Well, with the Fat Lady singing at Killington this weekend marking the end of lift serviced skiing on the East Coast it's time to reflect on what was and start getting psyched for next year.
Overall, I'd rate my season a solid A-. Between working full time and returning to school as a full time student, I wasn't planning on having that great of a year, but my season exceeded my expectations both in the quantity of days I got in (25) and the quality of the conditions. I got particularly lucky this year and the many storms we had seemed to coincide with my available time to hit the slopes.
The highlight of my year for sure was the AZ Summit at Sugarloaf during Nemo. I always love the Summit, but we had been screwed on conditions every year until this season. Aside from no Snowfields, the Summit was just about as good as it gets at Sugarloaf. I think the 100+ Azers in attendance would agree.
Other highlights for me this included killer conditions at Killington during snow.down and numerous small to medium powder days elsewhere. I was also very pleased to ski at a dozen different areas for the year including a couple that I hadn't hit since the 80s.
The only reason I gave an A- grade to my season is that I was in horrible shape this season and really didn't ski as well as I would like. If I were in better shape and exceeded 30 days, I would have given it in A. Only really regret this season outside of fitness and quantity of days is that I wasn't able to squeeze in a day in May and my season ended a bit earlier than I was hoping for on April 29th.
Overall though, I'll take a season like this past one every year. Despite the January thaw and several weeks of less than optimal Spring Skiing conditions, I'd say our weather / snow surfaces this season were above average for the east.
Loon 11/19; Sunday River 11/26; Wildcat 12/20; Gunstock 12/27, 12/30, 12/31, 1/21, 1/27, 2/24, 3/10, 3/11, 3.30, 4/7; Attitash 1/6; Sugarloaf 2/8, 2/9, 2/10; Ragged 2/18, 3/21; Pat's Peak 2/25; Shawnee Peak 3/3; Killington 3/23, 4/29; Sugarbush 4/14; Bretton Woods 4/15
Overall, I'd rate my season a solid A-. Between working full time and returning to school as a full time student, I wasn't planning on having that great of a year, but my season exceeded my expectations both in the quantity of days I got in (25) and the quality of the conditions. I got particularly lucky this year and the many storms we had seemed to coincide with my available time to hit the slopes.
The highlight of my year for sure was the AZ Summit at Sugarloaf during Nemo. I always love the Summit, but we had been screwed on conditions every year until this season. Aside from no Snowfields, the Summit was just about as good as it gets at Sugarloaf. I think the 100+ Azers in attendance would agree.
Other highlights for me this included killer conditions at Killington during snow.down and numerous small to medium powder days elsewhere. I was also very pleased to ski at a dozen different areas for the year including a couple that I hadn't hit since the 80s.
The only reason I gave an A- grade to my season is that I was in horrible shape this season and really didn't ski as well as I would like. If I were in better shape and exceeded 30 days, I would have given it in A. Only really regret this season outside of fitness and quantity of days is that I wasn't able to squeeze in a day in May and my season ended a bit earlier than I was hoping for on April 29th.
Overall though, I'll take a season like this past one every year. Despite the January thaw and several weeks of less than optimal Spring Skiing conditions, I'd say our weather / snow surfaces this season were above average for the east.
Loon 11/19; Sunday River 11/26; Wildcat 12/20; Gunstock 12/27, 12/30, 12/31, 1/21, 1/27, 2/24, 3/10, 3/11, 3.30, 4/7; Attitash 1/6; Sugarloaf 2/8, 2/9, 2/10; Ragged 2/18, 3/21; Pat's Peak 2/25; Shawnee Peak 3/3; Killington 3/23, 4/29; Sugarbush 4/14; Bretton Woods 4/15