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Myself and 3 friends would like to go to the USA skiing for a week any ideas people? I know it will be a long flight but the less time in the Air the better.
Cheers
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Well there is no Concorde to address the time in the air problem.
Not worth crossing the Atlantic to ski the East in my view ( says he, never having skied the East ).
Denver is a direct flight. San Francisco is a direct flight.
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MFC, You can minimise the air time by going to East Coast resorts eg Stowe or Killington in Vermont, White Mountains of New Hamshire, all easy to get to from Boston. However, whilst the skiing is enjoyable there, the snow conditions are not as good as out West in the Rockies (Colorado or Utah), and if it's your first time skiing in the US I would recommend accepting the inconvenience of the longer flight time to fly to Denver, Salt Lake City or San Francisco (for Lake Tahoe resorts).
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MFC, I went to Whistler for a week last December, and in hindsight I really wouldn't recommend it. Go for two weeks, or at least ten days, and it'll make it much more worthwhile. For a week, the jetlag in both directions is miserable, just as you get over it whilst you're out there, it's time to come back.
This is all in my opinion of course.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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MFC, I guess if you're prone to jetlag, then as Kramer says, Whistler might not be great. I don't get jetlag too badly (I think that, at the start of the holiday, you quickly feel well just being outside/on skis, worse on the way back admittedly) but the great advantage of Whistler is not only a direct flight, but also a short transfer time to the resort. If you can only manage a week, I think it would be good to try and avoid, if possible, a long resort transfer on top of the long flight.
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Denver is only 7 hours time difference, isn't it? It doesn't take all week to get over the jet lag. Besides, what's so bad about falling to sleep right after dinner time? 
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10 days is a good minimum to go IMHO. If you are crossing the Atlantic, do go all the way to the Rockies. Just don't expect to party too hard for the first few days.
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Go by boat?
Sorry I'll get my coat.
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After 3 years of 20+ hour bus journeys out to the Alps with the uni the thought of the 10 odd hours on a plane to Vancover dosnt seem to worry me that much.
I guess if your not affected badly by jetlag then the Western resorts would definatly be worth the extra time on the plane, but having skiied East Coast when I was younger I cant think of a single reason to go there rather than the Alps
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I've always gone to Colorado for 10 days min, but I've never had any problems with the Jet Lag. It was just like having a very late night!
Coming back was the killer
Oh and I haven't been for 10 years and was younger then 
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I agree; if you're going to cross the Atlantic, fly a few more hours and ski out west.
If you want plenty of sunshine and plenty of cold, dry powder snow, Colorado or Utah are your best bets.
MFC, I notice you're in Lancashire. From Manchester, you might be able to fly one-stop to Denver with United, or one-stop to Salt Lake City with Delta.
The only nonstop flight to Denver from the UK is from Heathrow (BA) and I don't think there are any nonstop flights to Salt Lake City.
I know you initially asked about the USA, but you might want to consider Canada. I think Zoom fly nonstop from Manchester to Calgary and Vancouver.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Martin Bell, you're right - no non-stop flights to SLC, unfortunately.
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flying west is bearable.. you want to go to bed early n get up early (no bad thing when you sking, unless it 3 am of course).. its also easier to get used to quickly a day or two should see you getting close to west coast time.. coming back your f..ked. 
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You know it makes sense.
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Excluding a stop-off for 45 mins or so in Belfast, Zoom fly direct to Vancouver from Cardiff. Not sure I'd recommend Whistler for a week though as it took me about that to get myself back together. Oddly, no jet-lag on the return trip.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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I've done Banff for a week loads of times, on your first night of arrival, prime 2 bottles of mountain due, the caffeine keeps you going and knocks out the jetlag! Works when heading to Aus aswell which is a killer..
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