ChasingFlakes Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Here's a photo and a video that my buddy took of me at Jay Peak on Monday. I have a few more photos but I'm not sure how to embed them without going over the file size limit. Also I have some clips from Wildcat and Attitash that I can post when I get around to it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Nice shot there @ChasingFlakes! Here's one from Stowe yesterday. The Northern Greens have been showing off with this past storm cycle. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 At least it has gotten cold enough for snowmaking again at Wachusett. They have kept the trail count up most of the winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 Another quiet Saturday at Berkshire East. Snow was great! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 Skied at Bretton Woods today. Good size crowds and they stayed all day. Chose BW instead of Cannon and was the right choice. Very good coverage on man-made trails. Even skied some lower angle wood and natural snow trails and they were manageable. The gondola is nice - took two trips up at end of day after lines had abated. BW isn't my thing terrain wise but they do a really nice job for their customer. Fun day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowgeek Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 Hit Sugarbush on Sat and Killington today. Snow at Sugarbush was nicer, softer. Castle rock was a blast, just opened Thursday. Lincoln was crowded but Ellen wasn’t. Slide Brook lift was a blast. Just opened Sat cause they had to wait for enough snow underneath it for snowmobile access in the event of an evac. Still need more snow but a great day overall. KMart was firmer and no lines. Thank you Super Bowl. Woods in Ramshead were fun! Notched 20,000 vertical. Legs are shot lol. . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugarloaf1989 Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 https://www.sunjournal.com/2020/01/31/investment-firm-completes-saddleback-mountain-purchase/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 2 hours ago, snowgeek said: Hit Sugarbush on Sat and Killington today. Snow at Sugarbush was nicer, softer. Castle rock was a blast, just opened Thursday. Lincoln was crowded but Ellen wasn’t. Slide Brook lift was a blast. Just opened Sat cause they had to wait for enough snow underneath it for snowmobile access in the event of an evac. Still need more snow but a great day overall. KMart was firmer and no lines. Thank you Super Bowl. Woods in Ramshead were fun! Notched 20,000 vertical. Legs are shot lol. . Damn nice weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongBeachSurfFreak Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 Had a great weekend at Stratton with firm groomers offering plenty of speed. Even in crap winters there are good days to be had if you put in the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 4 hours ago, LongBeachSurfFreak said: Had a great weekend at Stratton with firm groomers offering plenty of speed. Even in crap winters there are good days to be had if you put in the time. That's the hidden beauty of east coast skiing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 Skied Sunday River yesterday. Mob scene there. Sunny skies made it nice, but a lot of trails were boilerplate with large swaths of ice. Some recent snowmaking efforts got scraped off fast. None of the woods trails are even open. We need snow bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GCWarrior Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 Nice Super Bowl tailgate at Berkshire East yesterday. Skiing was pretty awesome for manmade. I definitely like that they leave some features in the groomed surface. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 3 hours ago, GCWarrior said: Nice Super Bowl tailgate at Berkshire East yesterday. Skiing was pretty awesome for manmade. I definitely like that they leave some features in the groomed surface. I can't believe we have another poster from Franklin Co! Make sure you post in obs threads too! But yeah, Berkshire has done a great job considering how winter has gone. Saturday was great snow all day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GCWarrior Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 23 hours ago, Sugarloaf1989 said: https://www.sunjournal.com/2020/01/31/investment-firm-completes-saddleback-mountain-purchase/ I think when they mean they will open for 2020 is they will get the lower learning lift open for people to just cruise around. Not sure they will get much more up and running this year. Having skied every medium to large ski resort in New England and many out west I can say Saddleback is the closest to western skiing I’ve experienced in the east. Incredible snow park retention, makes it seem like they get a lot more snow than many New England mountains. They get around 220” of snow a year compared to Sugarloafs 200”. Couple this with less skier traffic and a high base elevation you have natural snow well into may pretty much every season up there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professional Lurker Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 Nice Super Bowl tailgate at Berkshire East yesterday. Skiing was pretty awesome for manmade. I definitely like that they leave some features in the groomed surface. I can't believe we have another poster from Franklin Co! Make sure you post in obs threads too! But yeah, Berkshire has done a great job considering how winter has gone. Saturday was great snow all day.I was there both sat and sun, should have said hi! They need some natural snow, but what they've got open is great. I was surprised at the crowd on Sunday. If you're headed up there next Sunday, come early because there's a big race. The parking lot and lodge will be a disaster. I'll be there at 630am. Ugh.Sent from my SM-A505U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwt3650 Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 On 2/2/2020 at 8:49 PM, snowgeek said: Hit Sugarbush on Sat and Killington today. Snow at Sugarbush was nicer, softer. Castle rock was a blast, just opened Thursday. Lincoln was crowded but Ellen wasn’t. Slide Brook lift was a blast. Just opened Sat cause they had to wait for enough snow underneath it for snowmobile access in the event of an evac. Still need more snow but a great day overall. KMart was firmer and no lines. Thank you Super Bowl. Woods in Ramshead were fun! Notched 20,000 vertical. Legs are shot lol. . Went with your reviews and did sugarbush instead of k-mart today. Any blue groomers off super bravo were slick and beat. Castle rock was by far the best area. The snow quality held up well, tho you really had to watch the rocks. they have a decent base, but def need the refresh coming later this week..oh, and the top of mt. Ellen like f.i.s., death trap until they refresh. Great day tho....my advice would be to just stay in castle rock or mid mountain blacks on mt. Ellen the next couple days if anyone goes up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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snowgeek Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 2 hours ago, bwt3650 said: Is that Middle Earth on Castlerock? We did that trail too. Sweet run!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GCWarrior Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 3 hours ago, bwt3650 said: Looks great! I need to go north and ski. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkO Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 https://finance.yahoo.com/news/waterville-valley-resort-master-plan-120010442.html Much needed! WV is pretty boring, but it's gotten better with the expansion of Green Peak (and they still need more glades). Connecting the mountain to the Village would push WV on par with BW and Loon. Maybe even an experience unlike any other in NH if done right. Hit Bretton Woods Sunday. Had an absolute blast. That mountain has come a LONG way since the 80's. Dare I say it, but it's my favorite NH mountain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwt3650 Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 11 hours ago, snowgeek said: Is that Middle Earth on Castlerock? We did that trail too. Sweet run!!! Yep...great trail; seems like it goes on forever and has that middle of the woods feel. Castlerock run and paradise were good too. Didn’t hit rumble because the cliffs on Liftline to get in looked slick and beat and with those conditions, they were probably past my ability level. Looking forward to getting back in the glades at jay next week. They should be sick if the forecast holds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozz Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 I'm coming up to Stowe this weekend. It will be my first time ever skiing there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ski Patroller Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 On 2/3/2020 at 5:49 AM, LongBeachSurfFreak said: Had a great weekend at Stratton with firm groomers offering plenty of speed. Even in crap winters there are good days to be had if you put in the time. It's almost impossible to predict conditions from home. I'm a ski patroller and way more often than not I bitch my way to the mountain, expecting the worst, and get nicely surprised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChasingFlakes Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 13 hours ago, Fozz said: I'm coming up to Stowe this weekend. It will be my first time ever skiing there. I don't go up there often due to price, but it's a great mountain and surrounding area. Lots of great restaurants and breweries in the area to check out. Have fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 16 hours ago, Fozz said: I'm coming up to Stowe this weekend. It will be my first time ever skiing there. Hopefully you’re here already Fozz. The roads are not good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozz Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 5 hours ago, ChasingFlakes said: I don't go up there often due to price, but it's a great mountain and surrounding area. Lots of great restaurants and breweries in the area to check out. Have fun. Since my pass covers Stowe, I felt this would be the perfect weekend. Though it will be cold especially tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozz Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 2 hours ago, mreaves said: Hopefully you’re here already Fozz. The roads are not good. Hopefully they’ll be better in 3 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbutts Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 2 minutes ago, Fozz said: Hopefully they’ll be better in 3 hours. It's been pretty bad here near the 93/89 intersection. Gusting to the 30's now been non-stop accidents on the highways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 1 hour ago, Fozz said: Hopefully they’ll be better in 3 hours. Watch out for drifting and white outs on your way up. The high elevation on I-89 between exits 3 and 7 can get particularly bad. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChasingFlakes Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 2 hours ago, Fozz said: Since my pass covers Stowe, I felt this would be the perfect weekend. Though it will be cold especially tomorrow. Worth the cold, should be a nice right-side-up powder day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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