gmcunni
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Just putting this out there. Very dependent on weather but for $10 and 3 canned food items it could be a good day.
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Okemo 4.1.11
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twinplanx
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The big O skied fantastic on Saturday at 100% open, only bare spots were in the woods(yes Okemo has woods):flag:
gmcunni
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so, you won't be joining us on 4/1???? :razz::razz:
parking has changed this year, it does suck. i used to park at jackson gore but haven't in a couple of seasons due to needing to visit the main lodge for my discount. parking WAS better over there, as was the traffic nightmare on busy days.
gmcunni
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no doubt! from his blog -
maybe if you skied Okemo more Pat you'd do better in the comps @ sundown!
lol, yeah, thats my excuse!
riverc0il
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Perhaps that wording wasn't quite within the context that I intended it to be in. No disrespect intended what so ever. It was more a commentary on the typical/average guest I saw at Okemo. And I am all for more seeded bumps.
gmcunni
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i suspect your typical intermediate and lower skiers leave that mountain feeling very good about themselves. i know i usually do.
okemo seems to post record revenues year after year, they must be doing something right.
riverc0il
New member
I never said they weren't. Matter of fact, I said its the right area for the right family. Or the right person. Don't read into my report, I never dissed the place as anything other than "not my cup of tea". If its yours or any one elses', GREAT!
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gmcunni
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no worries bro, my comments weren't a reaction to yours. i was just stating (restating??) the obvious. you nailed it well in your review - it is what it is, it doesn't pretend to be something it isn't (other than giving ego boosts to people by letting them brag that slayed a double black diamond that probably wasn't).
i ate @ the jackson gore base this month. i'm embarrassed to admit what i spent for 3 of us to eat but we all said it was some of the best food we'd ever eaten at a mountain.
Puck it
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Not my cup of tea, either. I don't go out of my way to ski it, only if I am asked too.
twinplanx
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Wicked Good Pizza is the real shit show in Ludlow. You are such a tool.
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riverc0il
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:beer:
you worded it fine. i dont really care what other people's opinions are of different ski areas. opinions are like assholes, everyone has them.
the place is flat, the parking sucks on weekends and it isnt anywhere near my top list of areas to go. but to say its a total shit show about 15 times and that you would pay not to ski there is going to raise some eyebrows. the write up did make me laugh though.
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Good spring bumps at Okemo so I like to go there. Unlikely, I can swing this day, but there's a chance I guess.
hammer
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So...did you really not like the place? :wink:
While an abundance of intermediate-friendly terrain would be appealing to me, my only concern about going there is that it would not be worth the drive...especially since there are a lot of places in NH that are closer for me.
Out of curiosity, I know your focus (and ability based on videos I've seen as well as mentions from another AZer) is more on the expert level, but for intermediates what do you see as better options?
Puck it
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IMHO, Okemo is a great mountain for intermediates. It is very close to Sunapee in topo. There is no trail that an intermediate would have a problem with. They leave groomed paths on moguls at both. It would be worth the drive for you if you have never been. I recommend parking at Jackson Gore though.
Riverskier
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While I have no opinion on Okemo at all, as I have never been there, it seems Rivercoil's mind was made up about the place long before pulling into the lot.
riverc0il
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As a mountain, Okemo might have the best terrain going for intermediates looking to cruise. My big concern was the zoo like atmosphere. It was pretty crowded (and this is a late season weekend after the holidays, I am sure it gets much worse) and lots of folks falling down everywhere on high density trails. The parking was a pain, multiple base lodges, pain to get out of the base area to the real lifts, etc. For a family, as I mentioned in my report, I think Bromley and Pico do a better job overall for a family keeping it close to SoVT. Especially Pico, that mountain is an uncrowded intermediate dream. Bolton also recommended. Burke more for the upper intermediate as their blue squares are significantly steeper than typical blue square pitch. Balsams, Ragged, and Black in NH are all nice as well for the intermediate family looking for good cruising without the crowds.
Actually, that is quite incorrect. It was far worse than I was expecting. :lol: Honestly, I felt like I tried to give the place an honest shot. The parking really got me off on the wrong foot. It has nothing to do with my abilities, by the way. See my other posts from "The List" on places such as Mount Snow, Balsams, Middlebury, etc. All of which I enjoyed for what they were. I don't know Okemo at all for its terrain. As I noted in my report, I really enjoyed arcing high speed down Chief and a few others. I come from a racing back ground, I dig that. And I also noted its a shame there aren't more true "glades" in New England like Black Diamond and Outrage. Its everything else about Okemo I don't like. I think Okemo's terrain is the only thing about the place that I didn't knock.... while not my top preference, I enjoyed it for what it was.
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I didn't mean to hijack the thread here, just responding. Should have just posted a TR thread of my own instead of jumping on the comment from someone else that also skied there this past weekend. It is ALL GOOD. I actually had fun. Honest. I just won't be back.
