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Snowboarding in the US
Hi,
I'm going to move to NYC in one month, for a year. I currently live in the alps and like snowboarding very much (one or two days a week, mainly freestyle). How are the riding condition on the east coast ? can I find a decent snowpark around NYC ? are there any club I could join ? In any case, I'd like to go in some resort for one week during the winter. What are the best places / time to go in North America ? Ideally, I'm looking for sun, a nice half-pipe and not much crowd... any suggestion ? I thought of staying in Salt Like City and then commute to a resort like snowbird. Mammoth is an other resort that comes to mind... Thanks for any advice, Phil |
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In any case, I'd like to go in some resort for one week during the winter. What are the best places / time to go in North America ? Ideally, I'm looking for sun, a nice half-pipe and not much crowd... any suggestion ? I thought of staying in Salt Like City and then commute to a resort like snowbird. Mammoth is an other resort that comes to mind... Thanks for any advice, Phil Phil, For a week, staying in SLC is relatively cheap and offers you quite a few options. You can hit Snowbird, Solitude, and Brighton easily on one side and the The Canyons, and Park City Mountain in Park City. Also within about 45 minutes is Snowbasin (I highly recommend for lack of crowds and a great lift system) and Powder Mountain. The other choice would be Tahoe which also gives you a good place to stay and a great choice of places ( I like Northstars back side and Kirkwood). Both give you a lot of choices. Mammoth is about 3-4 hours from Reno. Haven't been there yet, others will have to comment on it. TG |
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Go to Tahoe. Several resorts to go to.
Definitely go to Kirkwood. "tg" wrote in message ... In any case, I'd like to go in some resort for one week during the winter. What are the best places / time to go in North America ? Ideally, I'm looking for sun, a nice half-pipe and not much crowd... any suggestion ? I thought of staying in Salt Like City and then commute to a resort like snowbird. Mammoth is an other resort that comes to mind... Thanks for any advice, Phil Phil, For a week, staying in SLC is relatively cheap and offers you quite a few options. You can hit Snowbird, Solitude, and Brighton easily on one side and the The Canyons, and Park City Mountain in Park City. Also within about 45 minutes is Snowbasin (I highly recommend for lack of crowds and a great lift system) and Powder Mountain. The other choice would be Tahoe which also gives you a good place to stay and a great choice of places ( I like Northstars back side and Kirkwood). Both give you a lot of choices. Mammoth is about 3-4 hours from Reno. Haven't been there yet, others will have to comment on it. TG |
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On Fri, 14 Oct 2005 14:22:00 -0500, "Howlee"
wrote: Go to Tahoe. Several resorts to go to. Better chance of better snow in Utah. -- Robert, CA ex-pat so no bigotry there, just a fact |
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In the NYC area, Hunter Mountain is the closest decent place with a
moderate size mountain. It's about 2 1/2 hours north. There are clubs and stores in NYC that run bus trips there, which is the easiest way to go. Check Paragon Sports. They have trips that leave around 7am, get back around 6PM. The other option is northwest New Jersey (Mountain Creek), or the pocono area of Pennsylvania, which has multiple choices, of those, I like Camelback the best. These areas have smaller mountains, shorter runs. About 5 hrs from NYC is Killington VT. Thats about how far you need to go to get to a real mountain. It's really big and can be most excellent, depending on the conditions. But like all east coast riding, a lot depends on the weather. Last season it was awesome. Amtrak runs a train service from NYC into Rutland, VT which gets you within taxi distance. There is also a shuttle bus, so if you stay at some of the common places, you can use that to get around. I think you'll find bus trips from NYC too, which would be even better. If you're going to get on a plane, my favorite is Summit County, Colorado. In that area within 15 mins drive, you have Breckenridge, Copper Mountain, A Basin, Loveland, Keystone. The first two are world class areas, recognized as among the best anywhere. About 30 minutes further west is Vail, which is another world class resort. The big advantage to Colorado over the east coast is that the probability of finding excellent powder is high. The best time to go is March, when there is the most snow, and nice sunny days. You will want a car so that you can get to more than one spot. If you look for accomodations other than slope side, you will find that there are lots of choices at very reasonable prices. In many cases the lodging here can be less expensive than staying at Killington, VT. If you consider that Denver is about a 3 1/2 hour plane ride from NYC, and that the Summit County is about an hour car drive from the airport, it starts to compare quite favorably with driving to Killington, VT. If you want to push it, you can even get an early plane and be on the slopes that afternoon. (Denver is an hour time diff, so that helps) You should be aware though, that the base area is like 9000ft, the peaks 12000, so you may want to give yourself some time to adapt or risk altitude sickness. |
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Mammoth has one of the best half-pipes in the world. If you want to
beat the crowds, go up the road to June Mountain. You Mammoth lift ticket is good at Mammoth. June has a great pipe too and the mountain practiclly deserted, especially during the week. http://www.junemountain.com/ http://www.mammothmountain.com/ Let me know if you have any further questions. ~J. |
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"Well trader, I'd say you're a bit optimistic on those times. You
should at least double them. Sure, the times you give a good if you're driving at 3AM but by the time you factor in parking and construction delays it's a bit longer. " Times? You're saying they are all optimistic? I would agree that an hour from the airport to Summit County isn't enough. But I would disagree that doubling it is appropriate. I just checked Mapquest and they list it as 96 miles and 1:40 which sounds about right to me from my experiences. And you're right, I didn't factor in construction delays, because on my many trips there, I didn't encounter them. Sure, that can happen anywhere, but it's not what I would tell someone to expect for a typical visit. Nor did I factor in parking times either, as I was giving figures for actually getting there. But, I've never spent much time at all parking either, as it's always been very easy, fast and convenient, a couple of mins max. Maybe you should come out east and see what a real traffic tie up is like. My main point wasn't whether it takes you an hour or an hour and 45 mins to get to Summit. My main point was that once you are there within about 15 mins of Frisco, you have A Basin, Keystone, Copper, Breck, all great areas. And Vail is 30 mins away, is it not? "Well, that's not really true. You may want want one but Summit County has a great free public transportation system. There is a bus to Vail that costs $$ but you can get between all the resorts in Summit County easily without a car. That saves money if you come here. " Yes, I know there is a bus service within Summit Cty. But by the time you factor in that each person needs to pay to get to/from the airport, to/from vail, and the convenience of having a car, for most people, the car is the solution of choice. Plus, a car gives you far more choices of places to stay, often at less cost, than places that are convenient to the bus. If you split a car 3 or 4 ways, to me it's clearly the best choice. "Again, double that drive time. There is no way you can make it from the airport to Summit County in an hour without risking getting pulled over. " Your focusing on the minutia here and not the big picture. My point was that for a 3 1/2 hour plane ride, plus another hour (OK 1:40 mins drive), getting to the Summit area compares favorably with driving to Killington, VT, given what you have when you get there. "But if you lived in the Alps, you are probably aware of all that. " So I shouldn't even have mentioned it, cause everyone reading this is from the Alps and familiar with altitude sickness? |
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