Just to clear up my previous post, I would not cut ropes on those upper sections of PC. Only saying if I was out there during strike week and noticed a lot of lower terrain closed with good coverage then I'd might poke around for an entrance into it (which I'm sure frustrated skiers were doing).
The last fun days I had there were in the late 80's/early 90's.
You need to hit Stratton when it has a decent base and then new snow. You can say that about pretty much all the east coast mountains, but it really rings true there. The glades off the gondola don't seem to need as much snow as the steeper glades as you go north in VT. If west pilot is open, you know the conditions are decent.
100% is better to wait in an MRG line than a Killington line. But killington does have great hidden spots that do not ever have lift lines, even midday on a saturday. I will continue to gatekeep these lifts despite them being listed on the trail map. All of this to say, though, that MRG has the best terrain in the east coast.
I was at Bald Face a bunch of years ago. Conditions stunk with a big rain event the week before we got there. But our cat was from the east coast and the guides knew the terrain well enough that with some exploring and hiking we had some fun runs. Everything was fine for the 4 day trip except for the last day last run down to the download point. One of the people in the group (John) hit a tree and broke his leg. The guides' changed from a "laid back having fun" vibe to instant militaristic like engagement. They had John stabilized, strapped in a sled, down hill and in a helicopter to the local hospital in what seemd like minutes. John ended up in and out of the hospital so fast that he made our flight out that afternoon with his new cast and crutches.
Very good point. I feel like the sweet spot at Stowe (our "local" mtn since the 90s') was when the season passes were $2k a person (right before Epic). For a family of 5 that wasn't able to go every weekend, I don't think I ever actually bought a season pass. But there were discounts on day tickets using AmEx, or just going half day or specials if you searched.
She was awesome, wish I could remember her first name...
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Apparently there is a group of people still maintaining what’s left of the old Snow Bowl ski area across the road from Mahlon Dickerson. Who knew?
Snow Bowl Ski Area | Lake Hopatcong NJ
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She was awesome, wish I could remember her first name...
OK UPDATE....so as I was about to respond to Don....I thought about it for a second....What was her name???? When this happens I usually text my old buddy Nick who I went to school with in Park City....Nick moved to Park City in 1980 and knew everyone in the town....So im like who was our awesome science teacher who was a ski patroller and took us up to jupiter and used to teach us avalanche safety, etc.....So he's like oh ya...Mrs Preston. Im like YES!!! Then he hits me with....Did you remember that she was one of the finalists for the teacher in space program? And I did not remember this....He was like yes, she was good friends with Christa McAuliffe and had a picture of them together on her desk. I did not at all remember this....but I didnt have her as a teacher until 1989, few years after the Challenger....he had her all thruout school...during the time she was also doing the teacher in space program.
how about that shit? As I said to @Norm ....if she got thru to ME, one of the WORST students ever who HATED school...she must have been an amazing teacher...and she was.
30 Years Since Challenger: Teacher-In-Space Finalists Gather
Dozens of educators who had competed alongside Christa McAuliffe to be the first teacher in space gathered to remember the seven astronauts who died while aboard the Challenger 30 years ago.
Only place in VT I have gone to. Need to get up there again some day
Drives me f'ing nuts when there are empty chairs when there is a line. From my past experience, Sugarbush typically has people working the lines on the weekends.
Gore is my home mountain and it's been real rough. We need a 2 footer in a bad way.
