Welcome to Mountain Buzz, the ultimate paddlers community. You are currently viewing our site as a guest which gives you limited access to most of our features. By joining our community (it's FREE) you will have access to post topics, send Private Messages (PM), respond to polls, upload content, connect with other paddlers and access many other special features. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free.
is seattle an option? what do you do in the summer?
in the summer nothing yet, here I surf, but I am willing to give it up. Given that we barelly get any waves here. it seems to me that seattle slopes are not as high and there season is shorter than the one in the rockies.
For me, personally, I would go with either Salt Lake, Seattle, or Bozeman or Missoula. Bozo and Missoula aren't quite as developed, and are still small town Montana. People are nice, skiing is good, and whitewater is fairly close. Missoula attracts more dirt bag hippy outdoor kinda people, Bozeman more the yuppy outdoor people. Seattle seems to be a pretty good place, maybe a little to yuppy and urban for my tastes, but oh well. Salt Lake would be great for reasons already mentioned. the paddling isn't super close, but I believe Ogden has a ghetto whitewater park. By ghetto I mean that in every sense of the word. The snow is the best I have ever skied, and the climbing is incredible. Moab is 2 1/2 or three hours away, very easy to take a day and go ride. I'd say it's a crapshoot, just whatever you like. I personally can't stand the front range, but I have never had an opportunity to get out of the Fort Collins/Denver area when I've been down there.
__________________
"What once was a river. Now a ghost." Edward Abbey My Adventures
in the summer nothing yet, here I surf, but I am willing to give it up. Given that we barelly get any waves here. it seems to me that seattle slopes are not as high and there season is shorter than the one in the rockies.
But, you are very close to BC. That is worth something.
__________________
"What once was a river. Now a ghost." Edward Abbey My Adventures
__________________
Nothing in the world is more yielding and gentle than water. Yet it has no equal for conquering the resistant and tough. The flexible can overcome the unbending; the soft can overcome the hard. - Lao Tse
That being said, I really do like the Victor/Driggs side. Targhee has great skiing, and when I get the chance to get down there, Wendell is showing me some mountain bike trails that he is building for the Forest Service.
__________________
"What once was a river. Now a ghost." Edward Abbey My Adventures
If I were moving to an urban area for just the skiing, I'd go to SLC (coming from a Summiter). It's much closer to the slopes than D-town and you don't have to deal with I-70 (Typical skier traffic patterns typically have me wishing I'd just shoot myself and end the misery). The Alta-Snowbird combo is the best terrain I've ever skied with the best snow, too.
COUNT
P.S. I'd take the Mormons over the Frontrangers, anyday, too .
__________________
"The world would be a better place if everyone kayaked."-Brad Ludden (Valhalla)
"You only get one chance to run a drop blind."-DD
That was my initial thought, the only thing that I don't like about SLC, is Alta denying riding to boarders, altoght maybe that could be a good excuse to try skiing. Thats something that I always wanted to try but never got around to do it. How come theres no traffic like I70? different roads available? Any good inbound terrain for boarding? What about the vibe of the city? I do not have anything against Mormons, but I heard bad stuff about the city. But then again I would imagine that they keep the city nice and organized, their religion tends to be that way.
Quote:
Originally Posted by COUNT
If I were moving to an urban area for just the skiing, I'd go to SLC (coming from a Summiter). It's much closer to the slopes than D-town and you don't have to deal with I-70 (Typical skier traffic patterns typically have me wishing I'd just shoot myself and end the misery). The Alta-Snowbird combo is the best terrain I've ever skied with the best snow, too.
COUNT
P.S. I'd take the Mormons over the Frontrangers, anyday, too .
.
Linear Mode
