What areas will you ski again, but hate to admit it?

[sledhaulingmedic]

Inspired by the thread What ski areas will you never ski again?, what area will you visit again, but feel you have to justify?

For me, I'll shamefully admit Stratton. Yes, it's flat, caters to the big money, non-skiers, but I have a lot of friends that work there and, mid-week, it can be fun and relaxing.

Come on! Admit it! There's some place you're ashamed to admit that you'll ski! Come out of the closet! It's like bringing out those Barbara Streisand records at your party. (You'll never live it down!)

[SnowMiser]

Da Bronx Zoo North (aka Hunter)

I've skied there way too much and put up with far too many [anuses] from Noo Yawk and Nawth Joisey.

Unfortunately, it's a good mix of vertical, challenging terrain, & proximity to NJ, and they usually have at least 2 paths down from the summit by Thanksgiving Day. And Annapurna, Clair's, Upper Cliff, and Eisenhower are amongst my favorite trails (when they're not bulletproof).

Stratton is running a close second, for basically the same reason previously quoted.

[BeanoNYC]

Originally Posted by SnowMiser

[color="Navy"]Da Bronx Zoo North (aka Hunter)

I've skied there way too much and put up with far too many [anuses] from Noo Yawk and Nawth Joisey.

And where might you be from? Don't be so quick to insult. There are many of us anuses on this forum as well.

[skibum1321]

Attitash - I really dislike the mountain and the terrain is terrible but my boss has a condo up in N Conway and a season pass there. He invites me up once a season or so and well I can't really tell him where to go when I'm at his place.

[highpeaksdrifter]

Originally Posted by BeanoNYC

Don't be so quick to insult.

The topic of the thread has to lead to insulting mountains. What areas will you ski again, but hate to admit it? You pretty much have to qualify why you hate to admit it and the reasons you go there anyway.

[highpeaksdrifter]

Originally Posted by sledhaulingmedic

Inspired by the thread What ski areas will you never ski again?, what area will you visit again, but feel you have to justify?

For me, I'll shamefully admit Stratton. Yes, it's flat, caters to the big money, non-skiers, but I have a lot of friends that work there and, mid-week, it can be fun and relaxing.

Come on! Admit it! There's some place you're ashamed to admit that you'll ski! Come out of the closet! It's like bringing out those Barbara Streisand records at your party. (You'll never live it down!)

I'll pick Stratton too. I hate it for the reasons Sled mentions, but my youngest son and I had a good time the day we went. It was mid-week, I had free vouchers, it was late season, and 2 of their trails where bumped up nice. We have a deal with my wife that if he stays on high honor roll we cut school one day and ski. He basically skis WF, Gore, West (nites ski club), Jiminy, so I like to expose him to at least 1 new mountain each season.

If Stratton comes through with the free vouchers again will go back. If not... naaah.

[highpeaksdrifter]

Originally Posted by SnowMiser

Da Bronx Zoo North (aka Hunter)

I've skied there way too much and put up with far too many [anuses] from Noo Yawk and Nawth Joisey.

Unfortunately, it's a good mix of vertical, challenging terrain, & proximity to NJ, and they usually have at least 2 paths down from the summit by Thanksgiving Day. And Annapurna, Clair's, Upper Cliff, and Eisenhower are amongst my favorite trails (when they're not bulletproof).

Stratton is running a close second, for basically the same reason previously quoted.

You have more good things to say about Hunta then bad. You're entitled to your opinion, but every place has it's pluses and minuses, even Sugarbush. There I've commited AZ blasphemy and I'm glad...glad I tell you.

Stratton for the same reasons? Come on, the terrain at Hunta is way better,

[wintersyndrome]

MT. Snow, flat as a board, diversity in terrain=0% and full of share-houser's (i was one of them) from NY, NJ and Bahston

why I ride there: too lazy to drive another two and half hours to a real mountain like Sugarbush...

other place I cant stand: Killington on the weekends...its torture looking up at the vertical waiting for the gondola to finally arrive...though midweek with snow its effin awesome

Okemo on weekends as well...read above replace "Gondola" with "HS quad"

Stratton=Aspen East without the challenge--will do my best not to ride there

[BeanoNYC]

Originally Posted by highpeaksdrifter

The topic of the thread has to lead to insulting mountains. What areas will you ski again, but hate to admit it? You pretty much have to qualify why you hate to admit it and the reasons you go there anyway.

I'll have to disagree with you on this one, peaks...or at least clarify my statement. I understand that the nature of the thread leads to a critique of the MOUNTAIN. I should have said don't be so quick to categorize PEOPLE from NY and NJ as anuses.

Is Hunter very crowded? Yes.
Crowded with many people from NY and NJ? Yes.
Does Hunter have a different "vibe" than a typical N.E. mountain? Absolutely
Are Hunter's patrons anuses? I would would say no more than any other mountain.

I've heard this over and over about Hunter and it's starting to grate on me.

Snowmiser, welcome to the forum. Don't forget to post in the New Member\'s Introduction Thread.
I shouldn't have been so quick to react, but I hadn't had my coffee yet.

[highpeaksdrifter]

Originally Posted by BeanoNYC

I'll have to disagree with you on this one, peaks...or at least clarify my statement. I understand that the nature of the thread leads to a critique of the MOUNTAIN. I should have said don't be so quick to categorize PEOPLE from NY and NJ as anuses.

Ahhh...very good. I didn't pick up on that.