This Weekend - Best Bang For Your Time

Madroch · Nov 20, 2014

SnowRock said:
Mid season not sure Okemo is my thing but now maybe it's the play. I love stowe and have done the drive to south Burlington after working a full day before, but they don't open till Saturday and I need to get the better half at the airport Sunday at 2. Makes that a long drive for the time on snow.

Same here- I'm not an okemo fan mid or late season- but they have been real aggressive early- last year I logged almost 40k feet on 11/17 lapping the old quad on multiple top to bottom cruisers.

That being said - if i ski this weekend May go all the way up (for me) to Stowe- due to the quad/six not running at okemo.

VTKilarney · Nov 20, 2014

Mount Snow just posted this:
We expect to have a dozen trails open for you on Friday so wake up those legs because winter is here!! Some trails you can expect to see open include Canyon, Cascade, Long John, Ridge, Snowdance, Launch Pad and Beaver Hill; just to name a few. The Gulch will also be open over at Carinthia loaded with features to jib and get creative on.

Lift ticket rates for Nov. 21 - 23 will be $65 for adults, $55 for youth and seniors (age 6-18, 65+) and kids 5 and under are $5. Lower mountain lift tickets will be $35 and there's no half-day ticket rate.

We plan to have three lifts running to get you up and out there. You can expect to ride the Bluebird Express and Discovery Shuttle on the Main Face, and Heavy Metal servicing Carinthia. Lifts will run from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Friday the 21st though Sunday the 23rd.

The lift tickets are no bargain, but you would likely make up for it in gasoline savings.

slatham · Nov 20, 2014

Wow, Stowe is killing it. Amazing they got that much snow. If I could I would.....

In the last 24 hours snow has been made on the following trails: Standard, Fifth Avenue, Lower North Slope, Crossover, T-Line, Lullabye Lane, Inspiration, Upper Meadows, Meadows, Competition Hill, and Slalom Hill. The big news though is that our snowmakers plan to fire up the snow guns on Liftline this afternoon from top-to-bottom. We plan to blast away on Liftline over the next couple of days in hopes of having that open this weekend.

Madroch · Nov 20, 2014

Snow is a maybe- which line will be longer say bluebird or forerunner? Guesses?

steamboat1 · Nov 20, 2014

slatham said:
Wow, Stowe is killing it. Amazing they got that much snow. If I could I would.....

In the last 24 hours snow has been made on the following trails: Standard, Fifth Avenue, Lower North Slope, Crossover, T-Line, Lullabye Lane, Inspiration, Upper Meadows, Meadows, Competition Hill, and Slalom Hill. The big news though is that our snowmakers plan to fire up the snow guns on Liftline this afternoon from top-to-bottom. We plan to blast away on Liftline over the next couple of days in hopes of having that open this weekend.

That's just a list of trails they've blown snow on this week. There are other trails that were open last weekend not on that list that I'm sure will be open this weekend too.

BenedictGomez · Nov 20, 2014

The fact Stowe just got 6" to 10" natural doesn't hurt.

ScottySkis · Nov 20, 2014

Snow lots of it out at Tug Hill NY I be there on Saturday for opening day with others.

farlep99 · Nov 20, 2014

VTKilarney said:
Mount Snow just posted this:

Lift ticket rates for Nov. 21 - 23 will be $65 for adults, $55 for youth and seniors (age 6-18, 65+) and kids 5 and under are $5. Lower mountain lift tickets will be $35 and there's no half-day ticket rate.

$65?? That seems a bit high, no? wow...

VTKilarney · Nov 20, 2014

farlep99 said:
$65?? That seems a bit high, no? wow...

It seems high to me too, but you also have to factor gasoline expenses into the equation. For one person it's not as bad as it sounds if they are driving alone to go skiing.

SnowRock · Nov 20, 2014

Thanks all.. Sugarloaf is a bit out of the range for even a nut like me. I can do 6 but 8 hours for two days is pushing it.... Stowe would be the call if they were open tomorrow. Maybe I'll try Okemo then Snow which will position me closer to newark for sunday.

Smellytele · Nov 20, 2014

VTKilarney said:
It seems high to me too, but you also have to factor gasoline expenses into the equation. For one person it's not as bad as it sounds if they are driving alone to go skiing.

More passengers the cheaper :argue:

VTKilarney · Nov 20, 2014

Smellytele said:
More passengers the cheaper :argue:

Mt. Snow is a worse deal as you add passengers. Each passenger pays the higher lift ticket price - but the savings in gas does not increase as you add more passengers in the vehicle.

skifree · Nov 20, 2014

ct ski council gets early season group rates at mountain snow.

1 DAY $46 $40
1 DAY NON SAT $38 $35
2 DAY $72 $64
3 DAY $95 $75
4 DAY $120 $86

tnt1234 · Nov 20, 2014

VTKilarney said:
Mt. Snow is a worse deal as you add passengers. Each passenger pays the higher lift ticket price - but the savings in gas does not increase as you add more passengers in the vehicle.

The cost of gas is fixed. The car will cost X to drive to mt. Snow wether there is 1 or 4 in the car....

Let X=cost of gas to drive to Mt. Snow.
Let Y = Cost of lift ticket.

If there is one in the car, the cost of the outing is X + Y

If there are 4 people in the car, each person's cost is 1/4X + Y which is less than X+Y.

reefer · Nov 20, 2014

farlep99 said:
$65?? That seems a bit high, no? wow...

$38.00 non Saturday, $46.00 Saturday until Christmas for Ct Ski council members. Pays for membership after two visits.....................
Wish I could pull tomorrow off but I'll probably go Tuesday if they survive Mondays weather.

edit: oooops sorry for the repost, better type faster

skifree · Nov 20, 2014

my membership is $25. almost pays for itself before I go

Smellytele · Nov 20, 2014

VTKilarney said:
Mt. Snow is a worse deal as you add passengers. Each passenger pays the higher lift ticket price - but the savings in gas does not increase as you add more passengers in the vehicle.

You lost me. If 1 person is driving to Mt snow they are paying for all the gas. If 5 people are in the same car you split the cost amongst the 5...

Smellytele · Nov 20, 2014

tnt1234 said:
The cost of gas is fixed. The car will cost X to drive to mt. Snow wether there is 1 or 4 in the car....

Let X=cost of gas to drive to Mt. Snow.
Let Y = Cost of lift ticket.

If there is one in the car, the cost of the outing is X + Y

If there are 4 people in the car, each person's cost is 1/4X + Y which is less than X+Y.

+1. Well kind of if you want to be anal with more weight - worse gas mileage but still cheaper.

farlep99 · Nov 20, 2014

Screw that calculations & what not. Point is $65 is awfully expensive for very limited terrain this early in the season.

dlague · Nov 20, 2014

farlep99 said:
Screw that calculations & what not. Point is $65 is awfully expensive for very limited terrain this early in the season.

I agree - the going rates for much of NH is between $35 and $49 (at least for now).

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