Mountain Creek update

[legalskier]

Some MC vids:

Sick:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVUiJOx4Ecc&feature=channel_page

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WF8n27yeko&feature=channel

Bloopers:
http://blog.nj.com/skiing/

 

[bensonr2]

Anybody heard any news about Mt Creek for this coming season?

I'm starting to worry they are planning on not having the connector trail and lift open again between South and Granite. I'm basing this on the fact they have announced they are going to require a park pass for all of South... like they used to when the park was at North. Obviously they can station someone at the top of Granite to check park passes going onto the connector trail. But to me it feels like they are trying to further segregate the park crowd from the skier crowd.

I did notice on their website they are making a slight change to the horizon trail at North to remove the 90 degree turn at the bottom.

 

[Rob A]

Only thing I noticed is that they are making the flattest trail on the mountain flatter, which will make it even more of a traffic jam on weekends. Oh well, doesn't effect me, I'm not going to mc anymore after last season.

 

[RootDKJ]

Only thing I noticed is that they are making the flattest trail on the mountain flatter, which will make it even more of a traffic jam on weekends. Oh well, doesn't effect me, I'm not going to mc anymore after last season.

Why not?

 

[St. Bear]

The big thing that I would like to see from MC this season is less grooming on Devils Bit. Last year there was a period in Feb with snow in back-to-back weeks so the base was good, no need to groom just to stay open, but they still groomed the crap out of it. They can rope off the trail except for a small access point with signs saying "Expert Only", like they do with Pipeline. That would help keep out some of the knuckleheads.

I'd also like to see them blow some snow onto Pipeline througout the season, after the bumps form. I skied at Pat's Peak last year, and all day they had a bunch of fan guns going on Hurricane giving the bumps a constant coating to refresh what the skiers took off. It made the best out of a short and steep run.

 

[bensonr2]

I think I have asked the same thing in this same thread in years past.... but has anyone heard anymore rumblings about them replacing the base lodge tents? Its going on two years of the retail space in the Appalachian hotel being empty, surely that would make a better base lodge.

 

[Rob A]

Why not?

I'm done dealing with them. No more south terrain park, no more waiting all year for decent trails to open (then first to close), no more being frustrated pipeline is closed 5 times a week because it's too icy, no more sojourn is closed. I end up getting more frustrated than having fun at mc, so I bought a season pass to belleayre.

 

[St. Bear]

I'm done dealing with them. No more south terrain park, no more waiting all year for decent trails to open (then first to close), no more being frustrated pipeline is closed 5 times a week because it's too icy, no more sojourn is closed. I end up getting more frustrated than having fun at mc, so I bought a season pass to belleayre.

I can understand your frustrations, hell we all deal with the same issues. You're lucky enough to have Belleayre as an alternative.

 

[Rob A]

I can understand your frustrations, hell we all deal with the same issues. You're lucky enough to have Belleayre as an alternative.

Yeah I just finally got sick of dealing with it. Instead of skiing 35 times I'll probably ski 15-20 times this year, but each day will be a quality day.

 

[jamesdeluxe]

I live equidistant to MC and Camelback (50-55 minutes)... and while CB is a third-tier East Coast hill, it's preferable to MC. We all say that "a bad day skiing is better than a good day working," but MC really puts that cliche to the test.

 

[St. Bear]

I live equidistant to MC and Camelback (50-55 minutes)... and while CB is a third-tier East Coast hill, it's preferable to MC. We all say that "a bad day skiing is better than a good day working," but MC really puts that cliche to the test.

I actually live closer to Camelback than MC (1 hr vs. 1.5 hrs), but $$ trumps all and I was able to save a few hundred dollars by going to MC.

 

[tarponhead]

I actually live closer to Camelback than MC (1 hr vs. 1.5 hrs), but $$ trumps all and I was able to save a few hundred dollars by going to MC.

What about Shawnee? Are they more $$ then MC?

 

[St. Bear]

What about Shawnee? Are they more $$ then MC?

Almost a hundred dollars more. I know a lot of people would be willing to pay that hundred dollars to avoid MC, but I don't think it's that bad. Sure there are many things I would change, but none of them are deal breakers for me. I just accept it for what it is, and use the money I save for more trips up north.

 

[tarponhead]

Almost a hundred dollars more. I know a lot of people would be willing to pay that hundred dollars to avoid MC, but I don't think it's that bad. Sure there are many things I would change, but none of them are deal breakers for me. I just accept it for what it is, and use the money I save for more trips up north.

Thats cool, and at least your skiing.

 

[ERJ-145CA]

These reasons are some of the reasons I get my pass at Hidden Valley each year. It's much smaller but it's not crowded and they do a good job making snow and getting stuff opened up. Granted I live 10 minutes from MC and 15 from HV so I'm very close to both places, so I ski a lot locally and do day trips when I can to the Poconos or Catskills.

 

[RootDKJ]

What about Shawnee? Are they more $$ then MC?

I love skiing Shawnee. That's where I learned how to ski.

I should really get there more often.

 

[Rob A]

These reasons are some of the reasons I get my pass at Hidden Valley each year. It's much smaller but it's not crowded and they do a good job making snow and getting stuff opened up. Granted I live 10 minutes from MC and 15 from HV so I'm very close to both places, so I ski a lot locally and do day trips when I can to the Poconos or Catskills.

I'm sorry, but I found this sentence comical. HV does a good job getting everything open? For a place that only has 12 trails, they sure do take their sweet time. I can't remember a time I saw Helenback and Kurly Q open at the same time from top to bottom before February.

 

[ERJ-145CA]

I'm sorry, but I found this sentence comical. HV does a good job getting everything open? For a place that only has 12 trails, they sure do take their sweet time. I can't remember a time I saw Helenback and Kurly Q open at the same time from top to bottom before February.

They are a much smaller mountain with a lot less money than MC and it seems they do the best they can with their budget. I didn't say get the entire mountain open but they do get the majority of it opened as fast as they can. They also don't charge you $49 for a weekday ticket to ski a half open mountain like MC does. They also keep making snow long after MC has stopped. At MC it doesn't matter what the conditions are, there is no snow made after Presidents day.

 

[tarponhead]

I love skiing Shawnee. That's where I learned how to ski.

I should really get there more often.

Small, begginer mountain at best, but I love it. Where my boys caught the ski bug.