3 most personally overrated ski areas you have skied.

[dlague]

Cannon
Cannon
Cannon

it is way overrated. Stay away, please.

I agree!


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[BenedictGomez]

1) Killington

2) Hunter

3) Whiteface

 

[BenedictGomez]

I don't understand why people consider Kmart overrated. The terrain is fantastic......

My opinion on overrated:
1.) Stowe: by far the most overrated. The terrain doesn't stand out to me at all, very bland and a very crappy lay out. It's over 100 dollars just for a day ticket now. I'll stick with Bolton and sugarbush.

Uhhhh..... well that was all certainly....... interesting.

 

[thetrailboss]

So we already have the 3 favorite places tou have been thread. I won't start a hate thread, but what 3 places have you visited with super high hopes based on how great you constantly hear a place is only to be left dissapointed.

For me it would be....
1. Snowbird UT.
I had been skiing all over UT for the week skiibg fresh powder and having a great time. At the bird it was PACKED hard, nearly to east coast hard pack levels. We searched all day through trees and couldn't find anything fresh. The ligjt was horribly flat so the wide open style of the mtn was dangerous.
Anybody I mention this to says it was just a bad day and you need to give it time, but when on a trip, that's not a option when every other place we skied that week both before and after were great. (Also I have many friends who have been there several times and skuncked every time).

2. Killington VT
The place is huge for East coast standards. Whenever I ski there I feel I spend the entire day trying to get somewhere, not actually enjoying the place. I am sure with a local it could be great, but as a visitor I have never been able to figure out them place.

3. I can't think of a 3rd currently but will return to it....

I have to agree with what one person said about setting expectations right. That said, to respond, yes, Snowbird has a lot of bad days. If the clouds are in, or if it is windy, it is brutal. Agree with the observation about Killington. It just takes a lot of time getting to know they lay of the land by skiing there or studying the map a lot to get a feel for the place and the layout. Canyons is another example of a place where on a first visit one could easily traverse all day without skiing. I found that making a plan in advance and studying the terrain layout made my first visit a huge success. Same for Deer Valley and Park City.

As to ones that are overrated, I really can't think of any. For me any day skiing is a good day and any ski area is a nice place!

 

[MMP]

I can see that now.


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You'd be happy at a place that caters to retards. Not because of your stupid autism comment, but your opinion of Mad.

 

[C-Rex]

LOL +1000

I'd have to say Okemo, Mount Snow, and Killington, in that order. They get the most hype and deliver the least, IMO. But that's fine by me. I'll go to them during the week or early/late season, and let them soak up the crowds during mid-winter. Except Okemo. Unless I'm getting a free ticket, or a hot girl wants me to go there with her, I won't waste my time with that place.

 

[VTKilarney]

You'd be happy at a place that caters to retards. Not because of your stupid autism comment, but your opinion of Mad.

How classy. It must be nice to know more about what I care for than I know myself. It also must be nice to feel the ability to universally dictate how others must subjectively feel. And making fun of the handicapped must be icing on the cake to you.

If you are representative of MRG, I feel stronger in my opinion than ever. Thank you for providing that confirmation.

 

[C-Rex]

Uhhhh..... well that was all certainly....... interesting.

Seriously. I have my qualms with Stowe. Yes, they are expensive and cater to rich, gaper a-holes, but it is a true skier's mountain. If you think it's bland you either haven't really explored it, or don't have the skill and/or balls to hit the expert stuff which is, IMO, some of the best in New England.

Bland is not a word used to describe Stowe. Save that for Okemo.

 

[skiMEbike]

LOON

After spending the past 3 days at Loon, this mountain goes to the top of my list for overrated.

 

[gmcunni]

I'd have to say Okemo, Mount Snow, and Killington, in that order. They get the most hype and deliver the least, IMO.

where do you hang out that Okemo gets the most hype?

 

[deadheadskier]

cater to rich, gaper a-holes,

Very true on the weekends, but the locals in Stowe are anything but. There's a true ski bum culture and community in that town that doesn't exist in other New England ski towns. Other places it's just a season, in Stowe people who moved there for a ski bum season after college and then just stayed, so the sense of a skiing loving community is really strong. To experience the soul of the place, one has to ski there on one of their famous midweek non-forecasted powder days. Wake up to 10" of dry upslope, rip it all day, then go to the Matternhorn for Apres ski and finish out the night at the Backyard or Rimrocks. The locals in Stowe are truly fantastic down to earth ski and party hard folks and they don't give much a crap about the Bogner wearing weekenders other than they pay their salary.

Bland is not a word used to describe Stowe. Save that for Okemo.

this is Canobie#1. He drops steaming dumps on Stowe all the time, then goes and brags about Ragged. He's certainly entitled to his opinion, but it's hard for any true skier or rider to take that opinion seriously with that track record.

People are entitled to their opinion, it's just hard to overrate Mount Mansfield. Best combination of terrain and snow in New England. Off map opportunities are so vast and easy to get to. Really bummed I missed out on skiing there this season.

 

[bdfreetuna]

I don't know if any areas are "overrated" but there are certainly a few which get hyped on this forum and even the mildest criticism tends to elicit strong emotions on behalf of some of the skiers here.

 

[St. Bear]

LOON

After spending the past 3 days at Loon, this mountain goes to the top of my list for overrated.

Very true. I went there this year with extremely low expectations, and I was still disappointed.

I think the most frustrating part is that it could be a real great area. Much like the discussion about Stowe having a thriving ski culture underneath the glitz and $$, with Loon could be the same with Lincoln. There are lots of small things they could do on the mountain that would improve the experience for advanced/expert skiers without ruining the cash cow that they have now.

Oh well, maybe it's just as well with Cannon right up the road.

 

[MMP]

How classy. It must be nice to know more about what I care for than I know myself. It also must be nice to feel the ability to universally dictate how others must subjectively feel. And making fun of the handicapped must be icing on the cake to you.

If you are representative of MRG, I feel stronger in my opinion than ever. Thank you for providing that confirmation.

Blah blah blah

Identifying a ski area as compatible with a particular handicap is idiotic. By extrapolation you are an idiot.

 

[Domeskier]

in Stowe people who moved there for a ski bum season after college and then just stayed, so the sense of a skiing loving community is really strong.

College-educated ski bums? The only ones I know of are the trust-fund spawn of investment bankers and the other wealthy people you seem to scorn. Oh well. People can enjoy the company of whomever they want, I guess.

 

[moguler6]

Revelstoke - Best example of vertical is overrated. Terrible layout. Every other mountain in BC is better.

Whiteface - Been about a dozen times, still haven't had a fun day. You're dead to me.

Deer Valley - Let's go to Utah and rip groomers! Wait no, the green coats will yell at you.

 

[deadheadskier]

College-educated ski bums? The only ones I know of are the trust-fund spawn of investment bankers and the other wealthy people you seem to scorn. Oh well. People can enjoy the company of whomever they want, I guess.

I'm not sure where you're trying to go with this. I do know some trust fund ski bums in town for sure. I also know plenty of cooks, nurses, school teachers, real estate sales people, tradesmen etc. that moved there after college and still live in town. I know waiters in their 40s and 50s with Masters degrees. Look up the college education rates in town if you're so inclined. Often they live in Morrisville or Waterbury as the real estate in town is out of reach, however the draw is Mount Mansfield.

 

[dmw]

I think the whole rich / glitz thing is a little overstated too. I was at Stowe Saturday, didn't feel much different than any major resort. Sure, I saw a few fur collars, but they were pretty hot looking ladies, so no worries there.

 

[boston_e]

Rude? Not friendly? Not welcoming? That's describes the antithesis of the place .. weird.

I'm not sure if I would go so far as to say rude, but like St Bear is describing, I didn't get a warm fuzzy vibe from the employees or skiers the couple of times I visited there.

Someday I'd like to give it another shot and see if my opinion changes. Although with a number of friends and family that I like to and usually go with with who snowboard, I'm unlikely to go there in the near future.

 

[Scruffy]

1) Killington

2) Hunter

3) Whiteface

Wait, I thought you loved Whiteface?