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Bullshit. I grew up skiing Tahoe (Kirkwood mainly), and have skied all the big resorts in Utah, Mammoth, Vail, Taos, Hood, and Whistler/Blackcomb, among other ski resorts. Alyeska may not be better than all of those places, but it's at least worthy of comparison. Trust me, pound for pound...

I've lived in Anchorage since September and have put in 16 days at Alyeska so far (many, many more to come). Here are my impressions: *Aly is a sweet powder and in-bounds big mountain resort. It's got plenty of steeps, chutes, cliffs, and trees. It's also already gotten 368" of snowfall this...

I take it the pipe at Aly has historically sucked?

I'd recommend Squaw and, if you're willing to drive for an hour or two, Kirkwood. Both are big, open, and have great in-bounds big mountain terrain. Coming from Michigan, you'll love them. You might also consider Sugar Bowl. It's not as quite as open as Squaw, Kirkwood, or Alpine Meadows...

I've gotten scared after having lost a line (or having accidentally landed myself in a differnt one), but I've never gotten vertigo. When something goes wrong for me, I usually hear a kind of out-of-body voice that calmly tells me: "Well, now you're fucked." But maybe I've never been in lines...

I sometimes get vertigo when I'm skiing in extremely poor visability and can't see the fall-line or even the surface of the snow. It's almost like being sea sick. It get it worst of all on flat groomers. But if by "exposure" you mean exposed rocks/soil, then no. If I can see such terrain...

I generally agree with Tanakaskier. I've always found the danger of prereleasing at least as bad as twisting a knee. (1) I sommersaulted over some cliff bands once because one of my skis prereleased, which led to a 20-stich gash to my head. (It was 1994 and no one wore helmets.) (2) I landed...

I'm not really complaining because I've been getting face shots every day I've skied Aly since Christmas, but is the resort ever going to build a halfpipe? It just seems kinda strange to me that they haven't already.

Of the two, definitely Mammoth. I've skied both. Vail is certainly nice, but it's more geared for family/resort-style skiing. Mammoth has some of the best parks in the world, but they also have some sweet steeps and chutes up top. Also, Mammoth gets more snow. But if I had to choose one...

I'm 6'1" 185 lbs. and set my bindings at 12 on my big mountain skis and 11 on my park skis. Both have always released when I've needed them to. At least for big mountain stuff, I've always found the possibility of pre-releasing to be as big a danger as getting my knee twisted from a stubborn...

I prefer medium-to-small sized booter into a steepish landing into powder. That way you can control how big you go by your speed. It also allows you to hit the jump more times (going smaller to bigger) before the landing gets bombed out.

I'd look at the University of Utah. I don't think any city has more quality resort and backcountry offerings. You might want to consider the University of Alaska at Anchorage. Alyeska is a quality resort (339" of snowfall so far this year) and AK probably has the best backcountry skiing in...

I'd go with the 183 Gots then. The length should be more than fine for tight spots. I'm 6'1" 185 lbs and my 186cm Prophet 100s are super nimble in narrow chutes and tight trees. I'd be comfortable in such spots with a 192cm if they made it. I'd think that the Gots would be similar. Also, to...

All three skis you mentioned are reputed to be great skis. The Mojo 105s are by far the stiffest of the three, and so while their wide waist would make powder skiing fairly easy, they would probably be the best variable-condition ski of the three. They're also probably the most expensive...

I hate to break it to ya, but Aly's gotten 337" of sweet Chugach powder already this year and 283" in December alone.

Agreed. I still see dudes do it occassionally, and it's always one of the coolest looking tricks in my opinion. I'd love to be able to pull it out once in a while.

Thanks for the replies. For the record, I'd just like to learn a simple side-flip/barrell roll/lincoln loop with no switch involved. Baby steps and all. Also, I can do it off a diving board, and I'm pretty sure that I could do it on a trampoline, but it's mid-winter here in AK, so that's not...

Powder until its tracked out. The park will be there every other day of the winter.

Lincoln loop it is then.

A lincoln loop is pretty much a side flip with a 180, right? The skier takes off fowards, side flips, and then lands switch. Whatever it is that I want to do involves no 180. It's like a barrel roll. Maybe the two are the same, I don't know.