Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Colorado, Utah, Washington

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I'm going to USA in august this year and staying there the whole school year. I've signed up for what the company called "mountain states" whick isIdaho, Wyoming, Montana, Colorado, Utah and Washington. Which one of these should i want to go to, if i'm able to choose? i'd like one where i could go skiing as much as possible!
 
Jackson Hole, Wyoming if you want some awesome pow skiing. Otherwise Colorado for Park, Utah you can get pow and park. Tamarack in Idaho is pretty sick but kinda in the middle of nowhere. Haven't skied in washington so I couldn't tell you there. Montana also has some good stuff.
 
i've been in all the states during summer vacation, and i kinda liked montana, colorado and utah better then washington. i've never been to idaho, but i've heard it is kinda in the middle of nowhere too.
 
As for Wyoming, I was very surprised, Wyoming is so much fun, its cold yes, but its an awesome place, especially jackson
 
I live in washington right now. i love it. it has everything. the skiing is amazing on a good day. on any other day it's still a lot of fun out here. but other than skiing seattle has it all man.

i used to live in utah and it was soooo tight. i was there for work but i got to play around a lot too. most people think that utah is gay other than for skiing but i think it's a blast there. and of course its utah so it's the best snow on earth. but i did get sick of living in utah after about a year. plus i had to leave or go to jail so that didn't help.

idaho is a lot of fun too man. if you like drinking beer and blowing shit up it's a ton of fun. but living there, again, get's boring.

never been to colorado or wyoming.

montana has everything. fishing, skiing, mountain biking, EVERYTHING. except a city lifestyle. but i like both.

but i'm die hard seattle. love it here. more than anywhere in the world.
 
Jackson is that place where you enter yellowstone, right? just a few miles south or something? i drove through there and had som great food 2 years ago, looked awesome!
 
First off, you should probably add oregon to that list. It has has a bit more to offer with skiing other than baker, and is a great state.

I am from Portland but go to school at the U of U. I think that utah is the best place, specifically salt lake, because you can ski the best parks and the best powder within a 30 minute drive. It allows you to easily ski everyday if you can make it work.

Bottom Line:

If you are looking for a place where you can ski the most days in a winter, go to utah. Colorado has long commutes do to horrible traffic.

Late
 
If you come to Colorado, make sure you bring cowboy boots and a cowboy hat to fit in. This is the Wild West!
 
^i'v got a hat and some boots, had to have some souvernirs! And oregon wasn't on the list, so i can't choose it..

How old do you have to be to get your drivers lisence over there?
 
washington is too dope to pass up!! it has everything on and off snow. if you want amazing snow and terrain go to baker!!
 
i live in Idaho and its pretty sick dude. If you go to Tamarack Idaho you will not be disapointed. but yes i must admit, colorado, utah, washington, and wyoming are probably better. but idaho is still sick
 
wyoming or utah would be my pick...washington and oregon pretty much suck compared to them. It rains way too much up here in the PNW.
 
washington>colorado, utah, in my opinion. Gray a lot in the winter, but the climate is better, especially in the summer. natural offerings are FAR better (not saying the other states dont have their cool shit). Ski scene isn't huge resorts though. But... whatever. Ultimately, all the states that you might be able to choose from have their sweet pluses.
 
i dont know what or where you skied this year but i skied waist deep on a weekly schedual up here in WA with the lovely la nina
 
deffenately come here to colorado....its so sweet, you can get a ski pass to like 6 resorts for 400 dollars!!
 
That is the age to get your permit. You have to be older, around 17-18 years old in most states, to get a full driver's license.
 
jackson hole would definitely be the sickest, their terrain is scary both in and out of bounds and they have been stepping up their park game. that being said, jackson is one of the most expensive mountains to live at, so unless you have the housing situation worked out or something you might want to look other places. if you can swing it, i would go to jackson over any moutain in america
 
i would definitely go to utah if i were you. tons of mountains really close together. best snow. tons of powder and a few mountains have great parks.
 
Bachelor is flat as fuck.

As for what you wanted to know:

Idaho- No cities whatsoever. If you can be happy just doing outdoor stuff it can be great. There is alot of amazing wilderness in Idaho. Great mountains, lakes, rivers, everything. there is good white water, skiing, biking, hiking, and climbing out there. Keep in mind it is pretty conservative red neck out there.

Wyoming- The skiing in Jackson is amazing. it will make you a better skier. It is cold as fuck though. In the summer it is fucking packed with tourists though. No real terrain parks. It is right next to Yellowstone, so in the summer you can just head on up there, for more tourists, and cool places.

Montana- Flat, Flat, Flat, And Brown. Some cool mountains though in places like Bozeman.

Colorado- Best Parks period. Not really great Big Mountain skiing though. Also Expensive, really expensive. Bad Traffic too. Ski season starts in CO before any other place though

Utah- Ski season can start early, you can usualy count on there being good snow. Great Side Country and Sled Access. Can keep skiing late.

WA- my home, Hit or Miss, you can not predict the weather here. Low elevation. It can rain for a month stright any month of the year, it can snow for a month straight, or it can be dry for a month straight. and you really have no idea which one it is going to be. When it does snow it can be great, sure the snow is not as good as in Utah, but we get more of it. Most resorts are in the 400plus average. Baker is in the 600 plus. That being said. you can come here and it will rain the whole time you are here. But when it does snow it is deep, and steep, and for the most part fairly stable. (don't count on it though) Parks are nothing on CO, and not much on Utah, although Stevens is doing a bunch right. now. As far as big mountain goes there is great side country and amazing Back country. The last three years have been great, some places never opened 4 years ago. Total hit or miss.

 
Oh dear lord....

Montana is unpopulated, filled with lots of powder, and avoids the crowds all year except for the christmas holidays. Not to mention a huge amount of untapped BC.

Or you could discount this like everyone else has, which is exactly what makes it amazing.
 
Utah, it gives you options. You could ski sick park one day at park city, 30 min drive and next day ski big mountain pow lines at snowbird alta, and the backcountry hikeable terrain is amazing. Superior, Wolverine, Grizzly, Y, just everything is a play ground

 
well I wasnt talkin bout steeps threre buddy. The vibe is awesome, never crowded and their park is usually pretty awesome. There's tons of backcountry in Oregon TONS!
 
not necessarily, colorado is boss. i live the town of carbondale and there are five mountains less than an hour of away from me all in the Roaring fork valley and many,many more in Colorado. Ajax mountain, Aspen highlands witch includes the highlands bowl (very sick), Snowmass, and buttermilk all have "steeps" and are all simply epic so if you can choose pick colorado.
 
15 to get your permit here if you take a class.....

Colorado if you live in the mountains otherwise Wyoming or Utah
 
hahahahaha you have NO idea what you're talking about... but keep down talking MT, then there will be more POW for me! and especially stay away from big mountain and from big sky... those resorts fucking blow.. the runs down tram are sooo flat
 
HAHAHA Montana flat? Thats why the continental divide goes through Montana right? And why the northern Rockies are in the entire western region of Montana right? Try to be more specific, EASTERN Montana is flat and its also pretty shitty. Man i haven't laughed that hard in awhile, Montana flat, HA.
 
Oregon brotha

We got sick parks, we get a decent amount of pow days and you can ski all year round

plus three resorts to go to.
 
utah...they have everything your heart desires..in terms of skiing...
..if you can put up with mormons...hah

^oregon is sick too...but i dont think that was on your list...
 
I would say Utah.. maybe because I live here, and I love it..

..or maybe because I can drive 1 hour, (or less- 15 min. to Snowbasin.) and ride either: Snowbasin, Powder Mountain, The Canyons, Park City, Deer Valley, Snowbird, Alta, Brighton...
 
I have lived in Colorado and skied several 70+ day seasons there and am living in Washington State now and can say it's a lot like Colorado with bigger, gnarlier Mountains and less people. Seatlle area is great for the culture/big city conveniences plus the ocean is amazing, but living in the Cascades or even thr Northeastern part of WA is also primo; less people, more pow-pow. More importantly, Washington is really close to B.C, which I am convinced has the best, gnarliest, andmost reliable skiing in the world, despite what Alaska and Europe have to say. Nelson, Revelstoke, Golden, even Vancouver... there are very few better places in the world to be a ski bum. I just enjoyed a few thousand feet of perfect spring corn runs up at Koootenay Pass in southern B.C the other day, without any other skiers for miles in sight. WA/B.C is big and rugged and can be intimidating as fuck though, this is not CO where the 14er's all have trails and you can count on realtively safe and accessible terrain to ski....this is like bigass gnarly peaks with giant glaciers, awful weather, hellish teperate rainforest valleys at their bases, and wicked remoteness. Which is why they are so awesome.

Peace,

Phil.
 
colorado is way cool but it can get so crowded. but so can utah. i haven't skied anywhere other than those two places but i liked utah much more because all the places to ski there are close together and close to the city. i am likely moving there this winter myself.
 
washington is booked solid for the next ten years, so don't bother signing up to go there.

you never mentioned where you're from.

or if you want the skiing + carhartt/flannel atmosphere

or if you want the skiing + big city lights atmosphere
 
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