dlague
Active member
Was posting on another thread and it got me to start thinking about parking while some ski areas have relatively close parking and i is easy to get to others are a PITA. Worst examples are Sunapee and Okemo with their shuttles are kind of a pain. Atitash with their across the street and mile long parking lot is also is you do not get there early but there is the $15 parking right close by which we have used. Then there are places like Waterville that is all downhill so we pay for valet parking. Cannons parking has never been problematic since they allow you to park all over the place.
Do you boot up at in the parking lot? We never did until we started skiing Cannon as pass-holders more often where we started booting up at the truck. Actually, this board got me to start doing that. In fact, once we started booting up at the truck then we started tailgating there too. How many boot up or tailgate? Killington's parking lot while quite large has never been too bad because we pay to park in the front row section at K 1 great tail gating spot too.
However, we still drop our skis off then park unless we can park trail side like at Cannon. Call us lazy? How many carry there skis from the parking lot?
Jay Peak is not too bad with the parking garages not good for tailgating but at least not too far away. Have always been able to park fairly close at Sugarbush, Gunstock, Bretton Woods.
When we get to ski areas later like at Bretton Woods we often find spots up close left by those early skiers. Same applies with Gunstock when night skiing.
Any one else hate or like parking at ski resorts, tailgate, boot up there too? Do you poach spots up from or go for the edges of trails when possible?
Do you boot up at in the parking lot? We never did until we started skiing Cannon as pass-holders more often where we started booting up at the truck. Actually, this board got me to start doing that. In fact, once we started booting up at the truck then we started tailgating there too. How many boot up or tailgate? Killington's parking lot while quite large has never been too bad because we pay to park in the front row section at K 1 great tail gating spot too.
However, we still drop our skis off then park unless we can park trail side like at Cannon. Call us lazy? How many carry there skis from the parking lot?
Jay Peak is not too bad with the parking garages not good for tailgating but at least not too far away. Have always been able to park fairly close at Sugarbush, Gunstock, Bretton Woods.
When we get to ski areas later like at Bretton Woods we often find spots up close left by those early skiers. Same applies with Gunstock when night skiing.
Any one else hate or like parking at ski resorts, tailgate, boot up there too? Do you poach spots up from or go for the edges of trails when possible?