HoarfrostHubb Posted November 24, 2021 Share Posted November 24, 2021 Wachusett is opening Saturday on 4 trails including from the lofty summit. All things considered that’s not bad 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhineasC Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 My 7 year old daughter easily outpaced me on opening day at BW: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcglups Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 Experienced sugarbush today to start the ski season. Wind was strong, only one trail (3 by name) and it had major snowmaking active. Good to get on the slopes, but it definitely was challenging conditions. Should be fun this week! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowgeek Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 Hit Stratton today. Decent amount of terrain. Several top to bottom runs. Gondola and another lift went on wind hold. Could still get to top. Very windy and cold. Not used to the cold yet lol. Still a fun day but 4 runs was enough for us lol. . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhineasC Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 A lot of people online complaining that Wildcat can't get open and isn't providing any updates either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#NoPoles Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 1 hour ago, PhineasC said: A lot of people online complaining that Wildcat can't get open and isn't providing any updates either. Lack of staff, maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugarloaf1989 Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 Mikaela wins the World Cup. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 14 hours ago, #NoPoles said: Lack of staff, maybe? I know Stowe was sending staff there for pre-season work. Some areas are really in dire straights with staff, it’s likely some of the reason. I’ll try to listen and see what’s up for Wildcat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowgeek Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 19" at Killington!?!? Weird upslope event. Taconics got more than southern Vermont mountains. Driving to Stratton you could see that accumulations were all over the place. Looks like Killington even opened some natural trails. Powerline and Ridge Run.Nice start for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwt3650 Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 8 hours ago, snowgeek said: 19" at Killington!?!? Weird upslope event. Taconics got more than southern Vermont mountains. Driving to Stratton you could see that accumulations were all over the place. Looks like Killington even opened some natural trails. Powerline and Ridge Run.Nice start for them. Ridge was in great shape..top of double dipper too. They probably could have pushed a couple more natural trails if they wanted, but I think the issue is some of the connections. Overall, it’s in really great shape right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowderBeard Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 13 hours ago, bwt3650 said: Ridge was in great shape..top of double dipper too. They probably could have pushed a couple more natural trails if they wanted, but I think the issue is some of the connections. Overall, it’s in really great shape right now. All day Saturday all I could think about was skiing Royal Flush. One of my favorite trails at K and over-looked once Skye, Bear, and the Canyon open up. In my few experiences it is like a lot of the snow in the Canyon blows onto Royal Flush and The Throne. Flush probably has the most character of any trail at K since it is still narrow, has all the water bars, grundle floss, etc. Skye Peak Lift Line or the few bands on lower Conclusion are my others. Probably have not done enough exploring though as I know there are some fun times to be had in the woods/area around The Jug. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 Wildcat will open Friday they just announced on Twitter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhineasC Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 That's good. What trails I wonder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowderBeard Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 25 minutes ago, PhineasC said: That's good. What trails I wonder? Middle/Lower Lynx and Lower Catenary with some upper combination of Upper Polecat/Upper Lynx/Lynx Lair on the upper section has been the more common opening line-up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhineasC Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 Thanks, it's Wildcat so I will wait for reports from others before I go over and waste a day. They've been a hot mess. I have season passes there so I hope it works out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 2 minutes ago, PhineasC said: Thanks, it's Wildcat so I will wait for reports from others before I go over and waste a day. They've been a hot mess. I have season passes there so I hope it works out. Wait Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowgeek Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 WaitStratton employees were talking about staffing shortages too. It’s becoming a real problem. Resort town housing prices and rental prices don’t help. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radarman Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 8 hours ago, PowderBeard said: All day Saturday all I could think about was skiing Royal Flush. One of my favorite trails at K and over-looked once Skye, Bear, and the Canyon open up. In my few experiences it is like a lot of the snow in the Canyon blows onto Royal Flush and The Throne. Flush probably has the most character of any trail at K since it is still narrow, has all the water bars, grundle floss, etc. Skye Peak Lift Line or the few bands on lower Conclusion are my others. Probably have not done enough exploring though as I know there are some fun times to be had in the woods/area around The Jug. Royal Flush is amazing in the spring too. A true New England classic for the beach on snow days. The canyon in general catches the early season pow that is pretty often blowing around. If you enter Big Dipper and stay in the woods hard skiers left almost coming out onto East Fall that's not only some of the best terrain on the mountain but also the snowiest. Just piles in through there. I'm thinking if some of these systems pan out it could be game on sometime next week. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewbeer Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 Royal Flush is an awesome trail, but it doesn't last long in the spring, it's got a southeasterly exposure and gets blasted by the sun as it gets higher in the sky later in the season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowderBeard Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 1 hour ago, radarman said: Royal Flush is amazing in the spring too. A true New England classic for the beach on snow days. The canyon in general catches the early season pow that is pretty often blowing around. If you enter Big Dipper and stay in the woods hard skiers left almost coming out onto East Fall that's not only some of the best terrain on the mountain but also the snowiest. Just piles in through there. I'm thinking if some of these systems pan out it could be game on sometime next week. Good to know. Doesn't get as much snow as others but the upper part of The Stairs was some of my favorite stuff tree-skiing. At this point I wouldn't complain about a couple south-west flows putting down 3-6" of slop followed by a hard freeze to make a base. Or just an extended window for Berkie to start making snow so I can stop freezing my ass off fishing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radarman Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 1 hour ago, Brewbeer said: Royal Flush is an awesome trail, but it doesn't last long in the spring, it's got a southeasterly exposure and gets blasted by the sun as it gets higher in the sky later in the season. Yep. Get it while the getting is good. First couple warmish sunny days when most of the mountain refuses to soften, Royal Flush and Devils Fiddle are the places to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 32 minutes ago, radarman said: Yep. Get it while the getting is good. First couple warmish sunny days when most of the mountain refuses to soften, Royal Flush and Devils Fiddle are the places to be. Devils Fiddle was my single favorite run in all of New England growing up. I could ski that all day long. The rock band, the brush, wide open, bumps, powder, slush... when that thing was open it has much more character than Outer Limits. I don't know what it's like now, but it used to have high brush/bramble on skiers right but with slots and "chutes" cut into it. So you'd have these narrow ski width wide slots between larger revegetation areas. It seemed like that trail would ski differently every time. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radarman Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 10 minutes ago, powderfreak said: Devils Fiddle was my single favorite run in all of New England growing up. I could ski that all day long. The rock band, the brush, wide open, bumps, powder, slush... when that thing was open it has much more character than Outer Limits. I don't know what it's like now, but it used to have high brush/bramble on skiers right but with slots and "chutes" cut into it. So you'd have these narrow ski width wide slots between larger revegetation areas. It seemed like that trail would ski differently every time. Still totally awesome as of last March 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 14 minutes ago, radarman said: Still totally awesome as of last March Yeah! Look at that. Where else in the East will you find that big, wide open expanse with a wide variety of cliff/rock drops, some technical turns, also easily skirted around... what a fun trail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwt3650 Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 24 minutes ago, radarman said: Still totally awesome as of last March Interesting how that chair has been closed for years and they never took the towers down. Is there some sort of back story to that or just figured why waste the money? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eduggs Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 3 hours ago, snowgeek said: Stratton employees were talking about staffing shortages too. It’s becoming a real problem. Resort town housing prices and rental prices don’t help. . Some of the resorts used to have a lot of foreign staff on work visas. I believe those programs have been suspended the past two years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowderBeard Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 6 hours ago, powderfreak said: Yeah! Look at that. Where else in the East will you find that big, wide open expanse with a wide variety of cliff/rock drops, some technical turns, also easily skirted around... what a fun trail. I'm guessing you have one of these on your car lol 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowderBeard Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 13 hours ago, eduggs said: Some of the resorts used to have a lot of foreign staff on work visas. I believe those programs have been suspended the past two years. Stratton relied heavily on these programs. So much so that they bought up hotels in the area, such as the two across from the Upper Pass Lodge on the Magic access road, as employee housing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 LOL - wildcat will open with Tomcat lift only - so nothing from top. route down will be cat tracks to middle wildcat to bobcat. This is NOT their normal opening which is essentially Lynx with some polecat at the top - although in 2006, I do remember skiing december 30 in this configuration but can't remember the circumstances - weather (it was snowing), mechanical problems, et cetera. Bobcat is wide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowderBeard Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 5 minutes ago, Angus said: LOL - wildcat will open with Tomcat lift only - so nothing from top. route down will be cat tracks to middle wildcat to bobcat. This is NOT their normal opening which is essentially Lynx with some polecat at the top - although in 2006, I do remember skiing december 30 in this configuration but can't remember the circumstances - weather (it was snowing), mechanical problems, et cetera. Bobcat is wide. WOW, that is rough. Basically the same vert as skiing Sunday River. Just noticed Sugarbush got Ripcord and Spillsville open. I'm feeling a quick trip up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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