OTHER WINTER SPORTS | SNOWBOARDING
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As
skiing is one of my favorite pasttimes and sports, this website will
have many of the things you need and need to go to have the best skiing
experience possible. One this page we will look at the best places to
ski in the U.S. and some different types of snow that make skiing so
much fun.
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According
to skiamericanslopes.com
the top 11 ski resorts in America are as follows: 1) Aspen,
Colorado 2) Heavenly, Lake
Taho 3) Deer Vally, Utah
4) Killington, Vermont 5)
Mount Snow, Vermont 6)
Royal Gorge Cross, Nevada 7) Squaw
Valley USA 8) Stowe Mountain,
Vermont 9) Vail, Colorado
10) Winter Park, Colorado
11) Cataloochee, North Carolina.
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There
are four different types of skiing
snow that are common knowledge fpr anyone whow spends
time out on the slopes. First and best of all is powder,
this is the freshly fallen, soft, fluffy and untouched snow which is definately
the most fun to ski in. Next is crust
which happens when you get powder that has melted a little then
refrozen. Crud is hard snow
with lots of chunks in it. Slush
is when the snow has melted leaving you with a slushy mess. |
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If
you've never been skiing before and you're looking for rental gear, make
sure you get a good fit on your boots. To make sure they're not to big
or to small (both can be very painful on your feet and toes) try the shell
test. Take the liner our of you boot, put you foot in the boot and lean
forward in the the tounge of the shell. If your toe just lightly touches
the front then you have a good fit. When you try on boats at a rental
shop make sure you wear the same socks you will when you ski. |
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If you're an
experienced skier who doesn't want to spend the money to buy your own
geeat, but don't want to waste your time with the crappy rentals the Resort
has, try demoing skis. Many of the Ski and Board shops on the mountain
offer the newest skiis as demos for those interested in purchasing skis
and if you don't like the first pair you try you can exchange them throughout
the day for different pairs. |
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Images from www.skinet.com/warrenmiller/ |
If
you like to ski all day and not do the same run twice here are the acreages
of some Resorts in America. Aspen, Colorado
- 673 acre: Big Sky, Montana - 3812 acres:
Vail, Colorado - 5289 acres. If your looking
for your own gear the following links can be helpful for researching
and purchasing everything from pants to coats to skis to boots. Ski
Magazine: Dog Funk: Backcountry:
Rei and Sierra
Trading Post.
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