Your Official 2006-07 Ski Season Breakdown Thread

Sky · Apr 23, 2007, 9:26 PM

Mid teens for me...and NO place other than Wa this year. Work cranked up a the start of Feb Vaca and hasn't ebb'd. :<

Highlight: Scored my SILVER medal in NASTAR. Need to drop 2 seconds for Gold. Plenty of areas for improvement so 2 seconds should be gone next year (if work ever lets up).

Lowlight: Didn't do my annual trip with pals to Cannon. No trips anywhere. No AZ events.

Painful to end the season so early. I suffered through the agony of withdrawal early and often with all this late season snow.

Should be better next winter, but I've got a lot of spring summer and fall activities to chase first. For starters...I bought a kayak. I'm just too chicken to put intot he water until the water eps come up a bit. I figure I'll flip a few times before I ge the hang of it...and I'd prefer to avoid the hypothermia.

danny p · Apr 24, 2007, 10:49 AM

20 full days, my best season outing yet. Great season, thank you so much mother nature for the (late) delivery of the goods.

Killington - 10
Pico - 2
Sunday River - 3
Mount Snow - 4
Sugarbush - 1

**Greg** · May 8, 2007, 8:15 AM

Bump.

andyzee · May 29, 2007, 8:19 PM

Hey, this thread came first! How Many Days Skiing So Far?

**Greg** · May 29, 2007, 8:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by andyzee

Hey, this thread came first! How Many Days Skiing So Far?

Perhaps. But mine is "Official!"

BushMogulMaster · May 29, 2007, 8:59 PM

Finished with somewhere around 110 days.

Sugarbush Mt. Ellen: 94+ days (90 +/- lift served)
Sugarbush Lincoln Peak: 10 days
MRG: 3 days
Burke: 1 day
Killington: 1 day
Vail: 1 day

Highlight of 06/07: Mogul Logic camp with Dave Babic @ Mt. Ellen & sheer number of days skied

Low point: November, December, and early January. But I skied anyway.

Definitely my best season yet.

Bob R · May 30, 2007, 6:14 AM

75 looks like 76 may happen. Will be my 1st time ever making turns in June. About all I can do and keep a job. After this weekend hiking will be with a lighter day pack.

andyzee · May 30, 2007, 6:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Greg

Perhaps. But mine is "Official!"

Bad enough you steal my initials, now you're gonna start stealing my threads, damn, gonna be careful next time I'm around you!

Oh, and if you can, please change my vote to 51.

p.s. As soon as TB graduates, you'll be hearing from my lawyer!

For the real thread, go here. Support the victims of these hideous crimes: How Many Days Skiing So Far?

kbroderick · May 30, 2007, 8:11 PM

I dunno andy...I think I'm going to have to go with the official thread.

My season total: 141.
127 at Bolton Valley (including a lot of days of earned turns)
9 at Sugarbush (including one day of earned turns on Mt. Ellen)
2 at Jay Peak
1 at Stowe
1 at Mad River Glen
1 at Killington
1 at Burke

(note on the math: one of those days involved skiing MRG in the morning and then hitting some backcountry at Bolton in the afternoon, hence the 127 + 9 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 141 deal.)

Highlights that come to mind:
- learning to tele
- getting the most total days I've ever hit in a year and the longest days-in-a-row streak (76, from February 27th through May 14th)
- getting in some darn fine powder days and a lot more time in the woods
- learning how to combine Google Earth, GPS tracks, topo maps, and other useful tools in scouting potential backcountry terrain

Goals for next season, as of right now (these could easily change):
- get at least as many days at Bolton Valley as the resort turns the lifts (I think it was 131 days of lift-served this year)
- get my tele skiing to the point where I can patrol on tele gear (I can comfortably ski just about anything that would be open and on the map at this point, but I'm not yet at a level where I could run a sled through the woods on tele equipment)
- stay in better shape through the summer so that I can get in the habit of skinning for multiple runs when I skin

I'm still processing, though...I've got a lot of memories from this year, just about all of them good in one way or another, and I'm looking forward to a quick summer and then another ski season.

andyzee · May 30, 2007, 8:34 PM

Fight the Power!

How Many Days Skiing So Far?

View Poll Results: How many days did you ski (or will you ski) this season?
0 Days	1	0.83%
1 - 10 Days	10	8.26%
11 - 20 Days	35	28.93%
21 - 30 Days	26	21.49%
31 - 40 Days	14	11.57%
41 - 50 Days	11	9.09%
51 - 60 Days	12	9.92%
61 - 70 Days	0	0%
71 - 80 Days	1	0.83%
81 - 90 Days	1	0.83%
91 - 100 Days	0	0%
101+ Days	10	8.26%
Voters: 121. You may not vote on this poll

May 8, 2007, 8:15 AM	#63 (permalink)
Greg Nassahegan, CT: 9/20 Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Thomaston, CT Posts: 20,961	Bump. __________________ Greg 2007-08, 2006-07, 2005-06, 2004-05 Life's too short for warm up runs.

May 29, 2007, 8:19 PM	#64 (permalink)
andyzee Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Home Posts: 7,552	Hey, this thread came first! How Many Days Skiing So Far? __________________ __________________________________________________ _ I love the Bush!

May 30, 2007, 6:14 AM	#67 (permalink)
Bob R Sunday River Feb 27 2008 Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Nashua NH, Campton NH, Sunday River Posts: 6,817	75 looks like 76 may happen. Will be my 1st time ever making turns in June. About all I can do and keep a job. After this weekend hiking will be with a lighter day pack. __________________ Skiing is my addiction. Need a condo in the southern White mountain region?.

May 30, 2007, 8:11 PM	#69 (permalink)
kbroderick Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Killington, Vermont Posts: 348	I dunno andy...I think I'm going to have to go with the official thread. My season total: 141. 127 at Bolton Valley (including a lot of days of earned turns) 9 at Sugarbush (including one day of earned turns on Mt. Ellen) 2 at Jay Peak 1 at Stowe 1 at Mad River Glen 1 at Killington 1 at Burke (note on the math: one of those days involved skiing MRG in the morning and then hitting some backcountry at Bolton in the afternoon, hence the 127 + 9 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 141 deal.) Highlights that come to mind: - learning to tele - getting the most total days I've ever hit in a year and the longest days-in-a-row streak (76, from February 27th through May 14th) - getting in some darn fine powder days and a lot more time in the woods - learning how to combine Google Earth, GPS tracks, topo maps, and other useful tools in scouting potential backcountry terrain Goals for next season, as of right now (these could easily change): - get at least as many days at Bolton Valley as the resort turns the lifts (I think it was 131 days of lift-served this year) - get my tele skiing to the point where I can patrol on tele gear (I can comfortably ski just about anything that would be open and on the map at this point, but I'm not yet at a level where I could run a sled through the woods on tele equipment) - stay in better shape through the summer so that I can get in the habit of skinning for multiple runs when I skin I'm still processing, though...I've got a lot of memories from this year, just about all of them good in one way or another, and I'm looking forward to a quick summer and then another ski season. __________________ Disclaimer: Unless otherwise noted, I speak only for myself, unless I'm saying something incredibly dumb, in which case I didn't say anything and you're hallucinating. Last edited by kbroderick; May 30, 2007 at 8:13 PM. Reason: Skier math.

Apr 23, 2007, 9:26 PM	#61 (permalink)
Sky Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: South Central Massachusetts Posts: 932	Mid teens for me...and NO place other than Wa this year. Work cranked up a the start of Feb Vaca and hasn't ebb'd. :< Highlight: Scored my SILVER medal in NASTAR. Need to drop 2 seconds for Gold. Plenty of areas for improvement so 2 seconds should be gone next year (if work ever lets up). Lowlight: Didn't do my annual trip with pals to Cannon. No trips anywhere. No AZ events. Painful to end the season so early. I suffered through the agony of withdrawal early and often with all this late season snow. Should be better next winter, but I've got a lot of spring summer and fall activities to chase first. For starters...I bought a kayak. I'm just too chicken to put intot he water until the water eps come up a bit. I figure I'll flip a few times before I ge the hang of it...and I'd prefer to avoid the hypothermia.

Apr 24, 2007, 10:49 AM	#62 (permalink)
danny p needles eye @ K 1/2/08 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: hudson valley Posts: 370	20 full days, my best season outing yet. Great season, thank you so much mother nature for the (late) delivery of the goods. Killington - 10 Pico - 2 Sunday River - 3 Mount Snow - 4 Sugarbush - 1

May 29, 2007, 8:59 PM	#66 (permalink)
BushMogulMaster CMC On-Campus Moguls Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Leadville, CO and Fayston, VT Posts: 826	Finished with somewhere around 110 days. Sugarbush Mt. Ellen: 94+ days (90 +/- lift served) Sugarbush Lincoln Peak: 10 days MRG: 3 days Burke: 1 day Killington: 1 day Vail: 1 day Highlight of 06/07: Mogul Logic camp with Dave Babic @ Mt. Ellen & sheer number of days skied Low point: November, December, and early January. But I skied anyway. Definitely my best season yet.

May 30, 2007, 8:34 PM	#70 (permalink)
andyzee Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Home Posts: 7,552	Fight the Power! How Many Days Skiing So Far? __________________ __________________________________________________ _ I love the Bush!

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