What's new
By:
USCHO Fan Forum

This is a sample guest message. Register a free account today to become a member! Once signed in, you'll be able to participate on this site by adding your own topics and posts, as well as connect with other members through your own private inbox!

  • The USCHO Fan Forum has migrated to a new plaform, xenForo. Most of the function of the forum should work in familiar ways. Please note that you can switch between light and dark modes by clicking on the gear icon in the upper right of the main menu bar. We are hoping that this new platform will prove to be faster and more reliable. Please feel free to explore its features.

2013-2014 Schedules

Re: 2013-2014 Schedules

Once you get past the equinox, it does reverse. The year I went it was at Xmas time
 
Blugold Hockey said:
What is the SOS (Strength of Skiing) for the Colorado Rockies? I think the Canadian Rockies might have some serious issues with the claim that the Colorado Rockies are the best tree skiing in the West.
Click to expand...

Come on mountain men, Park City, Utah has to be included in this discussion!
 
Re: 2013-2014 Schedules

Alta is the best skiing in the USA.

Whistler is the best I've been to in North America.

It would be hard to argue against Mont Tremblant (montreal) for best of the east honors because of the overall quality of the resort, but it is icy and one year it was so cold that just walking around the village my eyelashes froze together ... -30 at the bottom of the mountain and -54 at the top.

I've always felt Gore Mountain was very underrated. Probably because their really isn't a resort/town to enjoy when you are done skiing for the day, but just mountain for mountain it stands up with the best in the east.
 
Last edited:
Re: 2013-2014 Schedules

for all around fun Killington is a blast,great skiing and a great night life as well,but man BIG bucks for lift tickets now-a-days.
 
Re: 2013-2014 Schedules

Best skiing experience in the Western Hemisphere is Baraloche' (sp) in Argentina. High in the Andes near the border with Chile. I got to experience that one summer, (mid 90's), courtesy of the US Government. ;-)
 
Re: 2013-2014 Schedules

Speaking of SOS, Crested Butte can compete with the best. 47% Black or Double Black trails. If you really what to test yourself, that is where to go.
 
Re: 2013-2014 Schedules

oldguard said:
Speaking of SOS, Crested Butte can compete with the best. 47% Black or Double Black trails. If you really what to test yourself, that is where to go.
Click to expand...

How about Telluride - When I was younger I was good, but there were runs there that scared the snot out of me.
 
Re: 2013-2014 Schedules

NUProf said:
How about Telluride - When I was younger I was good, but there were runs there that scared the snot out of me.
Click to expand...

I'd throw Squaw Valley (Lake Tahoe, CA) on the list for best resorts in the US. I think that hill holds it's own with any in the US...especially if the criteria includes challenging terrain. Biggest knock on Tahoe-area resorts is the "sierra cement"...they get a ton of snow but sometimes it can be pretty heavy.
 
Re: 2013-2014 Schedules

llama said:
I'd throw Squaw Valley (Lake Tahoe, CA) on the list for best resorts in the US. I think that hill holds it's own with any in the US...especially if the criteria includes challenging terrain. Biggest knock on Tahoe-area resorts is the "sierra cement"...they get a ton of snow but sometimes it can be pretty heavy.
Click to expand...

You're not kidding. When driving from Reno to Sacramento I saw a full size snow slow with what appeared to be another plow attached to the top of the roof. Figured it was just transporting it instead of putting it on a trailer until I saw it in action 10 miles later pushing the bank back with it. At the time the bank was above the snow plow itself. It makes Buffalo look like the desert compared to there.
 
PSUChamps2001 said:
You're not kidding. When driving from Reno to Sacramento I saw a full size snow slow with what appeared to be another plow attached to the top of the roof. Figured it was just transporting it instead of putting it on a trailer until I saw it in action 10 miles later pushing the bank back with it. At the time the bank was above the snow plow itself. It makes Buffalo look like the desert compared to there.
Click to expand...

So I take it the snow out there starts before the NESCAC??
 
Re: 2013-2014 Schedules

Well this thread got derailed rather quickly. At least when Remy and Fishman were arguing about the ECAC-W SOS, it was about DIII Hockey!

Anyway, carry on. I've never skiing, and don't have plans to anytime soon. :p
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top