How many days so far? (2014-2015 Season)

[Vortex]

For most people with a "normal" schedule (yet a good amount of vacation days) and who don't live close enough to a night skiing area, I calculate a total of 57 POSSIBLE days assuming you start the weekend before Thanksgiving, end it on the 2nd weekend of April, ski both days EVERY weekend, ski 4 days over Thanksgiving, 10 over Christmas, 3 over MLK, and 8 over Presidents week. So anyone skiing over 60 days does not have a normal schedule. And anyone skiing anywhere close to 60 days (with a normal schedule/vacation) probably doesn't have a traditional family life with spouse, kids etc.

Anyway, for me, with the above (plus a 4 hour drive to my home Mountain), I have 17 so far. My goal is to get over 30.

Start in Oct or Early November as soon as there is lift serviced turns. Ski into at least the first week of May. Take long weekends or a couple weeks of vacation and follow your above plan and you end up in the 70's of low 80's.

You have to make a lodging commitment or be close to a mountain. My wife and kids do it too. Kids were with us more prior to college.

Snowseek takes it to another level and chooses to handle it completely differently and wins. He was there to the bitter end when he decided to stay east.

 

[Terry]

Tonight will make 33. Off to a slow start as early January was not great skiing, but making up for it now!!!

 

[Farley Moseley]

15 So far on the Cannon, BWoods, Waterville Pass!

 

[JasonT]

6 so far with 2 more days coming up this weekend.

 

[4aprice]

Currently at 13 which is pretty lame considering I have a home mountain 45 mins from the house. However, we are only at the mid point of the season and the real season starts after Presidents Day (ie. March and April). I could (and hopefully will) easily triple that number over the next eight weeks. There are 2 sides to having the pass and home mountain, side 1 can get a lot of weekday mornings in when motivated, side 2 looks at things such as temperature and wind and gets unmotivated quickly.

Alex

Lake Hopatcong, NJ

 

[AdironRider]

Fiddy Three

 

[HowieT2]

21 at sugarbush

 

[MarieEmily]

thanks for doing all the shoveling

 

[SkiFanE]

For most people with a "normal" schedule (yet a good amount of vacation days) and who don't live close enough to a night skiing area, I calculate a total of 57 POSSIBLE days assuming you start the weekend before Thanksgiving, end it on the 2nd weekend of April, ski both days EVERY weekend, ski 4 days over Thanksgiving, 10 over Christmas, 3 over MLK, and 8 over Presidents week. So anyone skiing over 60 days does not have a normal schedule. And anyone skiing anywhere close to 60 days (with a normal schedule/vacation) probably doesn't have a traditional family life with spouse, kids etc.

Anyway, for me, with the above (plus a 4 hour drive to my home Mountain), I have 17 so far. My goal is to get over 30.

I have 3 kids and work FT and get into the 50s every year. Not good at keeping track. I ski from whenever SR opens and usually til first weekend in May (May 3 at K last year was last day). We have a ski home, so pretty much give up our 'real' lives in flatlands every weekend and vacation and head north. I ski enough that the January 0* and 20mph wind days I will give up. So if you call this "traditional", we have it. Lots of families like mine - but key is having a ski home.

 

[Fowtwuntee]

I'm at 30 so far this season. One of the perks of having a seasonal job

 

[thetrailboss]

So far, so good:

1. November 22, 2014: Alta.
2. November 23, 2014: Snowbird (Powder Day)*
3. November 28, 2014: Alta (daughter's first day on skis)
4. November 29, 2014: Alta.
5. December 7, 2014: Snowbird.
6. December 13, 2014: Alta
7. December 21, 2014: Snowbird (Powder Day)*
8. December 26, 2014: Alta (Powder Day)*
9. December 27, 2014: Snowbird
10. December 31, 2014: Alta Torchlight Parade.
11. January 2, 2015: Alta/Snowbird.
12. January 3, 2015: Snowbird.
13. January 10, 2015: Alta.
14. January 17, 2015: Snowbird.
15. January 18, 2015: Alta/Snowbird (daughter's first chairlift ride)

16. February 5, 2015: Deer Valley

 

[steamboat1]

14

10 -K
2 - Pico
1 - Stowe
1 - Stratton

Skipped skiing today because of the cold. I think that makes 4 days I skipped so far this year. 2 becuase of weather & 2 because of car problems.

 

[steamboat1]

A guy I know is attempting to ski twice his age. Today is day 93 for him. He's skied everyday the mountain has been open so far. He's in his mid-60's. It helps he lives 10 minutes from the mountain.

Spoke with him yesterday. He changed his goal. His goal now is ski everyday the area is open. Considering he ski's K 99% of the time that's a lot of days. He made a rare appearance at Pico yesterday which is where I ran into him.

 

[JimG.]

Tomorrow at SL will be 32.

Been at SL since Wed...some of the best skiing ever for me.

 

[deadheadskier]

Tomorrow at SL will be 32.

Been at SL since Wed...some of the best skiing ever for me.

Glad you are getting to experience the Loaf in it's full glory.....sweet redemption for the year you drove all the way up for crappy conditions. Way Jealous.

 

[JimG.]

Glad you are getting to experience the Loaf in it's full glory.....sweet redemption for the year you drove all the way up for crappy conditions. Way Jealous.

I remember thinking how good the place would be with a lot of snow. 2 years ago with Nemo was a taste.

These 4 days are the real deal.

 

[deadheadskier]

16

Jay
Mad River Glen
Smuggs
Burke
Crotched
Bolton
Wildcat
Loon
Powder Ridge
Okemo
Cannon x 2
Bretton Woods x 2
Killington x 2

 

[thetrailboss]

So far, so good:

1. November 22, 2014: Alta.
2. November 23, 2014: Snowbird (Powder Day)*
3. November 28, 2014: Alta (daughter's first day on skis)
4. November 29, 2014: Alta.
5. December 7, 2014: Snowbird.
6. December 13, 2014: Alta
7. December 21, 2014: Snowbird (Powder Day)*
8. December 26, 2014: Alta (Powder Day)*
9. December 27, 2014: Snowbird
10. December 31, 2014: Alta Torchlight Parade.
11. January 2, 2015: Alta/Snowbird.
12. January 3, 2015: Snowbird.
13. January 10, 2015: Alta.
14. January 17, 2015: Snowbird.
15. January 18, 2015: Alta/Snowbird (daughter's first chairlift ride)
16. February 5, 2015: Deer Valley

17. February 7, 2015: Snowbird
18. February 8, 2015: Alta

 

[Scruffy]

21

 

[ALLSKIING]

18 after this weekend