'Best of New England Ski Resorts 2006 - 2007' results posted

[tcharron]

Just got the email, the results are definatly screwed based on marketing pushes by the mountains, tho. I mean, King Pine?

http://thelift.cityvoter.com/Top100.aspx

 

[Newpylong]

King Where? never heard of it... Magic, that's interesting...

 

[SnowRider]

:-o Half of those make no sense at all...hmmm...could resorts be influencing the polls?

 

[MikeTrainor]

for central VT i'll take Sugarbush over killington...nice to see magic on there.

 

[from_the_NEK]

I've never even heard about this "City Voter" website. The voting is probably heavily influenced by where this website has done some sort of advertising. King Pine? Give me a break. 350 ft vert. I have driven by it and it is not even a mountain. It is actually south of Conway in the White Mtn foothills.
http://www.kingpine.com/pdf/KP-iGmap/KP-iGmap2007.jpg

 

[tcharron]

I've never even heard about this "City Voter" website. The voting is probably heavily influenced by where this website has done some sort of advertising. King Pine? Give me a break. 350 ft vert. I have driven by it and it is not even a mountain. It is actually south of Conway in the White Mtn foothills.
http://www.kingpine.com/pdf/KP-iGmap/KP-iGmap2007.jpg

I only got it because of a promo mailing from Crotched. Very heavily influenced by TV and radio stations in the Boston area. Apparently, grass root efforts skewed the voting.

 

[MarkC]

That is the first I have heard of King Pine. I guess if it is that good I should cancel my plans and get there this weekend.

 

[hammer]

I only got it because of a promo mailing from Crotched. Very heavily influenced by TV and radio stations in the Boston area. Apparently, grass root efforts skewed the voting.

Same here...figured that the results would be skewed so I didn't bother to vote. Besides, I like a lot of areas and really can't single out one as the "best".:smile:

 

[MRGisevil]

Maybe AZ should have it's own poll, it'd be much more accurate...

 

[Lostone]

Did anyone have anything to do with this survey, when it was being done?

There is no info as to how they ran their contest to determine their "winners".

But if King pine has a vertical of 350', and was their winner, then, maybe Sugarbush should move thier Easy Rider slope over there and see if we come in second?

It is 360'. :razz:

 

[tcharron]

Did anyone have anything to do with this survey, when it was being done?

There is no info as to how they ran their contest to determine their "winners".

But if King pine has a vertical of 350', and was their winner, then, maybe Sugarbush should move thier Easy Rider slope over there and see if we come in second?

It is 360'. :razz:

Pretty sure it was purely based on web based votes. I know Crotched sent out a mailer with 'Vote for us, we've been nominated!'. Maybe they went out to everyone, and it was pretty much up to the mountains to get clicks. Think it was promoted by CBS news in boston of something.

 

[JimG.]

At least they got the Southern VT winner right...Magic.