Stratton 2/24

reefer · Feb 25, 2008, 8:27 AM

Had a great time at Stratton with Mario, Chris, and Peter. Used our free tickets! We've had better conditions to ski there but still had fun and many laughs. There wasn't a cloud in the sky all day which helped warm things up a bit, but it was never above freezing! Of course they were 99% groomed, but in pretty good shape, 100% open! Spent the morning working our way around the mountain and zoned in on the good stuff after lunch. The bumps on Bear Down were a great time and the woods are as good as anything in Southern VT! Sad to see the Kidderbrook chair gone, have a very long runout to Sun Bowl, and that's were we encounterd the longest lines, but it was only a few minutes. After lunch there were virtually no liftlines. Everyone heading home.

marcski · Feb 25, 2008, 9:13 AM

The woods at stratton are underrated for s.vt. no doubt!

skifastr · Feb 25, 2008, 11:09 AM

wow - pics 1 & 3 look really nice! I was at Magic yesterday and mostly wishing I was anywhere else [TR to come sometime today I hope]. I bet Bromley was good yesterday, with its south-facing runs the snow probably softened up nicely.

2knees · Feb 25, 2008, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by skifastr

I was at Magic yesterday and mostly wishing I was anywhere else [TR to come sometime today I hope].

yikes, please give us the gory details

Reefer, nice pics. But i thought stratton was all groomers and wide boulevards?

reefer · Feb 25, 2008, 12:00 PM

skifastr
wow - pics 1 & 3 look really nice! I was at Magic yesterday and mostly wishing I was anywhere else [TR to come sometime today I hope]. I bet Bromley was good yesterday, with its south-facing runs the snow probably softened up nicely.

2knees Quote:
Reefer, nice pics. But i thought stratton was all groomers and wide boulevards?

We were thinking the same thing looking across the valley at Bromley

Yeah 2knees, just like Okemo.............................

SKIQUATTRO · Feb 25, 2008, 12:01 PM

Bromley was great yesterday afternoon...no one there and snow was getting soft

2knees · Feb 25, 2008, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by reefer

skifastr
wow - pics 1 & 3 look really nice! I was at Magic yesterday and mostly wishing I was anywhere else [TR to come sometime today I hope]. I bet Bromley was good yesterday, with its south-facing runs the snow probably softened up nicely.

2knees Quote:
Reefer, nice pics. But i thought stratton was all groomers and wide boulevards?

We were thinking the same thing looking across the valley at Bromley

Yeah 2knees, just like Okemo.............................

I hope you know i was being sarcastic. Like i said in one of the okemo bashing threads, i think just about any area, regardless of perception, would have something that would be interesting. People just like to go with the mob.

anyway, that bump run looks awesome.

reefer · Feb 25, 2008, 12:52 PM

Of course I knew you were sarcastic 2knees! I roll at Okemo once in a while, and hardly ever do a cruiser when I do. I don't have much bad to say about any hill that's giving me a ride to the top!

jaywbigred · Feb 25, 2008, 4:18 PM

Wow I am super, super jealous. My trip to Stratton Feb 8-11th had nary a bump in site. I wish they had this setup for my trip. ARGH.

Mildcat · Feb 26, 2008, 1:15 PM

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Originally Posted by reefer

Of course I knew you were sarcastic 2knees! I roll at Okemo once in a while, and hardly ever do a cruiser when I do. I don't have much bad to say about any hill that's giving me a ride to the top!

Yep, I used my free Stratton ticket yesterday and have a free Okemo voucher to burn sometime this week.

Feb 25, 2008, 8:27 AM	#1 (permalink)
reefer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: MA Posts: 413	Stratton 2/24 Had a great time at Stratton with Mario, Chris, and Peter. Used our free tickets! We've had better conditions to ski there but still had fun and many laughs. There wasn't a cloud in the sky all day which helped warm things up a bit, but it was never above freezing! Of course they were 99% groomed, but in pretty good shape, 100% open! Spent the morning working our way around the mountain and zoned in on the good stuff after lunch. The bumps on Bear Down were a great time and the woods are as good as anything in Southern VT! Sad to see the Kidderbrook chair gone, have a very long runout to Sun Bowl, and that's were we encounterd the longest lines, but it was only a few minutes. After lunch there were virtually no liftlines. Everyone heading home. Last edited by reefer; Mar 3, 2008 at 8:20 AM.

Feb 25, 2008, 11:09 AM	#3 (permalink)
skifastr Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Westford, MA Posts: 64	wow - pics 1 & 3 look really nice! I was at Magic yesterday and mostly wishing I was anywhere else [TR to come sometime today I hope]. I bet Bromley was good yesterday, with its south-facing runs the snow probably softened up nicely. __________________ 07-08 season: Dec 7-9 Stowe; Jan 1 Nashoba; Jan 5-6 Sunday River; Jan 19-25 Hokkaido, Japan; Feb 8 MRG; Feb 17 Burke; Feb 24 Magic; Mar 1-2 Bolton; Mar 29-31 A-Basin & Keystone; Apr 17-18 Stowe & Jay

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Feb 25, 2008, 9:13 AM	#2 (permalink)
marcski Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Westchester County, NY and a Mountain near you! Posts: 893	The woods at stratton are underrated for s.vt. no doubt!

Feb 25, 2008, 12:00 PM	#5 (permalink)
reefer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: MA Posts: 413	skifastr wow - pics 1 & 3 look really nice! I was at Magic yesterday and mostly wishing I was anywhere else [TR to come sometime today I hope]. I bet Bromley was good yesterday, with its south-facing runs the snow probably softened up nicely. 2knees Quote: Reefer, nice pics. But i thought stratton was all groomers and wide boulevards? We were thinking the same thing looking across the valley at Bromley Yeah 2knees, just like Okemo.............................

Feb 25, 2008, 12:52 PM	#8 (permalink)
reefer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: MA Posts: 413	Of course I knew you were sarcastic 2knees! I roll at Okemo once in a while, and hardly ever do a cruiser when I do. I don't have much bad to say about any hill that's giving me a ride to the top!

Feb 25, 2008, 4:18 PM	#9 (permalink)
jaywbigred Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: North Jersey Posts: 234	Wow I am super, super jealous. My trip to Stratton Feb 8-11th had nary a bump in site. I wish they had this setup for my trip. ARGH.