Where to spend a whole winter in north america?

cozyco

cozyco

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Hi guys,

after my final exams i want to go for half a year to northamerica, to work and ski there. Im rom germany, 1 years old and my english skills arent too bad (no huuuge language barriers). At first i want to know from you, what a nice place will be to stay. Im not a 100% park rat. I am 60% in parks and 40% in backcountry. So i think that the american east coast (quebec, vermont, maine etc.) isnt too great for backcountry skiing. but thats just what i heard from ppl i asked here in Germany ;)

If you have a good ideas for a nice place and what the best time is to go, pls write it.

Second: What is a nice job in a ski resort that still gives me enough chances to enjoy the mountains.

P.S.: Getting a Holiday Visa for Canada is way easier for me, because of realtives in Sasquetchqifjesecevesomething, that can help me.

greets

fab
 
Being from the east coast I believe it all depends where you are, not all of it is ice year round. From my experience VT is the place to be, I wanna live there all year, theres not much but gorgeous mountains and good people. Utah and Colorado are even better though, besides expensive lift tickets you can get so much skiing in. Hell, you can even get a $500 (I think) pass to Park City UT, Keystone CO, and 3-4 other mountains. Which you can pay off after 4-5 ski days. Depending on your budget OP Id go out west.
 
you got a couple choices here.First,you got Revelstoke for some of the best back-country skiing you can find in Canada but not much of a park.Second, you got Whistler for the best of both worlds just a bit more expensive. Third, you got Banff which is a lot like Whistler just a bit cheaper, a bonus with banff your relatively close to kickinghorse and Roger Pass(Revelstoke) for amazing backcountry. Forth, i only skied here a few times but as amazing potential would be Rossland.

There are for sure other good towns for skiing i am just naming some of my favorite. For a job, try and find one in a restaurant, bar or hotel that would allow to work evening and ski errday.
 
it really depends on the month, but right now (for Utah at least), its dry as fuck, and not many places have seen a whole lot of snow. You can ski, just don't expect the super amazing over the top awesome conditions people back east crack it out to be. just be wary of where you choose your spot, and don't get upset if the faucet doesn't turn on for you either.
 
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you got a couple choices here.First,you got Revelstoke for some of the best back-country skiing you can find in Canada but not much of a park.Second, you got Whistler for the best of both worlds just a bit more expensive. Third, you got Banff which is a lot like Whistler just a bit cheaper, a bonus with banff your relatively close to kickinghorse and Roger Pass(Revelstoke) for amazing backcountry. Forth, i only skied here a few times but as amazing potential would be Rossland.

There are for sure other good towns for skiing i am just naming some of my favorite. For a job, try and find one in a restaurant, bar or hotel that would allow to work evening and ski errday.
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Revelstoke and Whistler is really popular and well known here in europe. So i think that it cpuld be full of europeans. But i want to stay in a more "classic" area with locals :) a friend of me was in sun peaks (somewhere behindnwhistlar) and he was really fascinated. But no park there :(

Inhave heard the whole canadian west coast (especially the north) offers great locations. Tomorrow ill take a look at Roosland (not the country right?) and banff

Someone knows here something about quebec or maine?

Thx for your job ideas.

P.s. 19 :D
 
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Revelstoke and Whistler is really popular and well known here in europe. So i think that it cpuld be full of europeans. But i want to stay in a more "classic" area with locals :) a friend of me was in sun peaks (somewhere behindnwhistlar) and he was really fascinated. But no park there :(

Inhave heard the whole canadian west coast (especially the north) offers great locations. Tomorrow ill take a look at Roosland (not the country right?) and banff

Someone knows here something about quebec or maine?

Thx for your job ideas.

P.s. 19 :D
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Screw the east coast if you want pow, unless you want to stay in murdochville gaspe(pretty boring place). Sunpeak is nice, same atmosphere as Whistler tho. If your looking for of the "classic area" i would say revelstoke, rossland or nelson for sure!
 
13317141:fab02 said:
Revelstoke and Whistler is really popular and well known here in europe. So i think that it cpuld be full of europeans. But i want to stay in a more "classic" area with locals :) a friend of me was in sun peaks (somewhere behindnwhistlar) and he was really fascinated. But no park there :(

Inhave heard the whole canadian west coast (especially the north) offers great locations. Tomorrow ill take a look at Roosland (not the country right?) and banff

Someone knows here something about quebec or maine?

Thx for your job ideas.

P.s. 19 :D
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Whistler is full of everyone, including Europeans.

Sun Peaks is fairly touristy, more touristy than revelstoke IMO. It does have an alright park too. Banff is probably the second biggest tourist town in Canada after whistler.

Most non- tourist towns in BC won't have big parks. That being said, maybe look into Rossland, Whitewater or Kicking Horse. But be warned, these areas are remote by European standards. Quebec is awesome but other than a few parks its probably not worth the effort for skiing.
 
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So i think that the american east coast (quebec, vermont, maine etc.) isnt too great for backcountry skiing. but thats just what i heard from ppl i asked here in Germany ;)
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They are right. The east coast has almost no off-piste. Parks are decent, but you are mostly limited to glades and groomers.
 
topic:fab02 said:
Hi guys,

after my final exams i want to go for half a year to northamerica, to work and ski there. Im rom germany, 1 years old and my english skills arent too bad (no huuuge language barriers). At first i want to know from you, what a nice place will be to stay. Im not a 100% park rat. I am 60% in parks and 40% in backcountry. So i think that the american east coast (quebec, vermont, maine etc.) isnt too great for backcountry skiing. but thats just what i heard from ppl i asked here in Germany ;)

If you have a good ideas for a nice place and what the best time is to go, pls write it.

Second: What is a nice job in a ski resort that still gives me enough chances to enjoy the mountains.

P.S.: Getting a Holiday Visa for Canada is way easier for me, because of realtives in Sasquetchqifjesecevesomething, that can help me.

greets

fab
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You didn't say what 6 months, but beg Nov - end May would be your best option in a typical year. So, with that in mind I'd say Summit County, CO. Basically because you are noting 60% park, 40% backcountry. Summit County is going to meet all your park needs with Keystone/Breck (Copper as well) and there are backcountry options, but it also gives you some latitude to travel where the snow can get better (south - Wolf Creek/Monarch/etc area if snow goes that way or north - Steamboat/Rabbit Ears/WP if snow goes that way). The reason I say Summit is it has the longest season (outside of Mt. Hood). You can still ski deep into May due to the altitude and A-Basin is open 90% of the time through May.

Plus, the pass is super-cheap for what you are getting. If you find some buds to get out to Utah you even have that option 7 hours away to mix things up.

If you are leaving now...well, probably still Summit County through June and then mozy over to Mt. Hood, OR for whatever you can get.

The second option would be Utah. Certainly a lot there, but definitely not as long of a season. So if you are trying to cram 6 months of skiing in and want to ski every day of that go Summit Cty. When the snow isn't falling the parks are killer.

Jobs - if you want to ski a ton and aren't picky try and find a restaurant gig that focuses mainly on the dinner crowd. Something where you need to show up at @3pm to work to 11pm.
 
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Whistler is full of everyone, including Europeans.

Sun Peaks is fairly touristy, more touristy than revelstoke IMO. It does have an alright park too. Banff is probably the second biggest tourist town in Canada after whistler.

Most non- tourist towns in BC won't have big parks. That being said, maybe look into Rossland, Whitewater or Kicking Horse. But be warned, these areas are remote by European standards. Quebec is awesome but other than a few parks its probably not worth the effort for skiing.
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Thx. I expected that some of the nice areas (or most? :D) are full of rich europeans. Hm.

Rossland looks rly nice and kinda sweeeet:

(http://www.tourismrossland.com/resort/red-mountain-resort )

Well its the website soo.... Never trust the internet ;) But it seems to be nice. But is there a funpark too? Atm im too stupid to find it on their homepage ://

Kicking Horse looks also great. I have also found the funpark there :D. So hard decision where to go. So many options.

In general i must say that the resort oer there are great in promoting themselves. respect.

Sorry to disappoint some, but im going to get a Canadian Visa, because its wayyy easier for me, than getting an american visa. I dont say that the areas there are bad, i think that these are pretty equal with the canadians.

fab

(sry for the great textwall of ...)
 
Summit County is not prime for backcountry.

Colorado's elements of sun and wind combined with long dry spells make for a shitty snowpack and keeps you on mellow terrain.

Whistler will be able to satisfy your skiing desires better than anywhere else. There are hoards of people like you there but so what...

You can't go wrong with Utah.

Squaw/Alpine would match up well except they've been stuck in a multi year drought and I wouldn't chance it.

You've got a few others in British Columbia... Fernie, Rossland, Golden, and Revelstoke.

But there's another obvious choice: Jackson, Wyoming.
 
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