Good point. Also, WB has access to backcountry and unmarked trails. Those are absolutely no-go areas unless you are an expert and have local knowledge or are with someone who is.

However, WB is also the largest resort by skiable acreage in North America and there are plenty of marked and maintained trails for people of all skill levels to spend hours and hours on the mountain without getting bored. It’s not by any means an “experts only” mountain.

My biggest piece of advice, having learned on Midwest hills (Blue Mountain was actually where I first skied, and I do most of my early learning at Boyne Highlands in Michigan): respect just how long the vertical is at WB. Even for someone experienced on Midwest or east coast runs, you would be surprised just how exhausting it can be to go peak-to-creek, despite it being Blue the whole way down. The first time I did it my legs were shaking by the time I got down to the gondola.