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Home Ski Mountain?
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Charlie Schuessler
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hammer said:
I live 15 miles from each area, and visit them a few times a year. Both are fun to make turns Friday after lunch, at night or early Sunday morning.
How does Nashoba compare to Pat's?
jimme
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At 45 min, it's Jiminy Peak.
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Bkroon9175
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My home area is Waterville Valley with Tenney a close second.
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Welcome to the boards, Bkroon9175!Bkroon9175 said:
riverc0il
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love burke. if it wasn't for the fact that i have to pass by cannon to get to burke, i'd probably ski 1/3 my ski days at burke. but i can't bypass cannon unless it's one of those brutal cold/windy/scraped up days.nekgirl said:
teachski
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I'm a wanderer! There's too much out there to stick only to one area. I have had a Century Pass to WAWA for the past 2 years, but that is mainly for use on week nights or the occasional snow day that shouldn't have been called (20 min away, but I hate the crowds). My area I am affiliated with is Pine Ridge (5 min from home) but it is really small. I too LOVE Burke and if I could afford to make the move I would, but the job market for my profession isn't exactly good in that area. I like Crotched, got there a couple times last year (50 min from home).
I'm a wanderer at heart though!
I'm a wanderer at heart though!
hammer
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It's smaller and has around 1/3 of the vertical that Pats Peak does, and you can have the same problems with crowds, especially if you go during the ski school season from Jan - mid Feb. Also, it seemed to me that the hardest slopes at Nashoba were about as steep as the blues at Pats Peak (and shorter). That's fine for a novice like me, but more experienced skiers may not be too challenged.Charlie Schuessler said:
I'd have to say, however, that Nashoba has a decent amount of variety for a hill of its size. There are a few narrower trails on each side of the hill, the tops of the trails have some trees to ski around, and the trail in front of the lodge (which is the steepest one) has an area that gets bumped up later in the season.
Joshua B
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Plus they're both first class operations.
hammer
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Thanks for the additional comment. I guess I've been spoiled so far...Joshua B said:
RISkier
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We've been pretty nomadic and not very loyal to any particular spot. Though closest to Yawgoo Valley, I've not skied there much and am not claiming it as my home mountin. Home mountain is wherever the car decides to go. Gotta try Burke sometime--don't think I've read a bad word about that place anywhere.
Terry
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home mountain
Shawnee Peak for me. Just 15 minutes away, and night skiing also. I average 5 days a week there.
Shawnee Peak for me. Just 15 minutes away, and night skiing also. I average 5 days a week there.
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Re: home mountain
Shawnee Peak is also a great place to go!! i get there about twice a year, used to work there a little, and most people still remember me there althought it was years ago! Its such a happy place to ski, i have a blast whenever i make it over!!
Terry said:
Shawnee Peak is also a great place to go!! i get there about twice a year, used to work there a little, and most people still remember me there althought it was years ago! Its such a happy place to ski, i have a blast whenever i make it over!!
tree_skier
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I've had many "Home" mountians in the past. Now seeing as I reside in the Gold town of West Dover (maybe we should join NH too) it is Mount Snow. The dependant ski america passes help also
RISkier said:
You're certainly right, RI Skier. I was spoiled by Burke growing up. Great place--real character. Get up there this winter! www.skiburke.com Feel free to ask me for advice as to where to stay, what to do, and where the good runs are on the mountain. Send a private message if you want.
hammer said:
With regards to Pat's, the GF and I really like it there, considering that we're now both flatlanders and just out of college with not much $$ to spare. Their 2004-5 passes were just $249, no blackouts, and one could ski all this March on it too, which is what we did.
The service has been great. The people are nice and the terrain has great snowmaking and grooming, considering where it is. For us, it is easy to get to.
With regards to crowds, there can be crowds on the new triple and the double beside it. Their terrain park is very popular. The other lifts are not crowded, especially the other doubles. The easier trails often have a lot of people on them--the clientele is usually families and novice skiers. Once in a while a novice will stray onto one of the blues or even the blacks, but, for the most part, the steeper trails are usually empty. There is a racing program, but that has not interfered with us thus far (at Burke, for example, they train everywhere and at Mt. Ellen, GMVS will close Inverness or Elbow with little advanced notice).
The new lodge additions have also done loads for spreading out the crowd. Lock your skis--especially if you rent--since a lot of people just accidentally "grab" whatever skis are on the rack, since they don't know theirs from anyone elses!
All in all, for what it is, it is a nice place. Smaller mountain, but friendly.
GadgetRick
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Belleayre
Belleayre is my home mountain. Love it there.
Belleayre is my home mountain. Love it there.
Joshua B
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RISkier said:
Let me be the spoiler. I can say one bad thing about Burke, and probably only one. The summit lift doesn't have foot rests, and the lift runs slow. The poma that goes 2/3rds of the way up is faster than the chair.
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