Kmoc3
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Just curious what is everyone's thoughts on the best ski resort within 2hrs of Boston and worth the drive. :blink:
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It's not a resort by anymeans and it's not big but in my opinion Crotched is the best if you just want tons of turns. Great snowmaking, 100% open at night, high speed quad. It's about an hour and 15 minutes for us here in Billerica so tack on another 15-20 minutes coming from Boston.
I don't go near Wachusett with a 10 foot pole. Maybe a 100 foot pole, except at night once in a while. I rather drive the extra 20 minutes to Crotched. Just my opinion
I will second the Crotch..... with the high speed quad, they opened up some new area, two of the trails have a nice steep pitch. Then they have park tricks with different angle pitches. Skiercross course with banked turns and rollers. And they groom the place to death.
Now if they could only seed a bump course, I would be very, very happy.
If you are mentioning the Crotch there is also Pats peak which has better "expert" terrain with Hurricane. Also some cruising "blacks" that are more like the Crotch. Also easier to get to.
If you are mentioning the Crotch there is also Pats peak which has better "expert" terrain with Hurricane. Also some cruising "blacks" that are more like the Crotch. Also easier to get to.
Was at Crotched yesterday and Ragged on the 9th. Crotched blew me away yesterday. They had some of the best snow conditions I have ridden this season. 5 inches the day before probably helped out a bit, but one big difference was the amount of ice. Ragged had a lot of ice early on despite it being a quiet weekday. The glades were a ton of fun, Comet Drop might be one of my favorite trails now. The quad is fantastic, we got in over thirty runs yesterday. The park at Crotched is pretty legit, far better than Ragged's. Bottom line, I plan on hitting up both places again, but I'll go to Crotched first.
Just curious what is everyone's thoughts on the best ski resort within 2hrs of Boston and worth the drive. :blink: