Urban Dictionary’s definition of “Dirtbag”
A person who is committed to a given (usually extreme) lifestyle to the point of abandoning employment and other societal norms in order to pursue said lifestyle. Dirtbags can be distinguished from hippies by the fact that dirtbags have a specific reason for their living communally and generally non-hygenically; dirtbags are seeking to spend all of their moments pursuing their lifestyle.
THE 7 BEST DIRTBAG SKI RESORTS
by TheClymb.com
GRAND TARGHEE, WY
Forget for a moment all those advertisements about Utah. The best snow in my opinion is in Wyoming. This is not the place for people who like to ski groomers though, as groomed runs are practically non-existent here. The locals don’t even show up unless there’s at least 10″ of fresh snow because it happens so often. For powder hounds, this place is heaven. Because of its remoteness, very few people come here. Most people go to Jackson hole, which is on the other side of the mountain range, and doesn’t get all the good snow dumps like Grand Targhee. They get more than 500 inches of snow annually and with over 2,200 vertical feet, it’s hard to not nab your own first tracks. – TheClymb.com
JAY PEAK, VT
BEAR MOUNTAIN, CA
MOUNT SHASTA, CA
RED LODGE, MT
BRIDGER BOWL, MT
POWDERHORN, CO
Where is your preferred dirtbag ski resort location?
Whitefish?
Bear Mountain?! ! Smoking crack. No expert terrain- groomed intermediate runs- and a bunch of wanna bees.
Mt. Baldy, Calif.
I third this. This was the first mountain I worked at and learned to ride at. Definitely the king of dirt bag resorts.
Mt. Baldy, CA
Ski Bowl; MT Hood, OR.
When Ski Bowl has snow, the $122 night season pass makes this a dirtbaggers dream come true. I have had nights on the upper bowl where there were 8 of us doing laps in 12″ of fresh.
BowlSki is THE BEST!! Not a lot of terrain but what they have is sooooo fun! Really fun mom and pop atmosphere, too. In a good snow year that place is the best on the mountain.
Alpine Meadows used to be… til a different kind of dbag took over.
No reasons stated for the other 6 resorts?
I agree Targhee should be high on the list. Red Mt. too. Jay and Bridger are reasonable choices, the others rather flawed as ski areas to spend a whole season. In particular:
Mt, Shasta is a backcountry Mecca in spring but the the lift served ski area is low, flat and small.
Bear Mt. is “urban skiing” at it’s most congested, sort of the Hunter Mt. of CA. It’s possible the writer meant Bear Valley in the central Sierra rather than Bear Mt. at Big Bear Lake.
Some other suggestions with good snow and/or challenging terrain and remote location to keep living costs down:
Wolf Creek, CO
Castle Mt., AB
Discovery, MT
Powder Mt., UT
Brundage, ID
Yep Disco should be on the list
Mad River Glen. Single chair, wool pants, telemarkers that rip, lodge called a “base box”. Oh, and it’s a co-op, so actually owned by dirt bags.
Sounds like I need to get there- awesome.
True dirtbags/skibums know that mammoth and arapahoe basin are the best as they offer the longest seasons. Squaws alright too.
Boreal, CA
no contest–HOMEWOOD
Red Mountain BC,….Salmo Bc and many others
You’re forgetting Vail….
Dirtbag, the need to not spend money!! Dirtbags in vail are really trust funders!
You mean douche bag and a rich one at that.