Best Sidecountry?

In the PNW, is it Crystal? ..Whistler? Open it up to west of the Rockies, what do the roadtrippers and ex-pats think?

Best powder at any given moment= best sidecountry.

for what it's worth, he new issue of SKI magazine (March/April) on page 53, under the category, "Out of Bounds, Side Country," Crystal is listed as #2 (after Big Sky); #3: Lake Louise, ALB, #4: Alpine Meadows, #5:: Stowe, VT.

But I totally agree with Scotsman: the place with the best powder is the best place

What about Baker? It seems like everytime I open a ski magazine there is a picture labelled: Mt. Baker Backcountry

Maybe that has to do with all the deep storms they get and the powder the previous folks mentioned.

What about Baker?  It seems like everytime I open a ski magazine there is a picture labelled:  Mt. Baker Backcountry

Maybe that has to do with all the deep storms they get and the powder the previous folks mentioned.

Sidecountry isn't backcountry.
Sidecountry= avy controlled area adjacent to main ski area that usually requires a hike or skin.

i think you've got to start with a definition like Scotsman's then figure it out. Does it have to be avy controlled, or simply accessed through gates from the ski area?

Going a little farther... the Red Mt and Kicking Horse side/slackcountry are amazing. But neither are avy controlled.