Help design pow road trip (west US/CA)

[descender]

I am planning a road trip for the month of March and some of April . Looking for suggestions on spots to hit. My primary concern is pow and terrain.

So far the high level plan is something like this:
- Tahoe
- Alta/Bird
- Jackson (stay for a few weeks)
- Big Sky
- ?? Any other must hit places in MT area?
- Kicking Horse, BC
- Whistler, BC (maybe hang out for a while)
- ?? There must be other places I am missing in BC?
- MT Baker, WA
- ?? Others. Oregon?
- Back to Tahoe

Another possibility is to hang out in Jackson and AltaBird for the whole time.

Thoughts?

[Catbert]

bridger bowl, sweet hill and super cheap.

[DownhillRider]

Sunshine/Louise

[shirk]

Nelson, Rossland, Whitefish

Don't plan, just watch the weather.

[mntlion]

what shirk said for weather.


also the alberta eastern BC loop

Castle, Fernie (both are very on or off, great snow, or rain)
Kimberly, pano (they can get great spring storms, and no one skis off the groomed there)
kicking horse
lake louise, sunshine
Jasper (might be bad, but VERY nice drive)
Fortress/nakiska (again spring storms)

[descender]

Thanks for more recs.

I do plan on watching weather. Jackon is the only must have at this point.

[funkendrenchman]

Guess CO isn't cool enough.

[Super G]

I have no idea how to plan a ski road trip. Good luck, it sounds fun

[eastcoast]

bridger bowl just got 3 feet of cold smoke this week. even the pitchers of beer at the grizzly are cheap. don't miss it

[The Dude]

keep in mind that Jackson closes April 2, so plan on going there early in your trip.

[jimmy page]

I would really watch the weather and try to be where it is snowing while it is snowing because in March the snow can go from light to heavy in a matter of hours.

[descender]

Guess CO isn't cool enough.

Well I thought this would bring me to far east, but looking at the map it may not be too bad... hmmm....

[freshies]

and you know once you roll out of Tahoe it will go off (march is our snowiest month) there for a series of epic 2-3 foot dumps, right

[descender]

and you know once you roll out of Tahoe it will go off (march is our snowiest month) there for a series of epic 2-3 foot dumps, right

No shit. I know this is going to happen. I was planning on leaving next week and it looks like dumpage is going to start then. But CA storms hit UT and sometimes Jackson don't they?

I hope this doesn't become a grand tour of the best groomers in the west.

[mr_gyptian]

I did a Bachelor, Whistler/Blackcomb, Crystal, Missoula, Jackson. Starting and ending in Denver. did two days in each place. trip took a total of 13.

by the end I was having trouble with what day it was. I guess that's not a bad thing.

[kadeater]

keep in mind that Jackson closes April 2, so plan on going there early in your trip.

There is always Teton Pass and Togwotee Pass both amazing areas if you like to tour.