Fat Lady Thread 2017

WJenness said:

I was at Sunapee on Sunday.

Longest lines I have waited in all year.

I got there at about 7:30 and got a good spot in the main lot.

One of the busiest April days on Sunday I have ever seen at Hunter.



When I left at about 1:30, every spot in the main lot, lot 2, and possibly lot 3 was full.

There were cars parked bumper to bumper on both sides of the access road all the way to the main road.

"People don't ski in April."

Except at Sunapee apparently.

I did talk to someone on the lift who said it was pretty dead there on Saturday... But Sunday was anything but.

Oh, and next weekend is it. They are closing on Sunday 4/10.

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Jcb890 said:

Mt. Snow has officially announced April 16th as their last day.

http://www.mountsnow.com/our-media/blog/mount-snow/season-extended/

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drjeff said:

Last day of CONTINUOUS operations (weather permitting) - leaves the door open a bit for a possible additional weekend IF Easter weekend business is good, there's still enough snow and the weather looks good the following weekend.....

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Jcb890 said:

Yeah. I have that Monday the 17th off so I was also hoping they'd be open the 17th and I asked, but they said no. Like you said, the wording is a bit off, possibly leaving the door open for 1 last weekend the 22nd/23rd... but the feeling I got was that they are done the 16th.

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xwhaler said:

Just a heads up. Bretton Woods closing day is Patriots Day 4/17
Tickets for $17.76 and includes an early season voucher for next yr

I can't imagine anyone else in NH would be offering daily ops for that day if I had to guess


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drjeff said:

Bromley just confirmed on their FB page that they WON'T reopen next weekend, so Sunday the 2nd was their last day

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MadPatSki said:

Here is this week's update on the who, where, until when to ski in the East.

Still 98 ski areas in the East still hoping to spin this weekend:

Québec : 48
Vermont : 13
New Hampshire : 9
New York : 6
Maine : 5
Ontario, Newfoundland & Labrador, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia & Massachusetts : 2 each
Pennsylvania : 1

April Snow, April Showers – Eastern Closing Thread 2017 – Week 2
https://madpatski.wordpress.com/201...l-showers-eastern-closing-thread-2017-week-2/

PS. Whiteface after next Monday, Whiteface will be closed midweek.

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deadheadskier said:

Always appreciate you compiling closing dates.

Out of curiosity, where did you get 4/30 as a tentative closing date for Wildcat? Their marketing department keeps hinting at skiing into May. I've always thought 4/30 was more realistic for business purposes, but I haven't seen any formal announcement one way or another

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deadheadskier said:

Ok. Just wasn't sure if you had heard an official announcement of a tentative closing date. I think 4/30 is likely it, but I'd love to see 5/7 if they still have the snow.

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2Planker said:

They made it to May in 2015. 5/1 is our anniversary, and we were skiing that day !!!

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Ski areas that have spinning in May since 2006 including this coming weekend:
Mont St-Sauveur QC : 10 times (91%) – last 10 years in a row
Killington VT : 8 times (73%) – last 4 years
Sugarbush VT : 8 times (73%) – last 4 years
Sugarloaf ME : 8 times (64%) – 8 of the last 10 years
Jay VT : 7 times (73%) – last 3 years
Wildcat NH : 2 times (18%)
Sunday River ME : 2 times (18%)– last 2 years
Comi QC : 2 times (18%)– 2 of the last 3 years
Miller QC : 2 times (18%)
Bretton Woods NH : 1 time (9%)
Wachusett MA : 1 time (9%)
Saddleback ME : 1 time (9%)

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