One mountain for life

[SnowHot]

Isn't it enough that I'm monogamous with my husband??? Do I REALLY have to be monogamous to a mountain?

This is signature worthy!

JHMR, if I could afford to live near there.

For the present when I must live in reality, it's Brighton---Yes, there are bigger mountains. It's not just the tree glades, the community, my friends and family, my favorite b/c runs, Molly Greens---it's 'home'. And has been for over 40 years--where I learned to ski and where my kids grew up and where some still work.

I've been trying to keep your secret, but seriously, Brighton is the unsung hero of that area. I really loved my day I spent there!

I haven't been to JHMR yet but I hear that it could change my One Mountain Pick....

 

[Greeley]

I have to pick Vail for just skiing,The back bowls can't be beat anywhere. Although I'm not too fond of the town...
Can I build my ultimate ski resort? Snowmass, with Vails back bowls, & the town of Steamboat.

 

[CMCM]

Well, for me it's also Squaw. I will never outgrow the place, and I suspect I'll never be good enough to ski all its terrain....but I really love the whole place and its ambience. It's just so beautiful, and I love that it's such a skier's mountain (Squaw's owners always say "We take good care of our skiers".) So many nationalities ski here. So many "old school" oldie skiers, too, still on their long thin old style skis and often dressed in skier's clothing that looks like the 1970's or 80's, skiers of all ages and often well into their 80's, I love it all.

 

[drjoyous]

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Can I build my ultimate ski resort?

Wendy??? Greeley may be onto something here... How about a SkiDiva mountain, open only to women and our hand-picked men (!) But kids are welcome... We can become SkiBumDivas at our SkiDivaMountain.
uh oh, a spot a problem--if we want both east coast AND west coast clinics, imagine what we want for mountains. Two mountains.

oh well. it's free to dream.

 

[skibum4ever]

I have to pick Mammoth.

It generally gets a lot of snow, can open in October and close in July - long season for not being a glacier. It has an incredible array of runs from beginner to top expert. Is is only 5 1/2 hours from the house where I expect to live for the rest of my life. Only problem is that the powder, which I am learning to appreciate thanks to the newer wider skis, is generally fairly heavy and not as much fun to ski as Colorado and Utah. On one hand, it can be very windy. On the other hand, wind buff can be almost as much fun to ski as powder.

I have a growing number of friends who ski and/or live at Mammoth, and can generally find someone to ski with. Some days I join one group in the morning, then meet someone else at lunch or later in the day and ski with them until closing. At other times I'll just call a friend to make a nice group of two. The Mammoth forum helps to foster friendships with other frequent skiers, as people post when they will be on the mountain and there is a standard meeting place.

This year Mammoth is the only mountain I have skied, not nearly enough, but I have to say that it is big enough that I don't get bored skiing it for a week or more at a time. Most days I quit with several areas I just haven't made it to and which I plan to ski the next day, unless something different comes along.

 

[DobeMom]

One more vote for Mammoth!

I've been to Blackcomb, Vail, Snow Bird, Park City and the Canyons, but I just feel "at home" at Mammoth. As skibum said, Mammoth generally has a long season, and the terrain is so varied! I don't think I'll ever outgrow it. (Side note: skied my first double black! Wipeout 2, ) Also, the Sierra is so beautiful, I love backpacking in the summer!

 

[Toucan]

Toss up between Loveland in CO and Solitude in UT. Really, for the same reasons: very low key vibe, great terrain for smallish mountains, free parking (hey these things matter!), a little something for everyone, and one main base lodge so you can't get too lost.

 

[belle]

It will be Squaw. Squaw really is more than one mountain. The skiers are incredible. On a powder day riding up KT-22, you can see people hucking Fingers right in front of you.

 

[skibum4ever]

Hey DobeMom, maybe we should have a Mammoth Diva weekend in early May. You in?

Anyone else? If I get some response I'll start a thread.

 

[DobeMom]

I'm in,

 

[Windee]

One mountain?

I'd like to live somewhere that has that vibe, a friendliness that the locals exude, that the retirees in the lodge extend to a new face, so maybe it doesn't matter where it is..
But I DO like skiing in CA!