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Morginsfreeski
Posts: 129 - Karma: 10

Whats your one favourite thing about your home mountain? it can be absolutely anything, big or small. just list the name of the mountain/ resort and then what you like best about it.

Im from the UK but ski out of a small village called Morgins which is part of the Portes Du Soleil in Switzerland for 5 weeks a year...

The thing i like most about the resort is the view off the first chairlift on a sunny morning, sounds stupid but it's pretty special.

Lets see some good answers!

Nov 30 2010 6:33PM
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RAEL
Posts: 252 - Karma: 23
Brandywine in OHIO it's a wee bit bigger than a sleddding hill, however right before they put up the park, the blowers just dump on the hill for about 4 weeks and we always make little runs that are quite fun
Nov 30 2010 6:44PM
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Piste.Off
Posts: 11586 - Karma: 1,861
I like the Mary Jane part of WP because its not all resorty. There aren't any huge apartments, shops, or restaurants, just one small base lodge. Its a nice change from the rest of the ski areas in Colorado.
Nov 30 2010 6:52PM
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Skithedeep
Posts: 645 - Karma: 39
Mission Ridge

no lift lines, all kinds of terrain, grooming is great, access to alot of terrain in not much hiking or traverse time
Nov 30 2010 7:01PM
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hoodratz47
Posts: 11992 - Karma: 9,212
goverment camp DUH!
Nov 30 2010 7:04PM
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Blurst
Posts: 13577 - Karma: 10,168
March Break is always amazing at the MSLM
Nov 30 2010 7:07PM
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.AR6rider.
Posts: 15976 - Karma: 8,799
The shitty, greasy food in the lodge.  I could really go for some loaded nachos grande right now.
Nov 30 2010 7:08PM
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crawley
Posts: 605 - Karma: 729
high speed lift on a 200 foot hill. the terrain sucks but you can get 20 runs an hour through the park. Since I'm an old man as park skiing goes, 50 runs is my limit so can take a lunch break and ski until I can hardly walk in a couple of hours.
Nov 30 2010 7:08PM
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chardi
Posts: 5040 - Karma: 59
this, except replace with french fries.

and no lift lines
Nov 30 2010 7:13PM
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Drail
Posts: 14011 - Karma: 10,001
terrain. steep, gladed pillow lines = funnest thing to ski.
Nov 30 2010 7:13PM
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BootySpunk.
Posts: 8148 - Karma: 84
Perfect North: Everyone there who skis in the park is pretty nice and awesome and there is an amazing park vibe.

Big Sky: Just an awesome mountain with so much varying terrain. Also short lift lines and is never crowded.
Nov 30 2010 7:14PM
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majora
Posts: 860 - Karma: 157
favorite and least favorite. lack of security.

can get up without a lift pass but then your shit gets stolen
Nov 30 2010 7:20PM
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chardi
Posts: 5040 - Karma: 59
sounds like a great place for poor people.

where is this magical place?
Nov 30 2010 7:25PM
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chardi
Posts: 5040 - Karma: 59
nvm, i see what i did there.

yea they never check for passes
Nov 30 2010 7:26PM
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Lioncourt
Posts: 204 - Karma: 16
Giants Ridge MN

Good terrain park when it's kept up.
Decently high hill for MN, 500 ft.
10 miles from my house.

Nice overall resort.
Probably the best in MN.
Nov 30 2010 7:26PM
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summersover
Posts: 5777 - Karma: 233
the poutine at Avila/Sauveur is orgasmic
Nov 30 2010 7:30PM
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Deluge
Posts: 4398 - Karma: 767
pow days at willard mountain, ny
small mountain but bulding kickers and gapping entire trails and landing into fresh pow.....sweeet
Nov 30 2010 8:25PM
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Kreech
Posts: 4178 - Karma: 3,024
stevens pass has jumps bigger that the monster shit i just took
Nov 30 2010 8:32PM
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Sam.Carson
Posts: 2884 - Karma: 35
mainly the layout
Nov 30 2010 8:33PM
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LIL_WAT
Posts: 1900 - Karma: 475
Cheap ish season pass. Our main lift chews through crowds WAY better than our old non detachable quad.
Nov 30 2010 8:37PM
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*TURBONERD*
Posts: 15078 - Karma: 9,136
the gapers are funny. that's about it.
Nov 30 2010 8:38PM
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McFellon
Posts: 1841 - Karma: 2,005
i like the glades- there's lots of secret stashes and stuff
and it's nice cuz i always ski w/ people i know, even if it's not planned
Nov 30 2010 9:16PM
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AWALLRUS.
Posts: 5762 - Karma: 223

i like
-how it has a 90ft verticle
-its 95% gapers who trash the park
-park as 2 rails
I dislike
-my fries and gravy has chunks in it
-a season pass is more expensive than most real mountains

Nov 30 2010 9:21PM
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teleak
Posts: 2251 - Karma: 105
The snow is white where i ski.
Nov 30 2010 9:26PM
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Mr.DarthVader
Posts: 1322 - Karma: 556
There are no lines at all. It makes me so happy on pow days. You get so many more runs
Nov 30 2010 9:40PM
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soulskier
Posts: 17805 - Karma: 3,821
the people and food
Nov 30 2010 11:00PM
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Mackin_Jack
Posts: 214 - Karma: 31
Snoqualmie and is preety local so I love being able to go up meet guys and at the end of the season walk away with some good friendships shared with great runs and awkward left lines.
Nov 30 2010 11:06PM
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ChillTeenDad420
Posts: 1858 - Karma: 5,512
why are like 75% of the posters in here from snoqualmie? theres a whole world of ns'ers out there
Nov 30 2010 11:13PM
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B_Sellegren
Posts: 126 - Karma: 21
Moonlight Basin is where i ski and the best part is when we get a big storm...hardly anyone skis there so there will be a foot of fresh pow is some places for like two weeks. prime.
Nov 30 2010 11:21PM
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terror.bear
Posts: 162 - Karma: 30
I ski Highland Hills just outside of the Twin Cities in MN. I love the community in MN and Highland especially built around free skiing. Its a chill place and has a 300 ft. hill with one 35 ft. booter. My favorite part is just taking laps through park on a Sunday morning.
Nov 30 2010 11:24PM
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PeterWojnar
Posts: 3937 - Karma: 678
Alpine Meadows. The boundary policy- Going out of bounds is A-OK, which is good!

Pow to be had all over the place, short lift lines, lazy people who don't hike for turns, etc.

oh and there's an awesome park but I don't ski that very much, though I want to improve a bit
Nov 30 2010 11:25PM
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gnarles.
Posts: 2587 - Karma: 130
a view of vancouver city truly beutiful
Nov 30 2010 11:31PM
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willy_baller
Posts: 1622 - Karma: 693
freeway jump line at breck....
Nov 30 2010 11:34PM
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brakes
Posts: 457 - Karma: 11
my favorite thing about my home mountain is that it's 25 minutes from my house, there isn't too much else to love about it
Nov 30 2010 11:42PM
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Style+eeze
Posts: 6901 - Karma: 551
So many Snoqualmie skiers in this thread, yee!

But actually, I love the park (rails especially). I have been to a ton of resorts (Whistler to Vail to Hood to Stevens and more) and none of them have rails like Snocompton's. I don't even know what it is, they're so easy to slide, not sticky, a little rusty, and awesome.

Additionally, Alpental is just down the road, and there's some really gnarly terrain back there.



Ohh, and seasoned fries for days, you all know what I'm talking about
Nov 30 2010 11:49PM
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c4t_l0ver
Posts: 5485 - Karma: 810

how everyone knows each other at my mountain, so you never shred alone. and the poutines. annnd . the pow. mmmm

Dec 1 2010 12:06AM
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Morginsfreeski
Posts: 129 - Karma: 10
Basically everyone loves food and powder
Dec 4 2010 6:52PM
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ski-swagga
Posts: 5276 - Karma: 219
the vibe and the fact that i know EVERYONE that goes there.
Dec 4 2010 7:02PM
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GayWolf420
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Everthing. PC is amazing. The terrain is pretty kick ass. The parks are superior. The food rocks and its just a great time whenever I go up there.
Dec 4 2010 7:03PM
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Jpurd
Posts: 3196 - Karma: 3,554
the terrain park at loon is sick!
Dec 4 2010 7:26PM
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.Max.
Posts: 2930 - Karma: 701
Well, I get to ski there... So... That.
Dec 4 2010 7:35PM
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muFFn
Posts: 1040 - Karma: 74
Steamboat:

Great people
Great terrain
Champaign Powder
Better park every year
5 minute drive from town
Dec 4 2010 7:43PM
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c4t_l0ver
Posts: 5485 - Karma: 810
Lol Yess! None of the American kids knew what poutine was this summer in whistler. Lol
Dec 5 2010 12:47AM
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*TURBONERD*
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that would be me
Dec 5 2010 6:21AM
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c4t_l0ver
Posts: 5485 - Karma: 810
Yup. Hahah
Dec 5 2010 9:16AM
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*TURBONERD*
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but it was okay because gravy is gay
Dec 5 2010 3:36PM
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Peter.
Posts: 23796 - Karma: 13,012
absolutely nothing

i ski at a small mountain in NY
Dec 5 2010 4:01PM
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