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Top 5 resorts you haven't been to but think would be really good

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A frivolous Friday topic, I was reading the top 10 resorts one and thought there are some resorts that are obviously good but I haven't been there yet. Hence this thread, where haven't you been but imagine would be epic and why.

(1) Chamonix: amazing off piste that falls into mountaineering terrain. I will go but only when I'm good enough to try something big.

(2) Verbier/4 valleys: Similar to above but I'm there this season*.

(3) Jackson Hole: amazing looking terrain from all the TGR videos I've seen.

(4) Kicking Horse: alleged huge descents of super deep, super light powder.

(5) Gulmarg: sounds like my kind of place: out of the way, unpretentious, good snow when the lift runs. Not the kind of place to go for a two week ski trip.

* as I'm going this can be replaced with some heli-place in AK. Reason: watch any Jeremy Jones segment from any old ski/board film.

Discuss.
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Swirly, Can confirm both things you said about Kicking Horse.

lets see...

(1) Niseko, Japan. Seen too many epic powder shots through the trees to let that one escape.

(2) Mt. Baker, USA. Technically i've been there before but is such poor condition that only 1/3 of the mountain open.

(3) Lake Tahoe, USA. 7 resorts around there including Heavenly and Kirkwood.
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1. Flims/Laax

2. Ischgl

3. Aspen

4. One of the larger Montana resorts Big Mountain probably but I may be confusing it with Big Sky.
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I would like to try:

1. Ischgl
2. St Anton
3. Verbier
4. Zermatt
5. Saalbach

But thus far have not managed to find anything within budget in these resorts. Not bothered about US/Canada, too far to go for a week.
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1. Faraya - Lebanon.
2. St Anton - Austria.
3. Chatel - France.
4. Garmisch - Germany
5. Bad Gastein - Austria.
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queen bodecia wrote:
Not bothered about US/Canada, too far to go for a week.


Then go for 2 weeks Toofy Grin Any holiday that involves epic powder and ends watching the aruora flickering away on the flight home is worth it.
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Richard_Sideways, not possible in my world. Maybe when I retire.
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I'll play:

Alyeska/Cordova/Valdez etc

Las Lenas

St Anton

Niseko/Hakuba

Bella Coola/Shames
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jackson hole - im going there this year
japan
alaska but ill never be good enough
russia
revelstoke
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Canada - Banff

New Zealand, not JUST for skiing but would love to go.

Switzerland - Zermatt

Austria - St Anton. Friends go every year and love it

Austria - Zell am See, sentimental reasons.
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In no particular order
Hemsedal, norway - aparently one of the best parks in europe and really nice norwegian people
alyeska, alaska - alaska nuff said...
jackson hole, wyoming - if its good enough for brian iguchi and travis rice, its good enough for me
chapelco, argentina - pow pow pow pow!!
Uummannaq, greenland - who wouldnt want to go heliskiing in the most untouched snowy place on the planet?
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Vermont
The Pyrenees
Finland in June
Alaska
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hey Lizzard it's meant to be 5 places not 4!
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Ischgl: Should be a bit like St. Anton, and I like St. Anton a lot
Whistler: Skiing should be superb
The Dolomites: The food, the beauty of the mountains
Verbier: Skiing should be great, but I thinks it lacks the Austrian charm I also missed in Zermatt
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for me:

as already suggested by Richard_Sideways - Niseko, Japan for the powder
somewhere in Alaska (but will never be a good enough skier to make it worthwhile!)
Salt Lake City area - Utah, USA - just looks like a great selection of places to ski very close together (and now you can easily get a post ski pint as well Very Happy )
Are , Sweden - only been to Sweden in the summer, friendly locals so would be keen to visit in winter
Gulmarg - now really dreaming............
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In no particular order.
Chile

Grindelwald

Lech

Voss

Levi
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A few years ago I managed in one season to go to what my mate and I referred to as the 'Triple Crown' of Whistler, St Anton and Verbier, all great resorts but I was not experienced enough to really make the most of it.

My five resorts would be Zematt and having never been to USA and Japan and Chile I would pick two in USA and one in Japan and Chlie. USA would need some investgating but I think the resorts in Japan and Chile would pick themselves but I can not remember the names
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Zermatt
Ishgl
Lech
St Moritz
Verbier
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Ste Foy
La Rosiere
Flaine
Notre-Dame-du-Pré
Granier
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My top five would not include any low snow-less French resorts before mid DEc or after mid March wink
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If I ever got the courage to strap myself onto a tea tray I think I would prefer to do it Kronplatz (all gondolas) or a resort in the US with deep powder and nobody around to knock over.
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1) Revelstoke

2) Somewhere in the States - not quite sure where but would like to try skiing the in the land of the free, given the amount it's raved about.

3) Coronet Peak

4) Troodos, for something completely different

5) Innsbruck - I like the idea of staying in the town and taking the bus/train to the local stations
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do heli riding places count? or has it got to be resorts proper?
if they do:
kranaya polyana - russia (no idea how to spell that!)
niseko - japan
chile - don't know what the resorts are called
la grave - annoyingly i only live a couple of hours from there but have never been, special attempt needed to make it this season
morocco - atlas mountains only cos it seems weird riding while looking over the sahara desert, also heard you can take a donkey ride up the hill instead of the lift!
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1. Whistler (or other Canadian resort)
2. Saas Fee
3. Obergurgl - Austria in general (have only been to Zillertal in Austria)
4. Les Gets and portes du soleil (if plenty of snow)
5. Les Saisies
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Quote:

Not bothered about US/Canada, too far to go for a week.


Couldn't disagree more.

As Mrs B is a school teacher we are stuck with school hols and have had 6 or 7 Feb half term transatlantic one week trips.

Compared with jockeying for space on European pistes and standing in lift queues there is simply no contest. For example Vail, Alta, Snowbird, Park City, The Canyons, Brighton, Deer Valley, Winter Park, Lake Louise, Banff, Panorama, Nakiska, Sunshine Village, Telluride, Jackson Hole, Crested Butte and Silver Star have to be experienced to be believed at that time of the season and on many occasions in each of them we were the only skiers in sight on the Bank Holiday Presidents weekend in February.

Give me 24 hours (and 3 flights) door to door travel and deserted pistes any time ... Very Happy
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whoops - please ignore my post as I was commenting for skiing. Have now realised this thread is in the snowboarding forum.. Blush
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Bergmeister, I get deserted pistes in Europe and 6 hours door to door, but then again I always ski outside of school holidays. Don't get me wrong, I'd like to go skiing across the pond one day, but for long enough to do it properly, not possible the way life is at the moment.
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1. Steamboat, USA - for the supposedly 'champagne' powder
2. Whistler Blackcomb, Canada - as a lot of friends love it there and return time after time
3. New Zealand - destination to be decided....because then I can have 2 winters a year
4. Grindelwald, Switzerland - as one of the few places I've not done in Switzerland, I'd like to have a look
5. Kitzbuhel, Austria - more for the ski side of things, I'd love to try the Hahnenkamm race course
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Whistler
Serre Chevalier
Sella Ronda
Ischgl
Courcheval
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Niseko - hoping to go this season!
Fernie - visited in summer and loved it
Greenland - looks so beautiful with the sea
Alaska - one of these days!
Gulmarg - looks like an amazing experience
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I'm offering up a twist- Top 5 resorts WITHIN 2.5 HOUR DRIVE you haven't been to but think would be really good:

Beaver Creek- quite a few locals like this better than Vail as it gets fewer crowds
Aspen Highlands-
Snowmass- something for everyone
Winter Park/Mary Jane- Epic bumps
Loveland- Potential for good sping storms & light crowds
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MEfree30, err... this is mainly a UK forum and there are not many resorts a 2 1/2 hour drive from many in UK, and only Scotland for a those in the north of Britain
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2.5 hour drive. Ones I have not visited for a long time Toofy Grin
1) Christchurch
2) Southampton
3) Milton Keynes
4) Gloucester
5) Bracknell


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Boredsurfing, I bet you have not been here either wink You would find it most useful Toofy Grin
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Frosty the Snowman, Just remember the old saying

No one loves a smartarse


Laughing wink

Lovely snow in La Rosiere this morning. Your roof is quite well covered.
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In no particular order:

St. Anton
Ischgl
Zermatt
St. Moritz
Whistler
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Espace Killy
Whistler when it's all open
St Anton
Verbier
Dolomites

That ought to cover it. In fact, better start planning it. Very Happy
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Hmm.. can second the comments on Kicking Horse Toofy Grin

Across the pond...

1. Jackson Hole
2. Fernie
3. Snowbird
4. Arapahoe Basin.
5. Revelstoke (thanks for reminding me Bertie)

Closer to home...

1. St Anton
2. Verbier
3. La Grave
4. Alagna
5. not so close, but the Himalyas might be a laugh.

So many places, so little time.

Very Happy Very Happy Very Happy
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Traffaut - I'd definitely recommend Kronplatz as it is very nice and of course you have the super-ski area linked to it. I'm not sure how you mean by all gondolas though as there are still alot of chairlifts? But don't worry the chairlifts were very user friendly as it had rolling magic carpets and automated gates to help you get on.
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