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First trip out west

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elliottpippin
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planning a trip out west(anywhere) from indiana and have never seen anything outside of the midwest. going for the first week of march next year, any suggestions?
May 8 2019 11:56PM
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michigang
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yo same @ the midwest part, haha I wish I were going out west

I’m super close to Indiana lol
May 9 2019 12:12AM
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yungona
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definitely hit up big sky montana. such a beautiful place. it has gotten pretty expensive tho
May 9 2019 12:24AM
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elliottpippin
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michigangyo same @ the midwest part, haha I wish I were going out west

it’s tuff out here
May 9 2019 8:02AM
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50Kal
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Colorado can be cheap if you spend your money right. Grand targhee would be be dope, anything in Montana would work in that time frame and should not be freezing.
cali and pnw would just be farther.
May 9 2019 10:15AM
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oldmanski
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That should be a pretty good week for snow here in the west(hopefully). You cant go wrong with SLC, UT, like mentioned above, Big Sky, Targhee, Jackson Hole(slightly expensive,lol) should be fun and have great snow. Colorado has some good mountains to ride...... Are you wanting to come as far as the Pacific ocean? If so, Mammoth or Tahoe, can check out Vegas while you are there also. Lots of choices of course, good luck, hope this helps.
May 9 2019 10:51AM
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elliottpippin
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oldmanskiThat should be a pretty good week for snow here in the west(hopefully). You cant go wrong with SLC, UT, like mentioned above, Big Sky, Targhee, Jackson Hole(slightly expensive,lol) should be fun and have great snow. Colorado has some good mountains to ride...... Are you wanting to come as far as the Pacific ocean? If so, Mammoth or Tahoe, can check out Vegas while you are there also. Lots of choices of course, good luck, hope this helps.



We were looking at bachelor but I’ve heard mixed things, it seems really sick to me but the weather seems like it can get tough
May 9 2019 11:38AM
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SkiBum.
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Probably some quick non stop flights from Chicago to SLC. Best bang for your buck most likely with cheap flight and hotels and access to lots of skiing.

Cheaper flight even to Denver but then long drive to wherever you want to go.
May 9 2019 11:59AM
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oldmanski
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elliottpippinWe were looking at bachelor but I’ve heard mixed things, it seems really sick to me but the weather seems like it can get tough


You cant go wrong with Bachelor....... Bend, OR is a beautiful area. That time of year the temps will be rising and the snow wont be THAT good but it should still be okay and you are somewhat close to the Pacific ocean if you want to go that far. But really, if you are going to come out west to go skiing, go ride the mountains that the west is known for. The Wasatch, Teton, Rockies, the stuff John Denver sang about, LOL. If you were coming out later, more in the summer time, I would say yeah, hit Hood or Bachelor, but my opinion, go ski some snow from heaven, not hoses.
May 9 2019 12:03PM
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TRVP_ANGEL
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You can literally go anywhere Colorado and West of that and it will already be 500% better than anything you have ever experienced

**This post was edited on May 9th 2019 at 1:40:14pm
May 9 2019 1:39PM
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elliottpippin
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TRVP_ANGELYou can literally go anywhere Colorado and West of that and it will already be 500% better than anything you have ever experienced

**This post was edited on May 9th 2019 at 1:40:14pm


True
May 9 2019 2:28PM
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bennwithtwons
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probably any destination will blow your mind. just pick one and hope for good conditions.
have fun
May 9 2019 3:37PM
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freeballer
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There are so many great options that you literally can't go wrong. If it were me though, I'd go to Canada. Fly into Calgary and rent a car and then do a loop where you hit Fernie, Whitewater, Red and Revelstoke. If you have time, you could hit Kicking Horse too before you fly back home.

If you wanted to stay in one place, I would stay somewhere higher in elevation where it typically stays colder. Perhaps Crested Butte, Jackson, Targhee, or Big Sky.

Another super duper option would be to fly or drive to SLC. Cheap lodging with incredible skiing in the Wasatch. You could ski Alta, Snowbird, Brighton and/or Solitude. Utah snow is amazing and can go off during March. SLC kind of sucks, but the skiing is really hard to beat.

Either way, you will probably end up moving out West after your trip. Have a blast.
May 9 2019 3:54PM
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DirtYStylE
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elliottpippingoing for the first week of march next year, any suggestions?


Spring skiier eh? Well Mt. Hood is the #1 place for spring skiing, but bachelor could be comparable if your not a park rat.

Then you have CA, Squaw and those around that area. Then you got CO, Bluebird exc.
May 9 2019 4:08PM
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methscratchface
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Make the haul to telluride. Have not been there since 97 and I know its blown out and bougie asf but the san juans will blow your mind. A true high mountain town with one road in and one road out. A full western experience. Or be lame and go to summit county like everyone else from the midwest. If money is tight go to Wolf Creek and stay in pagosa. These were the 2 first places I skied "out west" using Durango as home base. Beautiful part of the world. DO NOT LISTEN TO THESE ARMCHAIR METEOROLOGISTS. no one knows what the weather will do next year.
May 9 2019 6:47PM
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SavageBiff
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oldmanskibut my opinion, go ski some snow from heaven, not hoses.


That ^

My pick would b jacksonhole $35 a night slopeside at the hostel , the bigass drops oohweee I wanna live there
Big3 , revel stoke , targhee arctic cat skiing , fernie in Canada eh
May 9 2019 7:56PM
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elliottpippin
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methscratchfaceMake the haul to telluride. Have not been there since 97 and I know its blown out and bougie asf but the san juans will blow your mind. A true high mountain town with one road in and one road out. A full western experience. Or be lame and go to summit county like everyone else from the midwest. If money is tight go to Wolf Creek and stay in pagosa. These were the 2 first places I skied "out west" using Durango as home base. Beautiful part of the world. DO NOT LISTEN TO THESE ARMCHAIR METEOROLOGISTS. no one knows what the weather will do next year.


We drove through there on a summer trip a few years back, the place is absolutely gorgeous and that’s on the list for sure. Durango is an awesome town. We also stayed at crested butte for a couple nights on the same trip. Absolutely killed me that there was no snow when we were there
May 9 2019 8:49PM
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