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pam w, I'm not talking Detroit here, just somewhere with a bit of community spirit. 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Lake Tahoe for a few weeks, then acquire a camper van and work Northwards zig zaging about a bit !! 
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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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Places I've been and would go for a season:
Zermatt, Switzerland
Davos, Switzerland
New Places I'd consider:
Whistler, Canada
Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Now if only this hypothetical situation would come true...
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Switzerland.
Davos. Nice train transfer. Big area. Comfortable hotels. Decent scoff. No riff raff.
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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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Why all the Jackson?
I know it has its fans and a certain relatively new member is doing a great PR job on the attractions of neighbouring Idaho. I've never had the pleasure of skiing there but have been through a couple of times in the off season (and probably could have skied Teton pass if I'd had a local hook up)
I'd guess -
snowfall & quality
terrain
backcountry
"real" skitown vibe
far enough from big cities not to be an urabn parking lot at weekends
targhee over the back
Against
pricy
mulitmillionaires
Dick Cheney (who skis in jeans  )
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fatbob,
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Dick Cheney (who skis in jeans )
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Blimey I did'nt even know he was french 
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Frosty,
"Cheney skis in jeans"
is a popular abusive bumper sticker in certain parts
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fatbob, ski there - you will see.
Apart from anything else - the standard of skiing and politeness tends to be so high, it is a nice low stress environment. Great book shop, 3 cinemas. 3 Thai restaurants. Great liquor store. etc etc etc
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stoatsbrother, for a "seasonaire" the list could be narrowed to "Great liquor store"!
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Done Aspen......
Would do it again but I'd prefer going to Hokkaido for the powder and the girls..
I've not done any research on resorts though...
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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stoatsbrother,
A Utah/Jackson/Targhee trip is defintely on the cards at some time. If there was a direct flight into SLC I'd have done it already.
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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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| fatbob wrote: |
| .......If there was a direct flight into SLC I'd have done it already. |
A Utah trip is well worth the added hassle. Via Chicago isn't too bad at all.
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Done on a few occasions.
Aspen
Tellurude
Sun Valley
Ischgl
St Anton
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You know it makes sense.
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I could do...
Park City
Jackson
Morzine (done 3) - extensive skiing, great people, all the necessary...
I could quite fancy Montana...(the state, not the lap-dancer although I could quite fancy her too)
I would so not do Val d'Isere/Tignes
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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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Thankfully not really a pipe-dream... I've got next winter off and should be in Whistler (if all things go to plan). Upon my return I shall then be very pleading with my superiors to quit university and get back to doing the job I want to be.
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Poster: A snowHead
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OK - summer fantasy thread. Your employer or clients or pension provider or student grant provider say
"You've been doing a great job - have next winter off and here's some cash to tide you over".
Where do you go & why?
The rules
You can only go to one place.
Its fantasy not reality so don't just say the place where you happen to have an appartment etc.
You haven't won the lottery but have enough to live off without working for the winter.
You don't have a crystal ball to forecast where snow will fall.
You have willing childcare and/or partner.
You are allowed occasional day trips to adjacent places but this can only be a minor factor.
You are allowed beaches etc but you really have to justify why you're posting about it on a ski website.
La Ros has been shut down for the winter to level the playing field for other less awesome places. |
Been there; done it (and still doing it). Tignes!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Kenzie, I was waiting for someone to say Tignes. I'm going there at the beginning of the season for 3 weeks which is the longest I've been way so far, although big plans coming for next year to go for longer!
Can you tell me what you like about Tignes that keeps you going back there?
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Kenzie, excellent. Yeah personally I love it there too. I think it will be my choice of destination when I go for a season in 2009/2010 or at least part of, maybe 6 weeks.
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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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Kenzie, "The lack of pretension." - what, with Val d'Sloane-Square next door?
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David Murdoch, anywhere looks unpretentious next to Val d'I!
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