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  1. gladerider

    trip to sugarloaf

    looking to visit sugarloaf for the 1st time ever in 2 weeks and wondering if i should go. been checking the mountain cam in the last few days and the conditions look sub par. thin base? i guess this warm pattern is not helping them. wondering if any local can help assess the conditions. worth...
  2. gladerider

    Belleayre condition intel anyone?

    Looking to see if I should head up tomorrow. Sent from my SM-G970U using Tapatalk
  3. gladerider

    may be this is the year to hit up lake tahoe - squaw to open until at least 7/7

    https://www.sfgate.com/weather/article/summer-skiing-California-Squaw-Valley-July-open-13668112.php they are having a record year this year. haven't been there in 10 years. may be this is the year to go back out.
  4. gladerider

    mountain creek vs. blue mt. vs. camelback vs. shawnee

    creek is about 1:15, blue - 1:40, CB - 1:30 and shawnee - 1:15 from me. used to hit up m creek a few times when it was part of the maxpass last year. that was convenient. i take my family to vermont every other weekend and being able to hit up creek in between those weekends worked out really...
  5. gladerider

    Best Route: Northern NJ to Sugarbush

    I haven't been to Sugarbush in 9 years. Heading up there next weekend. My route is typically: I287 > I87 exit 28 > Crown Point Bridge to VT > 17 I think some people do: I287 > Tapan Z > I684 > I84 > I91 > I89 > 12A > 100 What do you do? I also think that there is a road near Sugarbush...
  6. gladerider

    damage report from yesterday's rain?

    anyone know how bad the damages were in the mountains? was pouring down here in the flat lands. was hoping to head up for the coming weekend but looks like there is a warm spell in the forecast.
  7. gladerider

    where are we going this weekend?

    i am thinking about going up to finish my season at da big K
  8. gladerider

    maxpass replacement for NYC metro skiers: ikon or epic pass?

    if you live in the NYC metro and had a maxpass this year, what are you buying next year? i know there are a couple threads that touch on this topic, but not specifically for those from nyc metro and i am curious. i bought maxpass this year when the NY mountains got added and i love it. went to...
  9. gladerider

    Killington 2-17 ~ 2/19

    my trip to K over the weekend was great. was very pessimistic before the trip with the warm up and the wind in forecast. but we were financially committed and my crew always find a way to have fun so off we went. driving up from NJ friday afternoon was easy. left NJ around noon and was surprised...
  10. gladerider

    2 days in colorado, where to hit?

    if you had 2 days to snowboard in early March denver area, where would you go? i have a maxpass, so i would probably decide one of the following: Steamboat Winterpark Crested Butte Copper Eldora i have a powder demon in me and hate traversing
  11. gladerider

    how do you carry your season pass (max pass)?

    i have seen armband types like this i used to use one of these which worked well. but now that i have max pass and will be traveling different mountains i am curious. some have bar code scanners and some have RFIDs. what do you use? any specific brand/style you found effective?
  12. gladerider

    Max pass 2017-2018

    https://www.themaxpass.com/ i am seriously considering buying it for my family next season i think i saw some of you buying a cheap season pass out in the mid west for like $100 and adding the max pass on top of it. what is the best strategy this year?
  13. gladerider

    which mountain is the winner of this storm?

    in norther NJ, i was supposed to get 2'. it is still coming down but the switch over to sleet happened early morning. i have prolly 8-10", but it would have easily been 20, if not for the switch over. i heard the stormed track moved to favor the mountains up north. so, who is the winner? need...
  14. gladerider

    blow torch

    this blow torch weather sux. :flame: it was great in the morning yesterday and all the powder we had here at jay peak started melting fast. now, most of the main arteries are showing the icy surface. slushy. this weather sux.
  15. gladerider

    killington 2-4-2017

    as a weekend rider, i always wish for the perfect timing. i have not been this lucky in a while. it was a great day. took the 330am bus from union square. by 9am we got to the snowshed lodge. looking at the side of the road, it looked like they got about 4"+ fresh pow. a mt. ambassador got on...
  16. gladerider

    Pre-MLK weekend weather tracking

    This Wednesday to Thursday storm looks bad. Looks like another boilerplate condition. I will be in Lake Placid but Vermont looks even worse. For the weatherheads, when is the next Euro or NAM run? Sent from my SM-G920T using Tapatalk
  17. gladerider

    Damage report?

    So, how did the slopes fare with all the rain? Deciding between Killington and Stratton this saturday.
  18. gladerider

    Is it snowing or raining @ Hunter today?

    someone kind enough to provide an update? weather underground says snow but looks like rain according to the base cam. hoping to hit tomorrow, but not sure if the high wind will put most of the chairs on hold.
  19. gladerider

    DEAD - Godzilla El Nino, Thank God

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2016/04/11/godzilla-el-nino-is-dead/ Next winter please!
  20. gladerider

    ski Tibet?

    chinese plan http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-3476797/China-build-world-s-highest-ski-resort.html wonder how many people would get altitude sickness at 18000 feet
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