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Wot no Davos !!!!
I do not understand the urge to ski Passo Tonale either, although a weekend would suffice.
Why no Milky Way resorts - Sauze, Sestriere, Montgenevre ?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Latchigo, Well only because Ive been there already. Been to Montgenevre twice love the place and will return. The list is compiled of places I havent visted YET.
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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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| Rossfra8 wrote: |
| Bones, Revelstoke was good, but not that good------yet!! Kicking Horse has good terrain but the gondola is bloody annoying-only way to get to top! |
How many ways do you need?
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gortonator, He has a point, some of the best bits entail going all the way down to the bottom again after a relatively short pitch. A mid-station on the gondola. or a chair from the bottom of crystal bowl to cpr ridge would help - but would also kill the powder faster I suspect.
I have only spent a day there a few years back - but I cannot help feeling the lifts are not quite right yet. I was way more impressed with the layout in Fernie. Hope to hit Revelstoke soon.
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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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| stoatsbrother wrote: |
gortonator, He has a point, some of the best bits entail going all the way down to the bottom again after a relatively short pitch. A mid-station on the gondola. or a chair from the bottom of crystal bowl to cpr ridge would help - but would also kill the powder faster I suspect.
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Until KH gets inundated with people and the gondola becomes bottleneck, I suspect powder preservation will take preference. I hope so ...
I think I did see plans for more lifts once, but memory is foggy.
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Christopher,
Interesting to see Cauterets in your line up, this is where I learned to ski many years ago, went there 4 times with the school and thought the place was absolutely amazing, as I had never experienced anything different.
About 5 years ago I went to a school reunion and 4 of the original gang (me included) decided to go there for a long weekend (thought it would be my best chance ever to show off my mediocre skiing skills) . How things have changed, but unfortunately not in Cauterets, the place is very French, quaint and a very nice Spa town. But a must on your list isn't.
We had a bl00dy good weekend though and 2 of the gang hadn't skied for over 30 years, it gave them the kickstart they needed and they have skied since.
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Cauteret must probably wouldnt be on most peoples wish list. Went there last summer and like the atmosphere of the traditional french spa town. The ski area is average, but for a weekend it is somewhere I'd like to go to.
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| stoatsbrother wrote: |
gortonator, He has a point, some of the best bits entail going all the way down to the bottom again after a relatively short pitch. A mid-station on the gondola. or a chair from the bottom of crystal bowl to cpr ridge would help - but would also kill the powder faster I suspect.
I have only spent a day there a few years back - but I cannot help feeling the lifts are not quite right yet. I was way more impressed with the layout in Fernie. Hope to hit Revelstoke soon. |
I spent two winters at Kicking Horse (the 2nd & 3rd of it's operational life) and if I had to ski one resort (from the ones I've been to so far) for the rest of my life then Kicking Horse would be it.
Here are my thoughts, observations and a few facts.
There is a chair from the bottom of Crystal Bowl. While the face does get hit quicker, it provides access to even more terrain.
Some of the best bits are below Crystal Bowl. You just have to know where to look and be comfortable in steeper trees 
I will take the possible wait and a one shot deal to pretty much the top of KH over the 'snakes & ladders' of Fernie any day of the week and twice on Sunday.
A mate that I lived with in Golden went to Revelstoke this winter.
He loved it, but felt that it's long and narrow at the moment. The potential is enormous though.
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Mike Pow, That is interesting. I know the chair you mean, but it does leave two of the three main inbounds ridges (? - correct me if I am wrong) only accessible via the Gondola. I was suggesting one going up to the left to CPR ridge. Sounds -as usual - like local knowledge is the key to getting the most out of it. I love trees - and will definitely be back.
I would like to do a road trip to there and revelstoke soon.
Interesting question perhaps? How awkward does a lift system have to be to keep powder intact?
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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| Christopher wrote: |
. There are certain resorts which have specific pistes I want to attempt like the Hannenkahm in Ktzbuhel, Tunnel in Alpe d'Huez, face in Val d'Isere.
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Much of the Hannenkahm is not a piste - you need to be told where it is (especially the very steep start). It is a very low resort with poor snow record and few challenges other than those non-piste steep bits of the Hannenkahm. Would suit intermediates wanting a scenic resort with a nice, mediaeval centre, though.
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| Christopher wrote: |
A list compiled of all the resorts I want to ski in my lifetime. It will most probably change over time as my ability changes.
Serre Chevalier I would add Keystone and Breckenridge,and went to Wengen this year,very poor snow conditions so i would give it a miss.
Zermatt/Cervinia
Val d'Isere
Courchevel
Alpe d'Huez
Val Gardena/Selva
Arraba
La Rosiere/La Thuile
Mayrhofen/Hintertux
Maddona di Campligio
Super Barages/La Mongie
Grindewald/Wengen
Chamonix
Whistler
Copper Mountain
Aspen Snowmass
La Plagne/Les Arcs
St.Moritz
Ischgl
St. Anton
Courmayeur (weekend)
Valloire/Velmienier (weekend)
Cauterets (weekend)
Isola 2000 (weekend)
Pila (weekend)
Risoul/Vars (weekend)
Passo di Tonale (weekend)
Bormio (weekend)
Bardoneccia (weekend)
Pas de le Casa/Soldeu (weekend)
Saas Fe (weekend)
Kitzbuhel (weekend)
Solden (weekend)
Obergurgl/Hochgurgle (weekend)
Schladming (weekend)
Any you would add? and you would definatly not go to? Are there resorts that you think are only worth a weekend or a whole week?
apologies for spelling mistakes. |
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