Closing Dates for New England Mountains - 2015

[MadPatSki]

Your blog has been a great resource to me these past weeks. You should post whenever you update it, as long as its within the rules here of course. Hell, you should have a sticky thread.

Thanks. I remember I used to a Spring rundown back in the early 90 to see what were my options to ski for the weekend.

Now I've expanded my horizon to include all the East (from Ontario to North Carolina and Newfoundland).

A few small edits on my last blog post.

Camp Fortune QC and Ski Brule MI are official done for the season.
Wildcat has confirmed for the coming weekend and is now aiming for May 1.

 

[Sons of Thunder]

Jay Peak has announced they're going weekend-only after this week.

 

[yeggous]

Jay Peak has announced they're going weekend-only after this week.

No surprise there.

 

[steamboat1]

With Stowe closing & Jay, Sugarbush, Sugarloaf, Sunday River, Wildcat all on or going to a weekend only schedule after Sunday Killington will be the only game in New England during the week.

 

[yeggous]

With Stowe closing & Jay, Sugarbush, Sugarloaf, Sunday River, Wildcat all on or going to a weekend only schedule after Sunday Killington will be the only game in New England during the week.

But Killington sucks so we shouldn't go there.


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[steamboat1]

But Killington sucks so we shouldn't go there.

Got to agree with you there.

 

[cdskier]

With Stowe closing & Jay, Sugarbush, Sugarloaf, Sunday River, Wildcat all on or going to a weekend only schedule after Sunday Killington will be the only game in New England during the week.

Yup, can't blame the other places for closing mid-week either. There's just not enough demand mid-week at this point to justify them all being open and K already specifically targets that market and demand.

 

[steamboat1]

Yup, can't blame the other places for closing mid-week either. There's just not enough demand mid-week at this point to justify them all being open and K already specifically targets that market and demand.

It's only this week. After May 1 Killington will go to a Fri.-Sun. schedule, conditions permitting of course.

 

[WoodCore]

With Stowe closing & Jay, Sugarbush, Sugarloaf, Sunday River, Wildcat all on or going to a weekend only schedule after Sunday Killington will be the only game in New England during the week.

Only through next week and then Kmart goes to a Fri-Sun operating schedule.

 

[JimG.]

Thanks. I remember I used to a Spring rundown back in the early 90 to see what were my options to ski for the weekend.

Now I've expanded my horizon to include all the East (from Ontario to North Carolina and Newfoundland).

A few small edits on my last blog post.

Camp Fortune QC and Ski Brule MI are official done for the season.
Wildcat has confirmed for the coming weekend and is now aiming for May 1.

Pat, no problem making your spring updates a thread or sticky here.

I read your blog now too after my trip to QC in March.

 

[yeggous]

Sunday River is sounding less and less committed to making it to next weekend. Their latest snow report:

We're still planning to re-open next weekend for our final two days of the season, ending with free skiing on May 1, but everything depends on weather and snow cover so please check here for updates. Conditions will definitely be better this weekend that next weekend, so we encourage you to get out there now.

 

[chuckstah]

I dont think Sunday River is going to make another week from what i ssw today. Maybe Sunday punch with a lot of farming. Base area is toasted.

 

[MadPatSki]

I dont think Sunday River is going to make another week from what i ssw today. Maybe Sunday punch with a lot of farming. Base area is toasted.

I think the only sure things for lift-served May turns are Killington and St-Sauveur. No one can take anything from granted when it comes to spinning in May.

Sugarloaf, Mont Comi should be able to make it.

Wildcat, Jay and SR might be the most tentative for various reasons.

 

[deadheadskier]

GM at Wildcat was apparently pretty gung ho about offering May turns next weekend. Snow won't be an issue.

 

[shwilly]

I dont think Sunday River is going to make another week from what i ssw today. Maybe Sunday punch with a lot of farming. Base area is toasted.

I think you're right. I was thinking today that it didn't look like it could go another week. Aside from the base, almost every way down has multiple seriously thin/slushy spots. I don't know if what's left can really be groomed any more.

It was a lot of fun today, though.

 

[cdskier]

I think the only sure things for lift-served May turns are Killington and St-Sauveur. No one can take anything from granted when it comes to spinning in May.

Sugarloaf, Mont Comi should be able to make it.

Wildcat, Jay and SR might be the most tentative for various reasons.

Sugarbush also seems pretty sure they can still make it with at least Stein's Run open via the Valley House quad.

 

[yeggous]

I'll echo what DHS said. The Wildcat management sounds very dedicated to opening next weekend. Today he sounded far more certain about going for another week than he sounded last weekend about opening this weekend. They still have a boatload of snow on Lynx. Coverage should not be a problem. If they don't open, it will be a Peak Resorts financial decision.

 

[MadPatSki]

GM at Wildcat was apparently pretty gung ho about offering May turns next weekend. Snow won't be an issue.

In some cases I mentioned that it would due to various reasons; I know some areas are hurting this year, so for some it will fall on how many tickets they can expect to sell.

 

[deadheadskier]

In some cases I mentioned that it would due to various reasons; I know some areas are hurting this year, so for some it will fall on how many tickets they can expect to sell.

No doubt. I read that.

If they sold 10 tickets today, they didn't sell 11. Season pass holders only for the most part. All the usual suspects at the hill today; the drinkers with a skiing problem.

Given the poor economic performance Peak likely had this year, I'm completely surprised by the effort. I pinched myself last weekend when they opened and claimed last to close bragging rights in the state. This weekend was an added gift to the regulars who continued to show up all year despite the crappy conditions.

Next weekend would be all for marketing; being able to say May skiing. Given the weather this year, that's a real testament to the quality of mountain operations staff they have.

Hope it happens. I'll definitely be there if it does.

 

[yeggous]

All the usual suspects at the hill today; the drinkers with a skiing problem.

Hey now, I resemble that remark!