On Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at 11:00:52 PM UTC-4, wrote:
It seems to vary from year to year which of the two, Breck or Keystone, has the better snow and/or grooming. At one time Keystone had consistently better grooming, then Breck caught on and Breck was slightly better for a number of years in the early 2000's. Now they both are pretty good, but I agree that Keystone seemed better, at least for the third week of March.

The thing that clinched Keystone for me was the longer runs that just felt "deeper" in descent. Conditions seemed better too. The front side had snow you could call packed powder up top. And I didn't hit nearly as much of the mashed potato glop that I did at Breck.

The thing I hate most about Dreck is the layout. All those multiple peaks are a bug, not a feature. It guarantees traversing. I liked Peak 6 the best, but I was staying close to Peak 9. so a lot of up-down, up-down to get there and back. "Oh gosh, what peak number am I on now?" Hey, If I liked that ****, I'd be skiing Sunday River!

Keystone and A-Basin had better on-mountain barbecue too. The food at Dreck sucked. The only problem with Keystone is that it is a little small for a week. I skied there two days only, and was repeating trails a lot.

Dave