Where have you skied?

[JimG.]

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

Didn't have a digital camera when we went there a few years ago, so I'm gonna have to do a little research to see if I can find a pic. More later....

 

[teachski]

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

Didn't have a digital camera when we went there a few years ago, so I'm gonna have to do a little research to see if I can find a pic. More later....

for a little info on this lift, go here http://www.skiportillo.com/, click on trail map and scroll to the bottom of the page.

 

[JimG.]

You beat me to it teachski! From the same site, also go to "ski and ride" and scroll down to the off piste section for another view of this device. Both shots are taken at the very bottom of the lift and show no evidence of how steep the pitch is once you get about 1/4 of the way up.

We actually did get a few powder days there that looked alot like the web pics...now I wanna go back!

 

[TeleGrrrl]

Egaddddds! A 6 person poma ending on a 40 degree pitch with no off ramp!!! I hope everyone had good self-arrest skills

Sounds like a good time. Did you know the people you skied with??
I don't mind hiking for turns, so a guided day might be just what I need. Having a helicopter at your disposal wouldn't be bad either :wink:

First descents are cool, that must have been an awesome feeling! I bet you have some sweet pics of Aconcagua too.

One day....

 

[ChileMass]

Adirondack Ski Center (30+)

jimme - ! You are the man. A fellow Adirondack Ski alum. I used to cut brush on the trails and paint the T-bar lift poles (safety orange) in the summer for my season pass. 3 T-bars to the top, baby! Spend all day riding the lifts for a 7-minute run from top to bottom. Hooooowweeee!!

It's gone but not forgotten - wish NELSAP would get around to it.....

 

[JimG.]

Egaddddds! A 6 person poma ending on a 40 degree pitch with no off ramp!!! I hope everyone had good self-arrest skills

Sounds like a good time. Did you know the people you skied with??
I don't mind hiking for turns, so a guided day might be just what I need. Having a helicopter at your disposal wouldn't be bad either :wink:

First descents are cool, that must have been an awesome feeling! I bet you have some sweet pics of Aconcagua too.

One day....

Well, several people I saw did get the opportunity to PRACTICE self arrest skills as they slid back to the bottom of the lift...saw a few whole liftloads make the slide towards home.

I went in 1995 with a ski instructor buddy whose Dad is a travel agent, so we got several discounts the made the expense bearable. We met several other good skiers from North America there, and the whole atmosphere was geared towards socializing, so even if you go alone you would make many friends fast.

The hiking is relatively easy and involves more traversing than uphill hiking, and what is available within short range was certainly enough to have kept us busy for the week. We just couldn't resist the added bonus of having the helicopter there. The heli cost $300 a person per session (about 1/2 day), but that got you 4 solid 2500' vertical shots in untracked snow, plus 2 patrollers who were your guides.

I really do wish I could post pics for you, but all are in printed form. Like you said, one day.

 

[Greg]

Update:

CT: Mohawk, Powder Ridge, Southington, Sundown
ME: Sugarloaf/USA
MA: Berkshire East, Brodie, Butternut, Catamount, Jiminy Peak
NH: Bretton Woods, Loon, Waterville Valley
NY: (Catamount), Hunter
VT: Ascutney, Haystack, Killington, Mad River Glen, Magic, Mount Snow, Okemo, Sugarbush

 

[eatskisleep]

ME: Sundayriver
MA: Blue Hills
NH: Bretton Woods, Loon, Ragged, Black Mtn, Pats Peak, Attitash, Bear Peak, Wildcat
VT: Jay Peak

Hopefully this list will expand more this year.

 

[Zand]

Wow, I can't believe this made it a year. Here's my updated list, ranking on left, and days on right.

Massachusetts
7. Berkshire East (1)
6. Jiminy Peak (1)
10. Wachusett (75+)
11. Pine Ridge (1)
12. Ski Ward (1)

New Hampshire
3. Cannon (1)
4. Loon (1)
9. Mt. Sunapee (3)

Vermont
5. Killington (1)
1. Sugarbush (1)
2. Okemo (4)
8. Mt. Snow (1)


New this winter:

Pat's Peak
Burke
Ragged
Mad River Glen
Smugglers' Notch

And added days to:

Wachusett
Killington
Sugarbush
Jiminy Peak
Berkshire East

 

[Skierman]

CT: Ohoho Ski Area
MA: Wachusett
VT: Mount Snow, Haystack, Killington
NH: Cranmore, King Pine
ME: Sugarloaf

Soon to be: Belleayre, Plattekill, and Magic Mtn.

 

[dmc]

Ohio:
Boston Mills

New York:
Hunter, Windham, Plattekill,Belleayre

VT
Killington, Stowe, Pico, Mt Snow, Sugarbush, Mad River Glenn

NH
Atitash, Wildcat,Bretton Woods,Mt Washington(Cog railway)

PA
Camelback, Shawnee,Big Boulder, Jack Frost, Blue Mt, Montage, Elk

NJ
Mountain Creek, Hidden Valley

WY
Jackson Hole, Grand Targhee, Snowking

MT
Big Sky, Bridger Bowl

CO
Crested Butte, Telluride, Keystone, Breckenridge, Copper Mtn, Vail, Bever Creek, Loveland, Arapahoe Basin, Aspen Mtn, Snowmass, Winter Park

CA, NV
Squaw, Alpine Meadows, Homewood, Kirkwood, Heavenly Valley, Sugarbowl, Diamond Peak, Mt Rose, Northstar

CANADA
Fernie, Kicking Horse, Sunshine Village, Panorama, Whislter, Blackcomb

Utah
Alta, Snowbird, Solitude, Park City, Canyons, Powder Mountain

Austria
Stubai Glacier, St Anton, Ischgl, Igls, Aximer Lixum

Argentina
Las Lenas

 

[bvibert]

Here's my updated list. New entries are in red:

VT
Mad River Glen
Sugarbush
Okemo
Bromley
Killington
Magic
Snow

CT
Ski Sundown
Mohawk
Southington
Powder Ridge

MA
Catamount
Mt. Tom (closed)
BEast

NH
Cannon
Loon

 

[RIDEr]

NJ: Mtn Creek
NY: Hunter, Belleayre, Windham, Plattekill
NC: Cataloochee
VT: Stowe, Jay, Smuggs
WY: Grand Targee, Jackson Hole
CO: Vail, Breckenridge, A-Basin
CA: Heavenly, Squaw, Kirkwood
ME: Sunday River

 

[Son of Drifter]

We've got to add Whiteface to that list of yours Greg.

NY: Whiteface, Gore, Hunter, West, Windham
MA: Jiminy Peak, Brodie
VT: Stowe, Sugarbush, Killington, Mt Snow, Okemo, Smugglers Notch
CO: A-Basin, Breckenridge, Copper, Keystone, Vail, Loveland Pass

Update:

CT: Mohawk, Powder Ridge, Southington, Sundown
ME: Sugarloaf/USA
MA: Berkshire East, Brodie, Butternut, Catamount, Jiminy Peak
NH: Bretton Woods, Loon, Waterville Valley
NY: (Catamount), Hunter
VT: Ascutney, Haystack, Killington, Mad River Glen, Magic, Mount Snow, Okemo, Sugarbush

 

[Greg]

We've got to add Whiteface to that list of yours Greg.

Someday!

 

[WWF-VT]

Maine
Sunday River, Shawnee Peak

Massachusetts
Wachusett, Jiminy Peak

New Hampshire
Loon, Cannon, Waterville Valley, Gunstock, Sunapee

Vermont
Pico, Stratton, Killington, Okemo, Stowe, Sugarbush

Canada
Blackcomb / Whistler

 

[awf170]

MA: none (and yes I have lived in Mass my whole life)

VT:
Jay peak
Burke
Stowe
Sugarbush

NH:
Balsams
Attitash
Cannon
Wildcat
Waterville
Sunapee

ME:
Sugarloaf
Sunday River

Out of New England:
Sunshine Village
Lake Louise
Whistler/Blackcomb
Snowbird
Alta

I think I am the spoiled skier ever because the smallest ski area i have ever ski at was balsams (1000 ft vertical) and the second smallest was sunapee. And I dont think I have ever been skiing without more than 50% of the terrian open. Its not really that Im a spoiled skier, its just that my dad doesnt think it is worth it unless there are midwinter conditions

 

[Rushski]

There seemed to be a similar post in the past, but it is always cool to think of where we've been (and also where we need to go).

MA:
Nashoba
Wachusett

NH:
Attitash
Loon
Cannon
Pat's Peak
Gunstock
Waterville
Sunapee
Ragged

ME:
Sugarloaf
Sunday River

VT:
Okemo
Mount Snow
Killington
Stratton
Sugarbush

PA:
Ski Roundtop

CA/NV:
Heavenly
Sugar Bowl
Mount Rose

Many more to follow...

 

[Bosefius]

From what I can remember,

NH: Temple, McIntyre, Pats, Crotched (old), King Ridge, Loon, Gunstock, Moosilauke, Cannon, Sunapee, Waterville, Black, Cranmore, Tenney, Attitash, Wildcat, various hills on the side of roads and in friends back yards, and of course Tucks

VT: K-Mart, Mt. Snow, Jay, Pico, Smuggs, Okemo, Stowe, MRG, Bush

PA: Montage, Elk

MA: Nashoba, Jimminy Peak

ME: Loaf, Sunday River

NY: Gore, Whiteface, Hickory, Hunter, West, Platekill

CO: Purgatory, Vail

WA: Crystal

CAN: Whistler, Blackcomb

 

[LVNLARG]

Hmmmm,

N.S. - Wentworth(Home Hill), Martock, Keppoch (Defunct)

P.Q. - Mont Ste. Anne, Camp Fortune

AB - Sunshine, Lake Louise, Nakiska

ME - Squaw, Sugarloaf, Sunday River

N.H. - Loon, Waterville, Attitash, Cranmore

VT - K-mart

Planning on racking up some more this year ...I realize looking at my list I spend too much time going back to the same ones.. :lol:

Oooops...Forgot UT - Alta and Snowbird....WTF was I thinking???