Don't you love mom and pop places!

[TreeLine]

Sitting in philly today, with absolutely no snow, rain, and 60 degree weather i am dreaming of skiing (As Always). I think of my many ski trips i've taken, and although i love hittin up the big resorts - the Bush's and K-Marts of the world - I think back to where I learned to ski, and realize that the mom/pop places are the true essence of skiing. There is none of that commercial or amusment park feel that takes the purity out of skiing. A place where you can go to ski, and that is it, no mountain ambassadors or people constantly standing around checking trail maps and disney characters dressed up on skis. When I go to ski, the only thing I truly want to see is pow and more pow, with an absolutely uninterrupted line. There is nothing more aggrevating than spending a day of skiing where you are dodging gapers and marketing ploys. So I write this tread as a salute to the little guys out there, who keep skiing real and as a challenge for eveyone to visit them this year - as many are sweating bullets in finances. Keep true to your roots, we must keep these places alive. HELP THE LITTLE GUYS!

 

[Striker678]

Thanks for the great post!
I work for a small ski area that I love. It's where I first learned to ski and it still has challenges that I have yet to tackle.
It's simple down to earth sking that everyone comes for, there are rarely lines, and everyone knows everyone else.

 

[SkiFirst]

Thanks for the great post!
I work for a small ski area that I love. It's where I first learned to ski and it still has challenges that I have yet to tackle.
It's simple down to earth sking that everyone comes for, there are rarely lines, and everyone knows everyone else.

what place do you work for?

And too TreeLine :beer:

 

[Striker678]

I work at Berkshire East Ski Area in Charlemont, MA. It's a great mountain with a 1180ft vertical drop, and a lot of really challenging terrain, that I feel is more challenging than many resorts in the east.
If you ever get a chance later in the season when there is a bit more snow, you should come out and check out our trails.

 

[jimmer]

nice post, i think most of us started on some small hill somewhere. and alot of them are gone now, i started at west m.t and hidden valley, both in ny, some forty years ago. west is still open, hidden valley is now part of the hole in the woods camp for kids,a great place.thanks for taking me back again, keeping it real.