The Official 2/12 - 2/13 Storm Discussion Thread

[deadheadskier]

Originally Posted by deadheadskier

about five inches in Portland over night has now switched over to 'r'

was debating a night session at Shawnee this evening. We'll see how the rest of the day goes

Shawnee is closing at 4, no go

[danny p]

Originally Posted by Greg

Yeah, from poking around various online reports, it seems Killington south is being affected by ice and freezing rain. This sucks. Good for Sugarbush northward it seems though!

yeah, i'm hoping k doesnt get damaged too bad by this, hoping to go there tomorrow. nice that sugarbush has $14 dollar lift tickets tomorrow (v-day) just in case I have to drive the extra hour.

[deadheadskier]

Originally Posted by danny p

yeah, i'm hoping k doesnt get damaged too bad by this, hoping to go there tomorrow. nice that sugarbush has $14 dollar lift tickets tomorrow (v-day) just in case I have to drive the extra hour.

In my and I'm guessing 95% of the people's opinion here, you'd be foolish not to drive the extra hour. Sugarbush is FAR AND AWAY a better mountain than Killington. It really isn't even close.

[Johnskiismore]

About an hour ago it turned to sleet and freezing rain up here. Before that we accumulated seven inches in North Woodstck, NH.

That radar image is looking pretty fugly for most of New England! It will move out soon hopefully.

[billski]

Originally Posted by deadheadskier

In my and I'm guessing 95% of the people's opinion here, you'd be foolish not to drive the extra hour. Sugarbush is FAR AND AWAY a better mountain than Killington. It really isn't even close.

pray the niar doesn't get that far.... I think I will wait for reports on Thursday for Friday visits. Have car, will travel....

[Greg]

Originally Posted by billski

pray the niar doesn't get that far.... I think I will wait for reports on Thursday for Friday visits. Have car, will travel....

According to John Atkinson's post on SkiMRV, some sleet mixed in at Sugarbush, but it's back to all snow. The MRG cam shows dumpage. Maybe they can avoid any actual rain.

[danny p]

Originally Posted by deadheadskier

In my and I'm guessing 95% of the people's opinion here, you'd be foolish not to drive the extra hour. Sugarbush is FAR AND AWAY a better mountain than Killington. It really isn't even close.

i'm not going to start a debate about this (or at least try not to). sugarbush is a better mountain than k. FAR AND AWAY, not too sure about that. If Sugarbush drive was the same as K, i would have a sugarbush season pass. But it's not. With today's weather, I'll probably be heading to sugarbush tomorrow. But honestly, while I like to listen to everyone's opinions, I've skied both mountains a bunch of times (more at K, but plenty at the bush) and I don't care what 95% of people say. This thread is not a flame and is not directed at deadhead. Just don't agree with the far and away. My $0.02. Everyone feel free to bash me, I love K.

[Mark_151]

It sucks here right now, 15 minutes from Wachusett.

[hiroto]

Looks like I should have booked for Jay Peak vacation rather than for souther NH vacation next week. They got 10 inches of snow but it will be all frozen pretty quickly.

[wa-loaf]

Originally Posted by Mark_151

It sucks here right now, 15 minutes from Wachusett.

Yup, they're closed today. With a possible opening tonight.

I spent a little over an hour snow blowing (although it looked more like a water cannon at times) and shoveling 4 inches of slush and ice in the pouring rain. I was soaked completely through, even my goretex jacket was starting to leak.