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re: 2023-2024 Ski Thread
Posted on 9/19/23 at 6:26 pm to SnowAubie
Posted on 9/19/23 at 6:26 pm to SnowAubie
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What was it about Heavenly that made it poorly run?
General laziness and apathy from the employees that wouldn't fly in CO or UT.
The roads are incredibly icy. They don't use salt because of the lake, so it really builds up on the side roads that don't get plowed as often.
Clusterfricks in the lift lines that could easily be prevented with organization. The worst thing is, they shut the gondola (the only way up the mountain if you are staying in State Line) down if the wind is blowing too hard. Which I certainly understand, but that is like 50% of the time. They also shut down most of the lifts north of the line, so half the resort is unavailable, on an otherwise beautiful day.
The gondola is also the only way down. So if you stay all day you will be waiting in a line of 500 people to get to your place.
They have buses to take you to the California side. But it was like a 2 hour wait. So we lost a day there. Bluebird days when you can't get up the mountain are frustrating.
Same situation the next day, but we were able to find an uber. $100 for like 5 miles. This was the day I referred to as one of my favorites. It snowed from 12-4, harder than I've ever witnessed. The mountain started to clear out and we had the whole place to ourselves. Only 2 lifts were open and like 15 trails, but it didn't matter. Every run had untouched powder on it by the time we got up again. Getting knocked on my arse by 60 mph winds coming around a corner a few times. Reminded me of playing in hurricanes as a kid.
Reflecting on it now, if we stayed on the Cali side and never had to go anywhere else, I might feel totally different. So I guess that would be my advice to anyone going. frick that Gondola.
This post was edited on 9/19/23 at 6:28 pm
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Posted on 9/19/23 at 9:43 pm to RonFNSwanson
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The gondola is also the only way down.
I thought skis and gravity handled that part for you.
I kid. Good to know about Heavenly. Have friends out in NORCAL and will probably ski some at Tahoe in the near future. Always talked about the views from Heavenly, but I'll probably focus more on other/better places. Squaw and such.
They like Northstar, but I've heard it's an awesome resort with okay skiing. Kinda like Deer Valley (?...never skied DV, just heard the reputation).
Posted on 9/20/23 at 9:09 am to Burt Orangello
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I thought skis and gravity handled that part for you.
Would that I could...
This is what it looks like for anyone interested. There are no runs down, I'd imagine they'd be mostly double black if there were some. So no way for a beginner to get down. It actually goes uphill a little before the drop off. But I'm sure they could figure out some paths if they really wanted to.
Even the Cali side (the right) is pretty steep. I think those were blacks to the bottom. But they do have a catwalk for beginners.
Posted on 9/20/23 at 7:50 pm to RonFNSwanson
I have heard that wind can cause nightmares at Heavenly, if it is windy I guess I can target Kirkwood instead. My plan is three days at Heavenly/Kirkwood and three at Palisades.
Posted on 9/20/23 at 8:05 pm to fargobison
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I have heard that wind can cause nightmares at Heavenly, if it is windy I guess I can target Kirkwood instead. My plan is three days at Heavenly/Kirkwood and three at Palisades
Stay in South lake Tahoe and have the flexibility to travel between the three. I looked at wind forecasts and ended up doing Kirkwood, Heavenly, then Squaw. First day at Kirkwood was because the winds were bad at Heavenly and based on the reviews above I'm glad I did it that way. Heavenly had long lift lines but beautiful views. Palisades/Squaw was my favorite of the three by a mile, could've skied there for a week
Posted on 9/21/23 at 2:23 pm to Mahootney
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I've been eyeing val d'isere and zermatt.
Would love to hear about Val. Thinking about taking the family for spring break 2025.
Posted on 9/22/23 at 7:15 am to Herecomethehawks
Bump this thread. Let the thread from the OT fall, folks.
Posted on 9/22/23 at 1:42 pm to OTIS2
I’ve requested the other one get anchored. As have others
Posted on 9/23/23 at 6:13 am to Hogwall Jackson
Posted on 9/23/23 at 1:06 pm to OTIS2
A-Basin has broke out their snowguns...
Posted on 9/24/23 at 10:16 am to fargobison
Bump for the good guys
Posted on 9/24/23 at 3:15 pm to RonFNSwanson
You can ski down the gondola line if you take the firebreak gate off of Olympic, if my memory serves me correctly. In good conditions, it is fun tree skiing (maybe the best skiing at Heavenly).
Posted on 9/25/23 at 5:04 pm to Newc
I had no idea. I thought it was illegal-don't cross-danger-boundary area. I just watched a video of someone doing it, actually looked like an awesome run. Maybe that was a better snow year, but when I went, I remember seeing it with rocks and water and all kind of obstacles.
Posted on 9/26/23 at 12:59 pm to fargobison
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A-Basin has broke out their snowguns...
well shoot. they are making snow over some perfectly good mountain bike trails!
Posted on 9/27/23 at 2:57 pm to RonFNSwanson
Just booked 1/19-1/21 on Southwest to DEN. Early in, late out, gonna get 3 days on the hill.
Anyone been to Eldora? I see its only 75 mins from the airport. Definitely going there day 1 since it's so close. Good enough for all 3?
Anyone been to Eldora? I see its only 75 mins from the airport. Definitely going there day 1 since it's so close. Good enough for all 3?
Posted on 9/27/23 at 4:50 pm to RonFNSwanson
If you haven't skied Copper, A-Basin or Winter Park I would focus on those mountains, especially with such a quick trip. Winter Park isn't much further from the airport.
Posted on 9/27/23 at 5:11 pm to fargobison
Been to all of them, but I was 12 last time I went to WP
Posted on 9/28/23 at 4:57 pm to RonFNSwanson
Eldora is fine if you are staying Boulder. If you have quick access to 70, I’d go Winter Park everytime.
Posted on 9/28/23 at 5:06 pm to RonFNSwanson
WP is great if you ski. There are some flat run outs and catwalks that can be a pain if you don’t know when to maintain speed. Most of the good stuff on the Jane side never gets groomed.
IMO it’s the best group of skiers of the off-70 resorts esp if you stay on Jane. Everyone seems to ride fast but knows what they are doing which can’t be said for most places. The lack of base area, no greens, and the bumps keep tourist on the WP side or underneath Sunnyside.
IMO it’s the best group of skiers of the off-70 resorts esp if you stay on Jane. Everyone seems to ride fast but knows what they are doing which can’t be said for most places. The lack of base area, no greens, and the bumps keep tourist on the WP side or underneath Sunnyside.
Posted on 9/28/23 at 5:11 pm to fargobison
Anyone have an opinion or experience with Boa boots? They are very appealing to me but I can’t help to worry about shearing off that dial. I’d assume that’s not really a concern since every manufacturer offers it.
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