realskiers

Been to powder mountain--and I liked it a lot.  However, it is pretty well known and even gets rated for snowfall in major ski mags. It ain't no secret any more, that is for sure.  I loved the 'Powder Country' experience, replete with the old bus that picks you up when you finally pop out of the woods.  I skied there on a 16 inch powder day so it is high in my memory. 

But I mean even lesser known areas-like here's one-a few years ago, I was in South Dakota (yep), and I had a chance to ski a place called Terry Peak...let me just say, it is a wonderful little ski area (about 450 acres, decent, impossibly dry snow, tops out at 7000 ft maybe 1200ft vert)  I had a great day skiing there.   I was impressed to find it out where I figured there couldn't possibly be good skiing.  Had a great local vibe filled with some really down to earth, dedicated skiers.  Good skiers, I might add.


The Other are the 'unknown areas of Idaho'.  A few years back I traveled around southern, central Idaho and skied Tamarack, Brundage and another place called Pebble Creek.  You want to talk about big and empty!  I'm not sure how these places stay in business, but they are large, beautiful, decent snow (btw 250-350 average) ski areas that top out in the high 7000's (which is perfect for us flat landers).  Wonderful ski areas that I highly recommend if you're passing through Idaho mid winter.  They are far from Sun Valley and further from Schweitzer--but they are real of the radar gems.

Are their any little places I ought to know better in the Northeast?  One day I'd like to check out Bristol Mountain in NY as I here it's similar to Berkshire East.  I've been meaning to get up to Saddleback in Maine as well.