The Institution November 6, 2011

[Black Phantom]

Looking up at West Glade

Little People:smile:

View from the lift line around 10:30

It took 20 minutes from entering the line to unloading the lift. The wait in the line was never more than 10 minutes to the chair. Many little people in the corral!

RACK IT!

 

[2knees]

man i gotta get off my ass and get up there.

 

[Black Phantom]

man i gotta get off my ass and get up there.

Are you in the light yet? Might be interesting this weekend given the forecast. I think we'll luck out and it will stay cool.

 

[skiadikt]

u drove 285.5 miles each way for 2 trails?

 

[Black Phantom]

u drove 285.5 miles each way for 2 trails?

185 little man.

 

[bzrperfspec77]

u drove 285.5 miles each way for 2 trails?

Crazy right? I don't get/understand how people can/want to do this. I love skiing as much as many others do on this site, but I don't get it. To stand in line for 15-20 minutes to ski 2 trails on 500 vertical is nuts. And to top it off, only go for 2 or so hours?

My buddy and I drove 2 1/2 hours last Tuesday to Killington (10 or so trails) but we both had the day off with no power at our work. We got there at 8:30 and skiied until 3:00. We got our money's worth for sure.

 

[Puck it]

185 little man.

185? where are you? 144 for me little fella

 

[2knees]

Are you in the light yet? Might be interesting this weekend given the forecast. I think we'll luck out and it will stay cool.

this weekend is out, as are most until after christmas. I'm gonna have to play hookie on a workday.

 

[ALLSKIING]

Crazy right? I don't get/understand how people can/want to do this. I love skiing as much as many others do on this site, but I don't get it. To stand in line for 15-20 minutes to ski 2 trails on 500 vertical is nuts. And to top it off, only go for 2 or so hours?

My buddy and I drove 2 1/2 hours last Tuesday to Killington (10 or so trails) but we both had the day off with no power at our work. We got there at 8:30 and skiied until 3:00. We got our money's worth for sure.

Thats nothing...I drove up last Tue and did about 600+ miles...I did stay the night and skied 8 hrs...I do that all season....Gotta do what ya gotta do.

 

[bzrperfspec77]

Thats nothing...I drove up last Tue and did about 600+ miles...I did stay the night and skied 8 hrs...I do that all season....Gotta do what ya gotta do.

I wasn't bragging. I thought it was kinda crazy for me to do what I did, but in the end I was happy I did. Spending $39 on a ticket, $60 on gas, $20 on lunch for 6 hours of skiing is a bit crazy in my mind when you only are able to ride one chair and ski maybe 6 trails (don't know how you got in 8 hours of skiing 9am-4pm? = 7 hours)

But if "Congrats" and a :beer: is what you want, there ya go!

 

[ALLSKIING]

I wasn't bragging. I thought it was kinda crazy for me to do what I did, but in the end I was happy I did. Spending $39 on a ticket, $60 on gas, $20 on lunch for 6 hours of skiing is a bit crazy in my mind when you only are able to ride one chair and ski maybe 6 trails (don't know how you got in 8 hours of skiing 9am-4pm? = 7 hours)

But if "Congrats" and a :beer: is what you want, there ya go!

I know it was not bragging...I was saying what you thought was crazy was nothing.

 

[bzrperfspec77]

I know it was not bragging...I was saying what you thought was crazy was nothing.

Aha! Very good point! Still, I think the Beer clanking works ; :beer:

 

[C-Rex]

Wow, I've driven to Jay Peak from CT and back in the same day before, but those trips were for powder days. Can't say I'd do it for this early season stuff, but for pow...