Do you night ski?

ga2ski · Jul 25, 2006, 8:41 PM

I raced at night at Pat's last year. Before that i hadn't ski at night in about 10 years. Oh wait I skied on powder night at GunRock the season before, but before that i hadn't night skied since 1993 when i graduated high school.

TwinTips21 · Jul 25, 2006, 9:08 PM

Just about every week night I don't have to work at mountain creek. Just a 25 minutes ride from here and the pass is only 149 thorugh my school's ski team.

Terry · Jul 26, 2006, 4:27 AM

I ski 3 to 4 nights a week at Shawnee Peak and really enjoy it. I will be racing with Thaller1 this winter. Looking forward to it!

**thetrailboss** · Jul 26, 2006, 5:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Sparky

What, no Jiminy Peak?

No, I have not been....it's always been too far away for me.

**bvibert** · Jul 26, 2006, 7:42 AM

Count me in for night skiing. Actually that turned out to be most of my skiing last season, if it wasn't for night skiing at Sundown I wouldn't have hardly skiied at all.

I've also been to Mohawk a few times, which doesn't seem quite a busy as Sundown.

highpeaksdrifter · Jul 26, 2006, 7:48 AM

All skiing is good skiing for sure, but I'll wager the vast majority of us would rather ski in the daytime then at night. I actually now high school students in my ski club who have never skied in the day light. I think that's kinda sad, but they think it's normal. Any of you know anyone who is strictly a night owl?

**bvibert** · Jul 26, 2006, 8:21 AM

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Originally Posted by highpeaksdrifter

All skiing is good skiing for sure, but I'll wager the vast majority of us would rather ski in the daytime then at night. I actually now high school students in my ski club who have never skied in the day light. I think that's kinda sad, but they think it's normal. Any of you know anyone who is strictly a night owl?

I agree the day time is better. When I was in school I was like the students in your ski club, the only time I got to ski was during our town's ski club at night. I was just happy to be on skis.

ski_adk · Jul 26, 2006, 12:49 PM

I loved night skiing (once the kiddies get back on the bus to go home). Had the 6/7 pass to Jiminy for the last couple of years and man did i rack up the vert. I also gained tons of experience points too. Powder nights are an amazing experience. Windy nights can lead to some nice soft drifts if you know where to look. And even boiler plate nights that cause sparks to fly off your edges (yes, it really happens and is quite cool) can provide quite a fun thrill. Although, when starting off on the head wall of Whitetail, when the entire slope is firm and shiny, be sure you've set a good, stable edge. Slipping there can lead to a slide for life that can be longer than a football field(thank God I didn't lost my poles, or else I never would have had anything to dig into the ice in my attempt to self-arrest).

shwilly · Jul 26, 2006, 2:55 PM

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Originally Posted by highpeaksdrifter

Any of you know anyone who is strictly a night owl?

Yes. I have a good friend who only does night skiing at Wa wa. Some years he does a weekend day or two somewhere else; some years 15 Wednesday nights at Wa wa are it.

Wachusett being what it is, he just bombs down Smith-Walton again and again and looks for stuff to poach. He says ski patrol recognizes him and our other buddy by their shells, and keeps an eye on them for going too fast.

I have no idea what they get out of this.

I'm trying to talk him into getting an ASC pass this year, but I'm not getting my hopes up.

Lostone · Jul 27, 2006, 11:26 AM

I've done night skiing, mostly as a group from work.

I don't like it. I don't like flat light, and it don't get much flatter.

I find it is much colder on a night than aeven the cloudiest days.

I've done Wa and Crotched.

I consider it more partying with breaks to take a few runs.

If there was nothing else, I guess it woud have been better, but I've always taken all my vacation time as days to extend my weekends. So my mid-weeks have been pretty short, and I've been able to wait for the 3 or 4 day weekend.

Jul 26, 2006, 4:27 AM	#23 (permalink)
Terry Sunday River meet and greet Join Date: May 2004 Location: Fryeburg Maine Posts: 1,331	I ski 3 to 4 nights a week at Shawnee Peak and really enjoy it. I will be racing with Thaller1 this winter. Looking forward to it! __________________ skiing is not just an activity, it is a lifestyle!

Jul 26, 2006, 7:42 AM	#25 (permalink)
bvibert West Hartford Res 6/22/08 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Torrington, CT Posts: 11,462	Count me in for night skiing. Actually that turned out to be most of my skiing last season, if it wasn't for night skiing at Sundown I wouldn't have hardly skiied at all. I've also been to Mohawk a few times, which doesn't seem quite a busy as Sundown. __________________ Brian SAC Tracker

Jul 26, 2006, 7:48 AM	#26 (permalink)
highpeaksdrifter Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The Warming Earth Posts: 3,170	All skiing is good skiing for sure, but I'll wager the vast majority of us would rather ski in the daytime then at night. I actually now high school students in my ski club who have never skied in the day light. I think that's kinda sad, but they think it's normal. Any of you know anyone who is strictly a night owl? __________________ The Stone Age didn’t end because people ran out of stones.

Jul 27, 2006, 11:26 AM	#30 (permalink)
Lostone Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sugarbush, Vermont Posts: 539	I've done night skiing, mostly as a group from work. I don't like it. I don't like flat light, and it don't get much flatter. I find it is much colder on a night than aeven the cloudiest days. I've done Wa and Crotched. I consider it more partying with breaks to take a few runs. If there was nothing else, I guess it woud have been better, but I've always taken all my vacation time as days to extend my weekends. So my mid-weeks have been pretty short, and I've been able to wait for the 3 or 4 day weekend. __________________ . . Look! Up in the sky! skimrv.com

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Jul 25, 2006, 8:41 PM	#21 (permalink)
ga2ski Sunday River December 3, 2007 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Southern NH, work or in the Mountains Posts: 1,049	I raced at night at Pat's last year. Before that i hadn't ski at night in about 10 years. Oh wait I skied on powder night at GunRock the season before, but before that i hadn't night skied since 1993 when i graduated high school.

Jul 25, 2006, 9:08 PM	#22 (permalink)
TwinTips21 Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Sussex County, NJ Posts: 292	Just about every week night I don't have to work at mountain creek. Just a 25 minutes ride from here and the pass is only 149 thorugh my school's ski team.

Jul 26, 2006, 12:49 PM	#28 (permalink)
ski_adk Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 117	I loved night skiing (once the kiddies get back on the bus to go home). Had the 6/7 pass to Jiminy for the last couple of years and man did i rack up the vert. I also gained tons of experience points too. Powder nights are an amazing experience. Windy nights can lead to some nice soft drifts if you know where to look. And even boiler plate nights that cause sparks to fly off your edges (yes, it really happens and is quite cool) can provide quite a fun thrill. Although, when starting off on the head wall of Whitetail, when the entire slope is firm and shiny, be sure you've set a good, stable edge. Slipping there can lead to a slide for life that can be longer than a football field(thank God I didn't lost my poles, or else I never would have had anything to dig into the ice in my attempt to self-arrest).