Best resorts for freeride

[b0ss]

And I dont mean one line oe one drop.

I mean which ski areas have the best (open to tye public) sustained freeride terrain with open faces.

For me its crystal

 

[ericforman]

Whistler probably deserves a mention.

Nothing in the front range of CO. If arapahoe basin got the snow something on the coast did it would be rowdy.

 

[BrightFrog]

Flat sky is flat enough to where a lot of lines can be sustained forever, especially on the west side on the mountain.

 

[Treegrabber]

Montana, specifically one in the bridger range

 

[ASSholebomber22]

What is freeride? Back in my day we just called that skiin

 

[zman420]

Alyeska 100%

 

[Ralphamus]

Teton Village

 

[FapMasterFLEX]

Kicking Horse by a mile.

 

[Immunoblot]

Blue Mountain in Ontario, place got some rowdy headwalls

 

[BigPurpleSkiSuit]

Bird is pretty damn solid, alta for park

 

[MastePoleWhacker]

Crystal is a good pick, i gotta say alta

 

[Dilldoes]

Silverton Mountain Ski Area. One lift and it ain't cheap but come on a good day and you'll leave with a lifetime of memories. Telluride and Taos also pop into my head. Wolfcreek always has the snow just needs a little more vert.

 

[Viehweg]

Teton Village

This

 

[twerkphone64]

red or whitewater. kicking horse is also dope tho

 

[colbysaunders]

vail is more extreme then all of those combined

 

[skiP.E.I.]

Castle Mountain, Ab, Fernie BC, Revelstoke, Whitewater

 

[Doorag.vision]

Castle is the best resort in the world, people sleep on it for real.

Castle Mountain, Ab, Fernie BC, Revelstoke, Whitewater

 

[Redeem]

Squawllywood

 

[skierman_jack]

So glad nobody has unironically said Alta. Cool resort but it’s a total stuck up boomer circle jerk most of the time. The lift conversations I’ve heard among locals at Alta are worth of putting on a t shirt

 

[BigPurpleSkiSuit]

So glad nobody has unironically said Alta. Cool resort but it’s a total stuck up boomer circle jerk most of the time. The lift conversations I’ve heard among locals at Alta are worth of putting on a t shirt

Yes but the rippers there really rip. Same goes for bird.

 

[skierman_jack]

pro bc skiers go to Bridger to learn how to ski haha

Montana, specifically one in the bridger range

 

[Brayblade]

Gotta be kicking horse, I've seen grown men shit their pants just looking at lines

 

[JaquinGuzman]

Good Ole Crested Butte Mountain Resort. CBMR has some of the rowdiest techy terrain there is.

 

[dognuts]

def COP

 

[dolanslebensraum]

breck key and copper

**This post was edited on Mar 2nd 2021 at 11:05:23pm

 

[Young_patty]

Couldn’t be Montana...

But I’ve heard of a place in the upper hand of the mitten that pukes snow and has some of the gnarliest terrain in the Midwest...

 

[AlaskaDogfart]

Heard the Midwest has some pretty gnarly freeride

 

[Arnie777]

Gonna put a euro resort in here, Tignes France. Ive never seen that much terrain available from a chairlift

 

[BrandoComando]

The Wood. They used to host the FWT in The Cirque. The Cirque is closed to the public, but chairs 4, 6, and 10 access some seriously gnarly stuff. Spines, cliffs, chutes, etc.

 

[BrightFrog]

Couldn’t be Montana...

But I’ve heard of a place in the upper hand of the mitten that pukes snow and has some of the gnarliest terrain in the Midwest...

Upper hand of the mitten? Wtf does that mean?

 

[skiP.E.I.]

Upper hand of the mitten? Wtf does that mean?

If you know, you know. You know?

 

[BrightFrog]

If you know, you know. You know?

Yeah I know that “upper hand of the mitten” doesn’t make any sense. Also stay out of the U.P. We don’t need more gapers stuff Bohemia.

 

[skiP.E.I.]

Yeah I know that “upper hand of the mitten” doesn’t make any sense. Also stay out of the U.P. We don’t need more gapers stuff Bohemia.

Yeah to explain the joke, I was just typing something fully ridiculous to go with the totally zany wording. See you at Bohemia sometime.

 

[SammyDubz]

For me its crystal

Relax WW

 

[DesertStix]

Bro chill. Don’t go to these places, everyone. Read along, they suck...

Silverton Mountain Ski Area. One lift and it ain't cheap but come on a good day and you'll leave with a lifetime of memories. Telluride and Taos also pop into my head. Wolfcreek always has the snow just needs a little more vert.

 

[AbiH]

vail is more extreme then all of those combined

Can confirm.

 

[GayWolf420]

Bro chill. Don’t go to these places, everyone. Read along, they suck...

cool, im gonna stay away. sounds like a place only nerds ski at

 

[carretta]

ive skied co and cali, bridger bowl has the gnarliest in-bounds terrain i've ever seen in my life.

Montana, specifically one in the bridger range

 

[DesertStix]

And it’s flat as hell too... smh

cool, im gonna stay away. sounds like a place only nerds ski at

 

[Young_patty]

Upper hand of the mitten? Wtf does that mean?

Yeah I know that “upper hand of the mitten” doesn’t make any sense. Also stay out of the U.P. We don’t need more gapers stuff Bohemia.

Jeez dude sorry, didn’t know people were that territorial over 900 ft of elevation

 

[Treegrabber]

Ye there’s some pretty intense stuff up there

ive skied co and cali, bridger bowl has the gnarliest in-bounds terrain i've ever seen in my life.

 

[AndrewGravesSV]

Squaw and jackson hole both have some gnarly terrain for sure. In Europe they got crevasses tho and no out of bounds, thinking like chamonix area but ive never been there

 

[MastePoleWhacker]

Squaw and jackson hole both have some gnarly terrain for sure. In Europe they got crevasses tho and no out of bounds, thinking like chamonix area but ive never been there

Yeah i feel like the alps are a whole different category because they completely lack the concept of "out of bounds", so they easily take the cake

 

[muffMan.]

Fr the ridge has some sweet spots

Montana, specifically one in the bridger range

 

[9try]

Blue Mountain in Ontario, place got some rowdy headwalls

This

But also Chicopee

 

[powpatrol]

Verbier

Many in italy

 

[SWRTOFFICIAL]

Mt Bohemia

Boho goes hard, they may not have big lines but they sure do have tech lines....a lot of fucking tech lines

 

[SuspiciousFish]

Bird is pretty damn solid, alta for park

Im going to vote for Snowbird as well. There are so many unique faces and sketchy terrain. It literally takes 3-4 seasons to even really explore all the runs. That and Cirque Traverse is one of the coolest and unique runs in the US. Something about weaving across this giant citadel spine with massive steeps on either side...

No to mention the natural cliff line terrain park under the Mineral Basin chair, the endless trees on Gad 2, the steep faces and gullies of High Baldy Traverse, the Book Ends glades, Fauna Cliff bands, the open rock faces on Knucklehead traverse, the straight dump fall lines of Great Scott off the Tram dock, even the lower runs like Lower Silver Fox feel epic with natural spines to rip down. If I had to pick one resort to ski the rest of my life it would hands down be Snowbird.

 

[doubleblackjack]

Any resort can be freeride enough if your sendy enough

 

[Mtuhockey33]

Mt Bohemia

Yeah I know that “upper hand of the mitten” doesn’t make any sense. Also stay out of the U.P. We don’t need more gapers stuff Bohemia.

Yeah to explain the joke, I was just typing something fully ridiculous to go with the totally zany wording. See you at Bohemia sometime.

Jeez dude sorry, didn’t know people were that territorial over 900 ft of elevation

Boho goes hard, they may not have big lines but they sure do have tech lines....a lot of fucking tech lines

Massive quote but fuck it.

y’all ski Boho? How have I not seen anyone... this year was trash but hopefully next year fires on more cylinders

 

[SuspiciousFish]

Any resort can be freeride enough if your sendy enough

There is wisdom here.