Hitman Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Does Wachusett use RFID or any sort of scanning system at the lift? I've heard of some good apps for that sort of thing and know people that use them, but can't think of the names off the top of my head. I don't pay any attention to it, because Stowe's RFID system just tracks all that for me. The lift operators will tell you at any time how many runs you've taken, how many days you've skied, etc. And I don't have time to ski any where else in the winter, haha, so all my seasonal data is logged in that system. But that doesn't help you off piste with how much vertical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Hope to do 40 days at sugarbush, plus my first trip to bc, to ski whitewater and cat skiing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radarman Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Coming up on 4 months since my last powder day. Ouch. But hopefully down to 45 days or less until we're back out there. Annual target of >15 days... 18 last year. Awaiting news on whether the Ski+Ride Free deal will be back, saved a ton of money at the b'east and at MRG. If not I'll probably get a pass for the first time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professional Lurker Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 When I was running the rental shop, I'd put 6 year Olds on 100's. You're a few years away from the 120's....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 When I was running the rental shop, I'd put 6 year Olds on 100's. You're a few years away from the 120's.......Yeah. I really have no ideaThey were pretty short. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolMike Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 200K vertical is very doable Even at my lowly Wachusett that is only 200 runs off the top. Figure I would do 4-5 of this x 40 days or so Not even including the bajillions of smaller runs Is there a good app to track that? I use alpine replay and I really like it. As long as you make sure you have your phone fully charged at the start of the day then it works great. It tracks your verticle, average speed per run, top speed, top sustained speed, number of jumps, total airtime, and estimated number of calories burned. It also makes a map for you showing all the trails you did overlayed on top of a satalite image of the ski area. I pay for the pro subscription so I get additional information and stats as well as a run to run breakdown and a list of each trail I hit. The trail list doesn't work on every mountain or every trail but the larger new england resorts have the most popular trails working. Last year I had 115K of verticle over 15 days of snowboarding. Many of those days were only half days or night skiing only. I'm hoping to get more total runs out of roughly the same number of days this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professional Lurker Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 Yeah. I really have no idea They were pretty short. The cool thing is, 6 is a magic age for skiing. You'll find that they finally 'get it' and they have the balance, strength, and endurance to keep at it for longer periods of time. You'll have a blast with them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 Snowbird, Utah today... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 Are areas actually open and spinning lifts or are those earn your turn folks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 Are areas actually open and spinning lifts or are those earn your turn folks? Earn your turns...but mostly it's just for marketing. Usually with early season snow the protocol is get a few good skiers/models and a camera crew to film or get some shots of the early season snow prior to opening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolMike Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Please keep posting updates PF - I need some winter inspiration to start getting back into snowboarding shape. Today I start my squat program. First day back from a sprained back (6+ weeks into rehabing it). On Friday, I went to the Portsmouth Music hall to see this year's Boyne resorts sponsored ski movie: Into the mind. The ticket price doubled since last year (14$ to 30$). They still give you a free early season lift ticket to Sunday River or Sugarloaf but at 30$ its not much of a bargain. The movie was really bad. 6 minutes of action spread out over 90 minutes of 'spiritual' slow motion footage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Snowbird, Utah today... At the base no less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan76 Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Friends deck steamboat ( @ base) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaoPos Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 fellas,me and a couple of my buddies are looking to take a trip up to Vermont/NH area for a 4 day/3 night trip. NOthing is finalized as far as duration and location. That's where you guys come in. ANyone have any recommendations as far as good skii'ing, decent bar/hotel type scene? upper 20's crowd type stuff. Was hoping to plan something around early december, think that window is feasible as far as ski season goes? Any input is greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 fellas, me and a couple of my buddies are looking to take a trip up to Vermont/NH area for a 4 day/3 night trip. NOthing is finalized as far as duration and location. That's where you guys come in. ANyone have any recommendations as far as good skii'ing, decent bar/hotel type scene? upper 20's crowd type stuff. Was hoping to plan something around early december, think that window is feasible as far as ski season goes? Any input is greatly appreciated. Killington has good skiing and a great night life. Tons of bars on the main road. Stowe would next on my list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbutts Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 It will definitely be ski season, but December is hit or miss for snowpack and fresh snow. Killington and Stowe seem like good recommendations since nightlife is on your list. At worst there should be a variety of groomed trails at both by then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 Wachusett ski swap incoming. Dusting off some old boots helmet etc Buying the pipsqueak her first boards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 fellas, me and a couple of my buddies are looking to take a trip up to Vermont/NH area for a 4 day/3 night trip. NOthing is finalized as far as duration and location. That's where you guys come in. ANyone have any recommendations as far as good skii'ing, decent bar/hotel type scene? upper 20's crowd type stuff. Was hoping to plan something around early december, think that window is feasible as far as ski season goes? Any input is greatly appreciated. That's a risky time of year....depending on how important good skiing/riding conditions are. If you're just more looking to get away with buddies, make some turns, and toss some back in bars after skiing, then early December can work. Most ski resorts and ski towns are empty that time of year (really, anytime prior to Christmas is empty) so you can probably find some decent lodging deals. Killington would be my guess for terrain open at that time of year... they just have the snowmaking capacity that is hard to beat. Here at Stowe, our infrastructure keeps improving year after year (another 3.7 million dollars spent on snowmaking this summer) and last year we had the most terrain open earlier in the season than ever before. Drawback here is usually price as most folks will tell you, but early season walk-up rates are comparable with Killington. The best way to ski Stowe is try to find some ski & stay package where the lift ticket is built into the price...or buy online ahead of time. No matter what ski area you go to, really avoid just paying the walk-up rate. Do some research. There's almost always a way to get a cheaper ticket these days (like even buying online the night before can give you like a 10-20% discount). As far as nightlife goes, Killington will always be king. Since I've moved here to Stowe, I've been impressed with the restaurant and bars. We actually have some of the same restaurants as Killington, lol. Sushi Yoshi just opened here (same owners as the one in Killington) and that's been a huge hit with great sushi, hibachi, and other asian cuisine. Its been a nice addition to town where there are several micro-breweries (Trapps Lager, Crop Bistro & Brewery, Rock Art, etc), and every restaurant from Mexican to Thai to old-school Italian to sports bar/pub to fine dinning and farm-to-table local beef/burger joints. If you stay here in Stowe...make sure its somewhere on the Mountain Road (RT 108) because there's a free town shuttle that just goes back and forth up and down the road making it easy to get around. Several taxis companies in town can also get you home late at night should you find yourself at the Vermont Ale House at like 1am. Some of the lodges/hotels (Such as Topnotch Resort & Spa) offer free shuttle service to the ski resort during the day and restaurants at night, which are nice services to have. I'm pretty sure Killington has a decent transportation system on their main access road, too. But honestly don't know enough about that town to comment much beyond the fact that they win the nightlife awards every year for eastern ski resorts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 If the ski conditions are important, I'd wait to book for early December. You won't have trouble getting a place that early in the season. Agree about killington probably being your best bet for nightlife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 The other good option though depending on how many friends you are traveling with... and this is my personal favorite way to go on a ski vacation... is to pick a place you want to ski (don't pick based on nightlife) and just rent a house and throw your own party. Like if I go to Utah with like 6-8 friends, we are usually just as content to drink beer and play pong or something in the condo or house... even if there are bars nearby. In Vermont you could go to like Waitsfield/Warren or up near Jay if you want to get away from the more resorty feel of destination spots like Stowe/Killington...and just rent a house and have your own party. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaoPos Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 Great stuff guys! Ski conditions are as important going out. Skiing is great ( i snowboard), but would also like to get out and enjoy the night scene. Not imperative, but seems like I might be leaning towards killington. I'll take hitman's advice and wait as long as we can to book. Problem Is we want to do a weekday trip to avoid crowds make it manageable for guys to get off work in advance. Great info guys, I'll be checking in to see how conditions are as the fall progresses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolMike Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 The other good option though depending on how many friends you are traveling with... and this is my personal favorite way to go on a ski vacation... is to pick a place you want to ski (don't pick based on nightlife) and just rent a house and throw your own party. Like if I go to Utah with like 6-8 friends, we are usually just as content to drink beer and play pong or something in the condo or house... even if there are bars nearby. In Vermont you could go to like Waitsfield/Warren or up near Jay if you want to get away from the more resorty feel of destination spots like Stowe/Killington...and just rent a house and have your own party. This is how we do it too. For years I stayed in the same rental house in Warren and snowboarded every inch of Sugarbush. I got to know a few cool local places to eat in the area. The local-folk smoke house was my favorite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Dropped off old gear at the ski swap. Some of my wife's old skis were denied due to age. Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 Colorado's A-Basin is now open... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 Great stuff guys! Ski conditions are as important going out. Skiing is great ( i snowboard), but would also like to get out and enjoy the night scene. Not imperative, but seems like I might be leaning towards killington. I'll take hitman's advice and wait as long as we can to book. Problem Is we want to do a weekday trip to avoid crowds make it manageable for guys to get off work in advance. Great info guys, I'll be checking in to see how conditions are as the fall progresses. Pm me if u want any info on sugarbush/mrg. There are places to eat/drink and be merry, I just can't vouch for the mid 20's "scene" as I'm an old fart. However, last season sb started offering a cheap pass for anyone in their 20's and there seemed to be a lot of them around especially early in the season. Don't think u need to be concerned about crowds on weekends before the holidays. If it was me, I would get everyone together, scope out a place and wait till thanksgiving weekend to pull the trigger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 Colorado's A-Basin is now open... Tick tock, tick tock. Splitting wood this afternoon. Washing and refreshing waterproofing on shells tonight. Tick tock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 The other good option though depending on how many friends you are traveling with... and this is my personal favorite way to go on a ski vacation... is to pick a place you want to ski (don't pick based on nightlife) and just rent a house and throw your own party. Like if I go to Utah with like 6-8 friends, we are usually just as content to drink beer and play pong or something in the condo or house... even if there are bars nearby. In Vermont you could go to like Waitsfield/Warren or up near Jay if you want to get away from the more resorty feel of destination spots like Stowe/Killington...and just rent a house and have your own party. Same here. I'm happy as a clam at snowbird/alta. Byonl (bring your own night life) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radarman Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 Just bought a new pair of boots at 45% off retail... I've skied 10-20 days a year in stumps, trees, rocks on my now retired Lange Banshee X's since 1995!!!!! No new liner or anything!! Just an amazing piece of equipment and piece of my heart. Wow it can't snow soon enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 Just bought a new pair of boots at 45% off retail... I've skied 10-20 days a year in stumps, trees, rocks on my now retired Lange Banshee X's since 1995!!!!! No new liner or anything!! Just an amazing piece of equipment and piece of my heart. Wow it can't snow soon enough. Its tough to let go of old boots. I find boots a lot harder to part with than any other ski equipment. I need new skis every season (after 130-150 days on skis they are like wet noodles) but thats similar to like someone who skis 30 days a season for 5 years...not surprising my main pair barely lasts the season. But boots I will keep for even 3-4 years...usually replacing the soles every year from the daily wear/tear of wearing them 6 days a week at work. I hate getting new boots...love getting new skis though, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#NoPoles Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 ok, so i'm pinching myself...temps permitting, Sugar Bush and Killington, and the few early season openers are going to start making snow in 9 days...can it be that I truly made it through the summer and ski season has come back around again??? I truly feel like a kid on Christmas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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