jimk
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Not sure if this 38 minute video/list from November 2024 has been discussed here already this fall, but I thought it was a pretty intelligent and entertaining assessment.
They rank 25 US ski destinations from worst to best. The big one I might quibble with is Palisades-Tahoe being placed down in the middle of the pack behind such areas as Keystone, Winter Park, and Beaver Creek. I guess they knock P-T for less than ideal snow conditions, but IMHO it certainly has MUCH more interesting terrain than those three.
Worst to Best USA ranking: North*, Crystal, PowMow, Kirkwood, Heavenly, Schweitzer, PCMR, SolBrite, DV, Whitefish, Steamboat, Sun Valley, P-T, Mammoth, WP, Keystone, Copper, Breck, BC, Telluride, Snowmass, Vail, JH, AltaBird.
There are five on the list I've never visited, North*, Crystal, Schweitzer, Whitefish, and Sun Valley. It's always interesting to hear about places I've not been to yet and how they might compare to those I have. They left a couple of really good ones off the list, Taos and Crested Butte, due to not having more than 2000 skiable acres.
Worst to Best USA ranking: North*, Crystal, PowMow, Kirkwood, Heavenly, Schweitzer, PCMR, SolBrite, DV, Whitefish, Steamboat, Sun Valley, P-T, Mammoth, WP, Keystone, Copper, Breck, BC, Telluride, Snowmass, Vail, JH, AltaBird.
There are five on the list I've never visited, North*, Crystal, Schweitzer, Whitefish, and Sun Valley. It's always interesting to hear about places I've not been to yet and how they might compare to those I have. They left a couple of really good ones off the list, Taos and Crested Butte, due to not having more than 2000 skiable acres.
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