Place to ride out west with no lift lines? Utah? Colorado? - Snowboarding Forum

golfer1659 · 03-21-2013, 10:44 PM

I am looking for a place that is just strictly for riding, not looking for night life. Prefer the most powder I can get. Any ideas? I just got back from whistler but I want to know good spots in the US. Thanks

snowklinger · 03-22-2013, 12:28 AM

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Originally Posted by golfer1659

I am looking for a place that is just strictly for riding, not looking for night life. Prefer the most powder I can get. Any ideas? I just got back from whistler but I want to know good spots in the US. Thanks

Anywhere not near SLC, Denver, or Summit County. People in CO and UT follow the pow, so sometimes places out of the way get packed when there is snow.

wrathfuldeity · 03-22-2013, 02:28 AM

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Originally Posted by golfer1659

I am looking for a place that is just strictly for riding, not looking for night life. Prefer the most powder I can get. Any ideas? I just got back from whistler but I want to know good spots in the US. Thanks

ahh u were almost there....u should have dipped down

golfer1659 · 03-22-2013, 09:24 AM

Any places have the huge alpine that is covered in pow constantly like whistler does??

wrathfuldeity · 03-22-2013, 11:01 AM

naw...just little patches...but u got to be wiling to go get them

silverwhale · 03-22-2013, 09:28 PM

You could check out Solitude in Utah? No lift lines at all when I was there, and pretty great snow. Didn't snow at all for the week before I was there, yet parts of Honeycomb Canyon and nearby backcountry areas still had untouched powder. Not as much vertical as other places, but I loved it.

Deviant · 03-23-2013, 04:37 AM

As far as lift lines go, I was amazed at how short the lines were in Telluride (when there was even a line present at all). We were there during their 40th anniversary celebration and I never had more than 3 groups in front of me in line, most of the time it was skate right up. Out of 5 days riding we had one pow day and no trouble finding stashes, even ski patrol gave us some tips. Not much in terms of nightlife either but friendly local bars when the lifts closed.

NWBoarder · 03-23-2013, 12:29 PM

Take Wrath's advice. Definitely some pow to be found and not a single line to wait in.

KansasNoob · 03-23-2013, 12:47 PM

I'm a little biased because it's the only place I've really been, but Wolf Creek has the most snow in Colorado, and the Alberta Lift never has lines.

Krug · 03-23-2013, 09:30 PM

Powder Mountain UT by far...

03-21-2013, 10:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
golfer1659 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 114	Place to ride out west with no lift lines? Utah? Colorado? I am looking for a place that is just strictly for riding, not looking for night life. Prefer the most powder I can get. Any ideas? I just got back from whistler but I want to know good spots in the US. Thanks

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wrathfuldeity Resident poet Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bham Posts: 2,705	naw...just little patches...but u got to be wiling to go get them __________________

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03-22-2013, 09:24 AM	#4 (permalink)
golfer1659 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 114	Any places have the huge alpine that is covered in pow constantly like whistler does??

03-22-2013, 09:28 PM	#6 (permalink)
silverwhale Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 43	You could check out Solitude in Utah? No lift lines at all when I was there, and pretty great snow. Didn't snow at all for the week before I was there, yet parts of Honeycomb Canyon and nearby backcountry areas still had untouched powder. Not as much vertical as other places, but I loved it.

03-23-2013, 04:37 AM	#7 (permalink)
Deviant Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 1,659	As far as lift lines go, I was amazed at how short the lines were in Telluride (when there was even a line present at all). We were there during their 40th anniversary celebration and I never had more than 3 groups in front of me in line, most of the time it was skate right up. Out of 5 days riding we had one pow day and no trouble finding stashes, even ski patrol gave us some tips. Not much in terms of nightlife either but friendly local bars when the lifts closed.

03-23-2013, 12:47 PM	#9 (permalink)
KansasNoob Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 139	I'm a little biased because it's the only place I've really been, but Wolf Creek has the most snow in Colorado, and the Alberta Lift never has lines.

03-23-2013, 09:30 PM	#10 (permalink)
Krug Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 211	Powder Mountain UT by far...