I apologize if this has been covered a thousand times on this forum, but I don't have the energy to search...
So my brother-in-laws and myself, along with a couple other friends do our yearly pilgrimage to a new mountain every winter. We all have families so it's not easy to just willy nilly get up and go, but we have managed to plan our trips for the last 8 or 9 seasons and we are at the point where we are wanting to go out west before we're too old and just never do it.
I'm trying to collect info/tips/recommendations since they put me in charge of choosing a mountain. Rueler has given me some good advice along with some others who are in the know, but wanted to see what you recommend and why.
Things we're looking for:
- Easy to get to from the airport (maybe even no rent-a-car dare I ask?)
- Good and reliable snow conditions,
- Challenging and fun, but not deadly terrain (we have 3 riders, 2 skiers, all advanced but not expert abilities)
- Mountains with good ski-and-stay packages or good lodging options closeby.
- Yes, cheap...relatively speaking, for flying, skiing and staying. :???:
Of course Snowbird and other cottonwoods resorts come to mind as well as lake Tahoe area.
Thoughts?
So my brother-in-laws and myself, along with a couple other friends do our yearly pilgrimage to a new mountain every winter. We all have families so it's not easy to just willy nilly get up and go, but we have managed to plan our trips for the last 8 or 9 seasons and we are at the point where we are wanting to go out west before we're too old and just never do it.
I'm trying to collect info/tips/recommendations since they put me in charge of choosing a mountain. Rueler has given me some good advice along with some others who are in the know, but wanted to see what you recommend and why.
Things we're looking for:
- Easy to get to from the airport (maybe even no rent-a-car dare I ask?)
- Good and reliable snow conditions,
- Challenging and fun, but not deadly terrain (we have 3 riders, 2 skiers, all advanced but not expert abilities)
- Mountains with good ski-and-stay packages or good lodging options closeby.
- Yes, cheap...relatively speaking, for flying, skiing and staying. :???:
Of course Snowbird and other cottonwoods resorts come to mind as well as lake Tahoe area.
Thoughts?