Advice Needed! Stratton or Killington this Weekend

[bman1]

How is Stratton? I usually go to Gore, Killington, or Stowe. I want to get one weekend in this season. How does Stratton compare skiing wise to killington? Will it be mobbed with families and shoppers? Is it just as challenging as Stowe, Bush, Killington etc?

Thanks!

 

[ss20]

"Is it just as challenging as Stowe, Bush, Killington etc?" You have a lot to learn!;-)
Mountain-wise, think of Stratton a slightly steeper Okemo. Considering you haven't been to Stratton, I think there's a good chance you've never been to Okemo. In other words, less steeper than K-mart. I'd say the steepest slope would be the equivalent to Superstar. Lot's of groomers, more than 90% of the mountain is groomed nightly. Avoid the gondola and you'll be fine with crowds, especially since it's now late season. The mountain has the best glades in southern VT. The village has a great vibe, check it out. The mountain is good for a day trip. A person like you who seems to like challenge won't find much there, but I would still go for the fun of it.

 

[ScottySkis]

Gore, K and Stowe defiantly better expert hills. For lot of crusing and village then Stratton is what you want. Fyi Gore got like 18 inches of snow from yesterday storm. I would go to Gore or personaly.

 

[deadheadskier]

"Is it just as challenging as Stowe, Bush, Killington etc?" You have a lot to learn!;-)
Mountain-wise, think of Stratton a slightly steeper Okemo. Considering you haven't been to Stratton, I think there's a good chance you've never been to Okemo. In other words, less steeper than K-mart. I'd say the steepest slope would be the equivalent to Superstar. Lot's of groomers, more than 90% of the mountain is groomed nightly. Avoid the gondola and you'll be fine with crowds, especially since it's now late season. The mountain has the best glades in southern VT. The village has a great vibe, check it out. The mountain is good for a day trip. A person like you who seems to like challenge won't find much there, but I would still go for the fun of it.

not much to add to ss20's comments; they're spot on.

Stratton's really not a bad mountain at all despite it's lack of steep terrain. Very underrated trees IMO. Definitely no Stowe, Bush or Killington by any means though.

 

[octopus]

stratton has interesting shuttles from the hotel to the mountain

 

[bman1]

Thanks for the Info. I've been to Okemo an don't really like it. Looks like Gore or Killington this weekend.

Thanks!

 

[drjeff]

Crowd wise, this could be an interesting weekend. Given the snow of the last couple of days, one would assume that some good crowds might turn out. Sometimes this time of year, even with a bunch of new snow, and what should be if not the best condtions of the year, very, very close to it, the crowds don't materialize as you'd expect. Given the generally more hardcore clientele at Killington vs. Stratton, my hunch is between the 2 that Killington would be more likely to have larger crowds relatively to Stratton (and by that I mean that I know that Killington will draw more folks that Stratton outright this weekend, but proportionately Killington is more likely i'd expect to have larger crowds at their major lifts than Stratton will likely have this weekend)

 

[Euler]

Echoing what others have said...I went to Stratton early this season and found there trails similar in dificulty to Okemo. If you want steeper terrain, don't go there.

 

[skiking4]

Stratton has good trees. All marked and unmarked trees from black bear to skier rights boundary is awesome. Why not has a big fun cliff to huck off of. The ravine has some very steep pitches. Test pilot is vast. Some other unmarked trees are dope and steep. I'd definitely try Stratton out, but it ain't no kton bush or Stowe.

 

[moguler6]

It's nicknamed Flatton for a reason.

 

[ScottySkis]

It your worried about crowds, Gore is never that crowded and got lots of snow to this week.

 

[bdfreetuna]

I find that Okemo is the more challenging mountain vs Stratton, due to its trails having the highest population density in the state of Vermont.

Also Stratton is even flatter.

 

[timm]

In the same area, why not Magic or Pico?