Most Gaperific eastern ski mountain?

Smellytele · Aug 20, 2014

WoodCore said:
+1

Killington is my vote.

While K does have the most they also have a fair amount of good skiers so the % maybe lower than the feeder mtns people mention. If we narrowed it down to the larger mountains they still may have a lower percentage than say Loon or SR but only because the larger amount of good skiers. Now attitude they win hands down.

MadMadWorld · Aug 20, 2014

skiNEwhere said:
Lmao. In that case you should've just went full gaper mode and played dumb "uhhhh, I'm lost, which way is the parking lot?"

I also forgot to mention that it was a lift line haha. The skiing was awesome though!

skiNEwhere · Aug 20, 2014

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.

BeefyBoy50 · Aug 20, 2014

I agree on the places closest to big cities- in my personal experience I'd say Blue Mountain and Bear Creek are the worst that I've been to. I try to avoid Blue Mountain because it's like the Walmart of ski areas- sure you can get what you want (albeit in a low quality package) but a lot of the clientele makes me despair for humanity. Seriously, is it necessary to have a dumpster sized trashcan under the lift? And people still throw junk all over the mountain anyway. I wonder if the place would be better if they didn't have high speed lifts.

I'm not really sure I knew the term gaper last time I was at Windham but that place gets crowded for sure so i bet you can find a lot of them there.

spring_mountain_high · Aug 20, 2014

BeefyBoy50 said:
I agree on the places closest to big cities- in my personal experience I'd say Blue Mountain and Bear Creek are the worst that I've been to. I try to avoid Blue Mountain because it's like the Walmart of ski areas- sure you can get what you want (albeit in a low quality package) but a lot of the clientele makes me despair for humanity. Seriously, is it necessary to have a dumpster sized trashcan under the lift? And people still throw junk all over the mountain anyway. I wonder if the place would be better if they didn't have high speed lifts.

I'm not really sure I knew the term gaper last time I was at Windham but that place gets crowded for sure so i bet you can find a lot of them there.

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

Highway Star · Aug 20, 2014

skiNEwhere said:
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.

That's pretty fierce.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AE8b3D1BtAY&feature=player_detailpage#t=280

Smellytele · Aug 20, 2014

Highway Star said:
That's pretty fierce.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AE8b3D1BtAY&feature=player_detailpage#t=280

That place looks like a field with a lift

dlague · Aug 20, 2014

Gaper according to urban dictionary - http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=gaper

a couple of quotes from it

a term used by dbags to degrade new skiers in an effort to boost their own self esteem.

A fun game to play while skiing or riding behind a gaper is called "Follow the Gaper". The game is played by following the gaper's path and looking as bad as they are.

Came to the conclusion - we were one at one point or still are!

Highway Star · Aug 20, 2014

Smellytele said:
That place looks like a field with a lift

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hw_bBu-785c

Smellytele · Aug 20, 2014

highway star said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hw_bbu-785c

hahaha.

bobbutts · Aug 20, 2014

xlr8r said:
Sunapee IMO. Its for the weekend day trip gapers that think they need a better mountain than Wawa.

Funny, I go there on weekdays and I'd say it's one of the highest concentrations of experts I see because there are usually a bunch of racers free skiing. I went once this year on a Saturday and upon seeing the parking out for miles down the road, decided to hit Whaleback instead.

dlague · Aug 20, 2014

Hey Wintergreen has a DD trail called lower cliffhanger! Seriously that's is a joke!

legalskier · Aug 20, 2014

WWF-VT said:
Killington wins for gapers with attitude

Sometimes it's downright steezy.

SkiFanE · Aug 20, 2014

Anyone using the word "gaper" is one. Sorry folks. According to my kids, term you should be using is "noob".

Personally, I think anyone that needs more than one ski in a quiver is a "noob". Bunch of sissies needing one for different conditions...what could be more 'gaper-y'? And spending quality ski days demo-ing... c'mon...strap em on and head downhill.

Vortex · Aug 20, 2014

Easy there. I have 5 pairs I use. I am bound to steal your rolling rock with that tude.

Highway Star · Aug 20, 2014

SkiFanE said:
Anyone using the word "gaper" is one. Sorry folks. According to my kids, term you should be using is "noob".

Personally, I think anyone that needs more than one ski in a quiver is a "noob". Bunch of sissies needing one for different conditions...what could be more 'gaper-y'? And spending quality ski days demo-ing... c'mon...strap em on and head downhill.

News flash - your kids are gapers. Or just stupid.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Noob

trackbiker · Aug 20, 2014

Forget gapers. You haven't seen anything until you see the Bubba's in their Carhartt coveralls skiing in the mountains of N.C.

MadMadWorld · Aug 20, 2014

Gaper is a state of mind that transcends ability. Even the experts have gaper moments

SkiFanE · Aug 20, 2014

Bob R said:
Easy there. I have 5 pairs I use. I am bound to steel your rolling rock with that tude.

REally? Wow...you didn't strike me as a gaper...! :thumbup:

skiNEwhere · Aug 20, 2014

Gapers are not all or none. There's a complicated formula used to determine the level of gapness.

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