Holiday Week Skiing Plans?

[Greg]

Anyone have any plans for skiing during the holiday week? 'm going to try and fend off the crowds and hit Butternut and Jiminy on the 29th and 30th. Hoping to also hit MRG on the 3rd.

 

[jlangdale]

I'll be at the Bush mostly working :wink: But if things get too crazy and the opportunity arises I may goto MRG too. Expecting it to get real busy Friday-Sunday so going to MRG is probably a good plan. Not sure what day I'll get to use my tickets. I may try MRG tomorrow as I'm able to come to work late.

 

[RJ]

I will be spending Xmas week skiing Waterville Valley with my wife and friends. I am, however, taking off Saturday and Sunday (Dec 27th & 28th) for an overnight to Gray Knob.

 

[jimme]

I'm a great one for making big ski plans (in my mind, anyway), and then never following through. I would love to get out tomorrow night at Jiminy, but that depends on shopping, and other Holiday stuff. Other than that I tend to stay away from the areas during Holiday weeks.

Happy Holidays!

Jimme

 

[MichaelJ]

This weekend I'll be recovering ... right now I'm hacking, sneezing, coughing. Ugh.

But New Year's weekend I'll have my new bc touring skis so I'll be out practicing on them on the Wilderness Trail, up to Zealand Hut, Beaver Brook, maybe elsewhere. I can't wait!

 

[jlangdale]

I'm horrible for making long term plans. I always hate the idea of planning ruining something due to other factors like unaccounted for weather. Spur of the moment stuff is always more fun.

I remember a few years back, just for the hell of it I called up on a Thursday for a Fri-Sun booking at a Mt. Snow slopeside condo. I got a 6 bedroom slopeside with 2 jacuzzi's at discount because someone cancelled at the last moment. And this was during the Winter X-games! To say the least, it was a great time to have a huge condo and invite up a bunch of a friends for the weekend.

 

[ChileMass]

Looks like 12/30 at Wachusett and 1/2 at Sunapee with the family and some friends. Also just found out my company is taking us away for a weekend at Loon on 1/9-10. Will bring the camera and make reports after. Praying for snow till then.....

 

[SAB]

Will be spending most of my time working at our local, community hill. Hoping to hit some backcountry in the Dacks though. Nothing to get you in shape like earning your turns!
SAB

 

[tree_skier]

will be at either Mount Snow or Haystack on the 23, 28, 30, 1 and 4th.

 

[Greg]

will be at either Mount Snow or Haystack on the 23, 28, 30, 1 and 4th.

What's the deal with Haystack? Last I heard was that they only run on weekends now...

 

[riverc0il]

depending on the weather... MAYBE cannon wednesday for their first day of summit operation which has huge potential for untouched lines on mittersill (well, mostly... i'm sure people have hiked them already). also depending on how bad the rain event is... MAYBE sugarbush on xmas for $5.50.

thursday, friday, saturday, and sunday are completely up in the air depending on how the weather and snow looks... but i'll probably end up at either cannon, magic, or burke.

 

[tree_skier]

What's the deal with Haystack? Last I heard was that they only run on weekends now...[/quote]

Haystack is run weekends and holiday weeks. It is currently open (mon dec 22). In general terms you can find great snow, no lift lines (even during holidays). Although they have no high speed lifts the rides are relatively short, 11 min Barnstormer, 8 min Hayseed and 6 min witches throw in a great selection of trails, no lines and you have a great place to ski. The two drawbacks are for our boarder fiends is that there is a flat spot in the middle of the hill ie rt 100 south and for all of us the upper base lodge is too small especially when they have a race going on.

 

[Greg]

Haystack is run weekends and holiday weeks. It is currently open (mon dec 22). In general terms you can find great snow, no lift lines (even during holidays). Although they have no high speed lifts the rides are relatively short, 11 min Barnstormer, 8 min Hayseed and 6 min witches throw in a great selection of trails, no lines and you have a great place to ski. The two drawbacks are for our boarder fiends is that there is a flat spot in the middle of the hill ie rt 100 south and for all of us the upper base lodge is too small especially when they have a race going on.

Thanks tree_skier. I used to ski Haystack a lot back in college. I was just wondering what their schedule was.

 

[oldhippie]

After Christmas Plans

I'm going to try to get up to Burke, where the lines might be a little shorter, between Xmas and New Years.

 

[riverc0il]

oldhippie, not only will the lines be shorter at burke during the holidays... there won't even be any lines! check it out!

 

[oldhippie]

Burke

>>> ... there won't even be any lines! check it out! <<<

Okay, I'm there! You convinced me!!

Now it's just a matter of logistics. Do I stay at the Comfort Inn and split the cost of a room with a buddy, or do the day trip and blast up 91? Either way, I'm there at least once, maybe more.

Okay, I'll now ask the frivolous typlical question I ask about all hotel stays, "do you have high speed internet?" LOL!

 

[Greg]

Looks like we're doing Killington on the 3rd. Hoping the majority of the holiday crowd is gone by then...

 

[skiguide]

skied Sunday River yesterday it was pretty nice, before the majority of the crowds got there for this week, i bet.

some fresh blown powder piles everywhere were sweet.

might go again tomorrow, sugarloaf sometime next week probably too. and who knows what else in between.

 

[Greg]

skied Sunday River yesterday it was pretty nice, before the majority of the crowds got there for this week, i bet.

Hey Elis! Where's the trip report and pics?!

 

[nrthest]

Rain and xmas/eve plans have nixed sugarbush Christmass for me..

Fri-Sun hoping to do two days; maybe JimPeak, Okemo.

Thinking about hunter or catamount instead of Okemo though, already slated for Okemo on Jan11th.

User feedback/2cents for okemo vs catamount vs hunter for a 2nd CT-proximal skiday this holiday weekend?