Which two ski trips would you take?

[dbostedo]

Fascinating that more voted for Targhee than Jackson.
Not that surprised, it was a big hit for the 2015? Gathering.

I like Targhee a lot (though I only skied 1 day there), but I only picked it over Jackson mainly because the OP has been to Jackson pretty recently. And has never been to Targhee.

 

[James]

I only picked it over Jackson mainly because the OP has been to Jackson pretty recently. And has never been to Targhee.

Well the question was which one would you pick. Though the long walks on the beach shaggy dog story does make it blurry.

 

[Pequenita]

I am curious as to why the locations are tied to dates…

 

[Sibhusky]

I am curious as to why the locations are tied to dates…

Well, some places are better in March and some places are better in February. I'm guessing these are tied to some group offering.

 

[gilligan]

I skied Jackson Hole late January and Big Sky in late March this year and can't gone wrong with that itinerary other than JH was fairly crowded with Covid restrictions. But if they're loading to full capacity, shouldn't be an issue. For alternatives, what about Lake Louise in March? Can't beat the scenery, great cruisers, not crowded and if you want to challenge yourself, there's plenty there. It's a gem and from MN should be fairly easy to get to.

 

[TonyPlush]

I am curious as to why the locations are tied to dates…

Mostly just my research on when each place peaks for conditions, mixed with dates that work for my travel.

I skied Jackson Hole late January and Big Sky in late March this year and can't gone wrong with that itinerary other than JH was fairly crowded with Covid restrictions. But if they're loading to full capacity, shouldn't be an issue. For alternatives, what about Lake Louise in March? Can't beat the scenery, great cruisers, not crowded and if you want to challenge yourself, there's plenty there. It's a gem and from MN should be fairly easy to get to.

I left out Canada mountains just because of all the unkowns about their COVID restrictions. Would rather wait a year or two... don't want to plan a trip and have them close the border or something.

 

[Rainypm]

Due to the unpredictability of getting across the border into Canada I scheduled my late January ski trip through WA, ID, MT, WY.

On your list I'll be hitting Schweitzer, Big Sky and Grand Targhee.
I've skied a lot at Schweitzer in January and had great luck with catching the storms. Missed the storm last year at Targhee but had an amazing time with hiking to get first tracks with some locals. Because of the distance between those two location and the fact I picked up an IKON pass, I'll be adding Big Sky as a stop. I'll hit a lessor known resort for weekend skiing with the plan to ski the bigger resorts during the week.

Here is a link to weather info I use for the area. In addition to his blog, I'll watch his youtube videos

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If you need someone to ski some trees with on your visit in January let me know.