Skiing in the East sucks compared to the West, but there are two good reasons to ski East:
1. Access. There's no decent skiing out West that's near any major airport. It's expensive, time-consuming and a schlep to go to "real" skiing like Alta or Jackson Hole. 2. Most "ski weekends" aren't really about skiing. Go to Killington on a typical weekend and most people are trying to get laid. Weekdays are more family time. Whether or not Mt. Snow has equivalent skiing as Whistler is as relevant as whether or not Long Island beaches are equivalent to the Seychelles (which is to say, almost completely irrelevant). It's more for networking, partying, family time, etc. Anecdotal, but last "ski weekend" around half the people in our group never put on skis or snowboards. |
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Pretty much all the major Northeastern resorts have over 2,000 vertical. Okemo, Stowe, Stratton, Sugarbush, are all over 2,000. Not great skiing but not terrible. |
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since this is become the show your own citys crappy ski slope thread. hidden valley in st. louis county..the only thing good about it, is that it's in st. louis county in the western suburbs and I can get to it in a half hour. the bad thing is that it sucks, and it's hardly ever cold enough for good snow or often any snow...
https://img1.onthesnow.com/image/la/...t_1_100074.jpg https://img1.onthesnow.com it's usually like this, like skiing on a spilled slushy in the sunshine... https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...y_Ski_MO_5.jpg upload.wikimedia.org |
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If you're a hardcore skier, then, yeah, it's worth it. You would go to the Himalayas backcountry if required. To the average weekend skier/snowboarder, it's a huge commitment, IMO. |
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That said, it's nice that millions of people are within a few minutes of cheap skiing. |
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But it's an odd question, because no one in the history of the planet has flown to JFK for a ski weekend. I'm not arguing it's easier to fly to the East Coast to ski, obviously. I'm saying it's much easier for Northeastern locals to go to local resorts. |
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I also assume that sort of activity is less common in the best ski resorts, because they're self-selecting. No reason to go to Alta if you aren't into the fact that that the powder is world-class. |
Here is the closest ski resort to the city in my area. It's about 10 minutes from my place. 15 minutes from Canada's federal Parliament Buildings in downtown Ottawa.
https://campfortune.com/wp-content/u...l-map-2016.jpg The lights of the night skiing runs 5-6-7 you can see from the upper floor bedrooms of my house. There are two or three other ski centres that are all within about a half-hour or less from the urban core here. Although they all have chalets, these aren't truly "resorts" though. Nobody sleeps there. But sure, you can easily go skiing after work or dinner here and be home by 9 or 10. |
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There is Cypress Mountain that is only 17 miles away. 53 runs over 2000 ft vertical drop. 420" of annual snowfall. |
Vancouver has three ski mountains looming right above the skyline: Grouse, Mt. Seymour, and Cypress Bowl. The views are beyond spectacular. The skiing is not on par with Whistler, but they offer decent pitches, moguls, and vertical. You can take public transit to any of these hills...I used to take the seabus across Vancouver harbour, then one bus connection and I was able to get from downtown to the top of Grouse in less than 45 minutes--by TRANSIT-- if I made my connections.
https://www.google.ca/search?client=...E,lf:1,lf_ui:1 Vancouver is hands down, the most blessed major city on the continent when it comes to skiing. Whistler is 2 hours away (less if the road is clear, and since the Olympics, it is far less twisty and dangerous compared to the way it was when I lived in Vancouver in the 90s). Also nearby is Mount Baker (Wash state), which gets more snow than anyplace on earth, reputedly. Manning Park is about 90 minutes east. Drive a bit further, and you have the resorts of the Okanagan. |
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