dlague
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Great where's Puck It - look natural snow on Vista Way!
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Cannon Lover's Thread
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Great where's Puck It - look natural snow on Vista Way!
dlague
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Enjoying his favorite trail!
Puck it
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It is good not great. Morning summit socked in. Wall to wall up high. Taft was awesome. Profile and tramway groomed. Very decent. Skylight ungroomed with no large whales until the end. Might groom it at all for the weekend. Upper cannon and ravine big whales and manky snow. And now Vista. Wall to wall most of the way until bottom. Rinse lather repeat on Vista and Taft. Had help ski patrol on Taft with a guy that broke his collarbone near the runout on a whale. Last turn on upper ravine looked over and Cannon is making its own cloud. Amazing. Who would have thunk it! Extentsion, bypass, mid cannon are all lit. Saturday should be good.
Jully
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DHS is right. Cannon's snowmaking upgrade really makes it look like a better option than wildcat in some ways. That is darn impressive.
I am starting to agree. Let's see how the season plays out.
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SIKSKIER
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There is no doubt Cannon has catapulted way ahead of the Cat in snowmaking output.Almost twice the amount of terrain now and maybe three times by this weekend.But I'll bet WC still stays open longer.
dlague
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Of course - I am gone and now the conditions will improve at Cannon. Oddly enough, even though we have great choices out here - we will miss Cannon. and the people we skied and drank beer with!
As far and Wildcat - They will stay open longer due to restrictions Cannon has which results in a hard closing date.
Jully
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I know it's only a few weekends, but May versus mid April is a fairly big deal to me. Definitely a shame.
xwhaler
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If the White Mtn Super Pass came in a more compelling price point having BW as an early season player could be decent from a value standpoint if comparing cost vs Wildcat.
Cranmore and WV don't offer much but perhaps that Super Pass should re think their pricing strategy if they intend to steal share from Peaks.
Cranmore and WV don't offer much but perhaps that Super Pass should re think their pricing strategy if they intend to steal share from Peaks.
Edd
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I agree, it's overpriced unless it perfectly fits your situation. The Bold/Beautiful pass has been irresistible to me for several years.
Jully
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Honestly comparing to Peaks though, I think that Cranmore offer a lot. While certainly most on this board don't ski much there, they combine to form a decent alternative to Attitash IMO. Closer to the Boston market for starts (WV is at least).
Jully
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The early season of BW is all I'd use it for. If it is really causing that much of a price increase, I wonder if they will offer a similar option to Bold and Beautiful where it is good at BW only until December 16th or so. I would be all over that.
They lack the day trip and night skiing option. Crotched is a strong incentive for me.
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Jully
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That is a very good point. I doubt they could really get Pats Peak on board either. They seem pretty happy doing their own thing.
Edd
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Are you speculating based on BW's ticket/pass prices or does this come from another source?
Edd
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Although Attitash is far more challenging than Cranmore, I'd rather hang at Cranmore over Attitash and WV. Just a way better vibe, IMO.
Regarding your comment about BW being an early season draw, that place really shines mid-winter when you can realistically spend your entire day off trail. It's bigger and more interesting than it seems.
Speculating based on the BW-only pass being $800 vs $950 for the Super Pass if you buy in the spring. It's $950 vs $1050 if you buy in the fall.
I know for a fact that the mountain gets to keep all the revenue from the Super Passes that they sell, or at least this was the case two years ago.
Puck it
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Get this shit out of my thread!
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