Best out west ski resort for long blue groomers

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Anonymous wrote:What about the best ski resort for near- beginners looking for long green runs?

Skiing out west is expensive. Unless you have a lot of money to throw around, I would recommend that you work on progressing until you can at least can do blues locally before considering a trip out west. Or else you won’t be able to ski 75% or more of the mountain.

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Anonymous wrote:What about the best ski resort for near- beginners looking for long green runs?

For true beginners I think peak 9 in breckenridge is incredible. The greens are very mellow and wide. As someone who learned to ski as an adult I would have loved to learn there. There are also easy blues you can progress to.

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Targee!!!

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Anonymous wrote:What about the best ski resort for near- beginners looking for long green runs?

For true beginners I think peak 9 in breckenridge is incredible. The greens are very mellow and wide. As someone who learned to ski as an adult I would have loved to learn there. There are also easy blues you can progress to.

I believe you. But 2+ hours on I-70 in the winter is not for the faint of heart. We did it in the summer and that was terrifying enough.

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Anonymous wrote:What about the best ski resort for near- beginners looking for long green runs?

For true beginners I think peak 9 in breckenridge is incredible. The greens are very mellow and wide. As someone who learned to ski as an adult I would have loved to learn there. There are also easy blues you can progress to.

I believe you. But 2+ hours on I-70 in the winter is not for the faint of heart. We did it in the summer and that was terrifying enough.

Just take the shuttle from the airport. Runs frequently. It’s easy, cheap, and if you stay at base of peak 9, you don’t need a car at all.

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Anonymous wrote:What about the best ski resort for near- beginners looking for long green runs?

For true beginners I think peak 9 in breckenridge is incredible. The greens are very mellow and wide. As someone who learned to ski as an adult I would have loved to learn there. There are also easy blues you can progress to.

I believe you. But 2+ hours on I-70 in the winter is not for the faint of heart. We did it in the summer and that was terrifying enough.

Just take the shuttle from the airport. Runs frequently. It’s easy, cheap, and if you stay at base of peak 9, you don’t need a car at all.

So groceries, restaurants, ski rentals, and lift access are all walkable?

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Anonymous wrote:What about the best ski resort for near- beginners looking for long green runs?

For true beginners I think peak 9 in breckenridge is incredible. The greens are very mellow and wide. As someone who learned to ski as an adult I would have loved to learn there. There are also easy blues you can progress to.

I believe you. But 2+ hours on I-70 in the winter is not for the faint of heart. We did it in the summer and that was terrifying enough.

Just take the shuttle from the airport. Runs frequently. It’s easy, cheap, and if you stay at base of peak 9, you don’t need a car at all.

So groceries, restaurants, ski rentals, and lift access are all walkable?

Yes to all above except groceries and restaurants but place we stayed at had free shuttle service to town. You can also walk to town. Base of peak 9 has cafe and restaurant also but if you want lots of options then go to town.

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Anonymous wrote:What about the best ski resort for near- beginners looking for long green runs?

For true beginners I think peak 9 in breckenridge is incredible. The greens are very mellow and wide. As someone who learned to ski as an adult I would have loved to learn there. There are also easy blues you can progress to.

I believe you. But 2+ hours on I-70 in the winter is not for the faint of heart. We did it in the summer and that was terrifying enough.

We drove from the airport to Breck last winter and it was snowing and there wasn't scary about it at all.

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe Northstar -- the Back Side has a number of long runs, a mix of blue and black. They are usually uber-groomed, with the exception of The Rapids, and even the black runs are not particularly steep. Plenty of other blue runs elsewhere on the resort, but not as long as those on the Back Side. It's a Vail-owned resort and therefore on Epic, if that is a factor.....

This! The back bowl at Northstar (Tahoe) fits your request.

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Anonymous wrote:What the heck is a long blue groomer?

Trails difficulty are color coded.

Blue is mid.

OP wants long intermediate trails

Thanks for explaining that! I was thinking of child abusers and I knew it couldn't be that!

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Anonymous wrote:What about the best ski resort for near- beginners looking for long green runs?

For true beginners I think peak 9 in breckenridge is incredible. The greens are very mellow and wide. As someone who learned to ski as an adult I would have loved to learn there. There are also easy blues you can progress to.

I believe you. But 2+ hours on I-70 in the winter is not for the faint of heart. We did it in the summer and that was terrifying enough.

Just take the shuttle from the airport. Runs frequently. It’s easy, cheap, and if you stay at base of peak 9, you don’t need a car at all.

So groceries, restaurants, ski rentals, and lift access are all walkable?

Yes to all above except groceries and restaurants but place we stayed at had free shuttle service to town. You can also walk to town. Base of peak 9 has cafe and restaurant also but if you want lots of options then go to town.

There is a great little supermarket in town on Ridge street-Breck Market and liquor- they have everything. Easy to walk to.

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Anonymous wrote:What about the best ski resort for near- beginners looking for long green runs?

Skiing out west is expensive. Unless you have a lot of money to throw around, I would recommend that you work on progressing until you can at least can do blues locally before considering a trip out west. Or else you won’t be able to ski 75% or more of the mountain.

I completely disagree with this. I learned to ski out west as an adult, and nice long greens, little ice, shorter lines, make learning out west far, far, preferable. After one five-day trip, with lessons, I was confidently skiing all the greens at the resort. My local trips in the DMV were very different experiences.

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Anonymous wrote:What the heck is a long blue groomer?

Maybe you shouldn't be responding to this post if you're not a skier.

OP, agree that Breckenridge is great for this.

Answers like this are why I despise the skiing scene. Douche-arama.

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Anonymous wrote:What about the best ski resort for near- beginners looking for long green runs?

For true beginners I think peak 9 in breckenridge is incredible. The greens are very mellow and wide. As someone who learned to ski as an adult I would have loved to learn there. There are also easy blues you can progress to.

I believe you. But 2+ hours on I-70 in the winter is not for the faint of heart. We did it in the summer and that was terrifying enough.

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I ski. "long blue groomers" is a weird phrase for intermediate skill level trails. (Really sounds more like a term related to sexual perversion than to recreational skiing.)