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which mountain to move to?
hey now,
Pot luck survey question.. I'm thinking about moving the winter ops west out of the North Freezer. Having been to Utah a few times I'm familar with the offerings there. One trip to Tahoe, but as I understand it property is very expensive. So.... where else could I go? Here are my "requirements" 1) A lot of terrain, though not all triple black Something on order of 2500-3000 acres. 2) Someplace where everything is *NOT* left bumped. I ride bumps here and there, mostly late season. Yes, I'm not that good at them and my rebuilt knee isn't fond of them in mid season. 3) Decent quality snow, and at least some snowmaking for the lean times. 4) Other mountains within a reasonable distance. 5) Hopefully not a total zoo every weekend Off hill, A) Halfway resonable prices nearby the mountain. I don't have to be slopeside! But would like to be inside a 20 minute drive. A small house (A frame?) with some property would be cool B) Some things to do locally outside of boarding. Movie.. more than one bar.. food. C) High speed Inet for work (I work online out of home) D) low crime, no quality of life issues (ie, Rudy's been there) As I would be spending at least 4 months a year there the offhill requirements are a bit more important than they were when I took a condo up in VT which is a short drive back to my home in NY. So.. what do you guys think? Which mountains are good fits? mike |
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Powder Mountain is well over 3000 acres with REAL UT snow. Never really
crowded, everybody goes to Salt Lake. Good backcountry with Cat & Shuttle service. North of Ogden UT. Housing is still very cheap, 4 bedroom new const. for $150K? Plenty of other resorts within reasonable driving distance. http://www.powdermountain.com, check out their "Favorite Pictures" link. -Tom "Mike M. Miskulin" wrote in message ... hey now, Pot luck survey question.. I'm thinking about moving the winter ops west out of the North Freezer. Having been to Utah a few times I'm familar with the offerings there. One trip to Tahoe, but as I understand it property is very expensive. So.... where else could I go? Here are my "requirements" 1) A lot of terrain, though not all triple black Something on order of 2500-3000 acres. 2) Someplace where everything is *NOT* left bumped. I ride bumps here and there, mostly late season. Yes, I'm not that good at them and my rebuilt knee isn't fond of them in mid season. 3) Decent quality snow, and at least some snowmaking for the lean times. 4) Other mountains within a reasonable distance. 5) Hopefully not a total zoo every weekend Off hill, A) Halfway resonable prices nearby the mountain. I don't have to be slopeside! But would like to be inside a 20 minute drive. A small house (A frame?) with some property would be cool B) Some things to do locally outside of boarding. Movie.. more than one bar.. food. C) High speed Inet for work (I work online out of home) D) low crime, no quality of life issues (ie, Rudy's been there) As I would be spending at least 4 months a year there the offhill requirements are a bit more important than they were when I took a condo up in VT which is a short drive back to my home in NY. So.. what do you guys think? Which mountains are good fits? mike --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.566 / Virus Database: 357 - Release Date: 1/22/2004 |
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"TomTom" wrote in message news:r95Qb.8721$bg1.6625@fed1read05...
Powder Mountain is well over 3000 acres with REAL UT snow. Never really crowded, everybody goes to Salt Lake. Good backcountry with Cat & Shuttle service. North of Ogden UT. Housing is still very cheap, 4 bedroom new const. for $150K? Yup. I agree. Live down the road in Ogden. You have a great local bar; http://www.ogdencvb.org/shootingstar2.html http://www.francescacontreras.com/roadtrip/2001/4c.html Nice small community. Short drive to the rest of SLC resorts. Sorry, don't know anything about movie showtimes or internet access. Oh yeah, and when friends come to visit who want real close big resort comforts, you can go to Snowbasin which is right down the road. Pricey, but you have all the creature comforts they could want. -todd |
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Hey there must be some of you in Colorado that
can give some info on your mountains! mike |
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"Mike M. Miskulin" wrote:
Yup. I agree. Live down the road in Ogden. You have a great local bar; Nice small community. Short drive to the rest of SLC resorts. Now wait just a second.. bars? Utah? Have things changed that much in Utah the past few years? Don't want to step on anyboyd's toes here but my impression was always that the only bars were in PC and basically the locals looked the other way? mike this is completely and utterly incorrect. there are a number of very different alcohol license designations that complicate the *type* of alcohol you can purchase at a licensee in utah, which adds to the myth and mystery of drinking here, but rest assured, there are many many places you can get your drink on. salt lake and ogden have many private clubs where you can get *real* alcohol, *real* beer (ie more than 3.2) and you can even *smoke* indoors in some of these private clubs. don't be put off by the private club membership fee thing.... you usually don't have to pay it if you're a guest. in addition, many restaurants have full bars or beer only bars, where you can get some combination of liquor, wine, real beer (called "hard" beer here), and 3.2 beer. to say "have things changed that much in utah in the past few years" lends people to believe this is a new thing mike, which its not. the liquor laws have been more or less been like this for a long time. yes, the olympics liberalized things slightly, but it was as easy to get a drink pre-olympics as it is now. go here for a good description of the different places you can drink at in utah, instead of disseminating myth and hyperbole: http://saltlakecity.about.com/cs/vgg...liquorlaws.htm (some of this is outdated, or wrong. ie, it says 2.75% alcohol, but they mean ounces) or if you want the more legal, dry description, here's the state website: http://www.alcbev.state.ut.us/Liquor..._visitors.html by the way, what i think to be utah's best brewpub, roosters - is right in ogden on 25th street. i always go there after a day at powder mountain or snowbasin. their dortmunder beer in the fall, is the best freaking beer i've ever had. no lie! and the food is really good too. now if they could just work on the service a wee bit.... as always.. good turns people, paul |
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the answer is definitely utah.
lets go through your requirements one by one...: 1) A lot of terrain, though not all triple black Something on order of 2500-3000 acres. within an hour from downtown salt lake are 5 resorts with more than 2500' vert: snowbasin, snowbird, deer valley (no snowboarders tho), park city and the canyons. there are also 4 resorts with more than 2000' vert: solitude, powder mountain, sundance and alta (also no snowboarders). plus brighton at 1750' vert. 2) Someplace where everything is *NOT* left bumped. I ride bumps here and there, mostly late season. Yes, I'm not that good at them and my rebuilt knee isn't fond of them in mid season. like anywhere the more popular resorts get tracked out quicker. brighton, solitude and powder mountain are the three resorts i stick to when it hasn't snowed for more than a week. there are tree stashes and easily accessed backcountry available via all three. in my experience snowbird gets tracked out the quickest, but its also the steepest, so it lures the fanatical hardcore to itself when it dumps. its a known utah phenomena. *shrug* 3) Decent quality snow, and at least some snowmaking for the lean times. utah has the best snow. period. almost nobody (except deer valley, heh) uses a lot of snowmaking. they don't have to. 4) Other mountains within a reasonable distance. see the above list. plus theres beaver mountain about 2.25 hours away, and brianhead about oh... i dunno... 3 hours away. hell, jackson hole and targhee are less than 5 hours away. aspen and silverton roughly 6 to 7 hours away. theres nordic valley in ogden canyon, but the least said about the place the better. 5) Hopefully not a total zoo every weekend hmmm... the least visited resorts are definitely powder mountain and solitude, in my experience. if you don't want crowds, you go there. maybe sundance too, i dunno that much about their crowds as i've only been there once. Off hill, A) Halfway resonable prices nearby the mountain. I don't have to be slopeside! But would like to be inside a 20 minute drive. A small house (A frame?) with some property would be cool if you live in salt lake or one of its "suburbs" then housing can be very cheap. if you live in one of the remote areas, you can get some land and still keep it cheap. if you want to live in park city, or the cottonwoods, expect to pay for it. ogden valley near powder and snowbasin as someone suggested is a good compromise as you can still get some decent land up there for a reasonable price. although its getting developed quickly, which means the price is going up. B) Some things to do locally outside of boarding. Movie.. more than one bar.. food. all of the above. and more. C) High speed Inet for work (I work online out of home) theres dsl, cable, and even highspeed wireless in some places. do *not* count on it tho, in the canyons or more remote areas. D) low crime, no quality of life issues (ie, Rudy's been there) i'm from detroit, and salt lake and its surrounding environs are so safe as to become almost boring to me. As I would be spending at least 4 months a year there the offhill requirements are a bit more important than they were when I took a condo up in VT which is a short drive back to my home in NY. So.. what do you guys think? Which mountains are good fits? okay, then heres one closing thought. where do most snowboard and ski pros live? its usually one of two places. utah, or whistler. tahoe is a distant third. and theres a reason for it. the reality is that more pros live here because this places is a great combination of *easy* access to *great* snow. period. thats why i'm here. we get the most snow. we get the best snow. we have the best access to the greatest number of resorts. bada-boom! done deal! thats my spiel. don't flame me please. its just my personal opinion. good turns, paul |
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paul m wrote in
: bada-boom! done deal! thats my spiel. don't flame me please. its just my personal opinion. good turns, paul Ha.. quite the complete brochure.. think the Utah tourist bureau may be contacting you soon Actually the reason I didn't comment further on Utah is I have been out there twice, though last in 01, so I am somewhat familar with all the mountains except Powder. But as you noted earlier, I had some misformed ideas about drinking da beers I was interested in hearing more about Colorado as I've only been to Snowmass and Copper and its a little bit closer than Utah. My (perhaps incorrect) impression of what I saw was that because the mountains are somewhat further apart they all tend to have their own surrounding communities which are mountain oriented. Tahoe, even though I had a great time there, I think would be out because of $$ and the extra distance. Never really thought of Canada, probably because of the critter of a dog I would have to get through customs. Cheers Mike |
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"Mike M. Miskulin" wrote in message ... Hey there must be some of you in Colorado that can give some info on your mountains! mike Here's some Southern Idaho info for comparison: This is Boise's local mountain: http://www.bogusbasin.com/. Good variety of terrain and generally decent snow - typically dry and light, relatively plentiful this year but has been somewhat inconsistant the last couple of years. Can get crowded on weekends but we all have our secret spots. Excellent night program. The park gets better each year. $200 season passes. About 45-60 minutes from downtown. Sun Valley is 2.5-3 hours drive depending on weather. Huge mountain, world-class snow making and grooming, new halfpipe, kinda spendy. Best bet in the early season. There are a few smaller mountains within 2-3 hours that are fun for a change of pace - and no crowds. Soldier Mountain (http://www.soldiermountain.com/), Anthony Lakes (eastern Oregon)(http://www.anthonylakes.com/), Pomerelle (125-147 base right now!)(http://www.pomerelle-mtn.com/). And my personal favorite, Brundage Mountain (http://www.brundage.com/), is about a 2 hour drive - excellent terrain, excellent snow, low-key vibe, no crowds (holiday weekends the possible exception). There's a new resort opening next winter between Boise and Brundage, called Tamarak. Will be about 1.5 hours drive, and is being billed as more of a destination resort like Sun Valley. Backcountry options abound. Also, it's about a 5 hour drive from here to SLC, Mt. Bachelor, Targhee, and Jackson Hole. 6-7 hours to Big Sky and Tahoe. Northern Idaho looks interesting but my experience up there is more limited. Schweitzer is AWESOME and the town of Sandpoint is beautiful. Silver Mountain is a smaller resort nearby that I've heard good things about. From Sandpoint you're just a couple hours from Fernie and Kimberly BC, Big Mountain near Whitefish, and some of the Washington hills might be within reach as well. Unfortunately the drive from southern to northern Idaho is long (about 9 hours) so I'd call these two different candidates. Good luck! Chris |
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Hey Mike,
I feel like I need to put in my pitch for Bend and Mt. Bachelor. I have ridden all over the country and I think Bend is one of the last great ski towns. Living is affordable, the mountain rocks and is still under $45 for a day of skiing, and we get tons of snow. Portland is only 3 hours away and you have Mt. Hood and Tahoe within a reasonable drive. Bend has a decent high-tech scene and the people here are great. If you skate, there is an indoor park here in town and a concrete park down the road in Redmond. Also great mountain biking and rock climbing, both sports I have found myself taking up since moving here. Chris Stringer RDCShop.com Online Board Shop Bend Ski and Board Sport 1009 NW Galveston Bend, OR 97701 Email: Web: http://www.rdcshop.com Toll Free Phone: 1.877.BEND.SKI |
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