Crowds on Friday the day after Thanksgiving?

[billski]

I've seen fragmented comments about Friday after Thanksgiving being a light day for attendance. Is this the general rule? I'm looking at VT or NH.
Thanks.

 

[ERJ-145CA]

I'd imagine the crowds would be light, everybody is shopping.

 

[drjeff]

Unfortunately the way it looks right now, mother nature might help keep some of the "fair weather" crowds away this coming weekend with a "precipitation event" around turkey day

 

[billski]

no lemmings, please...

Unfortunately the way it looks right now, mother nature might help keep some of the "fair weather" crowds away this coming weekend with a "precipitation event" around turkey day

Thanks. I purposely kept the weather out of the question, since it's an uncontrolled variable. Last season had several "turnarounds" when the forecastguesstimators got it wrong and the lucky few who were topside were amply rewarded. Catch my drift?

I'm more interested in the lemming law: Is it traditionally a busy day on the hill?

 

[tjf67]

The hill I ski is not busy the day after thanks giving. It the day you get out there to say hello to your winter friends.
No clue what vermont will look like.

 

[danny p]

No clue what vermont will look like.

I don't know about the rest of vermont, but traditionally black friday at K is crowded. But this year it's all up in the air.

 

[KingM]

It's not crowded in absolute terms, but with only part of the mountain open, those few trails usually have a fair amount of traffic.

Doesn't matter, I'm going up regardless. If not Friday, then Saturday.

 

[St. Jerry]

Sorry, but the day after Thanksgiving is the most crowded day of the year. You're risking injury skiing at most eastern resorts on that day.

 

[billski]

Sorry, but the day after Thanksgiving is the most crowded day of the year. You're risking injury skiing at most eastern resorts on that day.

Tell me more. Which areas have you experience this at?

 

[YardSaleDad]

Sorry, but the day after Thanksgiving is the most crowded day of the year. You're risking injury skiing at most eastern resorts on that day.

This was Belleayre the day after Turkey day in 2005.





Hey Greg, how about another photo contest this season?

 

[Geoff]

At Killington, Thanksgiving Saturday is historically the most congested day of the year. Friday morning is fairly busy but a lot of people drive up in the morning so it's busier later in the day.

 

[skidbump]

lookin like its goin to be a sheet of ice on slopes for next few days for me.Rain and warm up then a freeze.Weather startin to suck again..

 

[Vortex]

The Friday and Sat after turkery day I have always found to be quite busy. Great days to ski 1/2 day and watch football.

 

[hammer]

lookin like its goin to be a sheet of ice on slopes for next few days for me.Rain and warm up then a freeze.Weather startin to suck again..

That's my bigger concern...don't know whether to wait until Sunday at this point. If I had made it out already I'd wait, but I'm jonesing big time at this point. :-?

 

[Lostone]

The way I see it is it is the beginning of the season.

People are dying to get out.

Thursday: usually light, as most people are eating.

Friday: step it up. More people heading for the hill, but not everyone has a 4 day weekend.

Saturday: everyone is off. Total zoo day.

Sunday: They're on their way home, getting in their traffic line.

 

[Geoff]

lookin like its goin to be a sheet of ice on slopes for next few days for me.Rain and warm up then a freeze.Weather startin to suck again..

Always with the negative vibes, Moriarty