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Mammoth Gets First Snowfall of the Season, i'm getting excited. Hopefully we don't have a repeat of 2006/07.

http://www.mammothmountain.com/#

this is the air you get kite surfing

Nice, looks like fun....now i feel like i have to dig out the old "big air" snowboarding shot.

Getting pumped up, the sierra's have already had 3 days with snowfall this fall!!

Taken yesterday @ mammoth:



taken october 5th @ mammoth

the mountains in CA all getting dusted early. PNW too

Mt hood will open soon, im sure it will be one of the first if not the first. And ill probably be there for it.. If anyone wants to come with me send me a IM and ill keep you updated, my parents love having visitors....

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Originally posted by fr0st Mt hood will open soon, im sure it will be one of the first if not the first. And ill probably be there for it.. If anyone wants to come with me send me a IM and ill keep you updated, my parents love having visitors....

Which resort on hood? i assume you mean timberline. Given timberline doesn't close until the end of august it's not really a surprise. When exactly does it open? End of october?

Anyone been to Whistler Blackcomb? I'm going there for the first time(my first west coast snowboarding trip ever) and I wanted some first hand accounts. I'm going to be on the slopes form the 5-12 of Jan

I never got into the whole listening to music while snowboarding thing.... I like to hear the snow when I'm going down in case it's a little icey(like I said... never been out west so this may not be an issue out there)... plus I want to be able to hear if people are near me so I don't turn into someone and can't hear them behind me...ditto if I'm going down a trail w/ ppl and they yell to stop for someone or whatever...

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Originally posted by chanman7483 Anyone been to Whistler Blackcomb? I'm going there for the first time(my first west coast snowboarding trip ever) and I wanted some first hand accounts. I'm going to be on the slopes form the 5-12 of Jan I never got into the whole listening to music while snowboarding thing.... I like to hear the snow when I'm going down in case it's a little icey(like I said... never been out west so this may not be an issue out there)... plus I want to be able to hear if people are near me so I don't turn into someone and can't hear them behind me...ditto if I'm going down a trail w/ ppl and they yell to stop for someone or whatever...

check out the link to the 2006 thread, a bunch of us have been there. 3 times myself. it's by far the best resort in NA.

tip, if you haven't purchased the plane ticket yet, fly into Seattle (if you're going with others). you'll save about 2-3 hundred each on the tickets, and you need to rent a car anyway.

just booked my tickets to tahoe - via san francisco for dec 27th. looks like i'll do, squaw, sierra (or kirkwood), and mammoth....if the snow doesn't cooperate, i'm skipping squaw.

right now tremblant or jay peak is in the works around new year's eve... my trip out west, my friends and i are debating whether to do tahoe or utah. both sound delish.

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Originally posted by trunks1022 right now tremblant or jay peak is in the works around new year's eve... my trip out west, my friends and i are debating whether to do tahoe or utah. both sound delish.

utah is far more convenient (mtns are 30 minutes from SLC airport, Tahoe is 3.5 hours from SF), probably cheaper (given you can stay at a hotel in SLC for about $50 a night), and the snow is far far superior.

i'm going to tahoe because i've been to utah for the past 3 years, and haven't been to tahoe in a while. went to mammoth a 2 years ago, but in the summer.

if you're into parks, cali is definitely better.

not flying into reno for an exorbitant sum? come on, where's your sense of adventure

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Originally posted by trunks1022 not flying into reno for an exorbitant sum? come on, where's your sense of adventure

fuck reno, i'll save the extra $300 and spend it on a better hotel. sacramento was ridiculous also...2 hundred more than SF. two hours is definitely worth the 300 (minus gas).

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Originally posted by jerZ07002 Which resort on hood? i assume you mean timberline. Given timberline doesn't close until the end of august it's not really a surprise. When exactly does it open? End of october?

Timberline is kinda boring.... Meadows and Ski Bowl are much more fun, but they open later.... Ski Bowl opening last.

opening weekend in Vermont as soon as snow touches the mountains im going to Okemo.

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Originally posted by jerZ07002 utah is far more convenient (mtns are 30 minutes from SLC airport, Tahoe is 3.5 hours from SF), probably cheaper (given you can stay at a hotel in SLC for about $50 a night), and the snow is far far superior. i'm going to tahoe because i've been to utah for the past 3 years, and haven't been to tahoe in a while. went to mammoth a 2 years ago, but in the summer. if you're into parks, cali is definitely better.

probably more inclined to do utah now. park city most likely. what do you think about brighton? brian has been raving about it, even though he hasn't been there

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Originally posted by trunks1022 probably more inclined to do utah now. park city most likely. what do you think about brighton? brian has been raving about it, even though he hasn't been there

yes i do regret not hitting brighton, i've heard RAVING REVIEWS from everyone that I totally missed out...

guess I really did

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Originally posted by trunks1022 probably more inclined to do utah now. park city most likely. what do you think about brighton? brian has been raving about it, even though he hasn't been there

i would skip PC. the best resorts in Utah are Snowbird and Brighton (for snowboarding - i would love to hit up alta if not for the snowboarding restriction). This is also based on the type of snowboarding i like. it could be different for you, i can guide you though. What kind of snowboarder are you? Freestyle? carver? all mountain? i've been to Utah 3 times in the past 4 years so any questions you have i'd be happy to answer.

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Originally posted by jerZ07002 i would skip PC. the best resorts in Utah are Snowbird and Brighton. What kind of snowboarder are you? Freestyle? carver? all mountain? i've been to Utah 3 times in the past 4 years so any questions you have i'd be happy to answer.

clearly you are smoking crack

cmon i gotta have at least one crack at you lol

PC was DOPE...nice and wide, it was so much fun! snowbird was nice but VERY steep with a lot of moguls. Easy trails ran pretty narrow as they cut across some of the mogul steeps.

I've heard so much about brighton that I may have to trip back just to ride it...

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Originally posted by get nyce PC was DOPE...nice and wide, it was so much fun!

That's exactly why i would skip PC. That's also why i asked what kind of boarder he was. I love steeps, cliffs, cornices, and parks. I'm not into cruising trails. If you like cruising, then PC and the Canyons are probably your best bet.

Brighton is great because it's cheap (<50 for a lift ticket), not crowded at all (even on saturdays), it has a nice terrain park, and it has some sick steeps on the sides of the resort. Also, they replaced an old 2 seater lift with an express quad. If you're a little balsy, you can hit the backcountry over there, definitely worth it, i did it last year. just remember your avalanche receivers and go with someone.

i dabble in the park but don't spend all day there. i'd much rather cruise around on groomers, and i don't have much experience on steep drops and cliffs... yet heh. i'm willing to try whatever out there.

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Originally posted by trunks1022 i dabble in the park but don't spend all day there. i'd much rather cruise around on groomers, and i don't have much experience on steep drops and cliffs... yet heh. i'm willing to try whatever out there.

If you're into cruising on groomed trails then don't go to snowbird. Snowbird has some pretty extreme terrain. It's one of my favorite resorts in the US. If you want to give bowls and steeps a shot, then definitely hit up snowbird.

Brighton is good because it has a good mix of everything (great parks, nice trails, nice trees, and good steeps), although on a smaller level than the other Utah resorts. That may be your best shot if you want a little bit of everything without a crowd.

For cruising, PC is your best bet. I wasn't really impressed with the terrain at PC, but if you're not into steep terrain that shouldn't be an issue for you. PC is full of large cruising trails.

The Canyons is also pretty good for cruising. Although the canyons also has some nice bowls.

I hear very good things about powder mountain, but i've never been to the northern resorts (snowbasin, and powder mountain)

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