点评:This place is a legit hidden gem. It snowed like crazy Thursday, they were closed, which meant when they opened Friday morning, things mostly cleared up and the snow was untouched.
No lines on what was pretty much a powder day. Fresh tracks in the trees until close. I was able to stay in Pinedale at a nice motel for $80 a night. It was only a 20 minute drive from the hotel, when the roads were pretty nasty as it was still snowing when I left in the morning.
Just a small lodge, with food. Parking was super easy. It doesn't show up on Google Maps when you search for ski areas in the area. I ended up finding it on Indy Pass.
The people who worked there were really cool. A key factor I used to judge the atmosphere of a resort is how happy and friendly the lifties are. White Pine had a couple really friendly and nice ones. To be honest, it was one of the friendliest ski resorts I've been to. I really felt surrounded by people who loved to ski and snowboard here, no whining families or rude people.
The runs were all pretty fun, the glades were cleared out very nicely and they were ample, even if they don't show up on the trail map. The only run that really was a bother as a snowboarder was Wind River Return, with the snow that day I always had to skate a little bit on that run. Skiers seemed to handle it just fine, though. The rest were very fun, with a good variety for beginner to advanced.
If I was in a surrounding area and there was a powder weekend, I would 100% head here to avoid the crowds and enjoy the snow, even if it meant getting a hotel.
翻译:这个地方是真正的隐藏宝石。周四下雪下得像疯了一样,他们关门了,这意味着当他们周五早上开门的时候,雪基本都放晴了,积雪完好无损。
在几乎是粉雪的一天里,没有人排队。树上直到关门前都有新鲜的痕迹。我能够以每晚 80 美元的价格住在派恩代尔一家不错的汽车旅馆里。从酒店开车只需 20 分钟,当时道路状况很糟糕,因为我早上离开时还在下雪。
只是一间小旅馆,有食物。停车超级方便。当您搜索该地区的滑雪区时,它不会显示在 Google 地图上。我最终在 Indy Pass 上找到了它。
在那里工作的人真的很酷。我用来判断度假村氛围的一个关键因素是缆车司机是否快乐和友好。White Pine 有几个非常友好和善良的缆车司机。说实话,这是我去过的最友好的滑雪胜地之一。我真的觉得周围都是喜欢滑雪和滑雪板的人,没有抱怨的家庭或粗鲁的人。
所有的雪道都很有趣,林间空地清理得非常干净,而且空间充足,即使它们没有出现在路线图上。唯一真正让滑雪板运动员感到困扰的雪道是 Wind River Return,那天下着雪,我总是不得不在那条雪道上滑一会儿。不过,滑雪者似乎可以应付得很好。其余的雪道都很有趣,从初学者到高级滑雪者都有各种各样的雪道。
如果我在周边地区,而且周末有粉雪,我一定会来这里避开人群,享受雪景,即使这意味着要住酒店。