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  1. urungus

    Wyoming Trip - Jackson Hole, Snow King, Grand Targhee

    Looking for advice for my first ever trip to Wyoming next week. I am staying slopeside at Snow King Resort Hotel for a couple days then sharing a condo with some friends in Teton Village for 4 days to ski Jackson Hole. Appreciate any advice on the following or any other topics. Trail...
  2. urungus

    Which new 2023 chairlift will be first to open ?

    10 choice limit, so not including Sunday River - Doppelmayr 3-CLF "Merrill Hill II" Mt. Southington - Partek 3-CLF "Northstar"
  3. urungus

    2 free bike lift tickets to Berkshire East

    I won a pair of bike lift tickets to Berkshire East which I will not be using, PM me if interested
  4. urungus

    ChatGPT has no respect for East Coast resorts

    https://unofficialnetworks.com/2023/06/05/we-asked-chatgpt-what-the-10-best-ski-resorts-in-the-united-states-were/
  5. urungus

    Waterville to Host Moguls World Cups in 2024 and 2025

    http://usskiandsnowboard.org/news/waterville-valley-resort-host-moguls-and-dual-moguls-world-cups-2024-and-2025
  6. urungus

    2023/2024 Season Passes

    Berkshire East early bird pricing $549, a $50 increase from last year. Still a pretty good deal for unlimited access to Berkshire East (new high speed lift next season), Catamount, Bousquet, and the $100 discount on the Indy Pass add-on. New perk for renewers is two free early/late season...
  7. urungus

    Maximum one-day vertical at east coast ski area

    This story got me wondering, what is the maximum vertical ever achieved in one day at an east coast ski area ? Crotched is open for 15 hours on Midnight Madness Saturdays and has the high speed Rocket, but might have to wait in line, would it be best venue to make an attempt ...
  8. urungus

    Apple devices overwhelming ski area 911 call centers

    https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/03/health/apple-watch-911-emergency-call.html
  9. urungus

    2023/01/29 - Pico / Killington - Interconnect trail, Catwalk, abandoned Juggernaut, new K1 lodge - guide

    Went to Pico on Sunday morning to knock a couple items off my bucket list: Went up to the summit and started the day with a warmup run down all of KA, even the Lower section was open. I always enjoy the view from the top, which had been groomed: Then back up to the top to begin my trek to...
  10. urungus

    Rate Pico glades by difficulty

    Heading to Pico tomorrow, looking for help ranking Pico’s official woods trails by difficulty. Todays trail report lists most of them as open. Figured I would start with Pike Glade - Middle since it is the only one rated a blue square. After that not sure. Saw some footage of Doozie and...
  11. urungus

    Russian indoor slope to be demolished

    https://www.snow-forecast.com/whiteroom/giant-e100m-russian-indoor-snow-centre-to-be-demolished/
  12. urungus

    Bootfitter in southern VT / western mass

    Looking like it might be time for some new boots and looking for recommendations for local bootfitter who can help with boot purchase for big feet as well as custom inlays, etc. … I have heard good things about Nick & George at https://nicksbootfitting.com/ also Green Mountain Orthotic Lab...
  13. urungus

    Vintage ski pole baskets

    When looking at vintage ski photos for the 1940s, I am always struck by the enormous baskets on their ski poles. Anyone have insight as to why these have shrunk over time and what are the advantages/disadvantages of a huge old school basket ?
  14. urungus

    Disappearing threads

    In the past week the Stowe and new Magic threads have disappeared for me in AZ Northeast Skiing and Snowboarding forum. However when I view the forum in an incognito window I can see those threads, and I am still receiving email notifications when there are new posts in those threads. So I am...
  15. urungus

    Brodie for sale

    https://unofficialnetworks.com/2022/03/24/for-sale-massachusetts-ski-resort/ Wish I had a spare $2 million, its a shame what Jiminy Peak did to this place
  16. urungus

    Eastern Pennsylvania conditions ?

    Will be driving from Washington DC back to Western Mass on Friday and thought I would try to hit a ski area in Eastern Pennsylvania on the way. But a cursory check of Blue Knob shows zero open advanced or expert trails. Anyone know of any other area that currently has decent terrain open ?
  17. urungus

    Pats Peak - Vortex

    Went to Pats Peak for the first time ever this afternoon and thought it was a great place. They sold out of day tickets but had 3 lifts going to the top, Hurricane Triple and Vortex Double were pretty much ski on and the Summit Triple had maybe a 5 minute wait. Groomers were in excellent shape...
  18. urungus

    2022-01-17 Berkshire East Powder Day

    Berkshire East claiming 12” of powder From Izzy and nearly 100% open, so headed over there for some late afternoon turns. Was raining steadily on the drive along the Mohawk Trail and in parking lot, but sun came out during first chairlift ride up. Apparently there were some lift issues on...
  19. urungus

    How to improve circulation during a cold day on the slopes

    https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2022/01/13/bart-scott-tells-josh-allen-to-take-viagra
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