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[brcski]

What is the best route to Magic from Boston? I'd be coming from the South Shore and mapquest tells me it takes around 3:45. Is that the real time? I really want to go to there for a day trip, maybe this weekend, as I got free vouchers from the CHaD card.

 

[jrmagic]

Not sure how close it is to you but one of our crew comes up every week from Bridgwater by taking route 2 all the way across. It takes him about 3 hours.

 

[brcski]

Not sure how close it is to you but one of our crew comes up every week from Bridgwater by taking route 2 all the way across. It takes him about 3 hours.

Great, I live 2 towns over.

 

[billski]

I go there from the junction of 128 and 2.
There is a religious argument over Rte 2 to Rte 12 to 91 to Magic or rte to straight to 91 and north. I've found either way is roughly the same time, though mapquest will say you save 10 mins on 2/12. Depends on the weather and depends if you want a mind-free drive. 2-91 is less stressful unless the weather is bad, you could have an accident block you with no options.

 

[Brewbeer]

Planning to head there Friday, would love to check out the "new" woods !!

 

[billski]

North Country Ski, February 4, 1971

Warrensburg NY Lake George News 1970-1971
North Country Ski, February 4, 1971, page four

THE THORNER TROPHY
GIANT SLALOM
AT MAGIC MOUNTAIN
On Friday might. Feb 5. for the
first time Magic Mountain is
sponsoring "The Thorner
Trophy!" a giant slalom,
professional snd instructor's race
This a to be an annual event
The purse is $1250 First place
will be $500. second position $250.
third place $125 fourth place $75.
and fifth to tenth place $50 each.
Invitations have been sent out to
s o m e forty ski arena on
the Eastern seaboard Magic
Mountain reserves the right to
limit the competition to one
hundred racers.
"The Thorner Trophy'' is s cup
which will require three victories
for permanent possession. First,
second, and third place will
receive engraved pewter mega as
take-home prizes. The winners
names will be engraved on the
"Thorner Trophy" The first
three-tirne winner will brag the
big cup home
Said Hans. "It gives me a big
kick to have this instructor's race
sponsored in my name While
today's ski teachers' pay tent
exactly fabulous, none of them m
starving When I came to the US..
I doubt that there were 30,000
skiers in the whole country
Today there are that many in
Southern Vermont atone on an
average Saturday "
Way back when it was very
rough. Hans Thorner came to the
USA as the first "certified" ski
instructor in 1994 and has persisted
in making a living as a: ski
instructor, ski •school director, ski
lodge owner, ski-film producer.
and finally, as the founder of
Magic Mountain Corporation,
where he covers hie high
with two hats.
major stockholder of Magic and
director of the Hans Thorner Ski
School
Last Sunday, die New York
Times had a feature article on oldtime
skiing with a picture of
someone with bamboo poles .plus
four knickers, high, almost soft
shoes, and the first cable bindings
seen in the States The place waa
the Lake Placid Club, the time
1934. or 37 years ago The party
demonstrating "Stepping around
while running" waa none other
than Hans Thorner with a full
head of hair and not a worry tine
to be seen.
Yes. it's been quite a little trip
for Thorner and many long
winters. Christies, and. yes. even
telemarks from Switzerland to the
Adirondacks.the Far Wast, the
West, the Rockies, and half a
dozen New England skiing out-posts
At the onset of World War II
when ski instructors were spy
suspects, his long list of previous
points of activities almost drove
the FBI dizzy trying to check
him out
Said Hans 'So. here I will sit on
February 5 in the Abracadabra,
which is just 50 feet as the "Old
Crow' flies, to the flood-lit slope,
and watch the young pros do their stuff
As they say to the classics,
That's the way the cookie
crumbles.' "
The master of Magic is indeed
some sort of a cookie, but it's
going to take quite a bit to get the
crumbling process started He ia a
tough cookie, still planning for the
future as if there had been no
yesterdays.

 

[jrmagic]

Thanks for posting that Bill. Based on Thorner's comment about watching from the lounge it sounds like it was on Hocus Pocus. I would have thought a pro race would be on Talisman which makes an awesome GS course.

 

[orangegondola]

We need the Thorner cup back. Rusty said he'd buy the trophy.

 

[makimono]

Planning on heading up tomorrow (Sun) for the first time in forever!

Give a shout if you see me, white helmet save magic sticker, TKB Snowgunz monoski.

I always have a couple sticks mounted with demo binders in the car if anyone wants to rock the single ski for a few runs. :razz:

 

[mtl1076]

Planning on heading up tomorrow (Sun) for the first time in forever!

Give a shout if you see me, white helmet save magic sticker, TKB Snowgunz monoski.

I always have a couple sticks mounted with demo binders in the car if anyone wants to rock the single ski for a few runs. :razz:

Make sure to stop at the top and say hi to Harley the lift op. He is an old time monoskier.

 

[roark]

Planning on heading up tomorrow (Sun) for the first time in forever!

Give a shout if you see me, white helmet save magic sticker, TKB Snowgunz monoski.

I always have a couple sticks mounted with demo binders in the car if anyone wants to rock the single ski for a few runs. :razz:

AWESOME! Too bad I'm not there today.

 

[makimono]

Great time today...such a nice mountain 8) favorite run today was Magician to HoM to Hallows.

Make sure to stop at the top and say hi to Harley the lift op. He is an old time monoskier.

I met Harley, we had a monomoment, then spent the rest of the day exchanging monoski gang signs at the top of every chair :lol:

AWESOME! Too bad I'm not there today.

still got 2 tickets left from my 3-pack...just hope to get lucky with some fresh snow and my days off. :idea:

 

[billski]

Well, if Albany is right, there is gonna be a DUMP there this week. Suggest you see to it your days are midweek!

 

[reefer]

Planning on heading up tomorrow (Sun) for the first time in forever!

Give a shout if you see me, white helmet save magic sticker, TKB Snowgunz monoski.

I always have a couple sticks mounted with demo binders in the car if anyone wants to rock the single ski for a few runs. :razz:

I was there and saw you rocking it. Nice set up. Would have loved to give a spare one a try..............PM me when you go there again.......................
was a great day at Magic today. I'll probably post a "limited vocabulary" trip report in a couple hours.

ps - that snow map is a thing of beauty billski! Thursday it is...................................

 

[roark]

Great time today...such a nice mountain 8) favorite run today was Magician to HoM to Hallows.

I met Harley, we had a monomoment, then spent the rest of the day exchanging monoski gang signs at the top of every chair :lol:

still got 2 tickets left from my 3-pack...just hope to get lucky with some fresh snow and my days off. :idea:

Noice! Harley is THE MAN.

Magician - properor off Broomstick? Not really ready, but respect if you did from the top. I'm kinda tired of base welds myself.

Seriously if you're around I'd love to try out a monoski. Especially on a powder day. Drop a line here if you're around this week.

You don't happen to go by the name Guy, do you? :beer:

 

[makimono]

I was there and saw you rocking it. Nice set up. Would have loved to give a spare one a try..............PM me when you go there again.......................
was a great day at Magic today. I'll probably post a "limited vocabulary" trip report in a couple hours.

ps - that snow map is a thing of beauty billski! Thursday it is...................................

Cool! Wednesday is my day off...if it's a POW day Hmmm...can anyone suggest a place to stay near the mountain, not too expensive?

Noice! Harley is THE MAN.

Magician - properor off Broomstick? Not really ready, but respect if you did from the top. I'm kinda tired of base welds myself.

Seriously if you're around I'd love to try out a monoski. Especially on a powder day. Drop a line here if you're around this week.

You don't happen to go by the name Guy, do you? :beer:

You got it....I've got two Duret's with demo bindings, an older pintail that's very forgiving, good for anyone. And a newer Duret Legende that's a real rocket ship, very fast acceleration and quick edge to edge but pretty skittish if it's not skied with some confidence.

And yeah Magician from the top, it is a little bony but I thought it set the tone nice for the rest of that run.....gotta understand I've been skiing Wachusett all season with its 300 yards of low angle moguls on Hitchcock, so it was kind of like rocks and roots be damned this looks fun! :lol: wasn't too much carnage, no P-tex required just a little file work. :blink:

 

[orangegondola]

And yeah Magician from the top, it is a little bony but I thought it set the tone nice for the rest of that run

I saw you as well on Redline, shouted to you from the chair, I was the guy in the yellow pants, blue jacket and a fake mustache.

Paul Jones, Good to meet you!

 

[reefer]

Noice! Harley is THE MAN.

Magician - properor off Broomstick? Not really ready, but respect if you did from the top. I'm kinda tired of base welds myself.

:

I thought Upper Magician was a better route than Broomstick....................................................both bony, no regard for the sticks................

 

[jrmagic]

I saw you as well on the lower part of redline. My son thought your monoski was pretty cool. Glad you had a good day.

Reefer good to see you again sorry I couldn't take a lap with you. My sons made it down about 2 minutes after you got on the chair.


Hopefully you guys found some of the deeper stuff as well. Goniffs was loaded with snow and there were some nice runs in the woods as well.
Wow what a great weekend

 

[jrmagic]

Cool! Wednesday is my day off...if it's a POW day Hmmm...can anyone suggest a place to stay near the mountain, not too expensive?





You got it....I've got two Duret's with demo bindings, an older pintail that's very forgiving, good for anyone. And a newer Duret Legende that's a real rocket ship, very fast acceleration and quick edge to edge but pretty skittish if it's not skied with some confidence.

And yeah Magician from the top, it is a little bony but I thought it set the tone nice for the rest of that run.....gotta understand I've been skiing Wachusett all season with its 300 yards of low angle moguls on Hitchcock, so it was kind of like rocks and roots be damned this looks fun! :lol: wasn't too much carnage, no P-tex required just a little file work. :blink:

The Blue gentian Lodge right on the access road is reasonable and there is also the Magic View Motel and the Snowdon Inn less than half a mile west of the access road on 11.