If money were no object, and you could ski anywhere tomorrow, where would you go?

[Johnskiismore]

Powder Mountain

 

[bigbog]

Heli skiing in the deepest powski in BC

I think I'd be doublin' up with you Warp. However if I win the HGTV Park City house....I could suffer with the area for a while.....

 

[abc]

I don't get all the Alps people.. I mean of course there's the opportunity for huge open bowls and pow fields (and crazy vertical), but no glades, and don't you think all that open space would get boring after a while? .

Not for just a day: "tomorrow"!

 

[MadPadraic]

This is a cool thread! I don't get all the Alps people.. I mean of course there's the opportunity for huge open bowls and pow fields (and crazy vertical), but no glades, and don't you think all that open space would get boring after a while? In the Rockies/BC/Alaska you can have the best of both worlds... especially if you throw a sled, cat, or heli in the mix ($$$) =) Ask most who have a lot of experience with both and they will tell you the Rockies/BC/AK are the best on earth.

Well, they have cats and helicopters in the Alps as well. But beyond that, maybe it is the exotic aspect? It seems like most posters here have skied/riden out west, but far fewer have done so in Europe. Also, despite the strong dollar, Euro trips are still much more expensive than trips out west (mainly due to airfare), and the resorts are that much harder to get to. By the way, there are trees to be found in the alps, but they aren't featured the way they are here.

 

[abc]

Euro trips are still much more expensive than trips out west (mainly due to airfare), and the resorts are that much harder to get to. By the way, there are trees to be found in the alps, but they aren't featured the way they are here.

Not all Euro resorts are expensive. In fact, depends on the air fair you manage to snatch, it can be cheaper skiing Europe than out west.

But Zermatt is expensive. And the strong Swiss Franc doesn't help.

That said, Whistler is a close runner up, given the current strong CAN$.

 

[snoseek]

Powder Mountain

ha, I'm staying literally on the side of powmow as I type this, waking up and skiing down to the lodge!!!! This place is growing quickly into a favorite. It's so tranquil and the opportunities are endless!

 

[dropKickMurphy]

Water skiing? It's summer right now.

OP:

Assuming conditions were good as well....

 

[Geoff]

Places I've been with good conditions: Tignes-Val d'Isere

Anywhere with money no object: CMH heli skiing

 

[drjeff]

Places I've been with good conditions: Tignes-Val d'Isere

Anywhere with money no object: CMH heli skiing

That topic came up when I was in Boston last weekend at a dental convention talking with one of my former classmates about dream trips that we should do one day. Apparently CMH is already sold out through their 2012-13 season and the majority of their "primetime" for the 2013-14 season!! And after hearing what a week goes for, my wife's comment was somethine to the extent of: Well that will mean that i'm going to get to go on one heck of a "girls trip" somewhere if that boy's trip happens I think the line that my friend told me was something like "if we're lucky it will cost 'only' about a grand a day!" :lol:

 

[ScottySkis]

ha, I'm staying literally on the side of powmow as I type this, waking up and skiing down to the lodge!!!! This place is growing quickly into a favorite. It's so tranquil and the opportunities are endless!

That is one i still have not hit enjoy powder runs all day. I think it be nice ski day for u enjoy

 

[aaronbru]

yawgoo valley

 

[snoseek]

That is one i still have not hit enjoy powder runs all day. I think it be nice ski day for u enjoy

I have skied here for years and always thought it was just ok, sorta flat. Last year a couple people from this board showed me the real deal here and I've been hooked ever since. I was here last week when they opened powder country, paradise, lightning ridge with several feet of fresh. That's 3000+ acres of untracked with several hundred people. Those couple days were as good as I've ever skied anywhwere, anytime.

 

[MadPatSki]

I can't narrow it down - 2 of the 3 are in Eastern Canada.

Antarctica
Torngat range
Baffin Island

Or better...do like these guys (http://ski710.blogspot.com/), except instead of taking 10 days, I'd take 10 months.

Starting West and going to East then South and East again then South for the conclusion.

Heli in Alaska
Torngat
Greenland and Baffin
Europe = Iceland in Spring
Some Alps (done a few already)
Africa = Morocco
Asia = Japan and Kashmir
New Zealand
Patagonia (done)
Antarctica

 

[jasoncapecod]

Shames Mtn , BC

 

[MadPatSki]

Shames Mtn , BC

Think Big Jason...unless you want to buy the place.

Shames is pretty cheap once you get there (and you can use FF points)..especially if you buy single-ride lift tickets like my friend Lucky does.

 

[jasoncapecod]

That's not a bad idea..

 

[jaja111]

Gulmarg

 

[MadPadraic]

Not all Euro resorts are expensive. In fact, depends on the air fair you manage to snatch, it can be cheaper skiing Europe than out west.

But Zermatt is expensive. And the strong Swiss Franc doesn't help.

That said, Whistler is a close runner up, given the current strong CAN$.

The airfare is what makes it expensive. For us at least, it essentially makes the trip cost 60% more than what a Colorado or Utah trip would cost.

 

[abc]

I get to fly out of JFK. The fare to Utah runs barely under $400 (going next week ) From JFK, I've been able to fly to Zurich for about the same, or just a bit more (under$500). Since I don't need a car to get from airport to the slope, I'm ahead in total transport cost.

The airfare is what makes it expensive. For us at least, it essentially makes the trip cost 60% more than what a Colorado or Utah trip would cost.

Guess I don't have a clue where that "cosy brown town" is ...

 

[deadheadskier]

That topic came up when I was in Boston last weekend at a dental convention talking with one of my former classmates about dream trips that we should do one day. Apparently CMH is already sold out through their 2012-13 season and the majority of their "primetime" for the 2013-14 season!! And after hearing what a week goes for, my wife's comment was somethine to the extent of: Well that will mean that i'm going to get to go on one heck of a "girls trip" somewhere if that boy's trip happens I think the line that my friend told me was something like "if we're lucky it will cost 'only' about a grand a day!" :lol:

sounds like a bargain compared to my last root canal and crown :smash: