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| Living in San Francisco, I spend most of my time in Tahoe. There are a ton of good resorts and snow conditions are good as well. I prefer the North Shore because there are too many stuck-up skier morons in places like Heavenly. Kirkwood is cool, though. I spent one Winter in Utah and went back for a long weekend. There are some good resorts there as well, even though the 'Best Snow on Earth' slogan is full of crap. I guess the snow seems good considering that there is nothing else going on in the whole state... |
Here are the resorts where I hang out the most:
| Resort | Scoop | Favorite Runs |
| Squaw Valley | All-time favorite since the Olympics in the 60's. Wide open bowl with many places to go. Biggest downside: strong winds on the ridge, up to 100 mph! | Red
Dog (always open) Granite Chief (Powder conditions) |
| Alpine Meadows | Alpine did not allow boarders until a few years ago, but it is still a decent resort. | Backside
- gorgeous! Hot Wheels Gully - better than a rollercoaster |
| Kirkwood | Best place on South Shore. High elevation (8000 ft. base elev). | The
Wall (Powder conditions only!) Chutes to the left of The Wall |
| Sugarbowl | Closest decent resort (3 hours from SF). Half price Wednesdays ($24!) | Mount Judah runs |
| Brighton (Utah) | Cheap, all boarders, but not huge. | All over |