Haven’t skied Bristol yet, swim schedule didn’t allow it, but it on the list to try.
I’ve skied both as well and can agree glads at HV are way better now, 30 years ago I would have said reverse. Blues Elevator Shaft and runs beside it far out rank anything HV has in steepness/length. What makes HV feel harder is the runs are narrower, Blues runs for the most part are Freeway like even El Moguls at Blue are almost non existent compared to many years ago. HV still has them.
Biggest thing I like about HV is it still has the ski hill feel and the town is a ski resort town, Blue is an artificially created ski town wanna be resort that has no charm and only exists to suck any money you have left. HV is an experience, Blue is a fake experience at best. Again this occurred about 20 years ago when the resort started to expand.
Pic’s of Blue at Night Jan 1/20 (Daughter and Nephew in Jpic)
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