Most people are surprised when they find out that NY has the most. But especially from a European's prospective, ignore the states that are "East Coast". You only "ski the east" if you are working for a while in NY or Boston or Philadelphia or nearby, or visiting someone, ect., and feel the need to get in some turns without getting on a plane.
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Finally snowing again here in BC. Got about 10cm over last 24 hours here in Big White.
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especially from a European's prospective, ignore the states that are "East Coast". You only "ski the east" if you are working for a while in NY or Boston or Philadelphia or nearby, or visiting someone, ect., and feel the need to get in some turns without getting on a plane.
I'm sure I won't be the only UK Snowhead diehard to have travelled to the US specifically to sample US east coast skiing
Mrs MA and I just love to ski different places and had brilliant trips (and snow conditions) skiing mainly at Killington and Stowe, plus other places like Smugglers Notch and Mount Sunapee. We thoroughly enjoyed both trips - a great contrast to our other North American ski experiences in Colorado, California/Nevada, BC and Alberta.
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mountainaddict wrote:
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especially from a European's prospective, ignore the states that are "East Coast". You only "ski the east" if you are working for a while in NY or Boston or Philadelphia or nearby, or visiting someone, ect., and feel the need to get in some turns without getting on a plane.
I'm sure I won't be the only UK Snowhead diehard to have travelled to the US specifically to sample US east coast skiing
Mrs MA and I just love to ski different places and had brilliant trips (and snow conditions) skiing mainly at Killington and Stowe, plus other places like Smugglers Notch and Mount Sunapee. We thoroughly enjoyed both trips - a great contrast to our other North American ski experiences in Colorado, California/Nevada, BC and Alberta.
Wow. Kudos to you. I guess because the "ice coast" is my backyard, I look down upon it. Going out west and to the Alps is special for us. I suppose if you are not from the northeast portion of NA, you don't appreciate that for persons not exposed to such, the low altitude, below tree line skiing brings with it a different vibe and look, and skiing in the "glades" is something not easily done elsewhere, as is skiing narrow "trails" flanked by thick evergreen woods. When conditions are good, which will be rarer than out west or in the Alps, the better east coast spots, of which you hit a few of them, are certainly enjoyable. But before someone spends bank on a trip, they should know what they are getting into - much lower elevation, much shorter runs, and a much higher chance of bad snow and/or icy conditions.
When conditions are optimal, I think the best skiing in the east is at Whiteface, home of the 1980 olympics, with a stay in Lake Placid, which is a great town. But it doesn't get the best conditions in large part because the mountains running up the spine of Vermont tend to suck up moisture coming in from the Atlantic.
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