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According to you guys what is the best ski territory you have skied so far. I am looking for the ultimate, heli skiing included? :roll:
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Look no further

http://www.springhillwinterpark.com/

Springhill Winter Park is 15 minutes from downtown Winnipeg, located off highway 59 North, at Oasis Road. Our hill stands at a 110 foot vertical with seven runs. We provide a rope tow and a quad chair lift. 100% snowmaking capability and daily grooming provide our customers with the best snow conditions in Winnipeg.
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GO WHISTLER
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cool goose i will take the x country skis to downhill :P
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You won't be disappointed, trust me. The nickname for the place is Spring Ditch. Well, because it is a ditch.
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Southern Saskatchewan where you can enjoy a 1500 foot vertical. (Over about 300 miles) Just stay out of the Qu'Appelle Valley. It gets a bit crazy up there.

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Post by Edelweiss air »

Mont Orford Quebec :smt012. I plan on getting out to the west coast or the Alps at least once in my life though.
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Post by ornello »

ok guys seriously,

I meant the ultimate like any good places in Alaska or Chile you would know of....no skiers on this forum ? :roll:

And thanks for all the wonderful prarie responses, but.....and goose the ditch i keep in mind after the apres ski party!!!

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Cheers

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Post by Johnny »

It depends on what your definition of ultimate skiing is.

If you want a solid blend of diverse trails, good hotels, and great night life, I would recommend Vail, Co anytime after January. Late-Feb to Easter are great as it warms up and the patios are very nice to sit on for the apres-ski.

In the US, Telluride, Beaver Creek, and Aspen are all excellent destinations. All of these places also offer four and five star hotels and similar dining.

For Canada, if you want the same thing, Whistler/Blackcomb is a great time, but it tends to get swarmed by young Americans who are stoked to be able to drink alcohol at age 18 or whatever it is out there. It used to be that staying in Canada would save you some $$ on the US exchange, but that's not so true these days!

I've skied at Big White in Kelowna and I love the snow there (dry, champagne-powder), but the night life isn't so hot and the weather is much less predictable... regulars call it "Big Whiteout" as you can have two or three days in a row of no skiing due to low cloud (this has happened to me).

Moving east, Banff and Lake Louise are awesome ski resorts with great dining and hotels, etc. Again, like the US resorts and Whistler, they offer four star hotels with spas etc.

I have heard amazing things about Panorama, but I have never been.

On the east coast, I've had Marble Mountain recommended to me many times - have yet to get there, but it's on my list.

Mt. Tremlbant in Quebec is owned/operated by the same people who run Whistler etc (Intrawest), so it has a very similary feel in terms of night life and overall amenities.

Good luck and happy skiing.

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Mystery Mountain, Thompson Manitoba.

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Whistler/Blackcomb, Big White and Mount Baker are my personal favorites. Whistler/Blackcomb has the most variety but some years (not this last one) the snow isn’t the best. Mount Baker probably has the best snow I’ve skied, last time I was there it had 4 feet of fresh light powder and some times they have to dig the chair lifts out because they get so much snow. Big White is also a great mountain for runs and good snow; the cliff is one of my favorite runs ever.
I haven’t done any heliskiing but would love to go if I had a chance.
http://www.whistlerblackcomb.com/index.htm
http://www.mtbaker.us/index.html
http://www.bigwhite.com/
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I guess I should give you a more serious answer.

I've been to:

Holiday Mountain, MB
Frost Fire, ND
Blue Mountain, ON
Horseshoe Valley, ON
Lakeridge, ON
Aspen, CO
Banff, AB
Mont Ste Anne, PQ
Mont Tremblant, PQ
Mont Ste. Saveur, PQ

Of all of then Aspen,CO was the best. Hands down. Would like to do a few more BC ski hills though. Silver Star and Whistler namely
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Post by Flybaby »

Snowgoose, Whistler is a must, but Silver Star if I remember correctly is just an average BC ski hill, which still means it kicks the crap out of most of Canada’s hills.
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Aight lets talk Turkey here how much you willing to spend? I knew the guy who started this company. How bout your own Yatch with a chopper on the back that takes you up the coast of BC and Alaska and you Heliski completly untouched mountains and return to your private yatch at night.

http://www.motoryachtabsinthe.com/flash ... skiing.asp
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Post by ornello »

..,

A little over my budget!! I should have refrased the question. Back country on a budget with the possibility of heli skiing. no YACHT neede. Bivouak is good enough :P

I was looking for untouched places!!

But thanks for info
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Post by Widow »

Mount Cain, here on Vancouver Island, is a favourite back country for my friends who moved to Canada to ski. It's also a lot cheaper than just about anywhere else.

Mount Washington (also here on the island) is good too, and will be used for some of the 2010 Olympic events.

http://www.mountcain.com/
http://www.mountwashington.ca/
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Got lots of money?

http://www.wiegele.com

Edit: I just noticed your "on a budget" comment - you might want to ignore that link then :wink:
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Just Google 'heli-ski' and you get enough information to keep you off the streets for a few days.
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Which events are happening at Mount Washington?
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Post by Benwa »

Okay, here are my favs.

French Alps:
Tignes / Val d'Isère

Used to go there from mid October to mid December every year.
The glacier melted quite a bit, but it is still an amazing place to go.
Great Night Life, awesome Restaurants... you will make good friends over there.

French people are nice... Parisians spoiled their reputations ;-)

http://tignes.net/index.php?_lang=GB





In North America, I gotta go with the Lake Tahoe area. Get a room in one of the casino's on the Nevada side, and go skiing on the California side. That way, hotel, food, drinks are dirt cheap. Fly into Reno and take the Bus to South Lake Tahoe. Last winter a 6 days trip including airfare, hotel, ski passes cost me around 1000$CAD (I don't have airline priviledges so :cry: )



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