 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi
Im after details of the following places, I think I will be going to most of them over 2007/2008
Basic info required flight times, general costs of flights or any tips on how to get cheaper than normal ....anything really
Calgary - Canada
Park City - Utah
Lake Placid - NY
Nagano - JPN
Cheers
The Mongoose
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Simple, don't go there if you have ANY choice (unless you want to challenge yourself with skiing pure ice).
There's no airport nearby. A car is absolutely essential. The drive in (~3hours? from Albany or Montreal) is partly on icy, twisty mountain roads. There's no village at the base.
To be cheaper than usual? You could stay near the base, for a relatively good price. But like I said, no village, no service. I'm not even sure if there's any place to get a bite to eat! Majority of skiers stay at the village of Lake Placid (White Face, the ski resort, is about 10 miles from Lake Placid)
Oh yeah, bring lots, and I mean lots, of warm clothes. It's bloody cold there!
If it sounds like Scotland, it probably is not too far off.
One thing though, there's rarely any lift queues. 
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Hmongoose,
Where are you flying from?
When are you planning to go?
How long are you planning to stay?
How many of you are travelling?
Do you need to organise accomodation?
Do you need to hire equipment?
Will you be wanting lessons?
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Park City, Utah
Fly to Salt Lake City and you wana be staying in Salt Lake City as well. Park City is extreamly expencive, has quite poor sking and SLC is closer to the good sking (Snowbird, Alta, Brighton, Solitude). So fly to SLC, ski around SLC and take a day trip or one night in PC. You dont need more unless the single reason you are going on vacation is to show off in big wide groomers and in stores with your Amex Gold. You dine much better in SLC then you do in PC.
SLC is a delta hub so its very easy to get there.
Tex
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Mongoose,
Lucky SOB.
Have to go to these places or would like to?
Here's my 2 yen worth.
CALGARY
Head south to Castle Mountain, then go to Fernie. Head west to Whitewater and then Red. Head north to Revelstoke for it's first season. East to Kicking Horse.
If the snow is great hit Lake Louise. if not, drive striaght by to Sunshine. Back to Calgary. Home.
Time frame? Minimum 10 days.
PARK CITY
Only ski Deer Valley in this valley. Forget Park City and The Canyons.
Then you've got Snowbasin, Powder Mountain, Solitude, Brighton, Alta, Snowbird, Sundance in that order.
Time frame? Minimum 10 days.
NAGANO AREA
If the snow is poo-poo, very unlikely, think about flying to Sapporo on Hokkaido and skiing the Niseko area (where I currently call home).
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mongoose, So you have an Olmpic fetish, yes? Why no Lillehammer or Sarajevo?
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Hi
Thanks a bunch for the info, this rocks for this kind of stuff.
I am not a Olympic delegate, maybe an olympic competitor in 2010, if and I stress if , my plans come together with a poo-poo load of luck. who knows.
Where are you flying from? UK
When are you planning to go? OVER 2007/2008
How long are you planning to stay? NOT SURE
How many of you are travelling? ONE OR TWO
Do you need to organise accomodation? MAYBE
Do you need to hire equipment? NO
Will you be wanting lessons? MAYBE
I just want 4/5 months of winter madness, clean air,snow,the views, the beer. Im happy in the hills with my mates and a snowborad, know what I mean.
Cheers all
The Mongoose
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