Here are a few old trip reports involving East-West drives.
Jim - that review of Steamboat made me start looking forward to the snow coming here again...and it isn't even mid July...thanks!
Here are a few old trip reports involving East-West drives.
@tball, sorry for the delay in getting back to you. I enjoy the terrain served by the Northwest chair at Bachelor because I find the upper sections to be steep and challenging. I don’t know how to categorize the steepness but for me it is a little intimidating so there’s a bit of a thrill committing at the top. Picking up the lift line and skiing beneath the chair further down offers a variety of short drops and transitions that are really fun. The terrain is generally un-groomed and I’m a half-ass bump skier but somehow it all seems to work. So, single-black terrain that isn't just a steep groomer is approaching the upper limit of our skills when the snow cover is good.Would you mind describing the terrain you like at Mt. Bachelor? I think a lot of us CO skiers have never been there and it would help to better understand your terrain preferences.
@tball, sorry for the delay in getting back to you. I enjoy the terrain served by the Northwest chair at Bachelor because I find the upper sections to be steep and challenging. I don’t know how to categorize the steepness but for me it is a little intimidating so there’s a bit of a thrill committing at the top. Picking up the lift line and skiing beneath the chair further down offers a variety of short drops and transitions that are really fun. The terrain is generally un-groomed and I’m a half-ass bump skier but somehow it all seems to work. So, single-black terrain that isn't just a steep groomer is approaching the upper limit of our skills when the snow cover is good.