Mid-40's, expert skier, that due to life circumstances will be able to take some time off this winter. Thinking about ski bumming. Looking for pros and cons of different locations.
Terrain is obviously important, so is snow, availability of housing, and also looking for a little bit of a social life when I'm not skiing. I'm a little older than the usual 20-something ski bums and I'll be going alone.
contemplating:
Alta/Snowbird (SLC)
Snow Basin (Ogden)
Squaw/Alpine Meadows (Tahoe City/Truckee)
Mammoth
Big Sky / Bridger Bowl (Bozeman)
Copper (where do people live? Frisco?)
Whitefish (Whitefish)
*Already spent a winter at Jackson Hole. Skiing was great. Housing was tough. Beautiful area. Town is pretty small. Great to do once! Looking to try something different.
** Would consider Canadian resorts (Whistler, Fernie, Banff) but don't know if it's possible to get a work visa or what that process is like.
Terrain is obviously important, so is snow, availability of housing, and also looking for a little bit of a social life when I'm not skiing. I'm a little older than the usual 20-something ski bums and I'll be going alone.
contemplating:
Alta/Snowbird (SLC)
Snow Basin (Ogden)
Squaw/Alpine Meadows (Tahoe City/Truckee)
Mammoth
Big Sky / Bridger Bowl (Bozeman)
Copper (where do people live? Frisco?)
Whitefish (Whitefish)
*Already spent a winter at Jackson Hole. Skiing was great. Housing was tough. Beautiful area. Town is pretty small. Great to do once! Looking to try something different.
** Would consider Canadian resorts (Whistler, Fernie, Banff) but don't know if it's possible to get a work visa or what that process is like.