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2 more days of lift served at K before the fat lady sings.....

drjeff

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Up on their conditions page today...

Friday and Saturday are it for the season. Walking likely required at some point either or both days......
 

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Based on shots I saw today, walking off and down top headwall likely required at all times. The flat right before Preston's kicks in has also fallen apart. They will snowbridge that I am sure, but with warm weather Friday, it will ski down to mud/rocks rather fast without a solid, frozen base. Unfortunately, I booked other things both days. Good season, good for K Saturday they will have the winter and summer activities going for last/first days.

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thetrailboss

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Both fall and spring?

Snowbird opened on the day before Thanksgiving, then closed Black Friday, then reopened a week later. I think that Brighton might have opened the weekend before Thanksgiving. Might have.

Snowbird closed on May 13th.
 

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Snowbird opened on the day before Thanksgiving, then closed Black Friday, then reopened a week later. I think that Brighton might have opened the weekend before Thanksgiving. Might have.

Snowbird closed on May 13th.

Wow, beat Utah by a fair margin on both ends. Of course, the quality of the opening and closing day in terms of trails and snow is vastly different... but still.
 

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Wow, beat Utah by a fair margin on both ends. Of course, the quality of the opening and closing day in terms of trails and snow is vastly different... but still.

Not that much different this season. Despite the spin you may hear, this season was terrible. Alta normally does not put season passes on sale until August 1st. Snowbird is not much sooner. Both were actively marketing and selling on March 1st. That is FIVE MONTHS sooner than normal. And both have moved up their cut-offs for early pricing. They are desperate for money.

This article was complete and utter bullshit:

https://www.sltrib.com/news/2018/04...ame-through-to-salvage-a-low-snow-ski-season/
 

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Not that much different this season. Despite the spin you may hear, this season was terrible. Alta normally does not put season passes on sale until August 1st. Snowbird is not much sooner. Both were actively marketing and selling on March 1st. That is FIVE MONTHS sooner than normal. And both have moved up their cut-offs for early pricing. They are desperate for money.

This article was complete and utter bullshit:

https://www.sltrib.com/news/2018/04...ame-through-to-salvage-a-low-snow-ski-season/

I saw complaints that Brighton was earlier than normal too. That's frightening. Hope next year is killer good.
 

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Based on shots I saw today, walking off and down top headwall likely required at all times. The flat right before Preston's kicks in has also fallen apart. They will snowbridge that I am sure, but with warm weather Friday, it will ski down to mud/rocks rather fast without a solid, frozen base. Unfortunately, I booked other things both days. Good season, good for K Saturday they will have the winter and summer activities going for last/first days.

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Skied there Friday, 5/25.

Walk on, walk off the lift - check. Hiking down the headwall - check. Mud and rocks in places - check. Nice stretches of moguls in places - check. Lots of fun, sun and good moods - CHECK!

Hats off to Killington staff - thanks for keeping Superstar open as long as you did during a challenging winter and spring. Hope you guys are celebrating in the parking lot with everyone else at the end of today, after closing for the season.

Cheers!
 

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Rolled the dice Saturday, skied from noon till three, no r@#n, season finally over. My buddy Dick wanted to leave, I was game for more, then I realized he just went on third shift, he drove up right after work, so for him it was 3AM.


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