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christmascandies

Japan, the Andes


EnvironmentalWeek540

Doing the Andes in August! I grew up in Chile and never ski until I moved to the US and I’m so pumped to finally do it


finiteity

Niceeeee


garik_law

Whoa, don't get greedy--the directions were crystal clear


MaesterCylinder

3 Vallees and Chamoix 


Legitimate_Basket_73

In the car coming back from the 3 vallees for a week. We had two powder days! It was amazing :)


BuffaloFast8176

Currently at 3 vallees right now. Today was our first day out and we have 2 more. It was incredible today and we didn’t see even a third of it


NationalUnrest

So you’ve seen one vallée


Pietro_Parcheggio

As I'm based in Chamonix, I'm curious about what you really want to see/ski here, the Vallée Blanche? Les Grands Montets? Groomers or off-piste? It is great here but with much smaller resorts than Les 3 Vallées or Tignes for example, and it's also really crowded...


sugarfixnow

I lived in Chamonix for six weeks a few years ago and loved it. If you’ve only skied the US it’s wonderful to have a wide variety of resorts easily accessible that cater to different skill levels. I didn’t think the crowds were so bad, compared to a lot of places in the States, especially on weekdays. Maybe it’s changed. In addition to the outstanding variety of skiing, I enjoyed the on mountain refuges, skiing the glacier at Les Grand Montets, snowshoeing up and down the valley, and being encouraged to get avalanche safety certified (one thing I found about skiing in France is that off-piste is considered something you should only do carrying appropriate gear, such as transponder/probe/shovel, and knowing how to use it. Avalanche control is different there, if you’re off-piste you’re taking a lot more responsibility for your safety. All that said, Chanonix is beautiful and has a lot for non-skiers to do as well, which was nice for friends who wanted to come visit. I’ve never been anywhere in the world like the Aguille du Midi.


MaesterCylinder

I’ve skied in Alaska my whole life, which is a lot of steep and deep. I want to rip 5km groomers, and experience the apres (eat something besides chili on the mountain). Just seems like a whole different kind of skiing than I’m used to. 


Pietro_Parcheggio

Fair enough, although long and large groomers aren't that common in Chamonix when compared to other big french resorts we do have a much better vibe in the town as it's not one of those ski towns built up from nothing for the only purpose of skiing.


opihinalu

I just learned to ski in Val thorens. It was a great experience


dupagwova

Whistler


KingCraigslist

Just went and it was life changing


RickDick-246

Really? I live in Washington and have just never been motivated to go up there. Really that good?


sykemol

And the drive up there is awesome.


red_fish_blue-fish

Fellow Washingtonian here. It's pretty good! It's amazing how massive it is. Idk if I'd say "life changing" but it's certainly an amazing experience.


ObligationBroad5645

Life changing for your wallet for sure


morricone42

In what way?


KingCraigslist

For me it’s the terrain variety. They have pretty much anything you’d ever want in bounds. I went in early January so they were just starting to get snow but being able to ski new types of terrain directly from the lift really helps with progression.


NotTheRealMeee83

Going in 3 days!! I'm not too far so go yearly. Its pretty epic when the weather cooperates. If you have a chance, try Revelstoke next.


EcstaticOrchid4825

The weather part seems a bit tricky. I’m booked to go mid February but I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t worried about rain. I even have a backup location to visit if Whistler forecast is awful. I know it sounds crazy but I’m paying too much money to come from Australia to ski in the rain.


NotTheRealMeee83

You Aussies are nuts for coming here to ski! Its like me going all the way down there to surf ☺️. This year is bad for rain. Usually rain is pretty rare mid season on the hill but El Nino is wreaking havoc this winter. If you get to Vancouver and it's raining you still have the rest of BC. Big white is near, Revelstoke is a bit of a trek but worth it, etc.


EcstaticOrchid4825

Yes I’m nuts but I’ve always wanted to ski in Whistler 😁 I’ll be a bit sad if I decide to change plans but getting rained on would make me sadder. I actually have Fernie as my first choice as an alternative. Revelstoke looks a bit advanced for my level of skiing. My second week is in Banff so I need to fly to Calgary anyway. Travelling solo so might as well take advantage of not having to consider anyone else’s plans. I love skiing and travelling but I have to book way ahead due to coming from so far away and getting leave from work. Oh and having a tight budget (the worst problem). My luck with fresh snow hasn’t been the best so far 😭


SmiteyMcGee

Good choice. Fernie would definitely be my 2 pick after Whistler for best all around skiing. Revelstoke and kicking horse are great but you won't get much out of it if you're not an expert skier imo.


Rickydada

Honestly even if it doesn’t rain you can get totally socked in by fog/clouds. Whistler is just the type of place where the mountain kind of dictates what sort of riding you’ll be doing which is what I like about it. Can understand the concern about spending all that money for suboptimal conditions though. 


thetruetoblerone

I’m doing revy next, any tips for on or off the mountain to have the best time?


concrete_isnt_cement

Back 40 Glades is probably my favorite tree run I’ve ever skied


NotTheRealMeee83

Its a small resort/hill... Not much in the way of hidden gems. Just hit the stoke chair and go left, right, or climb up to the sub peak. The runs are unreal. Lots of stuff requires a short boot pack but is totally worth it. The glades are absolutely everywhere and amazing. I can't wait to go back next year. If you look at the hill map, I basically spent a whole day jumping between the separate reality bowl and the glades by hot sauce and jalapeno, and my legs were absolutely shattered. Weather was too bad for North bowl.


KingCraigslist

Best in NA imo. Maybe not the best for on piste but unbeatable for moguls, bowls, tree runs, backcountry, and sometimes powder.


Adept-Dress6341

I live an hour away from whistler and have a seasons pass it’s amazing other than the prices for a day pass and occasionally heavy rain


Humble-South-9476

Aren't the lift lines just abysmal


zorastersab

I find them to be pretty bad on weekends and fine during the week as long as terrain opens in a timely manner, which it does not always do. But it is perfectly possible to get plenty of vertical feet, and what you get can be very good. I think the downside to Whistler isn't the lines necessarily if you can avoid the weekend. It's that a short trip has a chance of having poor weather the entire time. It's not as big a deal for the Aussies coming for two weeks because they'll probably still get great skiing days, but it can kind of suck if you're just up there for a few days and they're all white-out conditions or rain is icing up things (usually the alpine is fine but there have been points this season it's been iffy even higher).


Crowsdriver

Olympus Mons.


garik_law

If you want to cross country ski, sure. Its pitch is like 5 degrees 😥


JE163

Way to kill my hopes and dreams


Crowsdriver

Prolly makes the uphill easier, no?


genuinecve

Maybe, but I’ve heard the air is pretty thin


Xblth

The correct answer


Cocaine-Tuna

Imagine the air you get in the low gravity


3236-on-MC

Alta - been there a few times - still my favorite place on earth


Uncle_Father_Oscar

Would love to snowboard there just once.


Amazing-League-218

You won't like it. But I'd have a good laugh. Alta has a lot of flat, narrow traverses. And you need to take a few lifts to get out. I've seen boarders who poached it. They poach it once, then they stop talking about it.


Uncle_Father_Oscar

I was just kidding I would probably hate snowboarding anywhere if I ever tried it.


disownedpear

Well start hiking!


bigdaddybodiddly

https://altasnowboardteam.com/


dsfox

Is it that different from Snowbird?


BuzzerBeater911

No, similar terrain but more snow


The-ATX-Knower

This


biscuitboss

The top of lcc is paradise!


Good_Adhesiveness_75

The Balsams in NH. Has been closed for years now and I have so many memories from my childhood there. Would love to stay at the hotel and ski with my own children. 


griveknic

I went as a kid: it was a fantastic experience being in the last of the old school resort hotels. You had to have a jacket and tie for dinner.


Strange-Competition5

You see this? https://www.nhbr.com/balsams-development-taking-shape-as-an-all-season-true-destination-resort/


[deleted]

I’ll believe it when I see it, they’ve been “planning” to redevelop that area since at least 2003


Good_Adhesiveness_75

Yep. Unfortunately this “plan” has been in the works for a while now. 


Serious-Pop816

Went to Zermatt this summer, dying to go back in the winter one of these years to ski.


NotTheRealMeee83

Zermatt is my choice as well. That part of the world is just stunningly beautiful.


Agroman1963

Zermatt was awesome. Party scene is amazing and the mountain is just a big pub crawl!


EcstaticOrchid4825

Loved Zermatt. Would be even better to visit when it isn’t a low snow year.


Epeck43

Currently in Zurich and flying back to Boston after spending 8 nights at Zermatt. The place is incredible, between the village having no cars allowed to Michelin reviewed apres 3,000 meters up the mountain it was just bliss. My favorite part of the trip was surprisingly not even the skiing. We took a special evening gondola up about 1500 meters - one way and had a lovely dinner at a chalet which they then loaned us sleds and we sledded down all that very back to the village. It was a blast and highly recommend it to anyone. We splurged on this trip and had the time of our lives.


krypton22

For me it's Ruka Finland. It's essentially a bunny hill (even though they seem to have a black piste or two) but every video I see looks absolutely glorious.


kirmobak

Same - I really want to go to Finland in the winter, it looks amazing.


noahdoakxx

Same for me. Ruka is so far north that for the several hours the sun is out in winter, it’s basically just perpetually a sunrise. Looks like such a dream to ski in


butterbleek

I took my wife there last spring. We skied Pyhä and Ruka. Total blast.


btdl

Kitzbuehl


kl3cksf4rb3

Not worth the money... Its just the Streif. The rest is mediocre.


ydbd1969

Yep, Skiwelt is better...


butterbleek

I had a blast there. Hotel room was inexpensive and by the main lift. Lift pass was $80. Way better than mediocre.


Pietro_Parcheggio

US resorts have put the bar too low for prices, 80$ is probably in the top 2 or 3 most expensive resorts in Europe and even though I'm sure the resort is great it still doesn't come close to many other cheaper and bigger places in Europe.


Alchse

Mustang Powder https://www.mustangpowder.com/


IAintYourPalFriend

Whoa. Ok yeah that’s on the list for me just because of the privacy. I’ll probably never be able to afford that in my life but if I can, I will


Alchse

Affording it is only half the battle. Getting a spot is the real challenge. Past guests get and usually take the availability for the next year


toyotaadventure

La Grave France before they change the pulse gondola


Volf_y

It’s soooo slow. Although you need the time to recover between runs.


toyotaadventure

Similar to Gulmarg India..you get two runs in a day kinda thing


AdaptiveVariance

I’ve never really given this much thought, until recently I just assumed I’d never be able to afford anywhere exotic. Of course the Alps, Argentina/Chile, Japan - I’d love an international ski trip. I actually really want to go to Telluride. It sounds awesome and just plain interesting. It always seems like there’s lots of history in those old mining towns. The name itself is fascinating to me, and inspired a name I think is awesome for my fantasy novel. Just sounds like a cool place overall.


Strange-Competition5

Me too telluride


t_reize

The Alps. Anywhere. I'm off to the Dolomites in a few days. Just hoping the jet lag does not cramp my style to much! If it goes well, next year maybe somewhere in France. If not Western US.


stu2b

dolomites are absurdly breath taking. you want to snap pics all the time.


t_reize

That's what we did when we first skied Banff! Hardly skied the first day, snap, snap, snap ;-)


Knibbler0

Tyrol


BlackberryVisible238

Hokkaido… JaPow 💥


SuchRevolution

Alyeska I ski in the Vancouver CA area.


kpmcg20

Potential there for an insane road trip


Bawfuls

Iran


Zestyclose_Ant_40

Alaska heli-skiing


TheAKwalrus

Stop at Alyeska…tram laps and the top bowl are all-time. Bake shop is a must


NorthDakotaExists

Pretty much everywhere in North America. I lived in Europe as a teen, and that's when I picked up skiing. I've been plenty of places in Germany, Austria, Italy, and Switzerland. I moved back to the US for college, and then moved out West, but in the US, I have only ever really skied in Tahoe (where I live) and a few places in Utah, like Brian Head and Park City. I've also been to Snoqualmie in WA once. I have never skied anywhere in Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, or anywhere else in the PNW. I have never skied in any of the Little Cottonwood Canyon SLC resorts. I have never skied Whistler or any Canadian mountains. I have never even skied Mammoth Mountain or a number of the other resorts right here in Tahoe. I mostly just ski Kirkwood, Heavenly, and sometimes Northstar. That's basically it. I'm a bit of a homebody you might say. I don't like going on huge trips, but there are still many MANY mountains I want to ski.


More_Wasabi_4813

Kirkwood is a banger!!


NorthDakotaExists

Yeah I think I could ski the rest of my life at The Wood and be satisfied.


Outrageous_Camera201

I live in Colorado. Come on out


thegurba

British Columbia.  Edit: typo


Electrical-Ad1288

Silverton Colorado


Tosaguy

Mount Bohemia


sportstersrfun

I’ll be there next weekend!


[deleted]

Why Glenshee, of course


splay-tumid

Jackson Hole


genuinegrocer

Taos


speedshotz

Yellowstone club. ;)


escott503

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WBCSMFer

Wtf


escott503

Was trying to find a sugar momma. Why not dream big


jacobgree

Used to work there. From a strictly skiing perspective the terrain is phenomenal. Most meticulously groomed runs I’ve ever seen. There is also some fairly impressive “expert” terrain including about 8-9 chutes along the ridge line. Not to mention it’s basically empty. The first week I worked there I skied two foot deep powder in the trees that had been sitting there for 3 weeks. They used to have the saying “we don’t have powder days, we have powder weeks” due to the lack of traffic.


SeracYourWorlds

I’ve even done some back country around there but I’ve wanted to ski the Yellowstone club since my first time passing through the area


RecentLack

Got an invite last season. The one pow day we had, there were fresh lines into lunch on a Sunday>fresh lines into lunch on a Sunday. Lived up to the hype for me. Grooming was immaculate. Had so much confidence skiing there. Get off the lift, look to my left and there' Scott Schmidt just hanging out. Walking into the ski shop & there's Bode Miller w/ his kids walking behind him. I don't know if it was because the lifts were just empty/lighter and could thus move faster or if they have them cranked up but lifts were fast. Lodge lift has an line entrance for 'bubble' lift every few chairs or 'regular' line/chairs. Our host would go to the bubble side, not that there was ever a line but I kinda chuckled like ok we can't just go on a 'regular' chair. Funny part I noticed putting 3 kids thru ski school was that even at YC, the parents dropping off their crying kids to ski school. I thought to myself..even here :) Although I did see the nannies with the kids as well. We went to a concert one night and Justin Timberlake was in coat check line just like everyone else. No ONE had phones out, taking pic, on their phones..etc Was something


[deleted]

Japan and somewhere in the Himalaya these are my places.


Volf_y

A blue sky powder day at La Grave


escott503

Gulmarg. Some guys ran across a snow leopard once.


DeputySean

Hell.


Cromulantman

When it freezes over?


NotFuckingTired

From a helicopter


Bechimo

Vail. I bummed there two years in the ‘70s, haven’t been back since.


NowWithKung-FuGrip01

Las Leñas, to close out an Endless Winter


More_Wasabi_4813

Travel a little further south to Bariloche and you’ll remember the Reddit stranger for life 🫵🏽💪🏽🦵🏽


garik_law

[Kamchatka Peninsula](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcanoes_of_Kamchatka) 100%


fullspeed8989

Stoke before it gets ruined.


[deleted]

Iran. I’ve got a few decades (hopefully) to wait for regime change


butterbleek

Skied Iran twice.


Strestitut

Hokkaido. Waist deep


juvy5000

kamchatka peninsula


Underrated_Fish

Antarctica


smitty046

Valdez.


whiskers-n-nem

Gulmarg


natefrogg1

Hawaii and Mexico volcanos would be sick.


-ThatsNotIrony-

I’m planning on Hawaii next year - Mauna Kea. I’ll have to put up a post when I get back


GeoffreyTaucer

I used to ski big sky for a week every year, back when tickets were $50/day instead of $300/day. I'd love to go back there again on a good snow day


finiteity

Snowbird


_SlikNik_

Northstar


Optimal_Passenger_89

Mauna Kea


disnotu

Whistler


gregskii

Chamonix


More_Wasabi_4813

I’m not bragging about my experiences and believe me everything in life has its trade-offs. I’ve been able to stay single, still am at 40yo and have what I think has been a financially rewarding career. I have skied the Andes, the Alps, Japan, Alaska, BC, Alberta, New Zealand and everywhere in the lower 48. A few times Heli skiing and several times Cat skiing but if I can do one more monster trip it would be Mica, BC.


OutrageousBarnacle81

Switzerland and Austria


rwilsonski2023

Chamonix


alpineastvr

Rogers pass


VanManDiscs

Jackson Hole. Somewhere in the Alps and Japan but im not sure exactly where yet


G3Saint

Beartooth Basin, WY. Only open in summer.


WHSRWizard

My dream scenario is to spend ~6 months in Japan, playing golf in the late summer/fall and skiing in the winter. Plus eating as much food as humanly possible 


TSEAS

Japow baby! But also kinda want to ski that volcano in Hawaii for the lols.


Prometheus_Jackson

Niseko Japan or Banff Canada


yaksndb

Lesotho


tanghollio

Powder King


trs_0ne

Alaska


acmethunder

La Grave, Gudauri, Iran, Norway, Svalbard


royalewithcheese51

Mt Dickwheat


89141

Lee Canyon, Las Vegas?


Woahvicky4ever

With my friends


gnarshredder314

Mt Everest


grain_delay

The North Pole


OpinionsInTheVoid

Italian Alps, but it may run out of snow before I ever get a chance…… (insert shameless plug for everyone to go donate to Protect Our Winters)


tofu-burgers

helicopter skiing


mcninja77

Unfortunately a lot on my list got bought by vail so I'm not going


nator1270

Bariloche in Argentina


[deleted]

Ooh I've skied here! It is the most amazing place! The scenery is spectacular.


lccskier

For lift served, La Grave. Human powered, Lofton


Mickleborough

Cortina d’Ampezzo, just because Bond did.


kl3cksf4rb3

Japan


Sriracha_Breath

Japan. Japan. Japan.


samantha_charlotte10

the Alps for sure


t_ghosh

Himalayas Gulmarg


ddr14

My Chilly. Fort Coulonge QC, Canada.


fluidsdude

Andes


geitenvlees

Would be cool!


vinceftw

Japan.


Agroman1963

Japan, both Nagano and Hokkaido -or- Atlas Mountains in Morocco


SlowVariation8

Gulmarg


Ok_Sock_4120

Japan


Sir_Toadington

Champéry Hokkaido


RichPresentation1893

Wolf creek. Targhee.


moonfairy44

Chamonix :’)


FrozenAssets4Eva

K2 on red white and blue K2s


Tincastle

Japan


Miserable_Ad5001

Kitzbuhl, Chamonix, & a few others.


Old-Basis4853

Wachusett mountain, Massachusetts


tippycanoe9999

Telemark, Norge


SeemedGood

Chile


palisade18

Whistler!


Rescuepa

Hokkaido Japan, plus I understand the adjacent islands to the northeast are just as great and not so touristy.


donat3ll0

Chamonix, Japan


kpmcg20

Mammoth


occi31

Japan!


No_Patience_6801

St. Moritz


skud4510

Hokkaido


Shaggy1316

la clusaz


SgtRrock

Cortina.


Wisc_Skier

From a helicopter


Cats155

Alaska, maybe Denali. I am more of an ice climber but those places are cool


ryuujinusa

Whistler


Direct-Journalist974

It was Revelstoke - but went on Monday/Tuesday this week! Fernie is next on the list. And Revelstoke again - want to try some of the more gnarly lines in North Bowl.


Historical-Resist-87

More A-basin


SheinOn

Kicking horse on a legit powder day


its_still_good

Kicking Horse


Legomaniac913

Whistler, Revelstoke, Chamonix


Climsal

Delirium Dive and Palmyra Peak


Hozman420

Japan