Catamount is the worst in the EAST !!!!

[dmc]

Presidents week is probably the worst time to ski period. Throw in beginners, lessons, and rentals, and your in for a long ass day..

Steveo

Yet - it is continually the time that people judge ski areas on... And the judging always is negative...

 

[severine]

Have you contacted Catamount and shared your situation with them? That's probably more constructive than making your first post one that blasts a ski area.

Not denying what you say... just that you have no credibility here seeing as this is your first post and you're likely to get an abrasive response because of that. Whereas, if you share your experience with the mountain itself, they can turn it into something constructive and work on the situation. They can't read your mind and they need feedback. Wording it in a manner that is informative rather than abusive will get you further with Catamount's customer service, as well. Check the emotions and just tell it like it is.

 

[JBSki]

BS - I have skied alot in the East & West. I only stated Windham because it is the last place where my kids have skiied and they enjoyed themselves there. I also stated Belyeare and Jiminy in my first posting, so i don't have a "shill" for Windham. Sorry kids saftey is not appropriate for a "first timer"on the forum to discuss.

 

[MommaBear]

Sorry kids saftey is not appropriate for a "first timer"on the forum to discuss.

I think the message you meant to convey about the safety of beginners got a bit lost in all the other negative comments about the place (lifts, etc.).

I agree with Severine about contacting the mountain's customer service. Take a day to let the emotion fade, then tell them the facts.

 

[gmcunni]

i posted a less than positive review of a mountain here once. a bit of a rant, i was in a foul mood. i think i was fair and even posted that had i known certain things or was NOT skiing with my kids i would have felt differently. next day i got private message from the VP of Ops @ that mountain letting me know he read the message and apologized for not meeting my expectations.

 

[ctenidae]

BS - I have skied alot in the East & West. I only stated Windham because it is the last place where my kids have skiied and they enjoyed themselves there. I also stated Belyeare and Jiminy in my first posting, so i don't have a "shill" for Windham. Sorry kids saftey is not appropriate for a "first timer"on the forum to discuss.

Your skin- you should thicken it.

Good to know that on the busiest possible weekend Catamount's systems weren't quite up to par. I will certainly take that into consideration the next time it's President's Day weekend and I want to take my kids to a learner's slope.

/don't have any kids

 

[dmc]

It's always best to go to the source and deal with the issue rather then rant to strangers..

It just comes across as trying to hurt the mountain by smearing it's name.. In reality it may've been just a bad day. Or someone called in sick.. Or something like that..

 

[eatskisleep]

I enjoyed the post. Don't let the others scare you away. Thanks for keeping us informed. President's week or not, there should be an attendant at a magic carpet.

 

[gmcunni]

Catamount is by far the worst mountain I have ever been to. ( was their 2/26/11)

Good to know that on the busiest possible weekend Catamount's systems weren't quite up to par. I will certainly take that into consideration the next time it's President's Day weekend and I want to take my kids to a learner's slope.

wasn't pres weekend, just sayin'

;-)

 

[oakapple]

My son and I skied Catamount on the Sunday of Presidents' Weekend, so our information is relatively current. I strenously disagree with most of the original post. On top of that, even if you've been skiing for 20 years, I doubt that you have sufficient contemporaneous information to actually say which ski area is truly the "worst" in the East.

Catamount needs to be evaluated for what it is, namely a local, family mountain that caters mainly to day-trippers. Typical of that kind of mountain, it doesn't have high-speed lifts, and the lodges aren't glitzy. But it's certainly much better than, say, Mount Peter or Thunder Ridge, two others in that category.

Any ski area is going to be pretty crowded over Presidents Week. You're going to wait in a long line for rentals, just about no matter where you go. I do agree that the rental area is cramped by modern standards. That is probably the most valid criticism of Catamount. Unfortunately, skiing has been a zero-to-negative growth industry in the Northeast, and it's difficult for a local mountain to fund expensive upgrades.

We did not ride the magic carpet, so that part of of JBSki's account I can neither confirm nor refute. But he says, "I just wanted it to be known so another child does not get hurt," while not actually indicating that anyone was "hurt" in the first place. I gather that his kids found the unattended carpet lift intimidating, which is understandable, but that doesn't mean they suffered any injury.

Once your kids get past the magic carpet phase, Catamount's terrain has good variety for a small, family mountain.

 

[ctenidae]

wasn't pres weekend, just sayin'

;-)

Don't bother me with details and facts.

:beer:

 

[dmc]

Once your kids get past the magic carpet phase, Catamount's terrain has good variety for a small, family mountain.

I've never been on a magic carpet... Gotta try one some day..

 

[SkiDork]

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Learn the difference between THEIR and THERE

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[wa-loaf]

This is a BEGINNER LIFT – with no attendant to put the kids on straight, kids were falling and dragged. Also since their was nobody to space people getting on, this caused a jam at the top of the magic carpet. I would go first in order to help my kids get off at the top, but since they might be a little crooked getting on by themselves, they each fell twice and were dragged until a bystander helped them ( the carpet was never stopped!) After this my kids were upset and we had to leave.

I ride behind my kids on the Magic Carpet. That way if they do fall or goof around I can see what's going on and can actually help them.

 

[andyaxa]

I've never been on a magic carpet... Gotta try one some day..

I fell on one once... WITH a lift attendant.

 

[dmc]

[GRAMMAR_POLICE]

Learn the difference between THEIR and THERE

[/GRAMMAR_POLICE]

Wow... that WAS a flagrant misuse of their/there...

 

[wa-loaf]

I've never been on a magic carpet... Gotta try one some day..

You're not missing anything.

 

[dmc]

I fell on one once... WITH a lift attendant.

was she hot?

 

[ctenidae]

I've never been on a magic carpet... Gotta try one some day..

You don't know what you can see.

 

[Jersey Skier]

BS - I have skied alot in the East & West. I only stated Windham because it is the last place where my kids have skiied and they enjoyed themselves there. I also stated Belyeare and Jiminy in my first posting, so i don't have a "shill" for Windham. Sorry kids saftey is not appropriate for a "first timer"on the forum to discuss.

You haven't skied the worst, unless you've been to Mountain Creek. Try taking your kids there and report back.