Looks like they were gunning for the First In NH to open title....they got it ! Nice, wish I would have gone...dont have too many vaca days left to burn
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Free Skiing at Bretton Woods 10/30
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Looks like they were gunning for the First In NH to open title....they got it ! Nice, wish I would have gone...dont have too many vaca days left to burn
Buying seasons passes there are so many pro's and cons, BW has always been my best bet within 2 hours of my home.Great Staff, exceptional snow making and always the best Natural snow around.....not to mention I can always get front row parking
I think they know who their market is and they cater to it. I think they know that the hardcore skiers will go to Cannon, Wildcat, or Tux. That said, they did put in a new T-Bar and have been expanding their glade options and trying to find steeper terrain.
Everyone sort of plays the its too easy thing for BW, there are some good glades off of Wumbek and StarrKing that are pretty serious and off of Rosebrook too.The new T bar section has some decent stuff too if your looking for it. ! Also happy I went with the SuperPass this year so I can hit Cannon for the steeper stuff too !! Seasons close now for sure !
dlague
Active member
I don't care how good anyone is! Some times it is nice to have wide cruisers to haul ass on or just plain carve it up. Those areas you mention Stickney Glades and Rosebrook Canyons can have some entertaining sections. The thing with their glades - much of they are wide open and as a result finding a powder stash is often not too easy! The best areas are way to the skiers right!
What I find to be funny is the fact that most ski areas never had designated gladeds or terrian parks for that matter. Today they are expected and if not technical enough - it is boring!
BTW I would take the trail that is open today if I had the chance!
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bobbutts
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Not like Rime is a difficult trail either. For October, BW looks good.
dlague
Active member
Nothing really is early season!
Plus no stairs back to the top to get back down! Great that three ski areas offered something up in October! There is a lot of Killington chest pounding going on but kudos to all three!
Cannonball
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HUGE props to BW for making this happen. Totally unexpected and I'm glad I was in the right place with some free time this morning.
I was pretty excited on the drive up, but I had my expectations set for ridiculously long lines and crowded slopes. I figured worst case would be one run to kick off the season. I pulled in a little before 9am and parked in the front row. It was pretty obvious that this was a last minute thing for them. They have virtually no ski signage up, everything still refers to the summer Adventure Zone stuff. I walked around to the slope side of the lodge still expecting a crowd, but there was nobody in line and now skis/boards on the rack. I went in to get a ticket and cute, friendly desk-girl had one extended out to me before I even got up to the desk. Grabbed the ticket and headed right back out. Buckled up, hopped on lift, and the season was on! I ended up taking 6 runs at about 1K of vert each. Not bad!! It got a little bit more crowded on the half-slope they had going, but it was still ski-on at the lift every time. The snow was actually some of the best man-made I've experienced. Everyone was smiling, everyone was friendly...how could you not be with free turns in October.
All in all a great way to start the season. Way to go BW, you earned big points with me.
I was pretty excited on the drive up, but I had my expectations set for ridiculously long lines and crowded slopes. I figured worst case would be one run to kick off the season. I pulled in a little before 9am and parked in the front row. It was pretty obvious that this was a last minute thing for them. They have virtually no ski signage up, everything still refers to the summer Adventure Zone stuff. I walked around to the slope side of the lodge still expecting a crowd, but there was nobody in line and now skis/boards on the rack. I went in to get a ticket and cute, friendly desk-girl had one extended out to me before I even got up to the desk. Grabbed the ticket and headed right back out. Buckled up, hopped on lift, and the season was on! I ended up taking 6 runs at about 1K of vert each. Not bad!! It got a little bit more crowded on the half-slope they had going, but it was still ski-on at the lift every time. The snow was actually some of the best man-made I've experienced. Everyone was smiling, everyone was friendly...how could you not be with free turns in October.
All in all a great way to start the season. Way to go BW, you earned big points with me.
prophet0426
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I think you mean you rubbed it out.... :-o
prophet0426
New member
SICK!!!!! Bummed I missed out.....
Cannonball
New member
Ha, yeah, I just about rubbed it out when I realized they were opening and it was free
dlague
Active member
Sweet! Now I wished I had some vacation time accrued! Lucky for you! Nice to see a tracked trail!
SIKSKIER
New member
Regardless of who has steeper,higher,longer, as of today BW has 1000ft vertical which is way more than the others.
Smellytele
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Not sure when they will be open again though
xwhaler
Active member
I think they say Nov 16th opening day---not sure if they would try for sooner though. If they have a decent amt open prior to Thanksgiving I may take a ride up.
That was pretty fun for October!
I got there early, made ten or so runs and drove over to Burke to close down their mtb season. Perfect day! Too bad i missed you Cannonball....someday.
As soon as took my first turn I realized that I need to start driving west soon, work is slow enough. Im going monday morning. Have a snowy winter all!
I got there early, made ten or so runs and drove over to Burke to close down their mtb season. Perfect day! Too bad i missed you Cannonball....someday.
As soon as took my first turn I realized that I need to start driving west soon, work is slow enough. Im going monday morning. Have a snowy winter all!
CoolMike
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Congrats to anyone who got in on this. It was definitely last minute. I'm signed up for all of the Bretton Woods promotional emails (along with a dozen other mountains - I get lots of spam) and they didn't email me about it until 7pm on Tuesday!
My work is super flexible but 1 day notice isn't enough to take an early season snowboarding personal day. I rode there last year on December 2nd with four or five trails open and really enjoyed it. Their man-made snow was nice, the crowds were reasonable, and the drive up is always super easy. BW is good for the first turns of the year because they have so many relatively long easy trails to shake the rust off with.
My work is super flexible but 1 day notice isn't enough to take an early season snowboarding personal day. I rode there last year on December 2nd with four or five trails open and really enjoyed it. Their man-made snow was nice, the crowds were reasonable, and the drive up is always super easy. BW is good for the first turns of the year because they have so many relatively long easy trails to shake the rust off with.
Today started as WROD first thing in the morning and the snow was quite fast for the first few runs. After about an hour things started to soften up and the edge of the trail became very skiable. By 11am conditions were amazing. It was beautifully soft snow. No ice at all. It really was some of the best manmade snow that I have ever skied. Of course there were no lift lines mid week.
I am super impressed with what they pulled off today. Yes, it was last minute. They were very friendly. It was very nice snow. The lift was fast and top-to-bottom. I'm very glad I called in to work.
I went to Sunday River on Sunday and that was really sketchy. I only lasted 90 minutes. Today at Bretton Woods I went from open to close.
I am super impressed with what they pulled off today. Yes, it was last minute. They were very friendly. It was very nice snow. The lift was fast and top-to-bottom. I'm very glad I called in to work.
I went to Sunday River on Sunday and that was really sketchy. I only lasted 90 minutes. Today at Bretton Woods I went from open to close.
took the day off to go, glad i did. really cool of bretton woods to do this. i talked to the lady at the lunch counter and according to her bw wanted to try out their new snow guns and since they made enough to open a trail, they did, and for free. it was a short notice deal.
heres a crappy pic of the bacon girl at the top of the lift.
good times.
heres a crappy pic of the bacon girl at the top of the lift.
good times.
hrstrat57
Member
What a great trail to get your ski legs on and free?
Wow, well done BW!
I totally could have done this, bad bad call on my part.
Wow, well done BW!
I totally could have done this, bad bad call on my part.
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