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Wildcat Mountain Ski Area & Summer Condo
Jackson, NH, USA
Wildcat Mountain is the best in New Hampshire. Great deals (like ski free on your birthday). Best view in New England.
October 25, 2010 @ 7:35 AM Rated by PowderOyabun
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Snowbasin Resort Co.
Huntsville, UT, USA
Snowbasin Resort is immense, this is the biggest ski area you’ve never skied. With over 3,000 acres and 3,000 verical feet Snowbasin is a big mountain skie…
February 11, 2010 @ 3:25 AM Rated by PowderOyabun
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Breckenridge Ski Resort
Breckenridge, CO, USA
There are a few trails and areas of Breckenridge that I do like; the hike to terrain above the Imperial Chair, the steep runs off of the E Chair and the area…
February 08, 2010 @ 8:47 AM Rated by PowderOyabun
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Snow King Resort
Jackson, WY, USA
If Howelson Hill in Steamboat Springs, Colorado is the “biggest little ski area” in America then Snow King Resort in Jackson, Wyoming is the STEEPEST little …
January 28, 2010 @ 1:22 AM Rated by PowderOyabun
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Squaw Valley USA
Olympic Valley, CA, USA
Squaw Valley is everything you’ve heard and more. Jaw-dropping steeps, tight chutes, abundant snowfall and now with a season pass that’s a cool thousand dol…
January 27, 2010 @ 7:07 AM Rated by PowderOyabun
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Heavenly Mountain Resort
Stateline, NV, USA
Heavenly is… well heavenly. With 4,800 acres to explore, Heavenly Mountain Resort is BIG! With the highest elevation (10,067) in the Lake Tahoe region an…
January 25, 2010 @ 4:38 AM Rated by PowderOyabun
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Saddleback Maine
Rangeley, ME, USA
Saddleback Maine is a great New England gem, it’s a perfect place to ski if you like uncrowded trails loaded with deep Down East Powder. Fantastic for a fam…
January 05, 2010 @ 10:48 PM Rated by PowderOyabun
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Mary Jane
Winter Park, CO, USA
The Mary Jane rocks. It has the best parking lot in all of skidom. The C-Lot regulars are die-hard bump skiers. This is the most dog friendly place that I…
December 14, 2009 @ 5:39 AM Rated by PowderOyabun
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Monarch Mountain Snowcat Tours
Monarch, CO, USA
The day we spent with Monarch Mountain Snowcat Tours was fantastic. 12 friends and two guides with almost 1,000 acres all to ourselves how could we go wrong…
November 20, 2009 @ 6:51 PM Rated by PowderOyabun
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Tuckerman Ravine BACKCOUNTRY
Pinkham Notch, NH, USA
Spring skiing in Tuckerman Ravine is one of the great traditions of New England skiing. Tuck’s is steep, with many chutes and gulleys with pitches between 4…
November 19, 2009 @ 5:06 AM Rated by PowderOyabun
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Berthoud Pass GHOST SKI HILL
Empire City/Berthoud Falls, CO, USA
When Berthoud Pass was open it was my favorite place to ski in Colorado. Inexpensive lift tickets, great bar and restaurant and the wildest terrain you can …
November 18, 2009 @ 2:39 AM Rated by PowderOyabun
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Berthoud Pass Backcountry COLORADO
Berthoud Falls/Winter Park, CO, USA
Berthoud Pass is the original backcountry ski area. Precipitous steeps, outrageous snowfall and easy access add up to one helluva time. The locals are real…
November 18, 2009 @ 2:29 AM Rated by PowderOyabun
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Blue Hills Ski Area
Canton, MA, USA
Blue Hills Ski Area in Canton, Mass. is the closest ski hill that I know of to the city of Boston. It’s only 300 feet but if you can’t get out of the city a…
November 15, 2009 @ 6:38 AM Rated by PowderOyabun
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Amherst-Bedford GHOST SKI HILL
Amherst, NH, USA
The Amherst-Bedford Ski Area on Bragdon farm was real close to home, and had a pretty good pitch for such a small hill.
November 14, 2009 @ 2:48 AM Rated by PowderOyabun
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- PowderOyabun
- Resides In: Winter Park, CO, USA
- Disciplines: Alpine, Back Country
- Years Skiing/Riding: 43
- Avg. Days Per Season: 126 - 150 days
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