Where do easteners ski/snowboard

[abu_sme]

I live in the west, and love my snowboarding. My mountain I go to has 2500 vertical feet , I can't imagine anything less because I truly have never been to many small hills.

What's it like in the east? How steep or long are the runs?

It's actually what prevents me from moving out of BC, I love snowboarding that much.

[lost~user]

Out east, there's several places depending where you want to go. IF you're willing to drive... there's places like these:


Comparing to other ones out here in the East end:

[raptorfan]

interesting chart...

[lost~user]

actually... it was in this thread. Thanks to SquealADeal who made it....

[abu_sme]

what about snow conditions? Do they get pretty good dumps of snow? Are the mountains friggin cold?

I had a friend who told me that MT. Tremblent was -50 and then with windchill it felt like -95 C.

It sound like BS...or is it?

[TheFuteballer]

what about snow conditions? Do they get pretty good dumps of snow? Are the mountains friggin cold?

I had a friend who told me that MT. Tremblent was -50 and then with windchill it felt like -95 C.

It sound like BS...or is it?

LOL as cold as Canada may be.. we're not living in the arctic.. i think it gets like -35 coldest (at the top of the mountain) which is the same around out west @ Banff and such.. it'll be around -15 at the base at the coldest

If you're looking at Ontario, forget anything about "good" skiing, its pretty much all ice

if you go to killington or tremblant, then you will get some good dumps and conditions

[lost~user]

If you're looking at Ontario, forget anything about "good" skiing, its pretty much all ice.

the truth DOES hurt.....

[Jyeatbvg69]

Out east, there's several places depending where you want to go. IF you're willing to drive... there's places like these:


Comparing to other ones out here in the East end:

chamonix!! look at that vertical drop!

[lost~user]

chamonix!! look at that vertical drop!

Amazing for those who seek some real thrill issues... better then a roller coaster!!

[abu_sme]

chamonix!! look at that vertical drop!

I've heard that skiing in europe is really not as good as in NA because the hills are so crowded.

What's really impressive is looking at how many skiable acre at blackcomb

[fireguy9]

I have skied austria a few times and not encountered that problem,,,, just got back from Austria/germany last week and skied one day at Hintertux glacier. 3250 metres. It was a great fun day and skiing europe is something every fan of skiing should do

[lost~user]

I have skied austria a few times and not encountered that problem,,,, just got back from Austria/germany last week and skied one day at Hintertux glacier. 3250 metres. It was a great fun day and skiing europe is something every fan of skiing should do

I would LOVE to snowboard in Europe... but my bank account won't allow me to go!

[ablum]

I had a friend who told me that MT. Tremblent was -50 and then with windchill it felt like -95 C.
It sound like BS...or is it?

Definitely NOT BS. I went to Smuggler's Notch (in Vermont) a few years back, and at the top of the mountain is was -80 degrees with the wind chill.
Several people got frostbite that day.

That being said, it isn't always like that.

[toujours]

I've heard that skiing in europe is really not as good as in NA because the hills are so crowded.

Don't go skiing in Europe during school holidays.

btw, iirc, at Chamonix it's the Mont Blanc glacier run (Vallée Blanche) that gives that vertical drop. The rest is spread along the valley up three separate mountains.

However, many other European resorts are more integrated and provide week long skiing with hardly ever the need to ski the same run twice and little or no distance to the lifts.

Alpe D'Huez was good times :

Elevation: Base/Village: 1,860 m (6,100 ft); Top: 3,330 m (10,922 ft)
Vertical: 2,230 m (7,317 ft)
Longest Run: World's longest continuous run--16 km (10 mi) It's the Sarenne run : only Black because it's long, isolated and rocky in a couple of places. We did it twice one afternoon because it was such fun !