my roommate and i may be heading to seattle the weekend of december 5 for the panthers/seahawks game (go carolina)...and we wanna stay a few days afterward and snowboard.
suggestions on the best mountains withing 4-5 hours of seattle?
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Posted 2 years ago #seattle
rook said:
Baker Sucks........ no-one should ever go there.......Baker especially sucks if you're looking for a mountain with a swell aprés ski scene, where you roll off the slopes, check in your gear at the ski valet, go sip an irish coffee while listening to some dude play james taylor covers, then stroll through town checking out the boutiques and thomas kinkade galleries, then go have fondue in a fake swiss chalet, and finally polish it all off with a bunch of vodka red bulls at the pizza place that converts into a dance club after 10.
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Posted 2 years ago #seattle
a2k said:
rook said:
Baker Sucks........ no-one should ever go there.......
Baker especially sucks if you're looking for a mountain with a swell aprés ski scene, where you roll off the slopes, check in your gear at the ski valet, go sip an irish coffee while listening to some dude play james taylor covers, then stroll through town checking out the boutiques and thomas kinkade galleries, then go have fondue in a fake swiss chalet, and finally polish it all off with a bunch of vodka red bulls at the pizza place that converts into a dance club after 10.lulz....so true
Baker's 4-star "village" on a Sunday afternoon after the Banked Slalom
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Posted 2 years ago #seattle
Unless you want to roll far north of Seattle to Whistler (which can be a no go if either of you have a DUI in your past or a criminal record - Canada won't let you in most times),
I strongly suggest looking into staying in Seattle and making day trips to Stevens pass or Alpental or Crystal mountain.
Alpental is a funky little locals place with great side country (but can be dangerous) if the snow is deep. Stevens and Crystal are bigger, and offer a lot of great terrain.
Go to http://www.thestranger.com to check out what is going on for nightlife when you plan to be out in Seattle. There is always a shitload of fun stuff to do there and shouldn't be missed. You can typically get to the resorts early and be back to your hotel in the city in time for a hot tub soak and to take in some night life.I would also suggest taking at least 2 days and going up to Baker - either staying in Bellingham or in Glacier if you can. If it is a "one or the other" scenario, look strongly at doing Baker for a few days over the other places.
Ultimately though, the ski areas around the city are a lot of fun, Baker is a lot of fun, but none of them are so huge you would want to spend an entire week at just one of them.
Just my .02, hope it helps!
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Posted 2 years ago #seattle
buffalo-swatter-27 said: Unless you want to roll far north of Seattle to Whistler (which can be a no go if either of you have a DUI in your past or a criminal record - Canada won't let you in most times),
I strongly suggest looking into staying in Seattle and making day trips to Stevens pass or Alpental or Crystal mountain.
Alpental is a funky little locals place with great side country (but can be dangerous) if the snow is deep. Stevens and Crystal are bigger, and offer a lot of great terrain.
Go to http://www.thestranger.com to check out what is going on for nightlife when you plan to be out in Seattle. There is always a shitload of fun stuff to do there and shouldn't be missed. You can typically get to the resorts early and be back to your hotel in the city in time for a hot tub soak and to take in some night life.
I would also suggest taking at least 2 days and going up to Baker - either staying in Bellingham or in Glacier if you can. If it is a "one or the other" scenario, look strongly at doing Baker for a few days over the other places.
Ultimately though, the ski areas around the city are a lot of fun, Baker is a lot of fun, but none of them are so huge you would want to spend an entire week at just one of them.
Just my .02, hope it helps!+1
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Posted 2 years ago #seattle
appreciate all the input. unfortunately our trip is gonna be postponed haha. still good info in case we make it out there a little later in the season
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Posted 1 year ago #seattle
Looks like Stevens should be good tomorrow. I'm planning on being there all day. Anyone else planning on going?
2 for 1 tuesdays on top of it all
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