HoarfrostHubb Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Hey how was Wawa BTW?Well, only 10 trails are open so that is kinda limiting. 10th was a bit crunchy and rough but wall to wall coverageHaving the gold pass allows me to arrive at 8 and get 10 runs in before 9:30 and skedaddle before the crowds build I arrived right before one if the owners and scored a better parking spot Great views this morning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Scott, that trail looks like one at Sugarloaf but I can't recall the name I am going to get up to Stowe one of these days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 I've been thinking about Wawa a lot. Good place to get my ski legs back. It's been too long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Blue Hill is 10 min away, but it can be real icy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowgeek Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Great day at Killington. Bear Mtn opened today with all natural snow. Hit Outer Limits while the bumps are still a reasonable size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 That's awesome snowgeek...outter limits is such an "in-your-face" type of trail. I always liked that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Blue Hill is 10 min away, but it can be real icy.Nashoba is another option. But Wachusett is probably another 30 minutesI rode the lift with a guy from Weymouth who skis WaWa once per week (snowboards actually) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Nashoba is another option. But Wachusett is probably another 30 minutes I rode the lift with a guy from Weymouth who skis WaWa once per week (snowboards actually) The ride wouldn't be too bad, maybe just over an hour? True about Nashoba, but that's not too easy to get to. I'd be an embarrassment for awhile, but it would be nice to hit the slopes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 I had stopped skiing for about 10-15 years until starting up again in 2009 I am still just a clumsy intermediate and don't get to many mountains besides Wachusett lately Hoping to go to a couple others this season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TauntonBlizzard2013 Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 I'm heading to wachusett the week after Xmas sometime. Always down if anyone is interested to go. Thinking about purchasing the UPASS. $199 for college students valid every night and week days. I'm curious why the gold upass is $499.I think the only extra is you ski weekend days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 You can also ski days during school vacations. Otherwise nights only those weeks At least that is how the regular gold pass works Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TauntonBlizzard2013 Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 You can also ski days during school vacations. Otherwise nights only those weeks At least that is how the regular gold pass works Yeah I left that part out after reading up a bit more. I'm a little surprised its $300 dollars more, but I guess you have to pay the big bucks for peak time. I would prefer nights anyway, so it will work out for me. Pays for itself in a handful of visits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Wachusett can get crowded and is not really challenging. The staff is great though and there is fun to be had, especially when there is good natural stuff. They are strict about skiing in the woods due to old growth concerns but there are fun little side trails that add to the count. Good lifts and a decent base lodge Just avoid the crowds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Wachusett can get crowded and is not really challenging. The staff is great though and there is fun to be had, especially when there is good natural stuff. They are strict about skiing in the woods due to old growth concerns but there are fun little side trails that add to the count. Good lifts and a decent base lodge Just avoid the crowds. If anything, I want to see the old tree growth still there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Spent the morning at berkshire east. Lot got pretty full, which is always good to see. While they didn't recieve as much snow as vt they're doing well, coverage looked decent. The new quad is light years faster than their old summit triple. The old lift went as fast as the chair that goes up flying cloud. Was cool to see them running side-by-side. Wish I could have skied! Thoughts on the magic carpet load system? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TauntonBlizzard2013 Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Wachusett can get crowded and is not really challenging. The staff is great though and there is fun to be had, especially when there is good natural stuff. They are strict about skiing in the woods due to old growth concerns but there are fun little side trails that add to the count. Good lifts and a decent base lodge Just avoid the crowds. I went to wachusett with the ski club when I was in school. I really like it. I'm not one who needs a 90 degree drop to have a good time. Nice mountain, night skiing is great. Any advice on avoiding crowds? Probably during weekdays would really be the only time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 During weekdays, Sunday-Tuesday nights seem lowest depending on school groups Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongBeachSurfFreak Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Question. If White Face has the highest lift accessed terrain in the north east why is it listed as having 230" seasonal snow fall and Jay and Stowe are 300+. Actually let me see if I can answer my own question. Is it due to the Greens east-west orientation that allows for greater upslope then white face's singular prominence. Since it is separated from the rest of the dacks. So it relies on synoptic more so then the greens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professional Lurker Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Thoughts on the magic carpet load system?No idea. Saturday was the first day it was open, I'll ask around on Sunday and get some reviews. It'll be a while before i can give a personal review unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professional Lurker Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Yeah nice day up there. More typical early season conditions, but can't complain after the start we've had. Lift is faster indeed, though the carpet loading system isn't my fave... no complaints though and I heard they kept the old one to possibly expand at some point. 20141213_beast1.png Have we ever met? I'm up there almost all the time, at least in the mornings on the weekends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Have we ever met? I'm up there almost all the time, at least in the mornings on the weekends.We skied with him a couple of seasons ago when we had that weenie group. He had some old school boards on that day and was rippin pretty hard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radarman Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Have we ever met? I'm up there almost all the time, at least in the mornings on the weekends. Yes. Several years ago at a B'east gtg. Hubbdave was there, as was Diane and others. I'm usually there for powder days or the occasional weekend half day of cruisers or cornfest in the spring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radarman Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 We skied with him a couple of seasons ago when we had that weenie group. He had some old school boards on that day and was rippin pretty hard Lol beat me to it. Yeah I had the 205 Salomon Force 9s that day. About 59 underfoot and straight. Stuck out like a sore thumb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Took the boy to the first night session of the season at the local bump He got a new, larger snowboard to try out (almost new) A bit icy but fast and fun. No crowds. We need a storm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professional Lurker Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Yes. Several years ago at a B'east gtg. Hubbdave was there, as was Diane and others. I'm usually there for powder days or the occasional weekend half day of cruisers or cornfest in the spring. Wow, i remember the skis, but not the face. Sorry, I'm an idiot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borderwx Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Some of the best early season backcountry skiing we've had. Stuck to a few well known skidder lanes, chased one moose up the hill, some nice turns and lots of laughs. The bottom took some creative skiing,rocketing through whips to islands of pow and appropriate water bar utilization. coming into one of the islands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quakertown needs snow Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Thinking of heading up to Central VT Thursday for the weekend. With slight warmup pending then cold shot do you guys think conditions won't be very good by Friday until next storm? (hopefully Sunday) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolMike Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Conditions should be pretty good at Killington no matter what happens. Places that don't groom much (MRG), or don't groom well (Sugarbush) won't be quite as nice but should be good enough to not dampen your holiday spirits. If you ski and like moguls that Sugarbush will be fantastic. Right now all of the gatehouse quad trail pod is moguls except the green circle way down, the diamond off of north lynx has huge bumps, and the usual suspects at the heavens gate and super bravo trail pods are getting bumpy as well. If your in the market for some nice steep groomers I'd look elsewhere for now. Aside from the MRV and Killington I don't have much experience around central Vermont. There is enough snow and the base is thick enough that any warm up and even some rain won't cause the conditions to deteriorate so much that you won't have fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quakertown needs snow Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Thanks for the input Mike. Hopefully it won't get bullet proof if it rains before cold shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whineminster Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 During weekdays, Sunday-Tuesday nights seem lowest depending on school groups Agreed - the school groups really cause the place to jam up---once they leave around 8 PM though it opens up nicely, on weekdays anyway like you said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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