Favorite mid-sized (vert) hill?

[Greg]

What's your favorite mid-sized hill? For this discussion, use a vert of 1,200' - 1,800' as a definition for "mid-sized". This definition limits us to NY and Northern New England. I would rate the top three as follows:

#1 - Hunter, NY
#2 - Magic, VT
#3 - Mount Snow, VT

 

[ChileMass]

Sunapee

 

[WWF-VT]

Shwanee Peak, Bridgton, ME. Great views, skis bigger that it's 1,300 foot vertical, legitimate black diamond trails

 

[FRITOLAYGUY]

Belleayre is a cool midsize hill

 

[rob56789]

I would have to agree with hunter

 

[dmc]

Belleayre is a cool midsize hill

Was there yesterday .... they haven't strung the new quad yet...

 

[Jonni]

I agree with WWF-VT on this one about Shawnee Peak, but Sunapee is also one of my pics as well. Not because I work there, but more because we do have pretty reliable snow, and the terrain doesn't seem to get all that old (well, at least for me it doesn't). I live 5 miles from Sunapee in view of it, so it's very nice to be able to get up in the morning at 7:30 and be on the slopes by 8, avoiding the crowds.

 

[BeanoNYC]

Hunter, Mount Snow, Jiminy (I have to get back to Jiminy again this season.)

 

[andyzee]

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Plattekill.

 

[BeanoNYC]

And the #1 favorite mid-size mountain........
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Plattekill.

Another place on my "to do" list.

 

[loafer89]

Although they are not technically within the defined vertical drop limits I like:

Berkshire East
Black Mountain Of Maine
Cranmore - Vertical just makes it.

 

[highpeaksdrifter]

Hunter, Mount Snow, Jiminy (I have to get back to Jiminy again this season.)

Jiminy is 1,150 so they don't qualify. Better start a favorite small mt. thread.:wink:

 

[skier90]

Cant beat Gunstock

 

[highpeaksdrifter]

Sugarbush is over 1,800 isn't it? It's so hard to keep track of all those Vermont hills.

Anyways: Hunter, Bromley, never been to Magic, been to Windam but it kinda sucks there.

 

[AdironRider]

Cranmore seriously is an awful mountain. Crowded, lame trails, etc etc.

 

[trtaylor]

Never been to Windham. What sucks about it?

 

[highpeaksdrifter]

Never been to Windham. What sucks about it?

Maybe sucks is too strong a word. How about it’s not very challenging and a good skier might get bored with it.

 

[Greg]

Jiminy is 1,150 so they don't qualify. Better start a favorite small mt. thread.:wink:

Right. I purposely went with 1,200 to eliminate the Mass hills from the discussion. I guess some of them could be considered "medium" though.

 

[highpeaksdrifter]

Right. I purposely went with 1,200 to eliminate the Mass hills from the discussion. I guess some of them could be considered "medium" though.

Brodie use to claim 1,200, but now they're Snowy Owl resort or something like that. Are private members of that so called upscale private club able to ski there this season? I havn't read anything about it.

 

[loafer89]

Cranmore seriously is an awful mountain. Crowded, lame trails, etc etc.

I liked Cranmore alot and I ski with my son, so it is a good family mountain. To be perfectly honest we left Wildcat with it's awfull snow conditions and had a blast at Cranmore. The back bowl was fun and the HSQ was not crowded.

Again I ski with a child so my priorities are different.