11/22 Weekend Thread

[Zand]

What's the play for this weekend? Looks like a rainy day Friday especially southern half of VT. Northern VT high peaks may escape most of the liquid.

I can only get out Sunday, and looking at it from an Epic/Indy point of view I feel like my options are: Stowe, Okemo, Mt Snow, and Jay.

Obviously Okemo and Mt Snow will just be 2 or 3 snowmaking routes down from the top and not much else. Which would be more than good enough, but...

...there's no ignoring how much natural has fallen up north. I feel like Stowe might be kind of underwhelming because they almost definitely won't open anything skiers left of the Sunrise chair other than maybe Hayride, so the good stuff probably won't really be in play without hiking.

Jay on the other hand...not sure if they're just running the Jet, or if we'll see Bonnie open. But 92 fucking inches in 2 weeks. Is it worth burning one of my two Indy days this early? Even if it's just Jet running, that pod is full of good woods and trails that should hold the natural pretty well.

Also not sure if my legs would be able to handle getting right after it

 

[letitsnow1]

I think jay need to buy a new ruler

 

[1dog]

I think jay need to buy a new ruler

Even if they are a little overly excited:
( so a $199 lodging package includes for lift tickets this weekend???)
$50 each means potentially lots of people . .

Snow Report​

Tuesday November 18 at 8:17 AM
Racing towards 100 inches

Ullr hasn’t let up on the gas pedal, Jay was pelted with another 16-24 inches in that last 24 hours, bringing the 48 hour total to 40 inches and growing. Today looks good for another few inches before this whole storm cycle finally bows out. We’re on pace to hit 100 inches before December. This has been one of the biggest early season stretches we have ever seen, and the mountain is wearing it proudly.

The skies are clearing, the sun is warming up its entrance song, and the temps are staying low enough to keep everything light, chalky, and ready to carve. Translation: excellent conditions are lining up for what is shaping up to be the best opening day coverage in serviceable memory. The best way to enjoy it is with our $199 Opening Day lodging package that includes lift tickets for a family of four.

Our snowmaking teams are still hard at work blasting 2,200 gpm over the Stateside base area to prep it for Opening Day. Our groomers are working the Jet through Wednesday. Uphill travel is permitted ONLY on Tramside. Ullr’s Dream is your uphill route, please make sure your downhill route keeps you in bounds and brings you back to where you started.

• Mission Affordable 4 Pack guests get a free bonus day on Saturday 11/22. Just present your proof of purchase & photo ID at the Stateside Ticket Booth to claim your free lift ticket. One free day ticket per 4-pack.
• Season Passholders can ride by grabbing a ticket at the Stateside Ticket Booth since pass printing starts Wednesday the 26th.
• Purchase lift tickets in advance ONLINE or day-of at the Stateside Ticket Booth. Rates are $69+tx all ages.
• Lodging packages, with lift tickets, from just $199/night for a family of 4 (cheaper than 4 lift tickets) HERE

We’ll close midweek (Mon-Thu) and reopen on Friday, November 28th for Day for the Devoted, when we start 7 day/week operations. Lift tickets will not be available generally. Anyone who claimed one of the free Day for the Devoted lift tickets, Season Passholders, Employees, Mission Affordable 4-Pack Purchasers, Indy Passholders can all access with their advance purchase products. We’ll re-open to the public, and daily operations, on Saturday, November 29th.

Mission Affordable 4-Pack – Tier 1 deadline

Purchase by December 1st for the best rates. The best deal in the East is back, giving you four full days on the mountain for just $289 plus tax. That's just $72/day of unrestricted value. Fully transferable, no blackout dates, no fine print, just the freedom to ski or ride whenever the mood strikes. It’s simple, it’s flexible, it’s Jay. PURCHASE NOW

For info on Thanksgiving Weekend, including specials rates on lodging packages with lift tickets and slopeside access from just $299/night for a family of 4, that's just $75/day for lift tickets, lodging, and day of arrival waterpark access. CLICK HE

 

[Smellytele]

I think jay need to buy a new ruler

Maybe their girlfriend doesn’t know the difference

 

[Zand]

This sounds great and yet my legs are shaking just thinking about deep powder on the front four on day 1. Holy moly.


Tuesday, November 18 at 3 PM

Our opening day for the 2025-2026 winter season is going to be this Friday, November the 21st!

The season will kick off at 9am with the FourRunner Quad and Sunrise Six lifts providing access to over 2,000 vertical feet of intermediate and advanced terrain on Mount Mansfield, while the Adventure Triple and Meadows Carpet lifts will provide access to excellent beginner and learning terrain over on Spruce Peak. (Please Note- The FourRunner Quad and Sunrise Six will go back to their regular opening time of 8am on Saturday for the remainder of the season).

Thanks to Mother Nature for laying down a record deep snowpack for this time of year, and the incredible work of our snowmaking team, we are excited to announce that we plan to have over 50 trails open on Friday, totaling 20+ miles and 225 acres of terrain!

On Mount Mansfield, that includes groomed snowmaking routes like Lord, North Slope, Sunrise and Standard, plus a wide variety of terrain that will be open on natural snow such as Nosedive, Hayride, and the fabled Front Four.

Over at Spruce Peak, beginners will enjoy gentle groomed terrain on Inspiration and the Carpet Learning area.

The forecast going forward calls for some lingering snow showers into tonight, and this latest storm cycle left us with a total of 16 inches of fresh snowfall over the past 48 hours. That has boosted the Mount Mansfield Summit Snow Depth to 38 inches, a record for this time of year and those records go back to 1954.