Best ski area no one has ever heard of?

[tylerjames]

Ski Brokeback

 

[deadheadskier]

Ski Brokeback

FTW

:lol:

well played

 

[Trekchick]

Bridger Bowl Montana is definitely one of those little areas that rock...it was actually featured in a powder magazine article back in the 90s and where Doug Coombs skied when he was at Montana State University.

Bridger is great, it is where Scot Schmidt cut his teeth.

One word description for Bridger Bowl is Respect!
I am eager to get back there.

 

[jaja111]

+1 for Abram. That place is too funny. So many little treasure trails 10 feet wide. And if you show up accidentally 1/2 hour early with NY plates you'll get your balls busted by the owner, he'll get you the two for one deal as you're alone on the way to a funeral in Bangor, and slam IPA's with you on the deck. Awesome place. I will be returning indeed.

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Ski Brokeback

it's fake..it does not exist..that's why nobody has heard of it..:beer:

I skied Tanglewood in the poconos..it might be a lost ski area..the chairlifts were wooden and covered in ice and pitchers in the bar were under $7..good racing hill with a compression. I raced an ASRA dual GS there in 2006..got owned by Austrian Bernie Raush who smoked the 20-29 year olds like Snoop Dogg..

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

One word description for Bridger Bowl is Respect!
I am eager to get back there.

My friend was telling me that the new Slushmans lift opens up a ton of terrain and makes access to the ridge even easier..

 

[wa-loaf]

it's fake..it does not exist..that's why nobody has heard of it.

 

[wa-loaf]

Sierra-At-Tahoe used to be called Sierra Snow Ranch.

I skied there in 87-88 it was pretty sweet. I think mormons owned it at the time (is that still the case?) and you couldn't get a drink on the mtn.

 

[skiadikt]

another good one in the tahoe area is mt rose. some pretty serious skiing in an area called the chutes.

 

[ta&idaho]

I skied there in 87-88 it was pretty sweet. I think mormons owned it at the time (is that still the case?) and you couldn't get a drink on the mtn.

Booth Creek, who also run Northstar-at-Tahoe, Waterville Valley, and Cranmore, run Sierra now. There's definitely plenty of drinking these days...I have far more memories of drinking beers and sitting in the sun at the base of the West Bowl area than I do of any actual skiing there.

 

[tylerjames]

Cerro Mirador in southern chile gives you a view of tierra del fugeo and the straits of Magellan. cerro castor offers much better skiing though.

 

[Trekchick]

My friend was telling me that the new Slushmans lift opens up a ton of terrain and makes access to the ridge even easier..

It does, but that is not necessarily a good thing.

 

[Beetlenut]

Mount Bohemia - Extreme Skiing - Michigan's Upper Peninsula

 

[millerm277]

I've got one: Mt. Baldy, CA.
2300ft Vertical drop, and an hour from downtown LA.

http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=35370&stc=1&d=1199755516

Legitimate terrain too, served by 4 ancient double chairs (lattice towers, muller chairs I think). Snow is unreliable, but from my understanding, they just put in a major snowmaking reservoir.

The catch? The bottom 1000ft isn't skiable for a good portion of the season (think lower skyeship at killington). However, the terrain is nice either way, and supposedly the snowmaking has improved a lot, which might have fixed it. Either way, good terrain (and steeps), lack of crowds and fairly cheap tickets means it's worth a visit.

 

[snoseek]

I've got one: Mt. Baldy, CA.
2300ft Vertical drop, and an hour from downtown LA.

http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=35370&stc=1&d=1199755516

Legitimate terrain too, served by 4 ancient double chairs (lattice towers, muller chairs I think). Snow is unreliable, but from my understanding, they just put in a major snowmaking reservoir.

The catch? The bottom 1000ft isn't skiable for a good portion of the season (think lower skyeship at killington). However, the terrain is nice either way, and supposedly the snowmaking has improved a lot, which might have fixed it. Either way, good terrain (and steeps), lack of crowds and fairly cheap tickets means it's worth a visit.

This looks damn good! I personally can have plenty of fun on that top 1300 vertical feet. I wonder how busy it gets being so close to L.A.?

 

[skiadikt]

Mount Bohemia - Extreme Skiing - Michigan's Upper Peninsula

so far this one is the biggest surprise to me. looks almost too good to be true. michigan?!?

 

[Trekchick]

Mount Bohemia - Extreme Skiing - Michigan's Upper Peninsula

I'm embarrassed to say, I've never been to Bohemia. I really need to plan a road tirp.

Skiadikt, Bohemia has no grooming, no lodge and no frills.
Its just hard core skiing and seriously NO beginners.
the best time to hit it is right after a big dump. Several of my friends have been there but I've never been available when those road trips arise. I NEED to do this one.

In place of a lodge, they have Yurts for you to set up and do your own lunches. You can buy ramen noodles and single serving style stuff to do it yourself.

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

I'm embarrassed to say, I've never been to Bohemia. I really need to plan a road tirp.

Skiadikt, Bohemia has no grooming, no lodge and no frills.
Its just hard core skiing and seriously NO beginners.
the best time to hit it is right after a big dump. Several of my friends have been there but I've never been available when those road trips arise. I NEED to do this one.

In place of a lodge, they have Yurts for you to set up and do your own lunches. You can buy ramen noodles and single serving style stuff to do it yourself.

Isn't Bohemia really far from you?

 

[skiadikt]

I'm embarrassed to say, I've never been to Bohemia. I really need to plan a road tirp.

Skiadikt, Bohemia has no grooming, no lodge and no frills.
Its just hard core skiing and seriously NO beginners.
the best time to hit it is right after a big dump. Several of my friends have been there but I've never been available when those road trips arise. I NEED to do this one.

In place of a lodge, they have Yurts for you to set up and do your own lunches. You can buy ramen noodles and single serving style stuff to do it yourself.

sounds perfect. trees look awesome. yeah a looong road trip. but doable.

 

[St. Bear]

I'll second Black (NH). I was there last year, once 2 days after a 10" dump and again for a 50 degree day in March. While I didn't ski any untracked, the woods were tons of fun the first day and I had nice bumps in the sun the second day.