Best ski area no one has ever heard of?

[deadheadskier]

Ain't much to talk about. All the day trippers from Montreal kill the place. I've never had a good time at any of these places, it's always either been friggin raining or drought. Elevation is too low. I have zero interest in going back any more. Sorry, I gave it my best shot on multiple occassions. The Greens are just too close and too much better..... Why else would so many travel to Jay from Quebec???

Are you including all of the mountains I listed in your thoughts or are you talking about Tremblant specifically.

I believe Le Massif averages over 200 inches a year and has a legit 2500 foot vert. It would be #1 on my Eastern Canadian hit list.

I'm really surprised by your comments in general. You being the man of the three small mountain tour last year and often expressing appreciation for smaller lesser known mountains.

 

[billski]

Are you including all of the mountains I listed in your thoughts or are you talking about Tremblant specifically.

I believe Le Massif averages over 200 inches a year and has a legit 2500 foot vert. It would be #1 on my Eastern Canadian hit list.

I'm really surprised by your comments in general. You being the man of the three small mountain tour last year and often expressing appreciation for smaller lesser known mountains.

I'm talking about the Westerns townships, not Tremblant. Maybe it's just me, but the snow conditions and quality were not good at all. For sure I like small undiscovered areas, but the snow quality has simply not been there in the past decade. I'm making a strong distinction between small areas and the snow quality.

It's not the vertical I'm dis-ing on, it's the elevation. At least that, and the weather patterns seem to set in on it.



Come to think of it, we had a sucky time at Tremblant too, but that was 25 years ago, so I'm not counting it.

 

[Johnskiismore]

I'll back up Black Mountain in both Maine and New Hampshire, skied both last season for the first time, and both after a good snowfall, they were awesome!

From what everyone has said about Mount Abram iin ME, I will have to hit after a storm this winter!

 

[deadheadskier]

I'm talking about the Westerns townships, not Tremblant. Maybe it's just me, but the snow conditions and quality were not good at all. For sure I like small undiscovered areas, but the snow quality has simply not been there in the past decade. I'm making a strong distinction between small areas and the snow quality.

It's not the vertical I'm dis-ing on, it's the elevation. At least that, and the weather patterns seem to set in on it.



Come to think of it, we had a sucky time at Tremblant too, but that was 25 years ago, so I'm not counting it.

Pretty bold statement to say the snow quality hasn't been there in the past decade......

I don't know why I'm defending these areas having never been there, but if people can have killer days at smaller areas like Black, I would think that to be possible too in the Western Townships.

 

[Johnskiismore]

Just checked out Mount Abram's website, they have a T-bar that serves the summit! I did not know this, so hitting that place this winter!

 

[deadheadskier]

Apparently it's a rare event when they run it. I have not seen it run while there and it was a fairly busy day one time....ten minute wait for the Way Back Machine

 

[Riverskier]

Apparently it's a rare event when they run it. I have not seen it run while there and it was a fairly busy day one time....ten minute wait for the Way Back Machine

I skied there twice this past season (both Saturdays) and it was running both days. I skied there on a busy Saturday the prior season and it wasn't running. Hit or miss I guess, but they definitely run it. And it's great when they do! Fun for a change and a quicker ride than the Way Back Machine.

 

[Johnskiismore]

I love T-bars, hopefully I will hit it on the right day!