Comments on: How is skiing in Vermont compared to skiing in Utah? http://www.parkcityreviews.net/park-city/how-is-skiing-in-vermont-compared-to-skiing-in-utah/ Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 09 Jun 2010 08:10:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: BristolMTBoarder http://www.parkcityreviews.net/park-city/how-is-skiing-in-vermont-compared-to-skiing-in-utah/comment-page-1/#comment-1048 BristolMTBoarder Sun, 21 Mar 2010 04:57:05 +0000 http://www.parkcityreviews.net/park-city/how-is-skiing-in-vermont-compared-to-skiing-in-utah/#comment-1048 You could have plenty of fun on the east coast if you go to the right place at the right time of year, Everybody that is out west acts like the east coast sucks and has no good places to ride, i go to bristol everyday of the season and have plenty of fun and really have no reason to go out west when there are so many good places to ride here Killington has the vertical of many western resorts and has 200 trails, thats probably the closest in terms of size but there are a lot of other good places to heres the list of top 10 resorts from Skiing Magazine 2009 1. Stowe, VT 2. Killington, VT 3. Jay Peak, VT 4. Sugarloaf, ME 5. Mont Tremblant, QC 6. Mad River Glen, VT 7. Sunday River, ME 8. Snowshoe, WV 9. Stratton, VT 10. Whiteface Mountain, NY You will have plenty of fun on the east coast, resorts i recommend are, Killington, Stratton,Stowe,Sunday River.... those are some pretty big places which I take it you want and really for a vacation you probably want it but Holiday Valley and Bristol in NY are smaller resorts that are nice to ride at. They lack the size of places in Vermont and Maine but they both offer a lot of night riding which is nice if you cant make it during the day You could have plenty of fun on the east coast if you go to the right place at the right time of year, Everybody that is out west acts like the east coast sucks and has no good places to ride, i go to bristol everyday of the season and have plenty of fun and really have no reason to go out west when there are so many good places to ride here

Killington has the vertical of many western resorts and has 200 trails, thats probably the closest in terms of size but there are a lot of other good places to

heres the list of top 10 resorts from Skiing Magazine 2009

1. Stowe, VT
2. Killington, VT
3. Jay Peak, VT
4. Sugarloaf, ME
5. Mont Tremblant, QC
6. Mad River Glen, VT
7. Sunday River, ME
8. Snowshoe, WV
9. Stratton, VT
10. Whiteface Mountain, NY

You will have plenty of fun on the east coast, resorts i recommend are, Killington, Stratton,Stowe,Sunday River…. those are some pretty big places which I take it you want and really for a vacation you probably want it but Holiday Valley and Bristol in NY are smaller resorts that are nice to ride at. They lack the size of places in Vermont and Maine but they both offer a lot of night riding which is nice if you cant make it during the day

]]> By: charles_edington http://www.parkcityreviews.net/park-city/how-is-skiing-in-vermont-compared-to-skiing-in-utah/comment-page-1/#comment-1047 charles_edington Sun, 21 Mar 2010 04:51:25 +0000 http://www.parkcityreviews.net/park-city/how-is-skiing-in-vermont-compared-to-skiing-in-utah/#comment-1047 I live in Utah and have done both. If you're a green/blue skier, you won't notice too much of a difference except for the longer lift lines out east. The more difficult terrain you do, the more you'll notice that the snow is softer in the Mountain West than the east. You shouldn't need as much flotation in the east, so you can get away with a narrower-waisted ski. I live in Utah and have done both. If you’re a green/blue skier, you won’t notice too much of a difference except for the longer lift lines out east. The more difficult terrain you do, the more you’ll notice that the snow is softer in the Mountain West than the east. You shouldn’t need as much flotation in the east, so you can get away with a narrower-waisted ski.

]]> By: Crikey a Wild Ski Bum http://www.parkcityreviews.net/park-city/how-is-skiing-in-vermont-compared-to-skiing-in-utah/comment-page-1/#comment-1046 Crikey a Wild Ski Bum Sun, 21 Mar 2010 04:06:14 +0000 http://www.parkcityreviews.net/park-city/how-is-skiing-in-vermont-compared-to-skiing-in-utah/#comment-1046 They call it the "Ice Coast" for a reason. It will seem horrible in comparison to the Rockies Sure, they get powder days and good days like anywhere else, but odds are it will be crowded and icy and you'll spend more of your time on the lift (assuming you're an advanced skier) They call it the “Ice Coast” for a reason. It will seem horrible in comparison to the Rockies

Sure, they get powder days and good days like anywhere else, but odds are it will be crowded and icy and you’ll spend more of your time on the lift (assuming you’re an advanced skier)

]]> By: Jon http://www.parkcityreviews.net/park-city/how-is-skiing-in-vermont-compared-to-skiing-in-utah/comment-page-1/#comment-1045 Jon Sun, 21 Mar 2010 03:09:39 +0000 http://www.parkcityreviews.net/park-city/how-is-skiing-in-vermont-compared-to-skiing-in-utah/#comment-1045 It depends on the resort. But in general the East places won't have as much top-to-bottom altitude differences as out West. Also the snow won't be as powdery. But skiing in the East is still definitely worthwhile. I live in the midwest, and enjoyed Quebec as much as Colorado. As far as skier type, I'm on the line between blue and black, and don't do terrain parks. It depends on the resort. But in general the East places won’t have as much top-to-bottom altitude differences as out West. Also the snow won’t be as powdery. But skiing in the East is still definitely worthwhile. I live in the midwest, and enjoyed Quebec as much as Colorado. As far as skier type, I’m on the line between blue and black, and don’t do terrain parks.

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