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  1. Rambo

    Killington Sat. 5/5/18

    Skied Killington on Sat. 5/5/18 with Cornhead. Got their early before the liftlines got a little long about 10:30 or so. We met up with our buddy Chuckstah and skied the rest of the day with him. A warm, mostly sunny, day with Great Spring Skiing. a few pics: Bittersweet trail:
  2. Rambo

    How Many Ski Days 2017/18 Season?

    So far as of Mon. 3/26/18, I have 63 ski days in. Post your total so far, if you want
  3. Rambo

    Plattekill Sunday 3/18/18

    Cornhead and I skied Plattekill on Sunday 3/18/18. It was a special promotion called pass-holders day from other ski areas. On Sun. 3/18 if you showed a current valid seasons pass from any other ski area you got a free complimentary lift ticket for the day. It was a nice sunny day and everything...
  4. Rambo

    Windham Fri. 11/24/17

    Skied Windham in the Catskills on Friday 11/24/17. Rode down with Dick, Cornhead and Don. Met up with Jim G and Snolocal. One trail, the main one - top to bottom was open. Also the steep trail off of the top - "The Wall" was also open. Got in several runs for my first day of the season. A few...
  5. Rambo

    Killington June 1st 2017

    Had to ski Killington - Whats left of the Superstar Glacier - on Thursday, June 1st 2017. Killington provided Free lift tickets to all and gave out 250 commemorative Tshirts - Thank You to Killington. Had to do a small hike top and bottom too and from the Superstar Quad. Went with Cornhead and...
  6. Rambo

    Hot Box (ski tuning - wax)

    Our local ski shop has a "Hot Box" mounted up on the rear wall of the ski tuning section. They charge $40. for Hot Boxing your skis. I think after the final Hot Waxing of your skis they will then for a charge of $40 put your skis in the Hot Box for several hours to allow the heat to draw the wax...
  7. Rambo

    Snow Ridge Sat. 12/10/16

    Ski Resort: Snow Ridge, Upstate NY (located between Rome and Watertown NY) Date Skied: Sat. 12/10/16 Conditions: Fresh Powder 18" of Lake effects snow Cornhead and I skied Snow Ridge on Sat. 12/10/16. This was their opening day and they got 18" of Lake Effects Snow off of Lake Ontario. Lift...
  8. Rambo

    Mt. Snow - Sun. 4/3/16

    Cornhead and I skied Mt. Snow on Sun. 4/3/16. We left Binghamton NY, at 4am and got to Mt. Snow at about 8:30am. It's about 204 miles for us to get there. It was cold and snowing during the trip out. Worst roads with snow cover were on the Northway - I87 at Albany and thru Troy NY. About 3-4" of...
  9. Rambo

    Sugarbush - Wed. 3/30/16

    Cornhead and I skied Sugarbush on Wed. 3/30/16. We had Warren Miller vouchers good for one free lift ticket, mid-week. It's a 286 mile trip for us to drive there. They had received 7" of fresh snow the day before. Clear, sunny, nice day and great skiing. a few pics:
  10. Rambo

    Gore Mountain - Saturday 3/26/16

    Cornhead and I skied Gore Mountain, today Sat. 3/26/16. Great skiing, Clear, Sunny, Warm and real nice soft snow. a few pics:
  11. Rambo

    Hunter - Tues. 3/22/16

    Skied Hunter Mtn. on Tues. 3/22/16. Called Hunter on Monday to find out their Window ticket price for Tues. and was told $69. BUT the guy said I could buy a tic from the Hunter website for $39 and had until midnite on Monday to do so. So I went online and bought the $39. tic. It was a nice...
  12. Rambo

    Windham - Sat. 3/19/16 - Their Last Day

    Cornhead and I skied Windham in the Catskill Mountains, NY. It's about 102 miles for us from Binghamton, NY. It was their last day of the season. Cornhead had a Warren Miller voucher for a free lift ticket, and Tics were $49 on Sat.3/19/16. We got on the lift just after opening at 8 am...
  13. Rambo

    Plattekill - Sat. 3/12/16 - St. Platty's Day

    Cornhead and I skied Plattekill today Sat. 3/12/16. Warm, clear, sunny, bluebird day. Skiing was just Great. Excellent spring conditions. It was their St. Platty's Day celebration. It was also passholders day from other ski areas - if you showed a seasons pass from another area you got 1 free...
  14. Rambo

    Elk Mountain PA - Winterfest - Demos - Fri. 1/22/16

    Cornhead and I skied Elk Mountain for their Winterfest day with Demo skis. We bought our lift tickets in advance at Cliff House ski shop in Vestal NY and they were $30. each. Skiing was great early and later in the day there was ice patches developing from skiers scraping off the base layers...
  15. Rambo

    How Many Ski Days for the 2015 - 16 season?

    How many Ski Days do you plan to get in for the 2015 - 2016 season? Me, I hope to get in 30 - 58 ski days. Last year, I got in my most at 52. They were at Greek Peak, Elk Mountain, Snow Ridge, Gore, Hunter and Killington.
  16. Rambo

    United States Ski Areas Still Open, Lift Served

    As of Saturday 5/9/15 - 6 still open One in the East KILLINGTON One in Colorado Arapahoe Basin One in Utah Snowbird One in California Mammoth Mountain Two in Oregon Mt. Bachelor Timberline Way to go Killington!!
  17. Rambo

    Gore Mountain - Sunday 4/19/15

    Cornhead, Glade Runner and I skied Gore on their last day of the ski season. Weather was fantastic, about 50 to 60 degrees and bright sunshine. Lift Tics were $30. Base coverage was great for the most part, a few thin cover spots here and there, which you could fairly easily navigate around or...
  18. Rambo

    What is your estimated cost per lift ticket for 2014/15 ski season?

    My cost per lift ticket comes to $12.50 each. That doesn't seem so expensive. (Bought 2014/2015 seasons pass at Greek Peak at early discounted price of $399 and plan on using it 32 times).
  19. Rambo

    Seat belts Question?

    Some guy wants to know what year did all cars start coming with seat belts installed. He says 1962 and I say 1966. I can't find a clear answer on the internet. DOES ANYBODY KNOW?
  20. Rambo

    Huntah - Thurs. 4/10/14

    Hunter Mountain Thursday, 4/10/14 Made it to Hunter on Thurs. 4/10/14 - Was totally AWESOME, spring skiing!! It's about 110 miles, or a 2 hour drive from Binghamton NY area. Ticket prices are now $40. midweek and $50 weekend... But if you have a seasons pass from any other ski area - you get...
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