Whatever resorts are closest to the biggest cities, a few that come to mind are Big Bear and Mammoth (LA).

Blue mountain is fucked. proximity to toronto which has no big mountains nearby breed snowplowers. there is also a culture (not saying who but the majority of markham) who skis to show their wealth not for skills. not mych mainstream appeal means once a season is max for most of these skiers.

also like 50% of skis are elans. that should tell you enough

But big bear seems fucked too. Is there at least cool terrain to ski away from the crowds?

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Heavenly

Breck /thread

damn elan should sponsor me I'm prolly their best rider for the reals

Mammoth or big bear by far, so many drunk boarders from LA

Yukon_CorneliusHeavenly

Why heavenly? I imagine proximity to reno makes it bad but i think blue mountain ontario clears. the second snow gets soft its legit glade skiing on regular runs. hell half of the so called skiers take their skis off and slide down.

From what i am hearing only big bear comes close to blue, prove me wrong

Bear and it’s not even close. On any given day 80-90% of people at Bear could be fairly classified as beginners.

Hunter Mountain is great if you want to get into collisions with drunks from Jersey.

Winter park but only on half the mountain and on weekends in January in half of February which is clutch

Bear or Mtn High (an even shittier LA mountain)

Mammoth has big issues too, love getting snaked in the middle of a jump line by packs of Chinese boarders.

Also, has anyone noticed that people in Ca just refuse to group up and fill chairs? After skiing in Utah for a few years, it's crazy coming back to mammoth and seeing 35 (i counted) 6-seat chairs going by with 5 or fewer people on them before a single one is filled to capacity. And this was with a serous liftline too

Surprised to see Breck and WP called out before Keystone

it’s the prime spot for families who have never skied before to take their kids for spring break/winter holidays

Deer valley has a pretty high amount of really bad skiers. Very much the resort for skiing as an experience vs as a hobby, mostly just due to how much expensive resort shit is around there and being known as a luxury experience. Not to rag on the mountain itself there’s some real fun to be had if you know where to look. Pcmr suffers from kinda similar problems. I think the cottonwoods tend to draw a lot of the more serious skiers visiting utah away from the park city resorts and the park city resorts primarily get the more gaperish tourists.

^ obviously park skiers will still be drawn to pcmr which gives it an advantage over DV

eheathWhatever resorts are closest to the biggest cities, a few that come to mind are Big Bear and Mammoth (LA).

real, mammoth has the worst skiers that are also the worst people.

only good for a summer excursion, and camping (away from everyone) > engaging.

I promise you it’s Snowshoe.

Nothing like getting clipped buy a beater in hunting gear and backpack speakers

jimbobsI promise you it’s Snowshoe.

the fact they are all asian in the picture is reflected at blue.

poonisBreck /thread

As Breckenridge kid, I can confirm this. Plenty of jibbable jerries in the park on 8

That's surpsising after your hole hunting post.

The opportunities in mammoth beat anything that SLC has to offer. Lakanuki at 1AM night be the horniest place in the west

mikemonly good for a summer excursion, and camping (away from everyone) > engaging.

DV also just has better beginner terrain than most of the Wasatch. If i was learning to ski here, that's where i'd want to do it. Snowbird, Solitude, and Alta don't have enough variety of easy stuff which leaves Brighton and DV as the best beginner mountains on ikon. So they get the shittest skiers

MastePoleWhackerDeer valley has a pretty high amount of really bad skiers. Very much the resort for skiing as an experience vs as a hobby, mostly just due to how much expensive resort shit is around there and being known as a luxury experience.

Keystone. Take one run on schoolmar and you’ll see lmao

Def Deer Valley or heavenly

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Like others here, definitely keystone...Apart from Schoolmarm, mozart is a headache, the blues on outback are horrid, and people just ski but fuck whereever without staying uniform. Only went there twice this year and once was the most stressful ski day of the year. I cant stand that place one bit.

SlushSeasonThat's surpsising after your hole hunting post.

The opportunities in mammoth beat anything that SLC has to offer. Lakanuki at 1AM night be the horniest place in the west

I think you mean ‘Lack of Nookie’.

I work at an Indy resort and while I enjoy the vibes, its pretty brutal seeing people who just started skiing last season getting their PSIA certs and J1's on rental skis teaching kids. Id be pissed to spend all that money on instruction.

GayWolf420I work at an Indy resort and while I enjoy the vibes, its pretty brutal seeing people who just started skiing last season getting their PSIA certs and J1's on rental skis teaching kids. Id be pissed to spend all that money on instruction.

word on the street is the best way to get a deal on lessons is to become an instructor. Had an instructor from a larger ski area lay it all out for me. He recommended signing up at the biggest ski area to get the maximum amount of training paid for by the ski area. Said the bigger areas need as many beginning ski instructors as they can get so that is how he got hired on after only skiing for one year. He read about this idea online or somewhere before he decided to learn to ski as an adult

I have to think that the place he works and bigger areas in general have more of these novice instructors than your little ski area but IDK

Anywhere near Jersey/NYC

I think that copper is hellish especially on the park chair on busy weekends, there are insane skiers and then there are people who are fresh out the rental shop and are like homing missiles on the small jumps and after you exit the park. they also clog up the lift and cause it to stop every 15 mins or so

iamnotfinnnI think that copper is hellish especially on the park chair on busy weekends, there are insane skiers and then there are people who are fresh out the rental shop and are like homing missiles on the small jumps and after you exit the park. they also clog up the lift and cause it to stop every 15 mins or so

Yea never understood why copper decided to mix the beginner skiers and park skiers on the same lift. Def can make for some interesting interactions

iamnotfinnnI think that copper is hellish especially on the park chair on busy weekends, there are insane skiers and then there are people who are fresh out the rental shop and are like homing missiles on the small jumps and after you exit the park. they also clog up the lift and cause it to stop every 15 mins or so

The layout and location of coppers park has always been really fuckin weird and stupid, will always be one of the best parks in CO but why tf do two beginner trails cross right through it and why is it sharing a lift with the beginner side of the mountain?

Mt Snow or Stratton

The Mount Bohemia superpass for sure

Keystone is for sure packed with idiots, but breck has so many shit skier zones on 9,8, and 7

jhnegbrtSurprised to see Breck and WP called out before Keystone

it’s the prime spot for families who have never skied before to take their kids for spring break/winter holidays

Seven Springs, there's only like 4 people in the greater Pittsburg Area who know how to ski.

Killington has a massive amount of NYC/Jersey tourists + rich Chinese families

SchizoSkierYea never understood why copper decided to mix the beginner skiers and park skiers on the same lift. Def can make for some interesting interactions

I’ve seen some of the best fights, they knew it would be entertaining

steez_apprenticeKillington has a massive amount of NYC/Jersey tourists + rich Chinese families

at sugarbush, there are so many people from what I assume is New Jersey (I think they are Korean) in early November. blows my mind. just miserable skiing really, and all these bums are driving 6 hours to ski one icy trail in the cold. I don't get it.

Someone should make a list of ski resorts and the most popular crowd that shows up. Like heavenly is all Bay Area Tesla drivers originally from somewhere in Asia.

PartyBullshiitSomeone should make a list of ski resorts and the most popular crowd that shows up. Like heavenly is all Bay Area Tesla drivers originally from somewhere in Asia.

And Floridian timeshare owners 🙏🙏

Yukon_CorneliusAnd Floridian timeshare owners 🙏🙏

Really? It’s rare I meet someone else from Florida when I’m out west. All the owners I’ve always met were from Cali, Asia, WA state. Usually it’s college kids from Florida.

PartyBullshiitReally? It’s rare I meet someone else from Florida when I’m out west. All the owners I’ve always met were from Cali, Asia, WA state. Usually it’s college kids from Florida.

I’m just playing. I steer clear, but anytime I find myself there, I’m blown away by how many Eastern out of state and foreign visitors are there. It’s by far the biggest Vail resort around there, so I’m sure the pass access is what brings people from far away. Stevens Pass in WA was similar. Much more Bay Area in North Lake- easier to get to, and half of SF relocated to Truckee during Covid.

Breck is just one big tourist trap now for beginner/new skiers. Copper can definitely get bad too but really depends on what part of the mountain you’re at there

Breck is full of dogshit skiers

WP has such a strange ratio of difficult terrain to shit skiers during peak season

Someguy9Winter park but only on half the mountain and on weekends in January in half of February which is clutch

Yeah I'd go with Stratton on the East Coast.

Lots of people there just for the apres, resort vibes, vacation, etc. Probably more so than anywhere else in New England

SteezyYeeterat sugarbush, there are so many people from what I assume is New Jersey (I think they are Korean) in early November. blows my mind. just miserable skiing really, and all these bums are driving 6 hours to ski one icy trail in the cold. I don't get it.

At killy they all pull up in Mercedes' and Bentleys, BMWs, insane shit

slxersaverBreck is full of dogshit skiers

Bruh I ski breck (4p4)

steez_apprenticeKillington has a massive amount of NYC/Jersey tourists + rich Chinese families

Killington midweek is the secret. All that bullshit rolls into town on the weekends and holidays.

If anything, Okemo, Stratton, and Hunter are huge zones for the people coming up from cities like NYC and Boston.

Brule.Killington midweek is the secret. All that bullshit rolls into town on the weekends and holidays.

If anything, Okemo, Stratton, and Hunter are huge zones for the people coming up from cities like NYC and Boston.

hopefully that new exclusive Wyndham shit pulls in a bulk of the NYC folks