Attitash 2007-01-20

uphillklimber · Jan 20, 2007, 2:29 PM

From their website, today:

The snow is good - very good. The best of the
season. I know I've said it before, but it's true
every time - the conditions just keep getting
better! Packed powder is the word, and it has
been virtually flawless all week long.

We got a late start, skiied a bit and have already returned. Let me start off by saying that they are doing the very best they can with what Mother Nature is not giving them. They have it rough in that regard. No one could fault them for that. That being said:

Who are they kidding? The snow is not good, very good. It is all man made stuff. On top of ice and boilerplate. Add today's wind and you have wind drifts of manmade snow here and there, while the surfaces is ..... challenging... is that the right word? They may well be the best of the season, but the snow is terrible.

I understand "marketing" and casting the story in as good a light as you can. But this kind of "embellishment"....I'll be reading their snow reports with a doubting mind from here on in. If they'd only tell me just how it was, I'd still come, knowing better what to expect. That's right, I'd still go, and not fault them for what Mother Nature is not giving them. But that sense of deception...... I have some difficulty with that.

Edd · Jan 20, 2007, 3:46 PM

Attitash does seem to have consistent boilerplate conditions. I'll go there a couple of times a year on the rare occasion I'm not up for a longer drive. It is nice going there on a mellow weekday. You can't beat parking right next to the Bear Peak lodge.

Their snowmaking is outclassed by a bunch of other places, though. I don't know what "the most powerful snowmaking system in New Hampshire" means, but you can easily find better.

On a positive note, I skied Sunday River Wed. and Thur. this week, and the conditions were amazingly good. In terms of snowmaking, they are kicking ass.

**thetrailboss** · Jan 20, 2007, 6:08 PM

I think I would have gone to Attitash. I know after last season there were lots of

about Attitash and their service. Interesting considering that Killington and Snow have really upped their game.

Warp Daddy · Jan 20, 2007, 8:41 PM

ATTACRASH

- embellish ?? Never

Jan 20, 2007, 2:29 PM	#1 (permalink)
uphillklimber Pico Mountain, Vermont Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Barrington, New Hampshire Posts: 1,157	Attitash 2007-01-20 From their website, today: The snow is good - very good. The best of the season. I know I've said it before, but it's true every time - the conditions just keep getting better! Packed powder is the word, and it has been virtually flawless all week long. We got a late start, skiied a bit and have already returned. Let me start off by saying that they are doing the very best they can with what Mother Nature is not giving them. They have it rough in that regard. No one could fault them for that. That being said: Who are they kidding? The snow is not good, very good. It is all man made stuff. On top of ice and boilerplate. Add today's wind and you have wind drifts of manmade snow here and there, while the surfaces is ..... challenging... is that the right word? They may well be the best of the season, but the snow is terrible. I understand "marketing" and casting the story in as good a light as you can. But this kind of "embellishment"....I'll be reading their snow reports with a doubting mind from here on in. If they'd only tell me just how it was, I'd still come, knowing better what to expect. That's right, I'd still go, and not fault them for what Mother Nature is not giving them. But that sense of deception...... I have some difficulty with that. __________________ lovin life, Bob "My helmet is my LAST line of defense, not my first."

Jan 20, 2007, 6:08 PM	#3 (permalink)
thetrailboss Paddling...... Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Now Playing at Sugarbush and Burke. Posts: 10,560	I think I would have gone to Attitash. I know after last season there were lots of about Attitash and their service. Interesting considering that Killington and Snow have really upped their game. __________________ Live, Ski, or Die! Trailboss' Ski Videos now on YouTube! Trailboss' Photo Albums. 66 days for the 2007-2008 ski season!!!! 40 of the 48 New Hampshire 4,000 Footers Completed and Counting!

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Jan 20, 2007, 3:46 PM	#2 (permalink)
Edd Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Newmarket, NH Posts: 148	Attitash does seem to have consistent boilerplate conditions. I'll go there a couple of times a year on the rare occasion I'm not up for a longer drive. It is nice going there on a mellow weekday. You can't beat parking right next to the Bear Peak lodge. Their snowmaking is outclassed by a bunch of other places, though. I don't know what "the most powerful snowmaking system in New Hampshire" means, but you can easily find better. On a positive note, I skied Sunday River Wed. and Thur. this week, and the conditions were amazingly good. In terms of snowmaking, they are kicking ass.

Jan 20, 2007, 8:41 PM	#4 (permalink)
Warp Daddy Warp and Werekong Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: St Lawrence River (north of "The 'Dacks" ) Posts: 2,503	ATTACRASH - embellish ?? Never