Where have you skied?

[skiergirl]

VT-Stowe, Mad River Glen, Burke, Bolton, Cochrans, Jay Peak, Sugarbush, Smuggs I think I've skied some in Vermachusetts but I can't remember which ones.
NH-Loon, Sunapee & Cannon
NY Whiteface & Gore

 

[David Metsky]

NH: Cannon/Mittersill (does that count?)

Only if you skied it back when Mittersill was open. :wink:

-dave-

 

[jimme]

This was copied from an response to a similar discussion on another board and is in no particular order. Numbers indicate anumber of days skied. I did add in states for those not obvious.

Darrows Ski Tow, NY (NELSAP) (15+?)
Adirondack Ski Center (30+)
Gore Mountain (30+)
Snow Valley (NELSAP) 1
Hickory Hill 1
Okemo 3
West Mtn 6+
Killington 7
Stratton 5
Mt. Snow 1
Mad River Glen 1
Magic 2
Bromley 2
Pico Peak 1
Alta 4
Snowbird 2
Willard 1
Hunter 1
Plattekill 2
Maple Valley, NY 1
Whiteface 4
Jiminy Peak (46)
Brodie (NELSAP) 11
Butternut 1
Belleayre 3
Skidmore Ski Slope, NY (NELSAP) 3+
Mount Snow 1

Jimme

 

[tree_skier]

I know I will Miss some but here goes

NH:
Pinnicle
Fitzwilliam
Pats Peak
Sunapee
King Ridge
Whaleback
Storrs Hill
Dartmouth Skiway
Gunstock
Alpine Ridge
Belknap Mtn
Guilford Outing Club
Ragged
Tenney
The Highlands
Cannon
Loon
Wildcat
Cranmore
Attitash
Attitash/bearpeak
Temple
Crotched
Tuckermans
Oak Hill
Blackwater
Beach Hill (only when closed)


VT:
Living Memorial Park
Hogback
Maple Valley
Haystack
Mount Snow
Carinthia
Stratton
Snow Valley
Bromley
killington
Pico
Pinnicle
Okemo
Ascutney
Cochran's
Stowe
Sugarbush
Glen Ellen
Mad River Glen
Jay Peak
Burke
Smugglers Notch
Suicide Six
Middlebury snow bowl
Dutch Hill (only when closed)

MA:
Berkshire East
Jiminy

NY:
Snow Ridge
Whiteface
Gore
Hunter
Windham

Maine:
Sunday river
Sugarloaf
Big Rock

 

[thetrailboss]

Here goes:

Vermont:

Burke (Passholder)
Lyndon Outing Club (Pass Holder)
Jay Peak (Pass Holder)
Bolton Valley
Mad River
Sugarbush (Pass Holder)
Middlebury Snowbowl (my alma mater) (Pass Holder)
Pico (Pass Holder)
Killington (Pass Holder)

New Hampshire:

Bretton Woods
Cranmore
Cannon
Pat's Peak (Pass Holder)
Tenney (ick, never going again)
Sunapee

Mass-aw-chusetts (as GW says):
The World Famous Blue Hills

Maine:
Sunday River (Pass Holder)

Scotland (yes Scotland and I did not wear a kilt):

Hillend Recreation Centre (DRY skiing!!!) :beer:

Switzerland:
Zermatt (glacier skiing in May...similar to the glacier on Mt. Dozer :wink: )

 

[GadgetRick]

Mine...

NY
Belleayre
Hunter
Wyndham
Sterling Forest
Whiteface

PA
Jack Frost
Camelback

CO
Loveland
A-Basin

BC
Whistler-Blackcomb

 

[JimG.]

NY: Hunter, Belleayre, Windham, Fahnestock (closed), Sterling Forest, Labrador, Thunder Ridge (used to be Big Birch), Plattekill.
VT: Killington, Pico, Stowe, Jay, Sugarbush, MRG, Bromley, Mt. Snow, Stratton.
NH: Dartmouth Skiway (my alma mater), Presidentials.
Mass: Jiminy Peak, Catamount, Brodie, Butternut.
NJ: Vernon Valley (now Mountain Creek).
PA: Elk.
CO: A-Basin, Copper, Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone, Aspen
Utah: Alta, Snowbird, Park City, Deer Valley.
Wyoming: Jackson Hole.
Argentina: Las Lenas.
Chile: Portillo.
Switzerland: Davos, Arosa, St. Moritz, Zermatt.

Sure I forgot a few...an interesting thread. I believe it's the first time I've heard of anyone other than me who has skied the Corvatsch glacier and Corviglia. I'm also surprised at the lack of skiers who have been to South America.

I'm sure I forgot a few.

 

[trailbiscuit]

Not enough places, but here goes:

ME: Sunday River, Sugarloaf, Mt. Abram
NH: Attitash, Bretton Woods, Black, Cranmore, Loon, Waterville, King Pine, Sunapee, Wildcat
VT: Jay Peak, Stowe, Sugarbush
CO: Telluride
Quebec: Mont Sainte Anne

And a few others that don't have lifts.

 

[St. Jerry]

New York (11): Gore, Whiteface, West Mtn., Greek Peak, Eagle Mtn., Maple Ridge, Willard Mtn, Hunter Mtn., Ski Windham, Catamount, Briston Mtn.

Vermont (11): Jay Peak, Stowe, Mad River Glen, Sugarbush, Killington, Pico (pre- Killingoton), Okemo, Bromley, Stratton, Mt. Snow, Haystack (pre-Mount Snow).

Mass (3): Jimminy Peak, Brodie, Berkshire East.

Colorado (9): A-Basin, Loveland, Keystone, Breckenridge, Vail, Beaver Creek, Aspen, Snowmass, Ski Cooper.

Utah (5): Snowbird, Alta, Ski Solitude, Brighton, Park City

California (2): Alpine Meadows, Squaw Valley

Canada (1): Whister/Blackcomb

Switzerland (1): Zermatt

Austria (2): Zell Am Zee, Kaprun

Total 45.

 

[St. Jerry]

Forgot to include Steamboat and Okemo.

Of all 47, my most favorite: Ski Solitude (Utah)
Least Favorite: Okemo (you couldn't pay me to ever ski there again)

 

[TeleGrrrl]

Maine--Big Rock, Mt. Jefferson, Herman, Sugarloaf, Saddleback, Sunday River, Mt Abram, Big Squaw, Mt Katahdin, LIttle Bigelow, Rumford Whitecap, Borestone, and a few unnamed hills in the backcountry.

NH--Attitash Bear Peak, Cranmore, Bretton Woods, Wildcat, Mt Washington.

VT--Killington, Mt. Snow, Jay Peak, Sugarbush, MRG, Burke, Camels Hump.

Utah--Alta, Park City, Deer Valley, Snowbasin.

NM--Taos, Sandia Peak, Mount Taylor.

CO--Purgatory.

Quebec--Orford, Owls Head, Sutton, Le Massif, Mont St. Anne, Mont Edouard, Parc de la Gaspesie--Mont Logan, Mont Albert, Madeline Mines.

BC--Whistler Blackcomb, Loup-Loup, Big White, Apex, Sun Peaks, and a 7 day backcountry ski trip in the Cariboo Mountains.

Alberta--Marmot Basin.

France--Courchevel, Meribel, Val Thorens, Orelle, Grand Montets of Chamonix. Going back to Chamonix this March 8)

Italy--Cervinia

Switzerland--Zermatt, also includes a Matterhorn guided glacier backcountry tour in which rapelling was required

 

[TeleGrrrl]

Hey Jim G!!!

How was Portillo??? It's on my list of places to go. I wish the airfare was a bit cheaper though :blink:

 

[Buckeye Skier 1330]

Here's a list from the flatlands:
OH
Mad River Mtn.
Snow Trails
Clearfork
Spicy Run(lost)
IN
Perfect North Slopes
WV
Timberline
Canaan Valley
Snowshoe
MD
Wisp
PA
Seven Springs
Laurel Mtn.
Hidden Valley
Ski Denton
Blue Knob
NY
Holiday Valley
Holimont
Peek n Peak
Whiteface
Gore
The Mtn. at Bluemont(lost)
Wing Hollow(lost)
VT
Stratton
Okemo
NH
Wildcat
ME
Sugarloaf
Sunday River
ID
Sun Valley


Hope to add Sugarbush,MRG, and Butternut this season.

 

[MrMagic]

ohh good topic

Ct:
ski sundown
woodbury ski area
powder ridge

Mass:
Mt Tom
berkshire east
butternut
bousquet

Vt:
haystack
mt snow
killington
pico
okeamo
smugglers notch
stowe
stratton
magic
bromley
ascutney

Nh:
attash bear peak
loon
crotchet

Me
saddle back
sugger loaf

 

[teachski]

Places I have skied:
Massachusetts:
Charlie Brown’s Rope Tow (private)
Pine Acres(closed)
Pine Ridge
Bradford
Blandford
Bousquet
Butternut
Wachusett
Nashoba
Ski Ward
Mt. Tom
Berkshire East
Watatic (Closed)
Pheasant Run (closed)
Hospital Hill (though the lifts had been removed)
Klein Insbruck(closed)
Eagle Hill School(closed)
Rutland Hill(closed)
Blue Hills
Jiminey Peak
Jericho(closed)

New Hampshire
Black
Attitash/Bear Peak
Cranmore
Wildcat
Cannon
Crotched (old closed)
Onset/Bobcat(old)
Crotched (new)
Temple(closed)
Waterville Valley
Granite Gorge (formerly Pinnacle)
Garrison Park(no longer lift served)
Balsams
Arrowhead
Gunstock
Roundtop (now private)
Loon
Ragged
Tenney

Vermont
Burke
Sugarbush
MRG
Jay Peak
Stowe
Killington
Magic
Mount Snow
Haystack
Okemo
Pico
Stratton
Lyndon Outing Club
Living Memorial Park(small area in Brattleboro)

Maine
Shawnee Peak
Sunday River
Powderhouse Hill (rope tow area)

Canada
Orford

Connecticut
Ski Sundown (I think)
Mowhawk

Rhode Island
Yawgoo Valley

I hope I didn't miss any, but I may have.
Charlie Brown was my neighbor's grandfather. He set a small rope up for us to use near his little pond.

 

[JimG.]

Hey Jim G!!!

How was Portillo??? It's on my list of places to go. I wish the airfare was a bit cheaper though :blink:

Of my 2 trips to S. America, Portillo was definitely the winner of the 2. First off, the accomodations were outstanding; European style, everyone eats lunch and dinner together. There were several bars and discos on premesis which was good because other than the hotel complex, there is nothing else. The location of the hotel in a valley with a small lake flanked on all sides by STEEP alpine terrain was beautiful!

The lift served skiing gets old quick, but we rode the weird 6 person poma they ran on the western flank of the resort. This lift was fun in and of itself because it ran up a decent 40 degree pitch and it would run to the top and then stop-at that point, you had to just get off and success here was often linked to your lift mates. We learned fast and grouped up in a party of 6 good skiers who could handle the panic. Once up top, a short hike accessed steeps and chutes approaching 50 degrees and fresh tracks were a matter of how far you wanted to hike. More extreme tearrain was available if you wanted to hike an hour or more, but travel here was recommended with guides only.

Since our time was limited to a week, we kept our hikes short and used the hotel based heli service to access untouched slopes and several first descents, one of which was on a mountain right next to Aconcagua, the highest peak in the western hemisphere at over 23,000'. The image of hanging glaciers on peaks towering almost 2 miles over my head in burned in my memory.

You need to go there !

 

[bvibert]

Poma is a lift manufacturer:

http://www.pomagroup.com/

Edit: This is the only picture of a single Poma surface lift I could find

 

[JimG.]

Jim G, what a sight that must have been!!!! I can just imagine what you saw!

You got a term in there that I don't recognize. What is a Poma?

Poma lifts are also known as surface lifts, platter lifts, and "nut crunchers". Most probably recognize the latter term. Basically a metal pole with a plate sized platter on the bottom that you stick between your legs.

Now I've seen plenty of these here and in Europe, but all are single ride lifts that have normal onload and offload ramps. Not in Portillo. This Rube Goldberg device is 6 of the Pomas all attached to one horizontal bar, so 6 people ride at once. There are 2 of these contraptions, and when one goes up the other comes down, so 6 people ride at a time and that's it. The onloading is simple: the lift stops and you put the platter between your legs, then you go up. But this is a 40 degree pitch, and there is no off ramp. The lift just stops at the top of this pitch. Now you have to get off with you back facing downhill on this steep pitch.

You can imagine the entertainment value.

 

[Greg]

Edit: This is the only picture of a single Poma surface lift I could find

:lol:

 

[bvibert]

I'd like to see pics of the six person poma too, sounds interesting. It was challenging enough to use the single poma on the bunny slope at Sundown and that had an unload area