The Crapple

I've had a season pass to Kirkwood for two years now, debating a third. I've been to a half dozen other mountains, but by no means all of them.

Here's what I like about Kirkwood:
-Close and off the beaten path, so there's less traffic. I can get there from Berkeley in 2.5 hours.
-Not as crowded, not as many kids
-Very varied terrain

Here's what I don't like:
-Only one high speed lift
-Runs a little short


Is there any place that can beat it? I go up for one day suicide runs a lot...so something that's 4 hours away wouldn't work as well.

SAC-CA-GTI

Sugar Bowl also. Avoid Sierra or Boreal...both small and LOTS of beginners. Of course I avoid Tahoe on the weekends like the plague now. WAY to crowded. I live 1hr15min. from Sugar Bowl and it can take up to 3hrs and some points on the weekends. Its all the damn Bay Area people crowding the roads! ;-)

wnut

but kirkwood's my mountain.

ScottCSC

but then runs are a little shorter there.

dan farmer

Alpine has tons of hidden terrain. It's there in plain view, but not well marked on the map. Kirkwood has much higher elevwation, which counts for a lot of better snow.

-df

chili

working with their Jr. Development ski team. should be fun to rip it up with some 10-11 y/o. if only we had snow....

L8TE APX

a bunch of Audi folks who live in the Tahoe area. If we have to put up with those pesky Bay Area people...lets make sure the are Audi people.

wnut

screw you!

we're not pesky...just eccentric.

SAC-CA-GTI

we did was all pitched in and rented a big condo. We could kind of do the same thing...around early Feb. or so.

joe@vwvortex

Alpine