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Sky · Apr 12, 2008, 8:57 AM

Well....I didn't get as many days as I'd hoped (join the club right?).

All my days were @ Wachusett except one. I took a midweek day trip to Stratton...and loved it. I got a vibe from this forum about the terrrain, the people, etc. So I was a bit aprehensive.

Maybe it was the mid-week, maybe it's something else...but my friend and I had all the skiing and all the opportunities we needed. I scoped out the beginer terrain for my wife and daughter...NICE! So Stratton is on my list for a family event (if the fam ever wants to go).

The upside aside from the skiing...my Wachusett pass got me $30 off the day ticket! It's a formal agreement between Wa and other area mountains. I knew about Wa belonging to the Mountains of Distinction (MoD) program...but Stratton, Sugarbush and other mountains offer their own variation on that MoD theme. I will go back next year!

As for Wa...I didn't get many midweek mornings this year. I took two lessons and got some excellent tips. I'll buy Wa's book of five lessons again next year and use them over the next two years...great deal.

Way too busy at work for the second winter in a row. Looks like things are getting on to a glide path for next year though. Maybe I'll get more midweek day trips and get back to Cannon, Wildcat and others.

I raced again this year. Third year doing NASTAR @ Wa (thrid year racing anywhere). Still in the Silver category...but I cut a little over a second off my time. Still another 1.5 or so seconds for Gold.

I'm definitely done for the year. Time for yardwork and spring cleaning. I almost hit Sunapee this week on my way back from Burlington...but by the time I was passing the exit...it was 1PM and 62F.

Plans for next year inlcude a commitment to Gold in NASTAR. The rest of the team is interested in getting hooked up with a trainer. All this interest came about from Wachusett's expansion of their end-of-year race.

This year was the first "Good Race". An expansion of the end-of-year "Great Race" for the top 30 teams. The Good Race is for he second tier of 30 teams. Our team is commited to making that cut again next year (we fininshed in the 40's out of 105 teams).

Apr 12, 2008, 8:57 AM	#55 (permalink)
Sky Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: South Central Massachusetts Posts: 938	Well....I didn't get as many days as I'd hoped (join the club right?). All my days were @ Wachusett except one. I took a midweek day trip to Stratton...and loved it. I got a vibe from this forum about the terrrain, the people, etc. So I was a bit aprehensive. Maybe it was the mid-week, maybe it's something else...but my friend and I had all the skiing and all the opportunities we needed. I scoped out the beginer terrain for my wife and daughter...NICE! So Stratton is on my list for a family event (if the fam ever wants to go). The upside aside from the skiing...my Wachusett pass got me $30 off the day ticket! It's a formal agreement between Wa and other area mountains. I knew about Wa belonging to the Mountains of Distinction (MoD) program...but Stratton, Sugarbush and other mountains offer their own variation on that MoD theme. I will go back next year! As for Wa...I didn't get many midweek mornings this year. I took two lessons and got some excellent tips. I'll buy Wa's book of five lessons again next year and use them over the next two years...great deal. Way too busy at work for the second winter in a row. Looks like things are getting on to a glide path for next year though. Maybe I'll get more midweek day trips and get back to Cannon, Wildcat and others. I raced again this year. Third year doing NASTAR @ Wa (thrid year racing anywhere). Still in the Silver category...but I cut a little over a second off my time. Still another 1.5 or so seconds for Gold. I'm definitely done for the year. Time for yardwork and spring cleaning. I almost hit Sunapee this week on my way back from Burlington...but by the time I was passing the exit...it was 1PM and 62F. Plans for next year inlcude a commitment to Gold in NASTAR. The rest of the team is interested in getting hooked up with a trainer. All this interest came about from Wachusett's expansion of their end-of-year race. This year was the first "Good Race". An expansion of the end-of-year "Great Race" for the top 30 teams. The Good Race is for he second tier of 30 teams. Our team is commited to making that cut again next year (we fininshed in the 40's out of 105 teams).