Growing up on the East Coast, I dreamed of skiing in the west. I grew up on some of the bigger mountains in the east, but they felt tiny compared to the videos I would watch set at resorts in the west. Plus you constantly hear of how great the snow is, how the west just gets unending powder, and how the mountains have much more interesting terrain than what we have in New England.
But there are several things that I hadn’t understood before traveling out west, including how much the altitude would actually affect me and how big the features really are in person. Before you book a trip out west, check out this video from PeakRankings discussing many things you should know before traveling out west.
“Skiing out West can catch even the most veteran skiers and riders off guard. Here are our biggest tips for those visiting for the first (or 100th) time.“
