2026 Spring adventure travel suggestions?

[SuperChief]

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My friends invited me on a ski trip, they are leaning on me to find a place for us to travel from Pitt next season. They want an April 4-12 trip , skill levels are all over the place. So we need some fun intermediate terrain and the steep goods. Most of the group won&#39;t want to ski every day for the week, and I think the whole group wants other cool things to do outside the ski area. &quot;Spring Breaky things&quot; which I take doesn&#39;t mean getting blackout drunk and clubbing, we are mostly late 30&#39;s to 55ish yr olds, so looking for unique cool experiences related to the area.</p>
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My short list: for areas are Mammoth, Squaw and Tahoe. I know very little about these places. Maybe Mt Hood should be on that list? I think Canada is on the plate as a possibility also. I want to stay away from MT because I&#39;m from there and have skiied most areas there already. UT is low on the list as we are planning a trip there in early December.</p>
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Please, share some ideas.</p>

[Shredhead]

I’m talkin about a place where the beer flows like wine, where the women instinctively flock like the salmon of Capistrano. I’m talkin about Aaaasssppen.

[byates1]

Blizzard mtn. Arco Idaho. Often overlooked, hidden gem.

[carlh]

Whistler has everything from a skiing and non skiing perspective with no driving once you are there. Maybe consider Europe too?

[m2711c]

mount Bachelor....

[SuperChief]

Thanks all, I threw out some names to the planning party and they already chose Mammoth, which will be cool. Also going to be purchasing an Ikon pass.

I like the Whistler idea and am going to check out Blizzard when I get back to visit family, I've driven that part of Idaho quite a bit in my youth, love Craters of the moon. I grew up in west Dakota so I should feel at home in the wind there and will hopefully be a decent kite pilot to bring it along.

Next mission is to figure out other aspects of entertainment for Mammoth.

[SuperChief]

Thanks all, I threw out some names to the planning party and they already chose Mammoth, which will be cool. Also going to be purchasing an Ikon pass.

I like the Whistler idea and am going to check out Blizzard when I get back to visit family, I've driven that part of Idaho quite a bit in my youth, love Craters of the moon. I grew up in west Dakota so I should feel at home in the wind there and will hopefully be a decent kite pilot to bring it along.

Next mission is to figure out other aspects of entertainment for Mammoth.

[Shredhead]

How do you even get there from Pitt?

You're going to blow a day, each way.

[mntlion]

banff? 3 ski areas close, plus kicking horse, pano 90 min away. Free shuttle from town to all ski areas, easy shuttle from YYC to banff. Walkable town with lots of non-skiing things too.

Views are amazing, Snow in april will only start to be spring like.

I have a thread on "how to ski banff"

[byates1]

Elko snowbowl

[Benneke10]

Tahoe comes to mind with potential lake activities if the weather is good, rock climbing and gambling. If you really care about memorable activities off the slopes you can&#39;t beat the Alps..