Best out west ski resort for long blue groomers

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DP here. Do any of these also have a good amount of greens? One parent and teen want to go out west because they love skiing and enjoy blues (and sometimes blacks but maybe not out west.) The other parent and other teen enjoy greens but really don’t enjoy harder skiing and also might want more breaks than the other two.

Thoughts?

Keystone is great for long green runs and lots of blue. Breckenridge has lots of blue runs and plenty of black for those that want it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Targee!!!

They are not known for their groomers, though. It's more like excellent powder days, big mountain skiing, and poor visibility. Also, keep it to yourself and send people to Keystone, Vail, and Breckenridge, please.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: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.)

It's not weird at all. All the other skiers on this thread knew exactly what OP was talking about. Groomers refers to runs that are groomed (not moguls, not powder, etc).

[Anonymous]

Whistler. The Peak to Creek is a super long blue groomer, and there are tons of other great long blue and green trails on both Whistler and Blackcomb.

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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.

huh?

what was terrifying about it in summer? I can see it being scary during a snow storm, but the rest of the time it is just a highway.

We have driven it many times in winter. It has never taken more than 2 hrs to get to Breck from the airport. I would not recommend going when a storm is coming or it is actively snowing, but the rest of the time it is fine.

[Anonymous]

Snowmass has fun and long blue runs with rollers that you can jump, if you're into that - lots of fun. Highly recommended for families.

Steamboat is good as well.

I was just in Park City and while it's a disaster right now, generally I wouldn't recommend for long blue runs. Snowmass and Steamboat are both a lot better.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Ski Magazine just covered this: https://www.skimag.com/ski-resort-life/best-resorts-to-ski-groomers/

I disagree with DV being number one, though. The runs aren't long, and there are too many homes on the mountain.

We have skied Vail, Aspen, Whistler, and Breck and Breck has so many more blue runs and better ones then all the ones we have been to.

Aspen and Whistler are more challenging blues so I would not go there if you are not at least a solid advanced blue. We haven’t been to Jackson Hole but heard it’s a very difficult mountain and so agree with PP who said that. Waiting till DC gets better before going to JH.

Agree that Aspen and Aspen Highlands can be challenging (no greens at either) but there are some nice blues at Highlands. Snowmass is the perfect place for long blues.

Jackson Hole depends on ability. There are lots of long blues but they would be blacks as some mountains. Sun Valley is the same - there are great long trails there but some of the blues, and even greens, can be challenging. Both would be good for an advanced intermediate but not a low intermediate.

[Anonymous]

Deer Valley, Whistler

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: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.)

Not very much.

[Anonymous]

Pretty much all of the Ski.com’s best rappers out west have tons of long blues. 90% of blues will be groomed at any resort. 90% of the big names have at least 1-2 long blue runs.

Long blue groomer is probably the most sought type of run by the largest number of skiers. They’re the money makers. The more skiable acres, the longer their blues (and greens) will be.

I’d just start looking at any of the trail maps to pick a place. Odds are if it’s a long blue it gets groomed at least once every 3 days, if not every other or every day.

[Anonymous]

I second Snowmass!!

[Anonymous]

Breckinridge is well known for nice wide groomed blues. I think the longest one out west is at snowmass. I’m in park city, and I agree with others, it’s not the best for the types of blues that I think OP wants. Canyons side has more than park city side. DV is a little better, but I would go with breck/keystone for long blues.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote: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.)

It's not weird at all. All the other skiers on this thread knew exactly what OP was talking about. Groomers refers to runs that are groomed (not moguls, not powder, etc).

Not weird at all. We ski 30 days a year and I knew what they meant. You’re weird PP.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

huh?

what was terrifying about it in summer? I can see it being scary during a snow storm, but the rest of the time it is just a highway.

We have driven it many times in winter. It has never taken more than 2 hrs to get to Breck from the airport. I would not recommend going when a storm is coming or it is actively snowing, but the rest of the time it is fine.

It freaks me out too. Any mountain pass that you’re one accident from falling to your death is scary.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Whistler. The Peak to Creek is a super long blue groomer, and there are tons of other great long blue and green trails on both Whistler and Blackcomb.

Do they have snow this year? We went in February last year and it was like east coast skiing with only manufactured snow.