West Skiing TRs

MarkC · Feb 22, 2007, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Greg

It's not a matter of overmoderating. Just a bit of organization.

Perhaps over moderate was the wrong set of terms. I do agree that the site needs organization and I think that compared to other sites AZ is very well organized. I just feel that a sub category would bury these reports and require too many clicks to casually read what is happening out west. To take a peek at the trip report page and get a glimpse of what Jackson looked like yesterday is an asset. I would not generally go too far in my internet journey to check the conditions at Jackson but if I see it in passing and a bit of drool runs down my cheek it makes me smile. Just my 2cents.

**Greg** · Feb 22, 2007, 11:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MarkC

Perhaps over moderate was the wrong set of terms. I do agree that the site needs organization and I think that compared to other sites AZ is very well organized. I just feel that a sub category would bury these reports and require too many clicks to casually read what is happening out west. To take a peek at the trip report page and get a glimpse of what Jackson looked like yesterday is an asset. I would not generally go too far in my internet journey to check the conditions at Jackson but if I see it in passing and a bit of drool runs down my cheek it makes me smile. Just my 2cents.

Understood. One of the concerns here is the RSS feed that is associated with the TR forum. Folks may have that feed plugged into their reader, or are displaying the TRs on a Website. Non-NE reports in a feed that is supposed to be specific to the NE may discourage use by some. It's looking like the sub-forum is the best compromise.

loafer89 · Feb 23, 2007, 8:27 AM

My son and I just skied six different western resorts in the last week and I would like to share our trail reports and pictures in the appropriate area of this board if possible.

BeanoNYC · Feb 23, 2007, 8:47 AM

I picked a separate forum for the TR's. I login often and have the new posts link bookmarked so it's easy for me to keep up on things. That being said for someone who logs in less often will have problems sifting through West reports in the NE forum. I love reading West reports and find them valuable and fun content for this site. I think that a separate forum would both encourage others to add this content and organize it better.

kcyanks1 · Feb 23, 2007, 1:36 PM

I voted for a sub-forum, only because sanctioning the non-NE trip reports will probably lead to more of them, in which case I think a sub-forum will be necessary. As it is now, I think there are so few non-NE trip reports that they are best left where they are, because others I (and I'd assume others, but I can only speak for myself) will probably be less likely to bother checking the non-NE forum. But as people start posting more and more of them, it would make sense to have a separate place.

uphillklimber · Feb 23, 2007, 3:29 PM

Wow, this is a toughie.... Granted we are talking about the Northeast, by and large, here. But every now and then some of us will get the opportunity to GO!!!!! It is great incentive to push us over the edge from almost going, to going. And it's nice to have some feedback of an eastern skiier as to what they ran into. A western skiier doesn't start from the same reference point we do.

If one of the regulars here were to head out west and wanted to share a little with us about their trip out there, I am all for that. If a large contigent of western skiiers started to post their western trip reports here and start to take over the board, and I couldn't find good info on "my" resorts.... well that's what I come here for. I don't know what I'd do if I didn't have good TR's from our area.

I'm wondering if we should have a seperate forum for non northeast Tr's. But will they see a lot of use? In my life, I have only skiied once out of the Northeast. Hiking has all been done in the Northeast.....

Greg and mods, I feel for you. I find value in all that is here, as it is now. How to organze it and keep it relevant to those of us in the Northeast??? Here's to you!!!

ctenidae · Feb 23, 2007, 3:45 PM

Leave them be. They never hurt you or anyone else. Why must we always change things?

Seriously, though, is anyone upset when they get an RSS thingy and it's not a NE report? I'm more likely to read a non-NE one, anyway, unless I'm looking for a recent report on a specific area.

**Greg** · Feb 28, 2007, 1:53 PM

Thanks for the feedback everyone. Trip reports from outside the AlpineZone.com coverage area can now be found here:

http://forums.alpinezone.com/non-nor...-trip-reports/

uphillklimber · Feb 28, 2007, 5:03 PM

Quite a few trip reports there. Perhaps this forum will see some action.

BeanoNYC · Feb 28, 2007, 6:45 PM

Good stuff, Greg. I can't believe the content in there already! It's good to see west TR's from and ECoaster's perspective.

View Poll Results: How should we handle non-Northeast TRs?
Leave them in the Northeast Skiing and Snowboarding Trip Reports forum	9	29.03%
Move them to the general Northeast Skiing and Snowboarding Forum	2	6.45%
Move them to the Miscellaneous Discussion forum	0	0%
Create a sub-forum for non-NE TRs in the TR forum	20	64.52%
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Feb 23, 2007, 8:27 AM	#13 (permalink)
loafer89 Sugarloaf Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Coventry, C.T Posts: 3,551	My son and I just skied six different western resorts in the last week and I would like to share our trail reports and pictures in the appropriate area of this board if possible. __________________ Ski School - A place where novices are turned into menaces.

Feb 23, 2007, 8:47 AM	#14 (permalink)
BeanoNYC Let's get down to brass tacks. How much for the ape? Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Rockaway Park, NY Posts: 3,859	I picked a separate forum for the TR's. I login often and have the new posts link bookmarked so it's easy for me to keep up on things. That being said for someone who logs in less often will have problems sifting through West reports in the NE forum. I love reading West reports and find them valuable and fun content for this site. I think that a separate forum would both encourage others to add this content and organize it better. __________________ ~Rich~

Feb 23, 2007, 1:36 PM	#15 (permalink)
kcyanks1 Sugarbush Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: New York, NY Posts: 1,074	I voted for a sub-forum, only because sanctioning the non-NE trip reports will probably lead to more of them, in which case I think a sub-forum will be necessary. As it is now, I think there are so few non-NE trip reports that they are best left where they are, because others I (and I'd assume others, but I can only speak for myself) will probably be less likely to bother checking the non-NE forum. But as people start posting more and more of them, it would make sense to have a separate place. __________________ -Kenny

Feb 23, 2007, 3:29 PM	#16 (permalink)
uphillklimber Pico Mountain, Vermont Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Barrington, New Hampshire Posts: 1,138	Wow, this is a toughie.... Granted we are talking about the Northeast, by and large, here. But every now and then some of us will get the opportunity to GO!!!!! It is great incentive to push us over the edge from almost going, to going. And it's nice to have some feedback of an eastern skiier as to what they ran into. A western skiier doesn't start from the same reference point we do. If one of the regulars here were to head out west and wanted to share a little with us about their trip out there, I am all for that. If a large contigent of western skiiers started to post their western trip reports here and start to take over the board, and I couldn't find good info on "my" resorts.... well that's what I come here for. I don't know what I'd do if I didn't have good TR's from our area. I'm wondering if we should have a seperate forum for non northeast Tr's. But will they see a lot of use? In my life, I have only skiied once out of the Northeast. Hiking has all been done in the Northeast..... Greg and mods, I feel for you. I find value in all that is here, as it is now. How to organze it and keep it relevant to those of us in the Northeast??? Here's to you!!! __________________ lovin life, Bob "My helmet is my LAST line of defense, not my first."

Feb 23, 2007, 3:45 PM	#17 (permalink)
ctenidae Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Boston Posts: 4,557	Leave them be. They never hurt you or anyone else. Why must we always change things? Seriously, though, is anyone upset when they get an RSS thingy and it's not a NE report? I'm more likely to read a non-NE one, anyway, unless I'm looking for a recent report on a specific area.

Feb 28, 2007, 1:53 PM	#18 (permalink)
Greg Mad River Glen - 2/8/08 Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Thomaston, CT Posts: 18,984	Thanks for the feedback everyone. Trip reports from outside the AlpineZone.com coverage area can now be found here: http://forums.alpinezone.com/non-nor...-trip-reports/ __________________ Greg 2007-08, 2006-07, 2005-06, 2004-05 Life's too short for warm up runs.

Feb 28, 2007, 5:03 PM	#19 (permalink)
uphillklimber Pico Mountain, Vermont Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Barrington, New Hampshire Posts: 1,138	Quite a few trip reports there. Perhaps this forum will see some action. __________________ lovin life, Bob "My helmet is my LAST line of defense, not my first."

Feb 28, 2007, 6:45 PM	#20 (permalink)
BeanoNYC Let's get down to brass tacks. How much for the ape? Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Rockaway Park, NY Posts: 3,859	Good stuff, Greg. I can't believe the content in there already! It's good to see west TR's from and ECoaster's perspective. __________________ ~Rich~

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