB triggered some memories that were buried.
Rather than list them all, here's a summary:
Vermont - 26
Europe - 18 (3 in Germany and 15 in Austria)
New Hampshire - 15
New York - 12
Utah - 8
Tahoe - 6
Massachusetts - 6
Colorado - 5
Maine - 3
Wyoming - 3
West Virginia - 2
Maryland - 1
New Mexico - 1
Pennsylvania - 1
Quebec - 1
Washington - 1
Mt. Spokane was my one and only in Washington
Nice! 26 in Vermont has to be close to all of them?
j'ai des grands instants de lucididididididididi
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