Sugarloaf1989 Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 The buyers of Saddleback need to raise four million dollars to close the deal by late January. Two million by December 16th, and another two million dollars by late January. Color me sceptical. https://wgme.com/news/local/saddleback-buyers-seek-2-million-before-sale-deadline?fbclid=IwAR2Trt5rzQyirpXkhkZbPLQKl4lUXvzWxtAqqvhLKI2-RLde34FrvGyJG0Q 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowgeek Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 Windham was awesome today. Lots of soft natural snow bumps. Still some powder stashes left from the big storm. Almost fully open. Hardly anyone there. . 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cny rider Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 12 hours ago, snowgeek said: Windham was awesome today. Lots of soft natural snow bumps. Still some powder stashes left from the big storm. Almost fully open. Hardly anyone there. . Looking good. We went to Royal, which is where we usually start our season each year. Bountiful natural snow, some of it still ungroomed powder. A great start to the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowgeek Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 Looking good. We went to Royal, which is where we usually start our season each year. Bountiful natural snow, some of it still ungroomed powder. A great start to the season. Nice. Love Royal. Was everything open?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cny rider Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 25 minutes ago, snowgeek said: Nice. Love Royal. Was everything open? . The beginner slope was open, plus most of the main side. They had the easiest trail off the main lift closed.....not sure why as there was plenty of snow. Maybe that's where they held the snowmobile races I saw advertised for Saturday night. I could see lots of snowmobile tracks as I looked down. Windham annoyed me going with their new ski pass system a couple of years back. I don't need more annoying cards to keep track of. I'll still go but Plattekill is the same distance for us and if there's good natural snow we will take Platty every time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowgeek Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 6 hours ago, cny rider said: The beginner slope was open, plus most of the main side. They had the easiest trail off the main lift closed.....not sure why as there was plenty of snow. Maybe that's where they held the snowmobile races I saw advertised for Saturday night. I could see lots of snowmobile tracks as I looked down. Windham annoyed me going with their new ski pass system a couple of years back. I don't need more annoying cards to keep track of. I'll still go but Plattekill is the same distance for us and if there's good natural snow we will take Platty every time. We went to Windham to use our Warren miller Ski Film Coupon. Got 23,000 ft. vertical with the lack of lines and the super fast new 6 pack. I now have a wallet with all of my RFID cards that i keep in my boot bag lol. Everyone seems to be starting to use them. My Mt. Bachelor card for February is already loaded and ready to go. I can just go right to the lifts. They seem to help lines move fast too. I personally love them. I've gotta get back to Platty. The drive is intimidating from here lol. I think you have to take like 30 turns to get there. Thank you google maps!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowgeek Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 Can anyone update conditions after the tag team Rainers to Mainer’s?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 A light resurfacing. This should groom in nicely. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 PF, what's the snowstake at? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 https://waw.w3.uvm.edu//skivt-l/?Page=depths.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Spin Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 4 minutes ago, Angus said: https://waw.w3.uvm.edu//skivt-l/?Page=depths.php I hadn’t really been thinking about the stake depths much yet this season, so thanks for the reminder. We haven’t quite hit that 24” threshold yet, peaking at 23” about a week or so ago, but this next event could certainly push it there. If we do hit it with this next round of snow, it would be later than the mean, but still well within 1 S.D., which stretches out to roughly the end of the month: Mean 12/12 Median 12/9 Mode 12/16 S.D. 18.8 days Last season it was hit was fairly early, with a date of 11/27 as indicated by the red star in the Mansfield Stake 24” data plot: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowgeek Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 Can anybody update how conditions are? Is the ice from the double rainers still rearing it’s ugly head?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qg_omega Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 On 12/18/2019 at 11:29 AM, J.Spin said: I hadn’t really been thinking about the stake depths much yet this season, so thanks for the reminder. We haven’t quite hit that 24” threshold yet, peaking at 23” about a week or so ago, but this next event could certainly push it there. If we do hit it with this next round of snow, it would be later than the mean, but still well within 1 S.D., which stretches out to roughly the end of the month: Mean 12/12 Median 12/9 Mode 12/16 S.D. 18.8 days Last season it was hit was fairly early, with a date of 11/27 as indicated by the red star in the Mansfield Stake 24” data plot: Starting to get a good deal below normal now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwt3650 Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 Jay vs. sugarbush tomorrow? i know anywhere is going to be crazy but which one for less crowds and better conditions? Sugarbush looks like they have a ton of open terrain compared to jay and the freezer isn’t running yet at jay so all that terrain is out, but the glades at jay look pretty decent right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 Someone posted pictures of Sugarbush on a ski forum I read, from Thursday I think, Sugarbush has a pretty liberal policy relative to trail openings...some of the trails looked very, very thin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwt3650 Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 2 hours ago, Angus said: Someone posted pictures of Sugarbush on a ski forum I read, from Thursday I think, Sugarbush has a pretty liberal policy relative to trail openings...some of the trails looked very, very thin. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwt3650 Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 Lots of very thin cover up here at jay..they really need the upslope machine to kick on. Better conditions two weeks ago in southern vt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 Nice conditions in central Mass at Wachusett. Skied there Tuesday for a bit to test out the knee, then last night which was a bit icy, and then for a couple of hours this morning. Very good set of runs before the crowds built up. Heading to Loon Jan4. Haven’t been there in 20+ years for skiing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radarman Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 Berkshire East was exceptionally pleasant, April-esque, sweet cord softening as we go, sunny and beautiful. Lovely day to be outside in the snow. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 5 hours ago, bwt3650 said: Lots of very thin cover up here at jay..they really need the upslope machine to kick on. Better conditions two weeks ago in southern vt. Which is what pi$$es me off (read thread on NNE) when they state they have 88” of snow season to date. Sure, maybe that’s what fell in some ravine on the wind protected side, but from an average skier perspective, it’s a bogus number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxeyeNH Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 Tenney Moutain near me still has not been able to open. Sold lots of season passes last year. They have no snowmaking to speak of. I would not be happy if I were one of them but if people are dumb enough to buy passes at mountains with no snowmaking then I really don't feel very sorry for them. Cooler weather now but have to work on storms. Not looking too good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 23 minutes ago, wxeyeNH said: Tenney Moutain near me still has not been able to open. Sold lots of season passes last year. They have no snowmaking to speak of. I would not be happy if I were one of them but if people are dumb enough to buy passes at mountains with no snowmaking then I really don't feel very sorry for them. Cooler weather now but have to work on storms. Not looking too good. I get bombarded with their ad on FB every day. Can’t believe they have no snowmaking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 [Was pointing the mountain out to my daughter from Welch Dickey on Sunday. Just looked up their current pricing for season pass - $389. I think ragged was selling their passes for low $300's pre-season. Like all skiers, would love to see them succeed but no snow making is problematic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowgeek Posted December 25, 2019 Share Posted December 25, 2019 Mt. Snow was nice but pretty firm today. Shame the rain firmed up the snow so much. Bagged 21,000 vertical under bluebird conditions. Thinking the next rain is gonna make things worse. Shame!!!. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcglups Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 Went to Killington today, last time was in the early 1990's. The place is really big, but I'm not a big fan of the layout, I'm sort of more of a fan of a single peak mountain, I felt like I had to make lateral moves all day to try things out. Overall, tremendous uphill capacity for the lifts, but with 90% of the lifts running and only 50% of the trails, it made for a busy experience on some of the trails. Snow on the other hand was "ok". It definitely got choppy as the day transpired. New England needs some natural snow, big time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 If you know how to move around Killington, avoiding the crowd and skiing the right trails, it is a great mountain. I feel lost when skiing alone but when I follow my son who knows his way around, I enjoy it very much. We usually start at Bear Mountain, go all the way across the resort and back again. With that said, I rarely ski mid-winter - tend to ski bumps around May 1 most years. 5 more days this week on the skinny skis at the Weston ski track...kind of concerned they may lose their loop with the incoming precipitation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongBeachSurfFreak Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Pretty brutal conditions at Stratton today with limited terrain and shave ice on ice. Monster crowds and lots of newbs made for allot of crashes. They actually stoped spinning the upper mountain lifts early when it got too ridiculous. Tomorrow will be interesting to say the least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 We are doing a bus trip to Loon this coming Saturday. Good news, they received 7” of snow from this current event. Bad news...rain incoming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugarloaf1989 Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 I'm skiing with my son on Thursday either at Butternut or Catamount. Should be pretty looking skiing with all the freezing rain that area received. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowderBeard Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 2 minutes ago, Sugarloaf1989 said: I'm skiing with my son on Thursday either at Butternut or Catamount. Should be pretty looking skiing with all the freezing rain that area received. Catamount really is an under rated area. I remember "Off Stage" being an amazing mogul run similar to Bear Trap at Mount Snow. Catapult is no joke. Looking forward to trying to ski their new terrain this year. It's like Sundown adding Satan's Stairway X2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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