During one of the late season spring break trips with my daughter when she was a tween, her Alta ski school instructor took her class to Lower Sunspot to ski soft bumps. I think that was a Level 6 class, but might have been Level 7 (1-9 levels). The timing has to be just right. That section is in full sun in the spring, which means it softens nicely. But also means that in the mornings it can be frozen solid after a warm day (daytime high in the 40s or higher).
And also, at Taos: Maxie's, Shalako, side bumps on Bambi and Honeysuckle, and for a beginner tree run, Japanese Flag Glade.
Japanese Flag glades is a perfect entry level to tree skiing area. Doubtful a beginner would enjoy but it's quite short and zoom you're out.
For practicing technique related to skiing bumps, chopped up snow on a groomer can work well.
And since they lost several trees in the windstorms prior to last winter, there are even less trees in there now, so it's even better as an intro.
You may remember from Taos, the side bumps on Bambi and Honeysuckle are actually nice little runs, esp for someone just learning or practicing bumps -- most beginners can't really do a really long bump run, so having 20-30 bumps in a stretch is usually enough.
At Taos it also helps to have had lessons with an instructor explaining how to use a small section of bumps to practice a particular skill.
My home hill, Massanutten is tiny compared to Sunday River, used to be about 70 acres with 100% snowmaking before they recently added trails on the upper mountain. I started taking lessons related to skiing bumps a couple seasons after knee rehab. Those lessons were with the same Level 3 instructor who helped me get rid of the worst of my bad habits. Learning from an instructor how to best use the available terrain to practice made a huge difference in the long run. There is a short black that isn't groomed once there is enough snow coverage around mid-January. It grows big bumps, 3-4 bumps wide and perhaps 15-20 bumps long. The bumps have nasty shapes for a skier since there are plenty of good snowboarders who are on that trail too. We used it to practice absorption and extension. So definitely not "intermediate bumps" but helpful for intermediates interested in getting better at bumps. Once I learned enough to ski them as bumps, it was enough for practicing based on how my instructor would choose an "easy" line while moving quite slow.
I've had more than one Alta instructor go past Lower Rustler to 180 during a lesson that had a focus on improving bump technique. But I don't think that would happen with an intermediate.
If you'd like to volunteer . . .This text is a lot to read. Maybe (looking at you @marzNC ) we need to organize by region, ski area, intermediate bumps....
That makes me think of Jiminy Peak. There are sections of bumps on both blue and black trails there. It's been several years since I skied there though. I wasn't looking for bumps that much, especially in New England.
