Adblockers off for this one lads/ladies. We want Robbie to take us on his skiing adventure next year too! I'm not even interested in skiing, but I love this series. I can feel the slight melancholy as the trip is coming to an end. You really make us feel like a part of the group.
I’m actually in telluride right now, and I’ve been skiing here every year since I was 2. Telluride truly is incredible, I absolutely love it!! They have sooo many runs, so you can never get bored!! It’s not really the best place for beginners, as it only has two green runs, but it’s so so amazing! I have no complaints at all!!
It has way more than 2 greens is thought.. but it does have a lot of double greens I’m pretty sure Edit: just realized that it only has 3 greens lol… but it does have a lot fo double greens to make up for that like galloping goose
I just got exposed to the virus.. I now have to isolate again. This brought a much needed smile to my morning. You and your friends are lovely people. I aspire to be like you daily
Well done on all aspects. Skied Telluride many times and your commentary is quite accurate. Your choice of staying in town rather than in the purpose built village was, IMO, the right choice, especially for someone wanting to experience the American West. But your enthusiasm is what makes watching so fun. Thanks.
sadly had my annual family ski trip cancelled due to covid, this video has filled the hole in of no skiing. Skiing is the best sport to do no question. Keep up the class content Robbie!
I’ve never been skiing and I found this video absolutely amazing. It was so well put together and thought out. I loved the blend of personality, information, scenery and narrative. You’re so uniquely yourself on camera and it is so refreshing and enthralling to watch. I’ll definitely have to give skiing a go whenever this pandemic has passed. Until then, thank you for the brilliant video and I look forward to more of them!
Glad you enjoyed it! Skiing is such a fun sport and you can do it till you get quite old. I'd definitely recommend trying it out when pandemic is over.
Telluride in the summer and winter is amazing!! I’m here skiing right now, and the skiing is incredible! I’ve come skiing here for 12 years now and it’s so beautiful! There’s so many runs to ski, and you should definitely come!
@@RobbieKnox I loved it there so much. I live in San Diego, so my local mountain is Big Bear, which is great but fairly small. Jacksonhole was my first experience at a big mountain and it just blew me away. The runs were wide open, steep, and long. The scenery was beautiful and even the airport had a cool vibe. Assuming the world gets back to a somewhat normal state, I will make Jacksonhole an anual trip for myself going forward.
@@RobbieKnox Love England, was just in Italy and worked around close to the UK, love the pubs and history haven't stepped on UK ground since 2017 but someday soon
Unbelievable Geoff stunning video, Never been skiing I’m more of a mountain biker but those views were simply stunning and looks fantastic in 4K on the big telly!! Made me want to go skiing or snowboarding now! Amazing!!
I'm an American who now lives in Colorado, and has lived in Lake Tahoe, CA in the past. Go to Squaw Valley. You will thank me. Spring skiing there is particularly incredible. Go to Alpine next door where they grow some amazing California Corn.
This is fantastic. As an Ohio native that travels to Colorado a lot, I love this. We go through Salida to get to Mount Princeton Hot Springs which we hit every time we are out there. Was awesome to see you went to Monarch too. An awesome small resort. Great watch, very enjoyable. Makes me want to make the extra miles to Telluride. Sub'd.
Oh Robbie you just made my Sunday. I loved the Vancouver video and the Bulgaria one when you took the kids. I just pray this one is half as good and I will be happy. Do you have any plans to get Arlo on the slopes.
i love skiing and i'm now learning to snowboard (my dad insired me, he's awesome on the snow) and i'm going to show him this so he can maybe take us here, it looks awesome! great video Robbie, glad you had a good trip xx
Saalbach in Austria is great! A village directly at the bottom of the mountain with 3 gondolas linking 3 separate ‘resorts’. Good nightlife and friendly people. Great video by the way Robbie, your skiing videos are the best!
@@RobbieKnox if you want small and old school hit Wolf Creek on a weekday, Silverton is a must if you want European style skiing (or the closest we can get in the lower 48) and Crested Butte is the only ski area in Colorado with off-piste like T-ride in my opinion.
It's been 10 years since I last went skiing, would love to go again especially after seeing your video, it looks like so much fun, plus the scenery looks incredible, thanks for another great video Robbie!
I was the 3rd person on the lift on opening day. I threw the first back flip on that mountain at the age of 15 1973. Born and raised in the San Juan Mountains and love Telluride. Bluegrass festival and especially the chair 6.
Absolutely superb Robbie, brilliant editing and the video was amazing throughout! I can’t usually watch TH-cam videos all the way through as most creators are unlikable or boring, but this was great, well done Robbie! x
Just watched your video whilst in Chamonix with rather poor snow unfortunately. Looking forward to trying one of your recommendations soon! Keep up the great content!
This was a fun video to watch. I spend a lot of time in Colorado (from NY) and its magical. Monarch I hear is lovely but I've only driven past it. Thank for sharing.
We did Aspen years ago, lived up to the hype. Free bus to the different mountains and ski storage and transportation to different places. Great if you have kids. Joke of the week was "where is everyone - back home in europe queuing"
Always hard to beat your first but for me, BMNK 2 delivers & then some. Comprehensive travel review with a cliffhanger conclusion, returning greats of the slopes (Huge Mike Millar Fan) & the drama of the speed competition, that in the current climate with a lack of sport, had me gripped as two giants collided but the core faithful always knew there would be one winner. 9/10 (nothing is perfect)
Your ski reviews are refreshingly different from the rest, really enjoy them! Most of the others are trying to be pompeous. Those chairlifts with no bars are making me nervous though.
Terrifying aren't they? Yeah, I find there's a shortage of ski resort reviews that tell me what I want to know. Apres ski and food are equally important to the slopes for me!
@@RobbieKnox You've done an excellent job of covering everything that might interest an ordinary bloke. Keep 'em coming, looking forward to the next one!
I am from Austria and love skiing in the alps. However I have to admit that Telluride seems to be an awesome ski resort! So many nice trails, hardly people (although I guess this was also because of COVID-19) and what a view! Thank you for this video!
Great video Robbie! Watching you ski and hearing you talk with Lloyd about all the places you’ve visited on the podcast makes me want to travel so much, very jealous! I went skiing in Bormio in Italy, it has a beautiful village at the bottom
I’ve never been skiing, one of those things that I’ve never got round to trying, definitely convinced to try after watching this, once the world gets back to some sort of normal!
I published a ski magazine for 10 years and skied pretty much every ski area in North America. All the major resorts are overcrowded, overpriced, and full of people trying to impress each other. My favorite ski area? Big Powderhorn a few miles from the Lake Superior shore on Michigan's remote Upper Peninsula. More than 200 inches of real powder snow most years, some runs left ungroomed even days after a dump, short or no life lines even on weekends and holidays, a season pass for under $400, lodging and restaurant prices way lower than out west or in New England, friendly people. A family can spend a week at Big Powderhorn at a total cost of about 25 percent of skiing out West.
That sounds incredible Joseph, I'm going to look it up now. A lot of American resorts are so expensive to visit from the UK, as lift tickets for a week are often twice the price of European resorts. Thanks so much for the tip, will hopefully have a video from there in the coming years!
I grew up skiing Powderhorn, Blackjack and Indianhead. While nice especially by Midwest standards and if you’re a kid learning and advancing its not in the same ball park as CO ski resorts. Not close. The runs are very intermediate, flat and relatively short. There’s only a few hundred yards here and there of steep expert terrain. None at Powderhorn. The views are mundane compared to the spectacular Rockies. The slopes aren’t beautiful - all are lined with spindly 3rd grade small hardwood trees due to rape and pillage logging operations historically. Why these resorts didn’t start replanting conifers (white pine, white spruce...) in the 1960’s - 2000 I’ll never know. They’d look so good by now and give all the resorts a much more beautiful appearance. There’s virtually no decent bars or restaurants - all tacky “north woods” typical bars and grease food. Hey I loved them as a teenager on a very limited budget. But today at my age - bleh. I’m far too good of a skier for the UP to hold my interest for more than 3 runs. Give me Winter Park, Vail, Snowmass, Aspen Highlands, Arapahoe, Steamboat... slopes, snow conditions, ambiance every day of the week. For intermediate skiers who want nice skiing on a tight budget the UP is very nice.
@@mrsmartypants_1 The biggest reason is the ancient lift systems in most American resorts (I'm sure some are modern), but European lifts are generally more modern, quicker and better prepared to deal with harsher weather for example heated 4,6 and 8 man chairs with wind cowls. US resorts shut down at even the slightest breeze. The other difference is that not that many American resorts are actually resorts, they're just a mountain with a car park at the bottom. There is literally nothing else to do in many of them. (I'm aware there elare exceptions before you mention Vail, Park City etc) Lift passes are laughably over priced. I can ride for a week in Europe in a resort bigger than anything in North America for the cost of a day and a half ticket in USA. Mountain restaurants are terrible and over priced instead of the 5 euro a beer standard you get over here. There is also rarely any atmosphere or decent Apres Ski and the only way you can get to these resorts is to drive. I'm not saying they are bad places to go for a day, but in general they are so far behind its laughable. I understand the market is different in America and because you get such terrible holiday entitlement you go to these places for a couple of days in general rather than a week or two, but from my point of view they lookoke Europe in the 1980's
Hey Robbie, would love it if you did a little rundown of what you pack before going on a ski holiday on yours next ski resort review. Keep up the good work
When I lived in northern AZ I skied the Rockies from Whitefish down to Taos and Two Hell U Ride was one of my favorite places to visit in the summer and winter. So many 14ers to climb!!
I live right next to Telluride. It's an incredible mountain. Pricey, but you get a lot for your money. My brother taught there for a bit, so I got some discount passes so that was awesome. If you ever get back in the area, go around the mountains to Ouray, grab some beer and chocolate!
I have always followed the journeys of awesome skiers.... It's kind of interesting to see how regular people take ski holidays, glad you had fun, Telluride is pretty awesome!! But God I want to give you a lesson!!!!
@@RobbieKnox There's a guy running the Scottish (I think) racing program.... Chris something or other, he may have still been in Whistler when you were there.... If you happen to know him he'll sort you out!! Awesome skier, awesome teacher, awesome guy!! I left Whistler in '94 and followed a different career and now spend my weekends setting race gates for my kids in a very large ditch in the prairies of Canada.... If you make it back to BC there are tonnes of great little hills though, and we often get Europeans escaping the alps for the best snow in the world.... Anyway, you are close to getting it, you have good balance, a few hours with a performance oriented ski instructor would make a world of difference!! Keep having fun Bud!!!
I know others have suggested Jackson Hole, but I would also add a day (or two) at Grand Targhee if you make it to western Wyoming/eastern Idaho. Great powder and small lift lines.
Our one-day trip to Grand Targhee had one of their top 5 snow days - it was snowing heavily when we arrived and the bus driver suggested renting powder skis (I'd never done that) and regret not getting them as even though they'd groomed the runs there was about 10" snow on the beginner track when they opened the lifts, and people were getting stuck up to their arm-pits coming down the blue run to the base - they were asking snowboarders to press down the snow for them. I had powder up to my knees - it was an amazing day - really deep powder.
I skied all over Europe for 15 years and all over America for the last 35 years. The best run is the one one you are on of course, but what makes American skiing great is the high percentage of powder and lack of lift lines. Our local resort Bridger Bowl has has everything and a lot more that I can no longer handle at my age. Here is one video from a few years back . Not one of me I might add.
Robbie Knox I stayed in the killington grand at the base of the slopes, there isn’t a full village as such unfortunately but the hotel is ski in ski out, then we drove to nearby villages for dinner and so on
Love Skiing telluride. Moved to Colorado 22 years ago. Secret is to stay in Ouray, Colorado 40 Minutes away and soak in the Hot springs after a long day of skiing.
Robbie Knox the apres was pretty good, there was a few really good bars that we found and a lot of restaurants too, only problem is that everything was very expensive
These ski videos are actually really awesome. God I wish I was as clever as Robbie, he's found a way to get paid to go on a holiday. His genius is frightening.
Great video. I am looking for places to ski out west next year. So far I have I have been to Park City, Deer Valley, Copper, Vail, and Snow Summit. I am looking into Telluride, Steamboat, Beaver Creek, and Aspen. Looking for a great resort with small queues as you would say. You have another subscriber.
@@RobbieKnox Wow man means a lot a youtuber who actually replies and if you go make sure you go to bansko because I used to live there when I was younger and I don't remember anything
Ski videos are some of your best content. What a major legend.
Thanks Charlie, hopefully you’ll enjoy this one.
@@RobbieKnox I would love to see you make more ski videos 🙂
Adblockers off for this one lads/ladies. We want Robbie to take us on his skiing adventure next year too! I'm not even interested in skiing, but I love this series. I can feel the slight melancholy as the trip is coming to an end. You really make us feel like a part of the group.
Aw, thanks pal. We'll definitely all go on another trip next year, assuming we're allowed out.
I’m actually in telluride right now, and I’ve been skiing here every year since I was 2. Telluride truly is incredible, I absolutely love it!! They have sooo many runs, so you can never get bored!! It’s not really the best place for beginners, as it only has two green runs, but it’s so so amazing! I have no complaints at all!!
You're so lucky. It's an amazing place. Such great variety on the slopes!
It has way more than 2 greens is thought.. but it does have a lot of double greens I’m pretty sure
Edit: just realized that it only has 3 greens lol… but it does have a lot fo double greens to make up for that like galloping goose
Honestly the best youtuber to ever grace this platform
Thanks William. You’re the best TH-came.
@@RobbieKnox i didn't even know that role exists - thanks a lot
The editing and production values on this video are absolutely sensational Robbie. Another level mate.
Thanks Blake, I made a bit of effort.
I just got exposed to the virus.. I now have to isolate again. This brought a much needed smile to my morning. You and your friends are lovely people. I aspire to be like you daily
Oh no Laura, hope you're feeling okay. And thanks! They are a nice bunch.
This is going to be the highlight of lockdown. Watched BMNK 1 at the start of lockdown and really enjoyed it.
Excellent! Sadly I can’t make a 3rd till we can go out again...
Not the man’s face
Well done on all aspects. Skied Telluride many times and your commentary is quite accurate. Your choice of staying in town rather than in the purpose built village was, IMO, the right choice, especially for someone wanting to experience the American West. But your enthusiasm is what makes watching so fun. Thanks.
Been skiing with school once and I’ve missed it ever since but seeing this video and feeling like I was there really changed that feeling!
Hopefully you'll get to go again soon champ. ⛷
sadly had my annual family ski trip cancelled due to covid, this video has filled the hole in of no skiing. Skiing is the best sport to do no question. Keep up the class content Robbie!
Hope you get to go soon sucks but it’s for your safety
Sorry to hear that Archie, hope you get away next winter.
I'd usually be annoyed about ads but i feel like i'm giving this man a favour and i'll gladly watch them all.
Thanks champ. But I give you full permission to skip them!
Cant ski never picked up skis yet you still make this the best part of my day thanks robbie
Aw, cheers Kyle! Glad you enjoyed.
@@RobbieKnox beer snow what more can u want
I’ve never been skiing and I found this video absolutely amazing. It was so well put together and thought out. I loved the blend of personality, information, scenery and narrative. You’re so uniquely yourself on camera and it is so refreshing and enthralling to watch. I’ll definitely have to give skiing a go whenever this pandemic has passed. Until then, thank you for the brilliant video and I look forward to more of them!
Glad you enjoyed it! Skiing is such a fun sport and you can do it till you get quite old. I'd definitely recommend trying it out when pandemic is over.
If you go to telluride nothing ever will be the same! It’s truly magical!! I miss that place so much!
Absolutely Legendary - May this man live eternally
Amen.
Now this is what I’m talking about
Believe the hype Declan.
Big mountain no kids is my fave series, someone give this man a ski resort sponsor!!
Here here James, lets make that happen.
Living vicariously through Robbie's ski videos recently
5.40 = appropriate level of enthusiasm when encountering the word shag.
Important not to ket it go unacknowledged.
Been to Telluride twice, both times in summer. Just love that place. Now I have to make my way there for skiing! Thanks for sharing.
Telluride in the summer and winter is amazing!! I’m here skiing right now, and the skiing is incredible! I’ve come skiing here for 12 years now and it’s so beautiful! There’s so many runs to ski, and you should definitely come!
i've never been skiing but watching your ski resort reviews make me look forward to going in the future
Do it Oscar, it's mega.
Nothing beats a great day at a great resort. I once found myself crying as I rode a lift up Jacksonhole because it was so incredibly good.
Love this. Would you recommend Jackson?
@@RobbieKnox I loved it there so much. I live in San Diego, so my local mountain is Big Bear, which is great but fairly small. Jacksonhole was my first experience at a big mountain and it just blew me away. The runs were wide open, steep, and long. The scenery was beautiful and even the airport had a cool vibe. Assuming the world gets back to a somewhat normal state, I will make Jacksonhole an anual trip for myself going forward.
First Last, you like big ski resorts. Go to Europe. Alp d’uez or Les arcs. Tree line is much lower than a North America but still MASSIVE
Love the video! I used to live in Telluride and watching you guys cruise around the mountain and town was enjoyable and nostalgic, great work!
Great resort. You're so lucky to have lived there!
@@RobbieKnox Love England, was just in Italy and worked around close to the UK, love the pubs and history haven't stepped on UK ground since 2017 but someday soon
Top stuff Robbie. Best way to spend a Sunday evening
Thanks Allan.
I love you and your friends Robbie, you’re a legend mate!
Aw, thanks Oli. You're awesome.
Unbelievable Geoff stunning video, Never been skiing I’m more of a mountain biker but those views were simply stunning and looks fantastic in 4K on the big telly!! Made me want to go skiing or snowboarding now! Amazing!!
Do it! It's such a fun way to spend a week.
I'm an American who now lives in Colorado, and has lived in Lake Tahoe, CA in the past. Go to Squaw Valley. You will thank me. Spring skiing there is particularly incredible. Go to Alpine next door where they grow some amazing California Corn.
This is fantastic. As an Ohio native that travels to Colorado a lot, I love this. We go through Salida to get to Mount Princeton Hot Springs which we hit every time we are out there. Was awesome to see you went to Monarch too. An awesome small resort. Great watch, very enjoyable. Makes me want to make the extra miles to Telluride. Sub'd.
Great vid Robbie. Love your ski reviews. I was in Niseko in Japan this year. Would recommend.
Always wanted to try Japan - it would work well for the Aussies in our group. Definitely one for the next few years!
Oh Robbie you just made my Sunday. I loved the Vancouver video and the Bulgaria one when you took the kids. I just pray this one is half as good and I will be happy. Do you have any plans to get Arlo on the slopes.
I’d love to get Arlo skiing next year if we can get away. He keeps saying he wants to ski but “not too fast”.
Lovely Video Roberto. I thoroughly enjoyed from start to finish
Thanks Jack. 👍🏻
i love skiing and i'm now learning to snowboard (my dad insired me, he's awesome on the snow) and i'm going to show him this so he can maybe take us here, it looks awesome! great video Robbie, glad you had a good trip xx
Aw, that's lovely. I can't wait till I can ski properly with my kids.
this video really made for a relaxing start to the day which I think we all need currently with everything going on, cheers Robbie
Thanks Simon, glad you enjoyed it!
Saalbach in Austria is great! A village directly at the bottom of the mountain with 3 gondolas linking 3 separate ‘resorts’. Good nightlife and friendly people. Great video by the way Robbie, your skiing videos are the best!
Interesting Charlie, will add it to the list of places to investigate next year...
I am so glad you came to the states for a while! I hope you enjoyed your stay!!!
I love the States. We had a great time!
Great video mate. Ski holidays are the best holiday by a long stretch
Yeah, they’re so amazing. I can’t wait to become a professional ski resort reviewer.
The long-awaited sequel didn't disappoint! 👏
Cheers Ed. Glad you enjoyed.
I live here and you made me want to move here...... love SW COLO!!!
Ha ha. Amazing Ian. You're very lucky to live there, it's a beautiful place. Any other resorts you'd recommend in the state?
@@RobbieKnox if you want small and old school hit Wolf Creek on a weekday, Silverton is a must if you want European style skiing (or the closest we can get in the lower 48) and Crested Butte is the only ski area in Colorado with off-piste like T-ride in my opinion.
It's been 10 years since I last went skiing, would love to go again especially after seeing your video, it looks like so much fun, plus the scenery looks incredible, thanks for another great video Robbie!
You should do, it's so much fun! And thanks!
I was the 3rd person on the lift on opening day. I threw the first back flip on that mountain at the age of 15 1973. Born and raised in the San Juan Mountains and love Telluride. Bluegrass festival and especially the chair 6.
You're so lucky to have grown up there Ed, it's an amazing place.
Absolutely superb Robbie, brilliant editing and the video was amazing throughout! I can’t usually watch TH-cam videos all the way through as most creators are unlikable or boring, but this was great, well done Robbie! x
Thanks Izzie, I'm glad to pass your test of non-boringness.
Robbie Knox Robbie Knox ahah no problem, all of your content passes that test, but I do have a particular soft spot for your bin day videos.
a fews and Robbie Knox, Sunday evening done right. Cheers Robbie, hope you and the family are well!
They are! Thanks Alfie.
rewatching the video because it’s amazing
Aw, thanks Mike. You’re a star.
Easily the best video tour of a ski resort!! Cheers
Amazing video Robbie, never been skiing but looks incredible!
It really is!
I love this content Robbie! Keep it coming you absolute legend
Thanks MM.
Love your videos! Find them so calming.
Thanks Goose, glad you enjoy them.
Just watched your video whilst in Chamonix with rather poor snow unfortunately. Looking forward to trying one of your recommendations soon! Keep up the great content!
This was a fun video to watch. I spend a lot of time in Colorado (from NY) and its magical. Monarch I hear is lovely but I've only driven past it. Thank for sharing.
Aw, thanks. I loved Colorado so much. Well worth visiting Monarch for a day or two, we had lots of fun there.
I have been waiting for this! Your last ski video was awesome!
Thanks Ben, hope you enjoy it!
This made my Sunday! What a quality video Robbie! Keep it up!
Glad to hear it! Thanks for watching Joel.
We did Aspen years ago, lived up to the hype. Free bus to the different mountains and ski storage and transportation to different places. Great if you have kids. Joke of the week was "where is everyone - back home in europe queuing"
Amazing, It's definitely on the list for the future. Would love to go there.
Always hard to beat your first but for me, BMNK 2 delivers & then some. Comprehensive travel review with a cliffhanger conclusion, returning greats of the slopes (Huge Mike Millar Fan) & the drama of the speed competition, that in the current climate with a lack of sport, had me gripped as two giants collided but the core faithful always knew there would be one winner. 9/10 (nothing is perfect)
9/10 is good - gives me something to aim for next year.
Ha ha!
Top quality video Bert. Love all your content but especially this kind.
I appreciate that, thanks Patrick.
SUPERB! Excellent stuff, feel like I know everything I need to know about the resort. Loved it!!
Coming from a travel video guru like you that's a great compliment.
Your ski reviews are refreshingly different from the rest, really enjoy them! Most of the others are trying to be pompeous.
Those chairlifts with no bars are making me nervous though.
Terrifying aren't they?
Yeah, I find there's a shortage of ski resort reviews that tell me what I want to know. Apres ski and food are equally important to the slopes for me!
@@RobbieKnox You've done an excellent job of covering everything that might interest an ordinary bloke. Keep 'em coming, looking forward to the next one!
Only chair 8 has no bar but chair 7’s bar is way to high
Big man Robbie, coming up with the goods yet again. Another banger! Keep up the good work!
Thanks E T.
Just found your channel through your ski videos, and I have to say this is top-class stuff. Definitely the best ski videos I've seen on here
Aw, thanks BloodOrange! I’ll make more ski videos as soon as we can go outside again!
Love the channel mate road to 80K!
Nearly there!
This was amazing Robbie. Genuinely one of the best youtube videos I have ever seen. Greetings from Serbia!
Wow, thanks Momcilo! Will try skiing in Serbia one day!
@@RobbieKnox I am not the biggest skier myself, but as far as I now Kopaonik is the place to go if you ever wish to come to Serbia for skiing.
I go to telluride every year and always love it. It’s my favorite ski resort out of the 3 I ski regularly.
What are the other 2?
@@ivanmeraz1358 park city and deer valley
Loved this. Well worth the days and days of editing. Great work! 👌
I am from Austria and love skiing in the alps. However I have to admit that Telluride seems to be an awesome ski resort! So many nice trails, hardly people (although I guess this was also because of COVID-19) and what a view! Thank you for this video!
Thanks Andreas. It was great, but Austria easily wins for apres ski!
@@RobbieKnox did you go in covid or before ?
Great to watch and dream of when we can travel again
Yeah, I hope we can go before next ski season!
Great video Robbie! Watching you ski and hearing you talk with Lloyd about all the places you’ve visited on the podcast makes me want to travel so much, very jealous! I went skiing in Bormio in Italy, it has a beautiful village at the bottom
Another banger Robbie. Am not a skiing fan but love looking at all the views as you fly down the mountains.
Thanks Dave. They're beautiful places even if you don't ski.
This deserves more recognition!
Thanks Patrick. Seems quite a lot of people are seeing it so far though, so I’m pleased.
Mate this in incredible ! Love these style of vid! Awsome job robbie ! 👍👍
Thanks Chris, they’re hard work to do so I appreciate the kind comments.
I’ve never been skiing, one of those things that I’ve never got round to trying, definitely convinced to try after watching this, once the world gets back to some sort of normal!
You should, it's so fun.
I published a ski magazine for 10 years and skied pretty much every ski area in North America. All the major resorts are overcrowded, overpriced, and full of people trying to impress each other. My favorite ski area? Big Powderhorn a few miles from the Lake Superior shore on Michigan's remote Upper Peninsula. More than 200 inches of real powder snow most years, some runs left ungroomed even days after a dump, short or no life lines even on weekends and holidays, a season pass for under $400, lodging and restaurant prices way lower than out west or in New England, friendly people. A family can spend a week at Big Powderhorn at a total cost of about 25 percent of skiing out West.
That sounds incredible Joseph, I'm going to look it up now. A lot of American resorts are so expensive to visit from the UK, as lift tickets for a week are often twice the price of European resorts. Thanks so much for the tip, will hopefully have a video from there in the coming years!
I grew up skiing Powderhorn, Blackjack and Indianhead. While nice especially by Midwest standards and if you’re a kid learning and advancing its not in the same ball park as CO ski resorts. Not close. The runs are very intermediate, flat and relatively short. There’s only a few hundred yards here and there of steep expert terrain. None at Powderhorn. The views are mundane compared to the spectacular Rockies. The slopes aren’t beautiful - all are lined with spindly 3rd grade small hardwood trees due to rape and pillage logging operations historically. Why these resorts didn’t start replanting conifers (white pine, white spruce...) in the 1960’s - 2000 I’ll never know. They’d look so good by now and give all the resorts a much more beautiful appearance. There’s virtually no decent bars or restaurants - all tacky “north woods” typical bars and grease food. Hey I loved them as a teenager on a very limited budget. But today at my age - bleh. I’m far too good of a skier for the UP to hold my interest for more than 3 runs. Give me Winter Park, Vail, Snowmass, Aspen Highlands, Arapahoe, Steamboat... slopes, snow conditions, ambiance every day of the week. For intermediate skiers who want nice skiing on a tight budget the UP is very nice.
American resorts are about 30 years behind Europe.
@@sandersson2813 How so lol?
@@mrsmartypants_1 The biggest reason is the ancient lift systems in most American resorts (I'm sure some are modern), but European lifts are generally more modern, quicker and better prepared to deal with harsher weather for example heated 4,6 and 8 man chairs with wind cowls. US resorts shut down at even the slightest breeze.
The other difference is that not that many American resorts are actually resorts, they're just a mountain with a car park at the bottom. There is literally nothing else to do in many of them. (I'm aware there elare exceptions before you mention Vail, Park City etc)
Lift passes are laughably over priced. I can ride for a week in Europe in a resort bigger than anything in North America for the cost of a day and a half ticket in USA.
Mountain restaurants are terrible and over priced instead of the 5 euro a beer standard you get over here.
There is also rarely any atmosphere or decent Apres Ski and the only way you can get to these resorts is to drive.
I'm not saying they are bad places to go for a day, but in general they are so far behind its laughable. I understand the market is different in America and because you get such terrible holiday entitlement you go to these places for a couple of days in general rather than a week or two, but from my point of view they lookoke Europe in the 1980's
So glad I've got notifications on! After having such a shit day it's nice to be able to watch a brand new Robbie Knox video :)
Hooray! Sorry you had a bad day Boris but hope the video took your mind off it.
Hey Robbie, would love it if you did a little rundown of what you pack before going on a ski holiday on yours next ski resort review. Keep up the good work
Good idea Ben!
Can't wait for the next one, whenever it can happen. Amazing job on the editing once again!
When I lived in northern AZ I skied the Rockies from Whitefish down to Taos and Two Hell U Ride was one of my favorite places to visit in the summer and winter. So many 14ers to climb!!
Another cracking g video Robbie. Salut you sir!
Much appreciated Adam.
Awesome video as always Robbie!
Thanks Sam!
Happy to see happy people skiing.
Robbies videos keeping me sane like 🙏 defo haven’t binge watched most the channel in the last week 😬
Thanks Chelsea, you're the best. 👍🏻
bloody brilliant video - thanks! made me want to go skiing again (for the second time - absolutely loved the first!) :)
You should (covid allowing). It's just the best holiday. I love it so much.
"There are no friends on a powder day" proceeds to go down a groomer.
on ya Robbie, thanks for another great vid
No problemo champ!
I live right next to Telluride. It's an incredible mountain. Pricey, but you get a lot for your money. My brother taught there for a bit, so I got some discount passes so that was awesome.
If you ever get back in the area, go around the mountains to Ouray, grab some beer and chocolate!
Amazing, you're so lucky to live near there. I'll definitely be back one day...
only at the intro, already hella excited
Hope it didn't disappoint.
I have always followed the journeys of awesome skiers.... It's kind of interesting to see how regular people take ski holidays, glad you had fun, Telluride is pretty awesome!! But God I want to give you a lesson!!!!
Ha ha. I'm sure I could do with a few lessons Paul!
@@RobbieKnox There's a guy running the Scottish (I think) racing program.... Chris something or other, he may have still been in Whistler when you were there.... If you happen to know him he'll sort you out!! Awesome skier, awesome teacher, awesome guy!! I left Whistler in '94 and followed a different career and now spend my weekends setting race gates for my kids in a very large ditch in the prairies of Canada.... If you make it back to BC there are tonnes of great little hills though, and we often get Europeans escaping the alps for the best snow in the world.... Anyway, you are close to getting it, you have good balance, a few hours with a performance oriented ski instructor would make a world of difference!! Keep having fun Bud!!!
Great video, informative and cool. Cheers!
I know others have suggested Jackson Hole, but I would also add a day (or two) at Grand Targhee if you make it to western Wyoming/eastern Idaho. Great powder and small lift lines.
Amazing, thanks Kevan, will add it to the list!
Our one-day trip to Grand Targhee had one of their top 5 snow days - it was snowing heavily when we arrived and the bus driver suggested renting powder skis (I'd never done that) and regret not getting them as even though they'd groomed the runs there was about 10" snow on the beginner track when they opened the lifts, and people were getting stuck up to their arm-pits coming down the blue run to the base - they were asking snowboarders to press down the snow for them. I had powder up to my knees - it was an amazing day - really deep powder.
I skied all over Europe for 15 years and all over America for the last 35 years. The best run is the one one you are on of course, but what makes American skiing great is the high percentage of powder and lack of lift lines. Our local resort Bridger Bowl has has everything and a lot more that I can no longer handle at my age. Here is one video from a few years back . Not one of me I might add.
Great visuals and another class video! Maybe give Killington, Vermont a look if you’re thinking of heading back to North America again??
Nice. Do you know if it has a village at the bottom of the mountain? I don't want to have to drive to a resort every day.
Robbie Knox I stayed in the killington grand at the base of the slopes, there isn’t a full village as such unfortunately but the hotel is ski in ski out, then we drove to nearby villages for dinner and so on
No Eastern US ski resort is worthy of an international flight.
Love Skiing telluride. Moved to Colorado 22 years ago.
Secret is to stay in Ouray, Colorado 40 Minutes away and soak in the Hot springs after a long day of skiing.
That sounds amazing! Will try that next time!
What a video Robbie. Love the ending 🤣
Best vid I’ve seen In a while
Cheers Harvey.
10/10 editing, amazing video Robbie mate x
Thanks Treeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesus.
Telluride looks amazing, I went to Val Thorens this year and was really impressed with everything there
Lots of people have mentioned Val Thorens. Was there decent apres ski?
Robbie Knox the apres was pretty good, there was a few really good bars that we found and a lot of restaurants too, only problem is that everything was very expensive
These ski videos are actually really awesome.
God I wish I was as clever as Robbie, he's found a way to get paid to go on a holiday. His genius is frightening.
Great video. I am looking for places to ski out west next year. So far I have I have been to Park City, Deer Valley, Copper, Vail, and Snow Summit. I am looking into Telluride, Steamboat, Beaver Creek, and Aspen. Looking for a great resort with small queues as you would say. You have another subscriber.
Wow, I bet it’s real cool. If I’d tried to ski I’d either fall over or be too scared to try
Give it a go, you'll be decent enough to get around the mountain if you stick with it for a week.
Another class upload Robbie, never even heard of that place, it looks superb 👌👌 stay well pal 🌈👊
Me neither until recently. It was great though.
This video made me the happiest I’ve been in weeks
Hooray! Thanks pal!
Wish I had some friends to ski with, looked great. Me and the wife were due to go to Val Thorens just as lockdown hit. Maybe next year!
Hopefully we can travel by next ski season and you can get away. I don't want to miss a season!
This is amazing, class as usual Robbie x
Thanks so much Josh, you rule.
My favourite type of Robbie Knox video loved it! When lockdown is done you could visit the other Bulgarian ski resorts like Bansko and Borovetz
We might well do. The kids are keen to go skiing again so we might take them back to Bulgaria.
@@RobbieKnox Wow man means a lot a youtuber who actually replies and if you go make sure you go to bansko because I used to live there when I was younger and I don't remember anything