Alpinezone Ski Area Challenge 2005....Coming Soon!!! Give Us Your Suggestions!

[Greg]

For some comic relief and for comparison, all ski areas should be asked one or two questions in common. Maybe, what is your one biggest pet peeve with the skiing public? Or what is the most rediculous thing a guest has ever said/accused you of? Why should I spend my skiing dollar with you rather than out west? What is the weirdest thing you ever delt with in order to go skiing? And on and on.....The question isnt too important but i think keeping a few common threads would add to the challenge.

We discussed this last year:

http://forums.alpinezone.com/viewtopic.php?p=10159#10159
http://forums.alpinezone.com/viewtopic.php?p=13019#13019

Thoughts? It would certainly speed things up as we would only need to request five questions.

 

[thetrailboss]

I think offering one or two template questions is fine...I enjoy reading good, well written, specific questions from folks who frequent the mountain, but I don't like repetitive questions like we had in the Jay challenge last season (i.e. regarding the Can Am trail...) :roll:

I don't want the challenge to get too blah...

 

[thebigo]

let me start by saying that attitash has been one of my favorite ski destinations for years, i do have one frustration though, like most of the skiing public i use online condition reports to decide where to ski every weekend, twice this year i drove to attitash, bought a ticket and jumped on the lift to find my favorite trail 'avenger' being used as a race course, is there anyway trails being used as race courses could be indicated on your webpage, admittedly you might lose my ticket sale for that day but the skiing public will reward honesty in the long run

 

[Charlie Schuessler]

I believe AZ contacted the "Corporate Areas" responsibly and contacting them annually may become boring....

What about smaller areas like Saddleback in Maine? Pico in VT (I know ASC owned but you would never know it at times...)? Ascutney in VT? Dartmouth Skiway in NH? Whaleback in NH (what's going on there)? Black Mountain in Jackson NH? Pat’s Peak in NH? The aforementioned Tenney (once one of my favorite glade areas)? Crotched Mountain in NH? Tupper in NY? Jiminy Peak in MA? BEAST in MA? Butternut in MA?

The big resorts make the news regularly...let's find out what's happening with the smaller operations...they are usually the family areas where most of us began the addiction…

 

[Greg]

What about smaller areas like Saddleback in Maine?

We'll contact them.

Pico in VT (I know ASC owned but you would never know it at times...)?

I guess we could break out Pico from Killington

Ascutney in VT?

Click

Dartmouth Skiway in NH? Whaleback in NH (what's going on there)? Black Mountain in Jackson NH?

We'll contact them.

Pat’s Peak in NH?

I'm pretty sure Pat's will be participating this summer.

The aforementioned Tenney (once one of my favorite glade areas)? Crotched Mountain in NH?

I've contacted Tenney already and Crotched will be participating this summer.

Tupper in NY?

We'll contact them.

Jiminy Peak in MA? BEAST in MA? Butternut in MA?

Jiminy and Butternut will be participating this summer. No commitment from the Beast yet, but I'm sure they will.

 

[thetrailboss]

let me start by saying that attitash has been one of my favorite ski destinations for years, i do have one frustration though, like most of the skiing public i use online condition reports to decide where to ski every weekend, twice this year i drove to attitash, bought a ticket and jumped on the lift to find my favorite trail 'avenger' being used as a race course, is there anyway trails being used as race courses could be indicated on your webpage, admittedly you might lose my ticket sale for that day but the skiing public will reward honesty in the long run

Last minute submission it appears!! Welcome to the site, thebigo, I'll see if I can sneak it into the question list. :wink:

Some great points by Charlie...I'd like to see Dartmouth Skiway, Tupper, and Whaleback on the list!!

 

[riverc0il]

first look at this thread and i'm not going to offer suggestions for actual areas.

instead, what i would like to suggest is following up with the previous year's answers to the challenge. did the ski area implement the changes or ideas or upgrades or whatever? a follow up to compare how the ski area answered the questions vs. what they actually did. this may best be handled by discussion with forum members that actually skied those areas. just a thought as so often we forget the promises of the past when new one's are offered...

 

[awf170]

what about jay peak

 

[eatskisleep]

Another Wildcat one please and Black Mountain of NH!!!

 

[GrizzlyFD]

Jay would be a fantastic resort to challenge.

I ran into one of the resort reps on the tram and he said that Jay is planning to cut some trails in the west bowl this summer and have lifts up for winter 06/07. How many trails will they have for winter 05/06? Will they be open/accesible from current trails?

Will Jay cut anymore "glades" into their existing trail network (like deliverance and BBP)?

What have they done (if anything) to repair the damage (trail cutting) out to Big Jay?

what about jay peak

 

[Greg]

what about jay peak

They're already on board. Keep an eye out here.

 

[ALLSKIING]

Do we have Sugarbush and Sugarloaf? How about Whiteface.

 

[Greg]

Do we have Sugarbush and Sugarloaf? How about Whiteface.

Sugarloaf and Whiteface are definites. Haven't confirmed with Sugarbush, but I would bet, yes.

 

[ga2ski]

Gunstock

 

[thetrailboss]

Gunstock

Good one...

 

[Skimaine4ever]

Is there any plan for Big Squaw?

 

[thetrailboss]

Is there any plan for Big Squaw?

Good one! Maybe PM either Greg or I with a contact for this mtn...

 

[awf170]

what about tenney to figure out what is going on with the place?(like the new hightech snowmaking :roll: aka supersized snowcone machine)

 

[Skimaine4ever]

Is there any plan for Big Squaw?

Good one! Maybe PM either Greg or I with a contact for this mtn...

Done

 

[teachski]

I can tell you first hand that some of the things brought up in the AZ Challenge last year with Wachusett were addressed. They had some new rules enforced for school groups, which were good to see. It was a start, but there is still more to be done in the area to ensure that all schools comply with them.