AlpineZone "South" Ski Gathering Venue

[Greg]

Please vote in this poll to select a venue for the AlpineZone "South" Ski Gathering. The goal here is to accomodates folks in New York as well as New England.

[thetrailboss]

There is a chance that I can make both events...always wanted to try Jiminy.

[Greg]

Please also participate in this poll:

http://forums.alpinezone.com/viewtopic.php?t=2649

[teachski]

May I switch my vote? I am already going to Mt. Snow this year with the school group I chaperone, I want to switch to Jiminy

[Greg]

Originally Posted by teachski

May I switch my vote? I am already going to Mt. Snow this year with the school group I chaperone, I want to switch to Jiminy

Done.

[teachski]

Thanks!

[Stephen]

Here are links in case you want to review each site:

Hunter: http://skiing.alpinezone.com/resorts...?resort=hunter

Jiminy Peak: http://skiing.alpinezone.com/resorts...?resort=jiminy

Mount Snow: http://skiing.alpinezone.com/resorts...sort=mountsnow

[Charlie Schuessler]

Although I have driven by it twice, I have never skied Jiminy and would like to try it. I skied Hunter a number of times and don''t feel a need to go back yet. I haven't been to Mount Snow since 1988...however I'm scheduled to ski there right after New Years.

[RossiSkier]

Although you have grouped Mount Snow, Jiminy Peak, and Hunter into the same SOUTH classification, they are all very different.

Mount Snow is a true Vermont resort in the beautiful Green Mountains.

Jiminy on the other hand is resort wanna-be in the Berkshires. It is very close to many Massachusetts urban areas and it shows. Very crowded slow lift lines lined with cigarette smoke and butts. You see a lot of older equipment and people without proper ski gear. It seems like it's always amatuer hour there. The night skiing at Jiminy is good and they have a great bar. It's just not a real resort. No matter how many time shares they put up there. It's an OK daytrip cause it's close but it's nothing special. They have a coupon they give away at the Snow Expo that comes in handy.

Hunter Mountain is a Catskills mountain. The trails are not very difficult. The place is crawling with NEW YORK CITY PEOPLE who tend to clog up the beginner trails. Better have good ski locks cause this place is crawling with ski thiefs. Hunter has good parties but mediocre skiing.

[skijay]

Originally Posted by RossiSkier

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Jiminy on the other hand is resort wanna-be in the Berkshires. It is very close to many Massachusetts urban areas and it shows. Very crowded slow lift lines lined with cigarette smoke and butts. You see a lot of older equipment and people without proper ski gear. It seems like it's always amatuer hour there. The night skiing at Jiminy is good and they have a great bar. It's just not a real resort. No matter how many time shares they put up there. It's an OK daytrip cause it's close but it's nothing special. They have a coupon they give away at the Snow Expo that comes in handy.

Have you been to Jiminy recently? With all of the expansion., 6 pack lift, the place feels like a mini-Stratton. Have you stayed there? The accomdations are top notch, just as you would see at Stratton. It is not Stratton, but Jiminy is a resort and not a "wannabe" resort.

I have been there during crowded times, Jeep day 2004, as an example and that 6 pack moves people to the summit rather quickly. The line may look intimidating but it moves fast.

The parking lot seems to show a lot of NY, CT and NJ drivers and there is a good quantity of MB, Volvo, BMW and SAAB. I have seen at least 1 Bogner product per 20 or so skiers. Again, it is like a Stratton of the Berkshires.