Woodbury CT opens!

[Sotto]

http://www.woodburyskiarea.com/webcam/webcam1.html

 

[drjeff]

And I now know what one of the local segments will be tonight as I'm watching the local news

 

[Vortex]

Up in Maine Jerry G is on more TV staitions than the president elect. He should go to work.:smash:

Any snow that get made I like.

 

[severine]

A little later than last year:
http://forums.alpinezone.com/19672-woodbury-blowin-snow-2.html#post202752

 

[Greg]

A little later than last year:
http://forums.alpinezone.com/19672-woodbury-blowin-snow-2.html#post202752

Up for a little recon mission to grab some pics?

 

[severine]

:lol: I think I'll pass this year. Looks like you can see it all in the webcam pic.

 

[Greg]

They're Open!

http://news.alpinezone.com/41227/

Who's shredding the gnar? Grassi? Go for it!

 

[2knees]

http://news.alpinezone.com/41227/

Who's shredding the gnar? Grassi? Go for it!

didnt he go last year and take like 2 runs or something?

 

[Greg]

didnt he go last year and take like 2 runs or something?

Yeah, but he was a gaper back then. :razz:

 

[o3jeff]

Who's in for Saturday?

 

[severine]

didnt he go last year and take like 2 runs or something?

Yup:
http://forums.alpinezone.com/19705-woodbury-ski-area-11-8-2007-a.html#post202831

Disclaimer - I give Rod at Woodbury Ski area a lot of credit. Every year he pounds that little run and "opens" early. I knew what I was getting into when I went over there. I paid for the lift ticket.

I arrived at Woodbury at 3:45. Snow was already melting. I paid for my lift ticket. The gentleman who helped me was genuinely nice as hell. So while he swipes my card he starts to look for a wire wicket for me. He had to put down his cigarette while he looked for it. Since the ticket machine was broken he hand wrote my lift ticket. I boot up and wait for the rope tow. 4:00, 4:10, 4:15... I say screw it and decide to earn my first turns of the season. After the 2 minute hike they crank up the rope tow. The view is kinda nice. The snow is like cement. I try to make my first turn and my edges don't bite. Glad to say I got my first wipe-out of the season out of the way. I rode the rope tow up, took one last run and headed for the parking lot. Channel 3 News was there doing some filming. Besides me there was 5 snowboarders. If he opened a bit earlier or there was more skier traffic to break up the cement it wouldn't have been bad. But it was... well.... bad....

 

[severine]

http://news.alpinezone.com/41227/

Who's shredding the gnar? Grassi? Go for it!

Oh man, tubing is open! Let's go do that!

 

[bvibert]

Gotta hand it to them, no one else around here is making snow. Even if it is just a small patch.

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

What Connecticut people are going?????

 

[Greg]

Who's in for Saturday?

If Rod seeds a bump run by then, I'm down! :lol:

 

[bvibert]

If Rod seeds a bump run by then, I'm down! :lol:

That would probably get me to go.

 

[severine]

Did you guys see they're charging different prices depending on if you're paying with cash or credit cards?

ETA: They're also charging more for the 6 hr evening session than the 8 hr day session. Interesting maneuver. Understandable, but it bucks the trend of what everyone else is doing... not sure if that's a wise move.

As for the credit cards, not to go down that road, but it's a violation of credit card policy to charge different prices for cash-vs-credit transactions. I have a home business and can process credit cards; this was made very clear to me. I know the gas stations are getting around this right now by claiming they're offering a cash discount (and this is sanctioned by the state), but it seems a risky move on the ski area's part... new trend?

 

[ALLSKIING]

If I lived 15 min away I would go....I really need to make some turns.

 

[Glenn]

Cool! A little preseason PR for a CT hill.

 

[Grassi21]

If I lived 15 min away I would go....I really need to make some turns.

I do live 15 min away and I will not go..... well, probably not.... ;-)