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Most Gaperific eastern ski mountain?

skiNEwhere

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There is a perfectly logical resolution to this. Do I even need to state it?
 

jimk

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Wintergreen in western Virginia. My cousin went skiing there for the fist time and he told me about it. I checked it out online, and that place is it, big time.

Wintergreen is the anti-MRG :thumbup:

I ski there at least once most winters. 1000' VD, among the lifts are two express chairs, one is a six pack. It's on par with a place like Wawa. Just avoid Saturdays. Not far from Charlottesville/UVA where one of my kids goes to school.
Wintergreen stoke:
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Many of above pics from early April 2014. Still open because they have an awesome, fully automated York snowmaking system that even you New Englanders would kill for.
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MadMadWorld

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It's rain or shine this year. We might need to move it indoors. In that case it will become a jousting match in full ski regalia
 

mbedle

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perfect analogy for blue, and the reason i keep driving another hour to get to elk

An hour? Pushing 90 on the northeast express.... lol. Have to agree with the analogy, and the trash issues drives me nuts at Blue. But in all fairness, if you head up early on a Saturday or Sunday morning, and only ski for a couple of hours, its not that bad. If you are lucky enough to ski during the week, you will have Blue all to yourself. I will give credit to Elk, its the gem in PA with the least crowds, bed runs and snow.
 

Highway Star

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Still open because they have an awesome, fully automated York snowmaking system that even you New Englanders would kill for.

It's easy to install automated snowmaking when your ski area is smaller than a golf course, and about the same pitch.
 

mbedle

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The vertical potential at this place is beyond me. Wold kick snowshoe's butt if they could get down to Route 751

Wintergreen is the anti-MRG :thumbup:

I ski there at least once most winters. 1000' VD, among the lifts are two express chairs, one is a six pack. It's on par with a place like Wawa. Just avoid Saturdays. Not far from Charlottesville/UVA where one of my kids goes to school.
Wintergreen stoke:
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Many of above pics from early April 2014. Still open because they have an awesome, fully automated York snowmaking system that even you New Englanders would kill for.
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skiNEwhere

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What's this dumpster that is being spoken of? Is it like the trash barrels that are stuck directly under the lift at big bear?
 
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