ILyUKhA Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 Guys, which ski resort would you recommend for carving during the first week of April? I'm an international student at Stanford, so I visited only Tahoe in US and I don't know much about good US ski resorts. And it seems it's going to be too warm in Tahoe in April... I've just bough a Prior WRC Metal and now I need to find good mountains for my baby! Thanks in advance for help! Ilya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor VonRippington Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 In Colorado, Abasin is your best bet as they have the most altitude http://www.arapahoebasin.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helmut Karvlow Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 CODINGTONS!!!!!!!!:rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDY_2_Carve Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 Indian School Ditch!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furi Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 Tahoe in April is certainly going to be soft and slushy :( Like Thor recommended I would aim for resorts at higher elevations. Colorado is a good bet, and maybe Mt. Hood in Oregon? They have skiing till June I believe. Enjoy that metal! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor VonRippington Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 CODINGTONS!!!!!!!!:rolleyes: ... are primo!! ..and we are looking at more snow this weekend. You and your flying poo buddy got the nod... come check it out for yourself!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helmut Karvlow Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 I will be in CO. April 9th to 14th hope they get a ton of snow to stay open. its a sweet secret spot:p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
two_ravens Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 Grand Targhee in far western Wyoming (you get there by driving through Idaho) is open thru April 13, and has good carving. You might also check Sun Valley in Idaho, I think it is open till mid April too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nekdut Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 The higher parts of Mammoth stay good quite late into the season. This year we will likely be open past Memorial Day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newcarver Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 Monarch, which is a little ski area in centeral CO is open till April 13th. Right now they have a 92" base. Tpalker is a regular there and would probably be happy to ride with you. He is also on a WCR and rips. Lift tickets are only $52 too. Forgot to mention that their base elevation is over 10000'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carvedog Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 Grand Targhee in far western Wyoming (you get there by driving through Idaho) is open thru April 13, and has good carving. You might also check Sun Valley in Idaho, I think it is open till mid April too. Sun Valley will be open at least until then. They offer discount rates for college students especially late in the season. One year we were open until May 5th so I think at least April 20th or so this year at a minimum. Lots of North facing terrain as well. It can still be slushy but with the variety of exposures you can vary the cook time on the fresh corn and get some amazing riding late season. Two years ago it snowed hard and got cold and we had full winter chalk conditions the last two weeks so you never know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C5 Golfer Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 Whistler / Blackcomb - great in April:biggthump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILyUKhA Posted March 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 What is CODINGTONS? I tried to google "CODINGTONS ski resort" and got zero results. I think about going to Colorado. By the ways, alpinecarving.com also recommends Vail. Is it good in that time? What do you think about Salt Lake City? Thanks to everyone again! Ilya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
queequeg Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 I would definitely take a look at Mount Hood Meadows/Timberline. I went snowboarding at Timberline in mid may last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GStam93 Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 in saltlake near ogden... snowbasin...off the john paul express is the men and womens downhill...its unbelieavable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GStam93 Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 snowbasin has a great base too so the snow is perfect 4 us carvers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 Mt. Hood Meadows in Oregon has a great spring deal. There's still plenty of base (164 inches), and the spring season pass is $119 for unlimited riding through the end of the season. The mountain will run the lifts daily until April 27--then they end daily operations and go weekend-only. The snow will likely start firm/icy, soften up and then turn to slush by the end of the day, but you'll probably pay more for similar conditions at a lot of resorts at that time. Timberline (also on Mt. Hood), as others have posted, is also open through the summer, though you'll pay more for less terrain there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinecure Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 Tahoe F'ing rules in April. Often the best month of the year. Last year was an exception, but the two previous years we had amazing powder and great corn in April all over Tahoe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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