Best powder in US?

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bartlooz

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I moved to US a month ago and already geared up for a skiing trip. Now, I need to find a spot - what I'm looking for is powder, decently steep terrain and preferably not too many folks on the mountain. I'm staying in Houston so anywhere I go, I need to take a flight, thus any spot is good. I've heard of some of the locations, like Alta, Mt Baker, Stevens Pass, Silverton Mt, Tahoe Lake...Alyeska..?? There are probably thousands more. What would you recommend?

PS. Has to be on US territory, so anything in BC is out of range this year.
 
NOT STEVENS PASS i don't know who told you that but it's a lie. Montana has sick pow, Alaska has pretty amazing pow as well. PNW= Raining all day everyday.
 
^this post is stupid.

Depends on the storm. I wouldn't trade my 48" day at kirkwood last season for any 36" or even 40" day at Jackson.

What place is consecutively the lightest powder?

Utah typically has the lowest moisture content. Not that I expect many of you to understand that.
 
Alyeska, AK. probably the only place in the country getting snow. not only getting snow, but getting good snow, not the usual heavy wet but we been gettin some good amounts of blower powder. Also fantastic backcountry 20 min down the road.
 
This is a skier web community filled with people who have a passionate knowledge of skiing and the weather that affects it; Not that I expect you to understand that.
 
There are a bunch of awesome spots in Big and Little Cottonwood Canyon. (thats in Utah) check it out for sure gets the most snow anywhere
 
steamboat Colorado i think like every time it snows it have a 70% chance that it will snow over a foot plus Colorado is awesome with a bunch of other good resorts
 
This is a skier website where the majority of the riders on here are from the east coast and under the age of 16. Do you really think that many of them understand what the moisture content of snowfall is?

Obviously there are pros, bc skiers, guides and others on the site but I'm not taking my broadly painted stroked comment away.

 
normally, i wouldn't suggest Taos, but if you're in Texas, it's not that far to New Mexico (in comparison) and from the whispers I've heard from the early season, they actually have a decent base. Granted, I haven't heard much in the last few weeks, so I can't really say how they're doing right now, but it would be worth looking into.

So, Taos, New Mexico. Not telling you to go there over anywhere else, but I'd say it's worth looking in to.
 
Yeah dude it's pretty cliche but honestly alta is what I'd recommend if your lookin for a traditional trip and not an all out expedition. The snow there really is that badass. But if you wanna step it up price wise, the best pow I've ever ridden was Japan. Hands down.
 
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