Re: XMas to New Year, where to ski out west? Least crowded areas?

"John" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Have you even been to the Canyons? Have you only seen the trail map or
> listened to the Deer Valley Crowd?
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> To be specific the mountain is split into two distinct areas.  In fact
> the two areas have distinct feels and to say that they are both
> examples of poor trail construction is odd.  The old Park City West
> Area and the new Canyons American Skiing.  Like any Mountain you need
> to know how to ski it.  Maybe more at the Canyons. There is some odd
> stuff going on, but some of the trails and areas are fantastic.  Apex
> ridge is as good a trail as anywhere and Boa is also a great
> intermediate run. The 9990 area is also good as is the dreamscape
> area.  I could speculate on some problems, but I'd like to hear some
> specifics from someone who has skiied there.  Moreover some aweful
> trails barely make a mountain bad.  Maybe this is because I grew up
> skiing Killington and can tolerate this sort of thing. I just promise
> that if you were to ski with me for a day you would like it.

I taught at park west.

The crayons is much the same only bigger. Not the ridgetop pieces of
poop but still off camber, inconsistant, flat. Not to mention the
overall inner city feel of the place. I think on the information booth
it says " ax yer kwestuns hear".