Home Ski Mountain?

[thetrailboss]

Gotta try Burke sometime--don't think I've read a bad word about that place anywhere.

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.

Both parts are true. With that said, should one not visit because the lift doesn't have footrests? I quote, "suck it up!" There is a benefit to the slower lift--less skiers on the trails.

Reminds me of the guy at Sunapee who asked, "does the place have an express quad?" in regards to one other mountain, and when hearing that it didn't he wasn't interested. This should not be the sole criteria for assessing a mountain.

 

[Joshua B]

Totally. I guess my skis, bindings, boots combination is quite heavy and my feet were sore. I ended up taking the poma for the most part, so no foot rests did affect me in that way.

 

[thetrailboss]

Totally. I guess my skis, bindings, boots combination is quite heavy and my feet were sore. I ended up taking the poma for the most part, so no foot rests did affect me in that way.

Understandable. If the lift stops, it can hurt after a while. The Poma is a hairy ride though, isn't it?

Did you like the terrain?

 

[Joshua B]

I loved the poma. I think it's a classic high speed model like the ones at the old Okemo. I loved the idea of getting up the hill faster than people on the double chair.

Burke's terrain is fantastic.

 

[riverc0il]

Joshua B, i hear ya on the equipment being heavy! i have volk p50 motions and salomon xwave10s on my feet when riding that lift. i've never measured, but they feel like at least 40 pounds! ugh! burke's always worth the slow ride without foot rests though. actually, due to the arch in my feet, i actually find foot rests more painful, heh!

 

[sledhaulingmedic]

Foot rests (with an edge condom, of course) are generally appriciated, but Riv, knowing that you have a couple of inchs on me in the height dept., I'm certain you can appreciate that some footrests just don't give you enough "legroom"

 

[Boardguy]

Home moutain - Burke. We are lucky enough to get up there almost every winter weekend. Love it!

 

[CP]

Mine would have to be Stratton. I've been skiing there since I was 3, so 25 years now. Stowe was the home mtn while at UVM.

 

[pragmaticskier]

By days skiing it would be a tie between MRG and Jay. Need to try Burke (been meaning to for a decade just never made the drive.

 

[Greg]

Haven't welcomed you yet, pragmaticskier. So....Welcome!

 

[Michael E. Bemis]

Sunday River.

I've skied and visited there since the 1980s when it consisted of just Barker and a very small South Ridge. I owned a unit at the Summit when it first opened and served on the board of directors for a couple of years.

Also, it was Sunday River who cooperated fully with me in the writing of my novel Snow Waste. They allowed me to conduct numerous employee interviews, they let me go onto the mountain overnight so I could make snow under actual conditions, they provided great snowmaking photographs so the graphic designers could do the cover of the book, etc.

 

[bvibert]

If I had to pick a home mountain it would probably have to be Ski Sundown, just because thats where I grew up skiing and I'm more familar with its terrain. I'm trying to take more trips to bigger mountains so Sundown seems pretty small these days though. The other local mountain thats about the same distance away from me is Mohawk, we had some fun there last year too. Good terrain for my Wife to practice on

 

[NEtracker]

Wachusett, 50 mins.

 

[stomachdoc]

Home..Waterville

My home mountain is Waterville. We've rented a home there for the last 2 years and just this summer bought a condo there. Had a great experience with the seasonal ski program for the kids; the trip from home is a manageable two hours, and it's a blast in the summer.

I hope that they go ahead with the planned Green Peak expansion as some more terrain would be nice! I could see switching "home" to somewhere like Sugarbush when the kids are older and can tolerate a longer drive.

The only other place we skied last year was Burke. Great terrain hampered by a pathetic lift system. If they find a buyer who will put some money into the place (read that detachable quad) and they put some lodging at the base of the mountain, I think Burke could be a major resort!

Want to try Cannon this year! :lol:

 

[oneotwoandcounting]

Home Mountain

Whiteface Mountain. This will be my 24th year skiing Whiteface.

 

[andyzee]

At 2.5 hours that would be Plattekill

 

[freeheelwilly]

Yeah Oneotwo, finally a NY Mtn. What's up with dat? Me too. we are under represented in here. Whiteface.29mins from my driveway. 23 when I get busy. This year I want to hit Burke and Jay, Cannon and Wildcat (never have skied these)

 

[andyzee]

Yeah Oneotwo, finally a NY Mtn. What's up with dat? Me too. we are under represented in here. Whiteface.29mins from my driveway. 23 when I get busy. This year I want to hit Burke and Jay, Cannon and Wildcat (never have skied these)

Well, it is basically a New England Chat board, but you're right would be nice to see more about NY

 

[andyzee]

Yeah Oneotwo, finally a NY Mtn. What's up with dat? Me too. we are under represented in here. Whiteface.29mins from my driveway. 23 when I get busy. This year I want to hit Burke and Jay, Cannon and Wildcat (never have skied these)

I've been thinking of heading up to Whiteface this year. Never been there, any suggestions or tips. Best time of year, etc....

 

[Greg]

Yeah Oneotwo, finally a NY Mtn. What's up with dat? Me too. we are under represented in here. Whiteface.29mins from my driveway. 23 when I get busy. This year I want to hit Burke and Jay, Cannon and Wildcat (never have skied these)

Well, it is basically a New England Chat board, but you're right would be nice to see more about NY

Not exactly. It started with just New England, but we added New York ski areas over two years ago and expanded to cover the rest of the Northeast last season. That'll be the extent of the coverage for now...