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Best east coast ski resorts?
Oct 19, 2022, 2:08 PM
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Or where to stay out west that won't cost me a kidney the week after Christmas/close to a major airport.
KMS not a skier but the kids are dying to go back.
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Been to Snowshoe in West Virginia and thought it was great
Oct 19, 2022, 2:15 PM
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but that's the only one I've been to outside of the NC ones.
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Killing ton and Okemo in New England
Oct 19, 2022, 2:17 PM
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Snowshoe in WVa
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Canaan Valley in West Virginia is very good and very
Oct 19, 2022, 2:22 PM
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affordable. I've heard good things about Snowshoe, as well.
The North Carolina ski resorts are probably not worth a long trip unless your kids are beginners.
I am not sure it qualifies as close to a major airport, though.
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I need to know where to stay. My google searches for resorts
Oct 19, 2022, 2:34 PM
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in Vermont have left me unimpressed. Maybe I expect too much? LIke bedding and furnishings updated in the last 20 years?
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First time to Vermont?***
Oct 19, 2022, 2:40 PM
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I'm starting to get the feeling that I've been spoiled in CO***
Oct 19, 2022, 2:44 PM
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Re: I'm starting to get the feeling that I've been spoiled in CO***
Oct 19, 2022, 3:13 PM
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Been all up and down, I like Snowshoe.
Oct 19, 2022, 2:47 PM
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VT resorts are nice, but that time of year, it's just cold as nuts up there. Due to weather patterns, topology, etc, Snowshoe gets as much snow as any resort on the East Coast.
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Yeah bruh, we got tons of fresh pow pow when we were there***
Oct 19, 2022, 2:49 PM
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Good thing I watched Point Break last night so I could
Oct 19, 2022, 2:55 PM
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comprehend your post.
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Surfing's the source, brah.
Oct 19, 2022, 3:47 PM
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You're never too old.
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trooth
Oct 19, 2022, 3:41 PM
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it's a different kind of cold
I was at Mt Snow one week, and they'd closed the mountain down for 2 days because of how cold it was.
a ski mountain.
closed.....because, cold.
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Anything other than Snowshoe on the east coast you might as
Oct 19, 2022, 2:52 PM
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well just go to Sugar or Beech in NC. Which I hear are a lot nicer now, littlelakebum will be hitting the slopes this year so I'm excited to find out.
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Sugar has a bit better runs but I prefer Beech
Oct 19, 2022, 7:40 PM
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Sugar can get a bit crowded. Beech is also crowded but a bit faster and one of the lifts that goes to the top is usually not too busy.
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Look no further than Wolf Ridge Ski Resort in
Oct 19, 2022, 3:45 PM
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scenic Mars Hill, NC. Formerly Wolf Laurel Ski Resort, this hard-pack iced hill provides challenges and thrills for skiers of all skill levels. Sometimes, the power even goes out, stranding skiers on the lift, finally dumping them off halfway up on a black diamond run, where they tell amateur skiers to "go down carefully since it's pitch black with all the lights out, and if you get hurt, just yell for help."
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Jackson Hole.
Oct 19, 2022, 4:04 PM
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Don't be a poor.
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I think my problem is I'm picking the most popular ski
Oct 19, 2022, 4:20 PM
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week of the year so I'm going to figure out something different and do a ski trip in March for spring break.
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We are going to Mammouth in Calif during busy season
Oct 19, 2022, 7:42 PM
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this year with the adult kids. Wife and I will also take a couple of 2 day trips to NC. I don't last long anymore. A few runs and I'm spent LOL.
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TWSS***
Oct 20, 2022, 3:37 PM
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Sugar Mountain.
Oct 19, 2022, 4:37 PM
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Especially if you're renting my house.
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go on...***
Oct 19, 2022, 4:42 PM
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5 bedroom - 4.5 bath on Sugar at 4,607' ASL. Views of
Oct 19, 2022, 5:06 PM
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Seven Devils and winter views of Grandfather Mtn. 2 miles from Sugar mtn ski.
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You could try Wisp here in MD
Oct 19, 2022, 4:43 PM
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Quite a few friends in Baltimore that like going there for a quick trip. Haven’t personally been though.
https://www.wispresort.com/Winter-Home/
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TIL MD has mountains.
Oct 19, 2022, 6:03 PM
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I would have lost that bet.
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I'm surprised no one has brought up Michigan resorts.
Oct 19, 2022, 6:18 PM
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40 miles of the AT is MD.
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Michigan??? Boyne Highlands has nothing on Perfect North
Oct 19, 2022, 11:38 PM
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in Indiana.
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Re: Michigan??? Boyne Highlands has nothing on Perfect North
Oct 20, 2022, 3:42 PM
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Been there, for real. Hit a White Castle drive thru after and chased them down with a bunch of Old Milwaukee Lights. Spent the night watching TV with the lights off with two friends as we lit our farts on fire. One of the best nights of my life.
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Oct 19, 2022, 7:30 PM
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Far western part of MD is between WV and PA, Appalachians run through it. Very pretty out there. And makes Walhalla look like a cosmopolitan metropolis.
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Killington VT
Oct 19, 2022, 7:33 PM
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Lake Placid NY
Killington can be super cold.
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Re: Best east coast ski resorts?
Oct 19, 2022, 7:58 PM
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I learned to ski last year and went twice, so I’m pretty much an expert. Here’s what you need to know:
1) week after Christmas is peak-peak season so it’ll be 3x more expensive than any other time of year.
2) week after Christmas is early. There’s a reasonable chance you’ll have poor conditions (50% of resort open). Safe bet is extreme NW (Canada or Montana).
3) if you want good skiing with short drive from big airport, go to Utah. Stay in Salt Lake City or spend a few more bucks and stay in Park City area. Drive to mountains from Denver sucks and everything is crowded. Wyoming is hard to get to. Montana is good but flights are expensive. California won’t have snow this year because of La Niña.
4) go west rather than NC, VA, WV. Kids will hate you if you make them ski in rain and slush on a 40 degree weekend.
Once you pick a spot, start a new thread to review best apres ski spots.
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My kids have only skied Snowmass and were shocked when
Oct 20, 2022, 2:04 PM
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we flew Southwest this summer and there was no first class (husband of racks up a lot of airline miles and we reap the rewards).
I'm dealing with a complex matrix of work and school schedules and the week after Christmas is the only time we can all go for a week during ski season. During the summer I can take off whatever time I need but busy season (Jan-March) is hard. Of course, busy season isn't looking like it's going to be so busy this year (Real Estate).
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Re: My kids have only skied Snowmass and were shocked when
Oct 20, 2022, 3:06 PM
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For a minute there, I thought you meant you flew Southwest into Aspen. Seemed like a really weird destination for them.
I’d look at Big Sky. Lodging isn’t too outrageous there compared to others but finding seats on a flight into Bozeman will be the hard part. Otherwise, I’d look at Salt Lake. Plenty of ways to get there and a bunch of great places to ski within a short radius.
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Uh no, you can only fly US, Delta or private into Aspen
Oct 20, 2022, 3:35 PM
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from where I live 
Southwest was Phoenix for a different trip this summer.
Thanks for the recs I will have to check it out. Montana has been a bucket list destination of mine.
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Park City is hard to beat... Loved the back bowls there.
Oct 20, 2022, 5:59 PM
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It would be nice during the 10 days of Sundance but good luck finding some place to stay without giving up the left one...
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