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Top 20 resorts for intermediate Terrain
Top 20 resorts for intermediate Terrain
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Park City should be the alpha resort you think of when it comes to intermediate runs. The trail map shows the massive number of blue runs, especially where the Canyons and Park City meet, and there is a lot of this terrain, because this is the biggest resort in the NATION!!!
Pros:
Intermediate stuff is in plenty
Ski town is nice
So huge it's crazy
Cons:
Pretty difficult to get from one end of the resort to the other - look at the trail map, it's scary how big it is!
Breck is a great place for so-so skiers, with quite a lot of blue terrain, along with a variety of intermediate stuff.
Pros:
Blue runs are very common throughout the mountain
The ski village is super nice, and one of the highest esteemed in the country.
So absolutely enormous.
Cons:
Extremely crowded - this is America's most visited resort
Super expensive
Weirdly enough, Big Sky is known for its hard runs near Lone Peak. Although it may have those triple blacks, it is also pretty huge and the area that is not near Lone Peak is really good for blue terrain.
Pros:
Vast areas of rolling blues that are awesome for mediocre skiers
No crowds - although people don't come to Big Sky to ski blue runs
Snow is plentiful - though skiing a foot of powder is not the point of intermediate runs
Cons:
Many, many lifts to get from a area of the resort to the other - it's just too huge!!!
Fairly hard to get to - closest fairly large city is Bozeman but that's a literal hour away!
Winter Park is the best resort for advanced skiers, and along with all of those black diamonds, there is a really great intermediate terrain selection. This is the closest resort to Denver, too!
Pros:
Blue runs come from a lot of chairlifts basically everywhere.
Lots of lifts - everything is lift serviced
The town is really cheap
Cons:
Crowded - VERY because this is the closest ski area to Denver
Whistler is the king of North America (in terms of skiing), so it should come as no surprise that it would be on the top twenty for intermediate terrain. This place is super awesome for blues.
Pros:
Blues are great here
EXTREMELY large
Incredible snow
Cons:
Hard to navigate and get to from USA
Crowds may be a problem
Mount Bachelor is most likely thought to be the best resort in Oregon, with a ton of blue terrain and intermediate runs, though I think not. I think Mt. Ashland is the best.
Pros:
Blue runs are bountiful
Not as crowded as some of the other resorts on this ranking list
Lots of terrain parks
Cons:
The mountain itself, while it is huge, is not that interesting, with all the runs looking the same, and there is no differentiation.
Heavenly is Tahoe's largest ski resort, and most huge areas are really good for intermediate. It is known for groomers everywhere.
Pros:
Lots of the terrain is blue
Awesome views of Lake Tahoe
You never don't have a intermediate groomer to go on - this place quite literally encompasses two states
Cons:
Nearly no snow often - conditions are horrendous near the base
Aspen is a great ski town with four awesome resorts near it. Snowmass is the best one for intermediates for sure.
Pros:
Tons of intermediate terrain, everywhere!
The place lets you go places fast, with quite a lot of high-speed lifts
Astronomically, ridiculously, absurdly large.
Cons:
This place not cheap
Lift lines can be a problem at times
Steamboat is great for Colorado intermediate skiing. The town is great, and the blue runs are in plenty. Powder is in a large amount, especially in winter break.
Pros:
Lots of blue runs
Good town with a lot of lodges
Snow is good especially near the holidays
Cons:
Crowds are bad.
Expensivino
Vail has a lot of intermediate terrain as the biggest resort in Colorado. It is realy huge, with a great ski town and good powder.
Pros:
REALLY BIG
Blues everywHere
Good town
Cons:
Not cheap
Vail is absurdly ridiculously insanely crowded - just look up "vail lift line apocalypse", then click "images", for all the horrifying pictures.
Deer Valley is the most luxurious resort in America, with a ton of blue groomers all over the three peaks. The resort is really close to Park city, which is also really good for intermediate.
Pros:
Great blues, with amazing corduroy and good variety
LUXURY!!!
Great lodgng, around the mountain
Cons:
Expensive
This will most likely be Northstar's only spot on top 20, but this place is LOADED with intermediate runs. It is one of the best resorts in Tahoe.
Pros:
Good blue runs
Not a crowded as other Lake Tahoe resorts
Scenic views of the lake
Cons:
Expensive, VERY
Sun Valley used to be the place to go when you're skiing. It is not as appealing to skiers anymore, but it still is huge, with a lot of intermediate terrain and high quality groomers.
Pros:
The blues are everywhere, even a lot on Dollar mountain!
Not crowded at all
Nice lodging and amenities like Deer Valley
Cons:
TERRIBLE SNOWFALL - less than some midwest resorts!
Beaver Creek is a great resort, in a lot of ways similar to Vail. It has a ton of intermediate terrain, like Vail, around the mountain and it has a lot of good lodging, with a laid-back feel.
Pros:
Intermediate terrain is in abundance
Very developed
Great to get to - right off of I-70
Cons:
The place is tall, so it takes 5 lifts at the least to get from the bottom to the top
Keystone is a great family resort with a lot of good blue runs. All the intermediate terrain is in abundance, and the lift system is very good, so you can lap the groomers all day.
Pros:
Blues all over
Nice and family friendly with lots of amenities.
Amazing lift system with a ton of high-speed quads/six-packs
Cons:
Not very much snow
Grand Targhee is a Wyoming resort, very good for intermediates, but it is often outshined by its next-door-neighbor and partner in crime, Jackson Hole.
Pros:
Great blue groomers everywhere
Close to Jackson Hole - almost no crowds any time of year
The snow is incredible
Cons:
Much harder to get to than Jackson Hole, being on the other side of the Tetons.
Telluride is one of the best resorts in Colorado, and it is pretty good for blues and intermediate terrain in general. The town is great, and the skiing is top-notch.
Pros:
Good blues
Town is the best
Kinda small crowds
Cons:
EXPENSIVE
The snowfall amount is not great
Mount Hood Meadows is a small and unknown resort with a lot of intermediate runs. The amount of blues is incredible, and there is a lot of snow.
Pros:
Good blue terrain with amazing grooming
The lifts are really good
Nice and cheap
Great food
Cons:
Not too big
Copper Mountain is a good Colorado resort with a lot of everything, especially intermediate terrain. It is easily accessible, and has a great lift system.
Pros:
Nice intermediate blues
Great lifts
Restraunts are supposedly amazing
Cons:
Snowfall amount is not that great
Almost no tree skiing - low elevation so the trees are super dense
Solitude Mountain is a good Cottonwood Canyon resort, near other bigger areas such as Alta, Snowbird, and Park City.
Pros:
High quality blues
Snow is absolutely insane
Pretty uncrowded
Cons:
No terrain parks
Pretty cheap
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