Boston Ski Show 2010

• Nov 8, 2010

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Last year, I was able to spend about an hour with a knowledgeable young lady at the Aspen Snowmass booth to pick her wealth of knowledge about where the locals drank and ate and skied. Well worth the price of show admission as I used this information later in the season to have a great week of skiing, eating, drinking and fun.

Not sure I will be going this winter as I have opted for a Sugarbush season's pass and skiing in MRV this winter.

And, I never really found any great deals when Ski Market was the vendor of choice, and I am sure that the same will be more so with East Coast Alpine.

 

• Nov 8, 2010

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Thinking of heading over on Thursday after work. TGR show on Friday then skiing at the River on saturday should round out the ski weekend.

 

• Nov 9, 2010

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I'll most likely go Friday. As stated, the swag seems to be less and less. The highlight for me was the food Stowe was putting out last year in their booth. Spent quite a bit of time hanging around there.........

 

• Nov 10, 2010

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an ok summary of some of the offerings

http://skiing.about.com/od/skishows/a/2010-Boston-Globe-Ski-And-Snowboard-Expo-Deals-And-Steals.htm

 

• Nov 10, 2010

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Cannon says: We'll have one of the new Mittersill chairs in the booth [Boston s&s expo] and you can be one of the first to see it, touch it and have a seat.

 

• Nov 11, 2010

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Will shoot for Saturday moning. Agree that if you talk tosome reps they will usually give you some good intel and maybe some discount coupons, etc..

 

• Nov 11, 2010

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I'll bring a camera and do a TR.

 

• Nov 12, 2010

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I'm going to head over Sunday morning. I have to be in Boston anyway for a mystery convention (New England Crime Bake; my next book comes out January 4). I've been been to the ski show before, so it'll all be new to me.

 

• Nov 12, 2010

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Went to the show Thursday evening, good deals...GREAT DEAL for BURKE MOUNTAIN 3-Day(s) Pass for $99 which you can use anyway you’d like... and the Mohican Devil himself Glen Plake was there signing autographs and being a real gentleman...

 

• Nov 12, 2010

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Charlie Schuessler said:

Went to the show Thursday evening, good deals...GREAT DEAL for BURKE MOUNTAIN 3-Day(s) Pass for $99 which you can use anyway you’d like... and the Mohican Devil himself Glen Plake was there signing autographs and being a real gentleman...

Click to expand...

Is it transferable?

 

• Nov 12, 2010

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I'll be at the Expo from the opening bell @ 10 on Saturday.
Will rendezvous with WinnChill. Will be shopping around for snow

 

• Nov 12, 2010

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anyone going to be at the Expo who has a Save Magic Mountain T-Shirt?
I'm looking to generate a photo-op.
Please PM me.

Thanks,

 

• Nov 12, 2010

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The Boston Ski Show was useful to me exactly once. I got to meet the woman who does sales at Termas de Chillan. It gave me a contact where I could book lodging and get the discount normally given to a travel agent.

I've found I can usually do way better than the show special "lodging plus ticket" deals resorts offer.

 

• Nov 12, 2010

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Met Glen Plake last night. Awesome!

 

• Nov 12, 2010

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TR: http://blog.nj.com/skiing/2010/11/a_look_back_on_day_one_of_the.html

 

• Nov 12, 2010

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Smellytele said:

Is it transferable?

Click to expand...

YES it is...

 

• Nov 12, 2010

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Eeek!

If you're looking for something to do after the show, hop on the T and head over to the Atrium Mall in Chestnut Hill/Newton. Grab a quick drink and then queue up for for an interesting exhibit, "Bodies Human: Anatomy in Motion." It is "a display of over 100 authentic human specimens, including whole bodies, individual organs, and transparent body slices preserved through a special process called plastination." Apparently Abercrombie & Fitch couldn't make a go of it, so they replaced it with this exhibit! :-o