What obscure places have you skied?

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4/27/01 at 4:51pm

KevinH
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A post below (Nov. 2000) got me thinking about where I've skied in my life. I'd like to ask a tougher question (if anyone even reads this section).

What are some ski areas you've skied where you think NO ONE else on this board has. Backcountry and backyards not included!

For me, I'd say that very few, if any have skied:

Victor Constant Ski Area, West Point, NY
Saas-Fee, Switzerland
Flachau/Wagrain, Austria
Berchtesgaden (sp?), Germany
Ober Gatlinberg, TN
Wolf Laurel, NC

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4/27/01 at 10:11pm

matt_davis
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Ober Gatlinberg, TN??

Who's name is that?

I never skiied TN before I moved to Utah from there, but
from my summer experiences i cannot feeling any need to explore ober Gatlinberg.
I really think that is the redneck term for their "tram".

most obscure,Biranhead, UT

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4/27/01 at 10:29pm

super-mat
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How about Dodge Ridge, Ca and Badger Pass Ca? Ever heard of those. You may have heard of dodge but I doubt you have skied it.

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4/27/01 at 10:40pm

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Our last 'obscure' ski visit was Mt Potts, New Zealand. A cat ski operation at the former Erewhon skifield in a beautiful valley within the Southern Alps. We got in this old army truck and they took us up this narrow track that is supposedly a road, until you get to the snow line, then you go by cat.

The Erewhon valley was used as the set for one of the battle scenes in the 'Lord of the Rings' triology that has been filmed in NZ. If you ever go see these movies, remember it was all filmed here in NZ.

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4/27/01 at 10:43pm

Lisamarie
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Bormio, Italy

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4/28/01 at 3:28pm

kano
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Snowstar, Illinois
Chestnut, Illinois
Sundown, Iowa
Mt. Duck, Iowa
Ski World, Indiana
52nd Street Hill, Iowa

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4/28/01 at 9:57pm

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Most obscure that I've skied:

Sunlight (Colorado)
Great Gorge (New Jersey)
Boreal (Tahoe)
Norquay (Alberta)
Sandia (Albuquerque)
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4/28/01 at 11:56pm

super-mat
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endlessseason-

Boreal obscure? no
stupid,pointless, trashy, garbage, waste of money, tiny, bump on the side of the road, hole in the wall, maybe.

Donner ski ranch is obscure!

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4/29/01 at 8:09am

endlessseason
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Super-Mat wrote:

> Boreal obscure? no
> stupid,pointless, trashy, garbage, waste
> of money, tiny, bump on the side of the
> road, hole in the wall, maybe.
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> Donner ski ranch is obscure!
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Good point. I thought it would be obscure because everyone would drive by and never ski it. OK, I withdraw Boreal and substitute with:
Pomerelle (Idaho)
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4/29/01 at 9:17am

PowderJunkie
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Gravity-

I would have forgotten Pikes Peak if not for your post. Skied a race there in 1963(???). Reminds me of another little area outside of Grand Junction whose name I cannot remember (abandonned when Powderhorn was built).

How about Arapahoe East (just outside of Denver on the south side of I-70) and Turkey Creek just west of where Chatfield Reservoir is now. Or Guanella Pass (I think it also operated under the name IndianHead if memory serves) between Georgetown and Bailey.

Vue des Alpe in the Swiss Jura (great view of the Alps across the Three Lake region hence the name).

Metabief in the French Jura.

Flaine in the French Haute Savoie. Not really obscure if you live in the region.



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4/29/01 at 9:55am

Keoki
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Perisher Valley, Aus

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4/30/01 at 11:49am

Yuki
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Mt. Tone........... Pennsylvania

Hills that have closed:

Bedminster Ski Club, Bedminster NJ

Sno-Bowl, Milford NJ



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4/30/01 at 1:17pm

ryan
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Lee Canyon Ski Area, Mt. Charleston, right outside that ski mecca, Las Vegas, Nevada.

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4/30/01 at 1:46pm

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super-mat
been both of your places. skied there and yes I agree obscure but not unheard of.
How about Iron Mountain. I'm not even sure it's still there.
Also how about granlibakken? http://www.californiaskiresorts.com/stats.cfm/ca06.htm

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4/30/01 at 2:13pm

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The Sierra Club had (and maybe still does) a ski area at the Claire Tappen Lodge, across the road from Sugar Bowl, near Donner Pass, CA.

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4/30/01 at 2:14pm

crudmeister
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The Sierra Club had (and maybe still does) a ski area at the Claire Tappen Lodge, across the road from Sugar Bowl, near Donner Pass, CA.

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4/30/01 at 3:02pm

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West Mt. in Glensfalls NY , Big Rock Candy by Saranac Lake NY , and how about Mt. Phonicia in the Catskills also NY and Ski Hickory in Warren Co. NY. Some still open , some not . Then there is Ski Plattekill in the Catskills also . When I first started skiing there were a few hundred small family run ski hills in NY , most of them have folded but a few are still around , like Willard Mt in Easton NY.

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4/30/01 at 3:34pm

BillA
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Hidden Valley,Vernon,NJ
Craigmeur Ski Area,Newfoundland,NJ (closed)
Snow Bowl,Milton, NJ (closed) 

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5/1/01 at 6:44am

JoCanadian
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Eastman Ski Hill - NH
Skii-Hi - Thorndale Ontario (renamed Cobble Hills Golf and Ski)

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5/1/01 at 7:50am

Rio
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Warner Canyon outside Lakeview, Oregon. It was opened in 1973 with some other resort's discarded t-bar. I cracked a bone there trying to do a 'Snidely' in 2 feet of mashed potatoes in 1973 while there with my high school ski team. Took my son's high school ski team there in 1999 and they still had the same t-bar and the same lady at the mid-station yelling at the kids.

In Bozeman waiting for first contact

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5/2/01 at 8:48am

nopainnojane
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Ski Cataloochi in Cataloochi North Carolina.

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5/2/01 at 9:20am

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-Deep Creek Ski Area, Wise River, MT (closed and the T-bar or parts of it were moved to Turner Mountain)
-Lost Trail MT/ID
-Maverick Mountain MT
-Rath Hill HT (closed)
-One near Butte MT but I can't remember its name.
-Marshal Ski Area, Missoula MT
-Obergurgl AU
-Stubaital AU
-Mt Etna, Sicily, Italy
-Donner Ski Ranch, CA
-Homewood, CA

Yes I know where granlibakken is but never skied it.

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5/2/01 at 11:46am

Kima
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Hidden Valley - Missouri

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5/3/01 at 9:50am

Widespread Panic
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Vail, CO
Killington, VT
Jackson Hole, WY

I'm using obscure to mean incomprehesible here. 

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5/4/01 at 11:24am

Jackdaw
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What's about African skiing ?
Oukaimeden, Morroco, end of February

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5/5/01 at 9:51am

Fairdog
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Eaglecrest, Alaska
Willamette Pass, Oregon

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5/6/01 at 5:02pm

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All of these no longer exist:

Crotched Mountain, NH
Intervale Ski Area, NH
King Ridge, NH
Klein Innsbruck, MA
Moose Mountain, NH
Mt. Tom, MA
Snow Valley, VT.

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5/7/01 at 6:12am

epic
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King's Ridge, NH (closed)
Swain, NY

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5/7/01 at 7:03am

Jonathan Shefftz
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Let's see, addressing others' posts:
- Maple Valley: driven past it many time, but never skied there
- West Mountain: skied there a bunch of times for races
- Plattekill: skied there a bit for two days since a friend was an instructor there
- Eastman: driven past it (to get to a friend's house there), but never skied it
- Eaglecrest: skied it once (while on business in Juneau)
- King Ridge: skied it once (for a race)
- Swain: ditto

Okay, and now for my obscure challenges (not including backcountry):
- Brantling NY
- Deer Run/Scotch Valley NY
- Innsbruck NY (closed)
- Labrador NY
- Toggenburg NY
- Southington CT
- Blue Hills MA
- Ski Bradford MA
- Bosquet MA
- Brodie MA
- Balsams NH
- Temple NH
- Whaleback NH
- Black Mountain ME
- Saddleback ME
- Shawnee Peak ME

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5/7/01 at 8:44am

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I ski at Labrador Mtn.

Have skied Swain, Brantling, Innsbruck, Toggenburg.

How about Mystic Mtn.,NY (closed)
Intermont, NY (closed)
Ski Valley, NY (closed)
Hunt Hollow, NY
McCauley Mt., NY
Titus Mt, NY

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