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If you're looking for some great spring skiing, this is the place to go. The mountain is incredibly well rounded, with intermediate terrain off just about every lift. Temps were hitting 60+ at the base but the snow wasn't sticky with the ironic exception of one cooler but cloudy day. The...

We all know the start of this ski year has been one of the worst in most of our lifetimes. That's why I'm writing this to give them credit. Most of the top to bottom runs were open and in good shape (though clearly on artificial snow). Not only was the bump run under the quad open, it was...

One of those weird times in Northeast skiing where early season with three true top-to-bottom runs can be better than the middle of the winter when everything might be open but scoured flat. Snow quality was good and the expert runs had some bumps to keep things interesting. Lines were max...

[Edit - Title s/b 2/15/2014] It really doesn't get any better. Snow all day. Surprisingly limited crowds most of the time. Powder in the woods with plenty of coverage, good snow on the trails. I couldn't understand why they had close signs on the lower angle glades. They were routinely...

Considering the short but highly destructive warm spell and rain, the place was in great shape. Were there trenches, ball bearings and plenty of firm snow? Yup. But, a lot of terrain was still open and the snow held an edge just fine. The ball bearings actually hurt if edge angles got too...

What a great start. Similar trail openings to last Saturday except Roaring Brook was actually open (not just indicated as open on the website). They clearly lost some snow but still had plenty as coverage was generally good. Looks like the storm was mostly rain. Very top of the mountain...

Ton of coverage, lots of sun, nice soft snow and bumps. The only place without soft snow was on a >person height drop on the main intermediate by dot nebel. Ouch. Even the woods had some coverage - and bare spots. Study stream of people on the main quad (no line), other lifts empty...

A gem. I figured most of the casual crew would see the warm weather and fog and sit home. They did. Mountain was great. Snow was nice and soft - not corn (except for one lucky run), not mush, just nice soft snow. Soft enough to bump up, hard enough to still hold a carve. There was around a...

A mixed bag. The good - zero lines; actually zero people at opening bell, filled up a little bit by 11:00am. The trails with snowmaking were all in great shape. The trails without snowmaking were sometimes in great shape and really tempting... The bad - The natural trails really need some...

One of my best trips ever. No true powder but a few days had some moderate snow (2-6"/day) at the top and light rain at the bottom. Doesn't sound that good but the mountain had plenty of coverage and got nice and soft throughout the day. The lack of light powder kept the locals away and the...

Awesome (for this year). They got about a foot of snow. Not exactly light blower; more of feel like a cross between powder and corn turning into some nice crud as it got tracked. A little heavy but good for semi high speed GS type turns in the ungroomed. Woods were tough work compounded by...

My best day of the season. Some pretty large core shots on one ski but well worth it. First time on 3-D natural snow this year. On the drive up I was expecting boilerplate frome the rain/freezing rain. Somehow the conditions were great. The upper trails by lift 7 (? the old 3 person in...

First two hours were exceptional. Sunny skies with a couple of inches of fresh manmade along with a trace to an inch or so of natural. First couple of runs were totally uncrowded allowing high speed non-stop top to bottom runs. Trails were still in great shape when I left around 1:00. Lower...

Basically what you'd expect during a horrible snow year the frozen day after a spring skiing like day. Actually not all that bad. It was "icy" by all definitions but I brought the right set of skis (only in internet forums do wider all in one skis perform as well on hardpack as skinny race...

Was there last Saturday for only my second time. Shockingly cold for this time of year in the AM but that's just the weather. What I'm trying to figure out is are they always so conservative? Lots and lots of grooming. Their signature trails - Rumors & Lies - were both groomed. The upper...

A positive response to the Dumb Things thread: Almost all: much more official gladed terrain over the last two decades, snowmaking that actually resembles snow Belleayre: plenty of bumps from near season open to close, making a so-so hill kind of fun Sugarbush: purposefully keeping Casterock...

I was expecting a day of carving but as soon as I started to drive up the mountain it started to snow. At the mountain, there was around 2" of fresh. The snow resumed around midday for maybe another inch. Not a lot, but really made a difference. It was fairly firm underneath but never...

Great probable last day (for me, not Belleayre). Firm and fast but very carveable groomers. Top to bottom bumps that were surprisingly soft enough to be fairly aggressive especially on the lower angle slopes. Lines, what lines? Don't think they made much money on Sunday especially with all...

What an odd place. I needed somewhere close to ski with my 4 y/o since most ski schools were booked solid. The parking lot was packed, hordes of people moving back and forth. The lodge was packed - hard to find a table at 11:00am. Lift lines? None. Crowded slopes? Not so bad. Turned out...

Absolutely amazing coverage for this time of year. Trails are covered edge to edge and there's a few inches in the woods. Very few barespots - just a couple of those areas that get washed out from water running underneath. Better coverage than anytime before Valentine's Day. Go figure...