Stowe or Okemo this weekend?

abc · Dec 23, 2019

tnt1234 said:
where did you end up?

Ended up on a dentist’s chair!

What I thought was sinus issue turned out to be infected tooth! Had a root canal done. Now the pain is finally subsided, I can look forward to eating Christmas dinner. Weirdest tooth infection ever. But the condition isn’t hat great anyway, so I don’t feel like I missed much.

Now hoping this weekend’s storms pan out.

kingslug · Dec 23, 2019

Hope so..I'll be up there for the week.

Smellytele · Dec 23, 2019

drjeff said:
From my experience at Okemo yesterday. Short of the line for Sunburst 6, the crowds were light. The snow is decent, definitely got scraped off as the day went on. Lots of acreage open to spread the holiday week masses around on, even if most of the wider snowmaking terrain only has roughly 1/2 width with dependable snow on it where the guns can reach. And honestly, the weather yesterday (especially after about 11 when the clouds burned off) was so nice (upper 20's to low 30's, no wind and a Bluebird sky), that it was just one of those days where it was so nice just to be outside sliding down the hill enjoying the sport we all love so much!

Mt Snow light or actual light? ;-)

Edd · Dec 23, 2019

abc said:
Ended up on a dentist’s chair!

What I thought was sinus issue turned out to be infected tooth! Had a root canal done. Now the pain is finally subsided, I can look forward to eating Christmas dinner. Weirdest tooth infection ever. But the condition isn’t hat great anyway, so I don’t feel like I missed much.

Now hoping this weekend’s storms pan out.

I’ll bet conditions today were pretty good across the northeast. I’m bummed I missed it due to car problems.

thebigo · Dec 23, 2019

Edd said:
I’ll bet conditions today were pretty good across the northeast. I’m bummed I missed it due to car problems.

Wildcat was spectacular today - deep and soft.

drjeff · Dec 23, 2019

Smellytele said:
Mt Snow light or actual light? ;-)

The S6 on Sunday was generally in the 5 minute range all day from what I saw/experienced (Bascially the same as what the Bluebird was on Saturday) Most everything I rode at Okemo on Sunday (granted my racer Dad obligations didn't afford me the time to get over to the South Face area, but I did make it over mid day to the Quantum 4 in Jackson Gore) was maybe 10 chairs at most, which is basically what I saw on most other lifts at Mount Snow on Saturday.

Seemed "reasonable" to my typical world, and likely FAR less than what I will be dealing with the 26th through the 1st, short of 2 race days at Berkshire East on the 30th and 31st!! LOL!

tnt1234 · Dec 24, 2019

abc said:
Ended up on a dentist’s chair!

What I thought was sinus issue turned out to be infected tooth! Had a root canal done. Now the pain is finally subsided, I can look forward to eating Christmas dinner. Weirdest tooth infection ever. But the condition isn’t hat great anyway, so I don’t feel like I missed much.

Now hoping this weekend’s storms pan out.

Ouch!

Glad that got cleared out for you.

big_vert · Dec 25, 2019

ss20 said:
If you've never been or barely skied Okemo give it a shot. As much as people hate on the place it is absolutely massive. .

You're talking about Nokemo in Vermont? Massive? Okemo?

I guess there must be two of them or something.

Edd · Dec 25, 2019

big_vert said:
You're talking about Nokemo in Vermont? Massive? Okemo?

I guess there must be two of them or something.

Okemo is large, by eastern standards.

big_vert · Dec 26, 2019

Edd said:
Okemo is large, by eastern standards.

A solid #8. Yes. MASSIVE- https://www.skiresort.info/ski-resorts/new-england/sorted/slope-length/

And, no personality whatsoever. Every run looks like the last one. What an awful place. I love the way you have to go through the beginner area to get to the other lifts. Great planning.

abc · Dec 26, 2019

big_vert said:
A solid #8. Yes. MASSIVE

Out of a total of some hundreds of mountains in the east? Yes, it deserves the "massive" description!

What you call "no personality", others will call consistency and predictability.

That said, I won't be going there that often. A few times a season is just about right. I'd prefer to mix it up rather than trying to squeeze the hell out of a lemon.

kingslug · Dec 26, 2019

Best time I had there was after a 20 inch dump that shut the roads down the night before..Had the place almost to myself...with a good amount of Pow. It is kind of flat though..but that day it didn't matter..and the runs are pretty long. The Jackson Gore area had some good bumps. And a good burger.

deadheadskier · Dec 26, 2019

big_vert said:
A solid #8. Yes. MASSIVE- https://www.skiresort.info/ski-resorts/new-england/sorted/slope-length/

And, no personality whatsoever. Every run looks like the last one. What an awful place. I love the way you have to go through the beginner area to get to the other lifts. Great planning.

You trust that Website when it lists Pat's Peak as the 19th largest ski area in New England?

LOL

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Los · Dec 26, 2019

deadheadskier said:
You trust that Website when it lists Pat's Peak as the 19th largest ski area in New England?

LOL

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Exactly. That site is a joke!

FBGM · Dec 26, 2019

Lol at fighting over Okemo and Mt Snow. Both are flat. End of story there.

Mt Snow is a dump when it comes to lodges and amenities. So if you trying to go pinky up, Okemo way better then that.

There’s actually a town (lol town) at Okemo. But way better then the drug addicts and woods around Mt Snow.

Both owned by Vail (so Vail suck factor at both)

Both are the same fucking size.

deadheadskier · Dec 26, 2019

FBGM said:
Lol at fighting over Okemo and Mt Snow. Both are flat. End of story there.

Mt Snow is a dump when it comes to lodges and amenities. So if you trying to go pinky up, Okemo way better then that.

There’s actually a town (lol town) at Okemo. But way better then the drug addicts and woods around Mt Snow.

Both owned by Vail (so Vail suck factor at both)

Both are the same fucking size.

Hey iMuscles

Shouldn't you be out in Jackson dropping 40s switch in the Hobacks with big_derp?

Maybe work on your reading comprehension on the flight out there. Thread is about STOWE vs Okemo. Though with your juvenile obsession with Mt Snow, I can see how your eyes might have deceived you.

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xlr8r · Dec 26, 2019

Some people need to chill out. While Okemo or Mount Snow might not be your favorite, they are still ski areas that serve a purpose. We are fortunate to have ski areas of all types large and small, easy and steep. Don't hate on them or the people that ski at them.

deadheadskier · Dec 26, 2019

xlr8r said:
Some people need to chill out. While Okemo or Mount Snow might not be your favorite, they are still ski areas that serve a purpose. We are fortunate to have ski areas of all types large and small, easy and steep. Don't hate on them or the people that ski at them.

Agreed 100%. Some people just feel the need to flex iMuscle and pound their chest about the ski areas they think suck.

I like it all. Hell, my three most memorable days skiing last year were at Lonesome Pine, Black NH and Whaleback.

I don't need fancy lodges and buried snowmaking pipe to have a great time. I also have nothing against the places that offer that type of experience.

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JimG. · Dec 26, 2019

I'm not a fan of ski area snobs either.

If you can't have a good time skiing wherever you might be you don't really know how to ski.

180 · Dec 26, 2019

Finally a thread that didn't devolve into whats wrong with Hunter, hahaha

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