snowgeek Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 ABasin. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaGrangewx Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 On 3/3/2022 at 1:45 AM, snowgeek said: ABasin . Expand The vibe at Abasin is something else. That place is special and the terrain is awesome. I can’t imagine Hitting it on a powder day. My friend moved out to CO recently and has been liking winter park more and more as well. He rates it highly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 On 3/3/2022 at 1:45 AM, snowgeek said: ABasin . Expand Nice pictures, looks like a great mountain. Enjoy! Beaver Creek and Vail are the only two mountains I’ve skied out West. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenmtnwx Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 Big Sky MT 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowgeek Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 On 3/4/2022 at 1:53 AM, greenmtnwx said: Big Sky MT Expand Loved Big Sky. Went in 2018. I heard they are charging extra for the tram now? Hate that idea! Is it true? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhineasC Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 Some pretty good deals on season passes coming out now. BW has an afternoons only pass that works great for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenmtnwx Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 On 3/4/2022 at 2:12 AM, snowgeek said: Loved Big Sky. Went in 2018. I heard they are charging extra for the tram now? Hate that idea! Is it true? Expand It is true. $80 I believe it was. Biggest reason, trying to keep the jokers off of it. Not meant for most. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bch2014 Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 Skied Hunter today for the first time this season (I’m an Indy pass holder) for “social reasons.” I know the mountain well-as I’ve been a pass holder there for two seasons previously-yet still came away not wanting to ski there again. The quality of skier seemed even worse than usual (to the point of being nervous I was going to get hit on the slopes-can’t imagine what a non-expert would think), the grooming/surface management terrible (have they ever heard of tilling a slope?), and finally, key snowmaking terrain was closed. It’s the first weekend of March and K-27, Clair’s, and Racer’s Edge all closed… If Hunter doesn’t have its best expert terrain open, I’m not sure I understand the value proposition over Windham, Belleayre, and Plattekill. Further evidence that Vail=Fail. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhineasC Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 On 3/5/2022 at 11:45 PM, bch2014 said: Skied Hunter today for the first time this season (I’m an Indy pass holder) for “social reasons.” I know the mountain well-as I’ve been a pass holder there for two seasons previously-yet still came away not wanting to ski there again. The quality of skier seemed even worse than usual (to the point of being nervous I was going to get hit on the slopes-can’t imagine what a non-expert would think), the grooming/surface management terrible (have they ever heard of tilling a slope?), and finally, key snowmaking terrain was closed. It’s the first weekend of March and K-27, Clair’s, and Racer’s Edge all closed… If Hunter doesn’t have its best expert terrain open, I’m not sure I understand the value proposition over Windham, Belleayre, and Plattekill. Further evidence that Vail=Fail. Expand The more I visit other mountains the more I keep coming back to BW. I never have a bad day there but at other places it can be bad or good. All depends on what you like. I know the feeling that you could get hit. I skied Cranmore today and it was full of the usual lower intermediate skill teenagers who go way too fast and are clearly unable to control their direction or speed. Basically human cannonballs. That’s never fun to deal with. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 On 3/5/2022 at 11:45 PM, bch2014 said: Further evidence that Vail=Fail. Expand Hunter, Wildcat and Attitash have not been well served by Vail ownership. At all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhineasC Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 On 3/6/2022 at 2:32 PM, HIPPYVALLEY said: Hunter, Wildcat and Attitash have not been well served by Vail ownership. At all. Expand Weather has played a role. Two well below par seasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 On 3/6/2022 at 2:32 PM, HIPPYVALLEY said: Hunter, Wildcat and Attitash have not been well served by Vail ownership. At all. Expand The Peak Resort's integration went differently than Stowe/Okemo/Sunapee. The Stowe/Okemo ones retained the vast majority of operations staff and people who make things "go"... institutional knowledge matters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 On 3/6/2022 at 6:19 PM, powderfreak said: The Peak Resort's integration went differently than Stowe/Okemo/Sunapee. The Stowe/Okemo ones retained the vast majority of operations staff and people who make things "go"... institutional knowledge matters. Expand OK. I figured it must’ve been something like that because I hear very few complaints about Stowe and Okemo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowgeek Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 Just snagged a pair of Liberty Origin 96’s on clearance. Been looking at those for a while. Woot!!. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 On 3/6/2022 at 7:55 PM, HIPPYVALLEY said: OK. I figured it must’ve been something like that because I hear very few complaints about Stowe and Okemo. Expand Just in general, if you have new leaders and a loss of institutional knowledge at a business, you can run into some challenges and not know how to immediately solve them with the resources you have at hand. Throw in two poor winters, a pandemic, large-scale staffing issues in the service industry (plus a vaccine mandate to work)... it's a tough time to be thrown into that. In order to survive the past couple years required a knowledgeable team in the macro and micro senses. I think things would have been done a bit differently in hindsight for some acquisitions. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRVexpat Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 On 3/6/2022 at 10:22 PM, snowgeek said: Just snagged a pair of Liberty Origin 96’s on clearance. Been looking at those for a while. Woot!! . Expand I have the 2021s! Such a fun ski 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amarshall Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 The loaf saturday was fantastic. Conditions got variable in the afternoon but the morning was spectacular. Laps of Gondi line. (My favorite trail in New England) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 On 3/7/2022 at 9:10 PM, amarshall said: The loaf saturday was fantastic. Conditions got variable in the afternoon but the morning was spectacular. Laps of Gondi line. (My favorite trail in New England) Expand SL is often king of spring in the northeast. in the spring I’m a big fan of narrow gauge and haulback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 On 3/7/2022 at 9:10 PM, amarshall said: Laps of Gondi line. (My favorite trail in New England) Expand That's funny because I have the opposite reaction, it's too steep and wide - too much speed and the crowd it attracts. Much prefer Bubblecuffer, Winter's Way or even White Nitro (and the terrain in between them)to Gondi Line. I think I still have nightmares of hitting the now dismantled mid-station. I still have my 5 ticket pack to Boyne's three NE ski areas that I'm planning to use at SLoaf over the next 5-6 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amarshall Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 On 3/8/2022 at 12:55 AM, Angus said: That's funny because I have the opposite reaction, it's too steep and wide - too much speed and the crowd it attracts. Much prefer Bubblecuffer, Winter's Way or even White Nitro (and the terrain in between them)to Gondi Line. I think I still have nightmares of hitting the now dismantled mid-station. I still have my 5 ticket pack to Boyne's three NE ski areas that I'm planning to use at SLoaf over the next 5-6 weeks. Expand Ha I was arguing with my watch . No way that was only 48 mph. Had to be 50 plus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongBeachSurfFreak Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 On 3/7/2022 at 11:08 PM, HIPPYVALLEY said: SL is often king of spring in the northeast. in the spring I’m a big fan of narrow gauge and haulback. Expand Last first week of April I did a Maine trip and the difference between Sunday River and sugar loaf was insane. SR was so melted out they really should have been closed. While SL still had plenty of base. A little extra latitude and elevation made the difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwt3650 Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 Absolutely fantastic skiing at Breckenridge today. Such a cool mountain and so much diverse terrain. Literally skied from almost first chair to last and still only got to about 25 percent of the mountain. Best conditions of the year for me. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 Drove up to Waterville Valley yesterday, they reported 2-4" new, not sure about that but it really improved the conditions according to folks who had skied Wednesday. First time since the new tbar at top of mountain - big win as well as the new ski pod - ho hum. WV is first big mountain I skied as a kid in mid-70s, I rarely go back. When I do, I am always so disappointed that True Grit is not top to bottom VW bug sized bumps like I remember! Good day, lots of vertical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowderBeard Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 @radarman or anyone else heading to Berkshire East tomorrow? I should be there around mid-day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radarman Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 On 3/11/2022 at 7:32 PM, PowderBeard said: @radarman or anyone else heading to Berkshire East tomorrow? I should be there around mid-day. Expand I just have a weekday pass, so normally I skin on weekends, but might make an exception tomorrow. Debating between that and using an unrestricted KTicket voucher at Killington. I'll PM you if I'll do wind up in Charlemont. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 Before the snow, some gratitude for the local snow surfaces team and all groomers in the east. What a difficult 7-10 day stretch in a difficult winter. They have done what the institutional knowledge and machine can do to bring a skiable surface amid very unfavorable snowpack quality and depth. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwt3650 Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 Breck… 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowgeek Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 On 3/12/2022 at 9:14 PM, bwt3650 said: Breck…Nice! Definitely on my list. We are in the town on our ski rest day but had the IKON so no ski there. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 What a great day at Saddleback. Rain the entire way from Portland to the parking lot this morning. My friend who'd agreed to com along last night was very skeptical of my 'snow all day' guarantee - and so was I! Booted up in a lodge for the first time since covid and walking outside, rain turned to snow! It pounded snow all day and after lunch ski patrol started dropping ropes to closed runs and glades. Estimating 10" had fallen in the parking lot when we left just past 4. Just a ton of fun all day. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radarman Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 Skinned up and got a pretty good look at that busted wind turbine blade at the Beast earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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