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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm the PP who first mentioned Europe and the other replies are not mine. I was not referring to skiing in Europe. I was saying I'll ski on the east coast (relatively) cheaply and vacation in Europe or Grand Caymen with the savings. No need to be a ski snob though. [b]Some of us don't need Colorado "powder" to enjoy skiing.[/b] [/quote]

It's not the powder. I don't even care about powder. Even if it's groomed on a Western mountain, it's better. High quality snow, not icy slushy shit, big mountains with lots of big wide trails. Simply no comparison.[/quote]

The last couple of years we’ve had icy rocky conditions. Yes, the trails are nice and long, [b]but the west is struggling with conditions these days.[/b] Eastern resorts do a better job grooming because they have to. [/quote]

This might be the dumbest statement in this thread.  "The West" includes about 23% of the country, with all different kinds of conditions.  Where did you go, and when?  [/quote]

Most recent trip was last week to Colorado. Also went to Wyoming and Utah earlier in the season. All people are doing in CO is complaining about the conditions. They say it's the worst season in the last 30 years. I don't know if that's technically true, but certainly seems to be the view of the locals. Vail has only gotten 142 inches of snow this season, which is about half the normal snowfall for this time of year. The Christmas season was really bad in Utah and Colorado, with a number of areas at 20-30% of capacity. Telluride reportedly had about 10 trails open then. Jackson has done okay this season but in December it was thin cover and icy, and about 60% open. Glad you had a better experience, your timing must have been better than ours! 
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