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Killington reports a lightning strike on the K-1 that will have the lift closed for repairs for at least 2-days. Any details that other AZers might have would be appreciated. It does seem to be a good reason for an alternate lift to reach the summit lodge.

As we approach $300 for a day ticket, I remember when ski areas broke the $10 a day ceiling and the skiing magazines were asking the question, "Who would pay such a crazy amount?" Remember: The mega-areas have a wealthy clientele who routinely tip their instructor $50 or more and will hire an...

Nov. 17, 2022 - Thurs.: Opening day at Killington There was a big crowd waiting at the gondola line well before the noon opening time. By the time they opened the K1 to the public, the corral was overflowing. (It was only open for Season Pass and Icon Pass holders.) The opening day swag was a...

November 16, 2022 - Weds. We got about 3" before it changed to rain. I went out on the hill and took a T2B on Solstice Glade: my first run of the season and as far as I know, first run of the season by anyone on CM this season. A little thin cover :)

I'm interested in any feedback or impressions on the Snow Pod prototype described below. See https://www.renewsnow.ski/general-5 for FAQs. ropeways.net | Home | Slopes | 2022-10-13 Saddleback signs MOU with ReNewSnow ReNewSnow is pleased to announce Saddleback Mountain, Maine's third-largest...

Yesterday, I supervised the CM vertical challenge featuring local skiers, Joe O. and Dylan P. and the world leader on the Trace Snow app, Scott H. The numbers speak for themselves. If you want vertical in a regularly scheduled day, CM is the place to go. Dylan and Scott went from 9AM until...

In most years, many areas offer some pretty good Super Bowl Sunday specials. I notice that Crotched Mtn. is offering a full day ticket at the window to anyone wearing Patriot gear - a hat, a t-shirt, a jacket, etc. for $29. What other deals are out there?

Sat., Nov. 26, 2016 I returned to ski country yesterday after a 2.5 week absence. Wachusett opened and they have similar weather and less fire-power than we have! I wondered: Why aren't we open? At any rate, I put on my boots and hiked Super Nova to Milky Way and finally Moon Walk to the...

Today, Oct. 26, 2016, Weds., I kicked of the 2016-7 season. I would have gone yesterday, but when they changed plans to open at noon, I changed my mind. The trip had two nice surprises. First, the two worst stretches of road were repaved over the summer. The second was that despite the fact...

It's on! Two of my Killington buddies skied Rime today and sent me photos. Don't know when they'll spin the lifts, but any claims to first runs of the eastern season are no longer available!

Based on my observation at Crotched Mt. today, the ski area did! With 4" of new fluff and many students having the day off (because their schools are used as polling places), we had a crowd that rivaled a weekend day. Did other areas get a big "primary bump"?

I heard that something happened at Granite Gorge today (Sun. Jan. 31, 2016), but haven't been able to find details. Anybody got anything?

Dec. 9, 2015 Nice sunny day, but temps really never got above freezing. At the summit, they made snow most of the day with the effort especially on FIS and Powerline. The skiing was lovely and their snow report for coverage, open trails and open lifts was accurate. There was a pretty good...

From facebook, CM has announced "On Saturday, May 9th Crotched Parks will host its annual MAYDAY postseason rail session on Lower CM Terrain Park from 12pm to 4pm. Freestyle skiers & riders will find a selection of rail & snow features to stomp tricks on. $10 Ticket for on snow access. All...

It's interesting how modern snowmaking has pushed back the start of the ski season. Prior to the snowmaking era, Christmas was at most marginal skiing. The ski season really was Jan. 15 to Mar. 15. As Killington began pushing the envelope with snowmaking, not only did Christmas become one of...

It's been 5 years since my last trip to Sunapee. There was a pretty good crowd considering it was a non-holiday late in the season Wednesday. Parking Lot #1 was full as were the roadside parking between #1 and #2 and there were even a few cars in Lot #2. There were no real lift-lines, but...

Mar. 13, 2015 - Fri.: Granite Gorge The last time I skied at "Granite Gorge" was Superbowl Sunday, 1976. It was operating as Pinnacle Mt. One of the trails in the re-constituted area recognizes that piece of history and is in fact called Pinnacle. If I were to compare Granite Gorge size-wise...

Mar. 10, 2015 - Tues. This was my first trip to Pat's Peak since the 1989-90 season and I was particularly curious to see how the area has changed over the intervening years. For starters, they have a wonderful beginner area and after one graduates from that beginner area, they have a great...

I think that the lift attendants are one of the most underappreciated employees of a ski area. While many of their duties go under the radar, like safety checks, preparing ramps and more; most of us have as our primary interaction: making sure chairs (Gondola cars, etc.) go up full when there...

Jan. 12, 2015 - Mon. Today was the first day of what has become an annual trip to Saddleback. I suspect that most members of this forum already know Saddleback, but for those of you who don't, Saddleback is a gem that sits in the shadow of Sugarloaf (less than 10 miles as the crow flies...