The wife and I are staying in New Hampshire for the winter and we have the epic local pass; been hitting all of the ski areas we can in New England so far this year; fortunate to have 37 days logged so far; we would like to do 3-4 days at an epic pass mountain out west sometime in mid March.

Our options are:
Vail
Beaver Creek
Breck
Keystone
Crested Butte
Stevens Pass, WA
Park City
Northstar
Heavenly
Kirkwood

Would appreciate any opinions. We are strong intermediate/advanced skiers and would like to stay at/on the mountain; apres/bars/restaurant options would be nice.

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Posted by tennfly2

Atlanta, GA

Member since Aug 2011

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Posted on 2/15/24 at 7:48 pm to Clint Torres

I have the epic pass and flying to Breck tomorrow with my family. We also go to PC quite a bit. Without kids and your ski level, I would go to Vail from your list. Really, I would go to Whistler even though you don’t have it on the list but it is part of epic. Vail is a great town and mountain with solid blues / blacks. I’ve never been to Whistler but I hear it’s even better.

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Posted by CuseTiger

On the road

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Posted on 2/15/24 at 7:52 pm to Clint Torres

I'd probably do Tahoe and take a tour of the area at the 3 mountains

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Posted by Clint Torres

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Posted on 2/15/24 at 8:38 pm to tennfly2

Whistler is off the list bc my employer doesn't allow me to leave the country without 60 days notice. Appreciate the recommendation.

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Posted by Motownsix

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Posted on 2/16/24 at 3:27 am to Clint Torres

I’m going to Heavenly on Thursday but ski Vail more than anywhere else. Mid March is tricky. Depending on the weather and the season the good snow could be gone. Last year it wasn’t in several places. Ski’d Sun Valley late March two years ago and it was such a season is over vibe as far as trail conditions go.

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Posted by OTIS2

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Posted on 2/16/24 at 6:59 am to Clint Torres

I’d consider Vail and/or Breck/Summit County. Perhaps a few days in each would be fun if you have a week in your schedule.

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Posted by fargobison

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Posted on 2/16/24 at 7:55 pm to Clint Torres

Crested Butte, smaller crowds and fun terrain

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Posted by eph4v29

Member since Aug 2010

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Posted on 2/16/24 at 8:49 pm to Clint Torres

Easy access & nice town: Park City
Best combination town & skiing: Breck
Big mountain & skiing variety: Vail
Pure skiing: Crested Butte
Cozier for 3 days: Beaver Creek

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Posted by idontyield

Tunnel Trash

Member since Jun 2022

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Posted on 2/16/24 at 10:02 pm to Clint Torres

If going to Colorado and assuming you arent rich, then I'd set up shop in Eagle and do Beaver Creek and Vail.

If you are rich you can stay at Beaver Creek or Vail. They are close enough that you should do both.

They are a notch above the Summit Cty resorts and us tunnel trash dont like to venture that far so not as crowded usually.

Crested Butte is a better place in the summer.

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