Indy Ski Pass

[AdironRider]

Looking forward to checking out Midd this year.

They could be like Cannon and not allow it on weekends during prime time.

If there is one complaint about Indy, its that the blackout dates are all over the place, and Cannon is exhibit A for that (on top of their online reservation system sucks).

Makes the upgrade to the plus a no-brainer for me, but I have a couple buds who gripe about this.

 

[Killingtime]

Looking forward to checking out Midd this year.



If there is one complaint about Indy, its that the blackout dates are all over the place, and Cannon is exhibit A for that (on top of their online reservation system sucks).

Makes the upgrade to the plus a no-brainer for me, but I have a couple buds who gripe about this.

Hahaha yeah I have to agree on that. Between that and my Ikon Base pass it takes a little extra planning around the blackouts. I tend not to ski the large places during blackouts anyway. I just can't do long lift lines anymore which sucks being a mostly weekend skier. Cannon on a mostly empty Monday this year was pretty amazing though.

 

[2planks2coasts]

Looking forward to checking out Midd this year.



If there is one complaint about Indy, its that the blackout dates are all over the place, and Cannon is exhibit A for that (on top of their online reservation system sucks).

Makes the upgrade to the plus a no-brainer for me, but I have a couple buds who gripe about this.

Blackout dates are the only way you get the big desirable resorts on the pass.

 

[IceEidolon]

Plattekill is another capacity limited place. Per Storm Skiing Podcast they don't feel adding Indy is a good fit for them.

If you look very far south, Wolf Ridge/Hatley Pointe is a huge win for that region, especially if they pull off their in progress renovation. Not really relevant to most of us, but for Charlotte and Greensboro folks etc and Indy broadly...

Edit: I agree on the blackouts, but I feel like a two tier system would be ideal, instead of the five or so different blackout schedules for Indy. I understand why that's not practical, but it is confusing.

 

[2planks2coasts]

Plattekill is another capacity limited place. Per Storm Skiing Podcast they don't feel adding Indy is a good fit for them.

If you look very far south, Wolf Ridge/Hatley Pointe is a huge win for that region, especially if they pull off their in progress renovation. Not really relevant to most of us, but for Charlotte and Greensboro folks etc and Indy broadly...

Edit: I agree on the blackouts, but I feel like a two tier system would be ideal, instead of the five or so different blackout schedules for Indy. I understand why that's not practical, but it is confusing.

Interestingly enough, Plattekill has reciprocal deals with Cooper and Mt Bohemia, though the fine print on the Bohemia deal excludes NYS residents.

 

[deadheadskier]

I wonder what the split is between regular Indy and Indy plus. Seems if you are a weekend warrior, the Plus is a no brainer. That's what I've always gone with

 

[jaytrem]

Couple additions that I don't think were mentioned yet.

#1 Mt. Eyak, AK - Good luck getting there!
# 2 Steeplechase, MN - Just reopened for skiing last year.

Also, Mt. Ashland is still on the site. Maybe came to an agreement?

Looking back I see they were in a March update. Couldn't find them with a search on here though. Oh well, back to trip planning!

 

[KustyTheKlown]

Camden snow bowl is on there

Which is nice because we have decided to drop out of life and somehow steal a historic colonial home in Camden maine

We got engaged this week. And Maine is just unbelievably beautiful and amazing.

Vermont but with boats!

 

[2planks2coasts]

Camden snow bowl is on there

Which is nice because we have decided to drop out of life and somehow steal a historic colonial home in Camden maine

We got engaged this week. And Maine is just unbelievably beautiful and amazing.

Vermont but with boats!

Congrats!

 

[Edd]

Camden snow bowl is on there

Which is nice because we have decided to drop out of life and somehow steal a historic colonial home in Camden maine

We got engaged this week. And Maine is just unbelievably beautiful and amazing.

Vermont but with boats!

Quite a lifestyle change there.

 

[jimmywilson69]

Camden snow bowl is on there

Which is nice because we have decided to drop out of life and somehow steal a historic colonial home in Camden maine

We got engaged this week. And Maine is just unbelievably beautiful and amazing.

Vermont but with boats!

Well hot damn my man! Congratulations!

you moving there full time?

 

[Hawk]

Camden snow bowl is on there

Which is nice because we have decided to drop out of life and somehow steal a historic colonial home in Camden maine

We got engaged this week. And Maine is just unbelievably beautiful and amazing.

Vermont but with boats!

Congrats Kusty. The other positive is 2.5 hours to the Loaf and Sunday River and 3 hours to Wildcat. But hell of a road trip for all the music you love.

 

[deadheadskier]

Camden snow bowl is on there

Which is nice because we have decided to drop out of life and somehow steal a historic colonial home in Camden maine

We got engaged this week. And Maine is just unbelievably beautiful and amazing.

Vermont but with boats!

What are you going to tell us next? You're expecting twins?

 

[thebigo]

Camden snow bowl is on there

Which is nice because we have decided to drop out of life and somehow steal a historic colonial home in Camden maine

We got engaged this week. And Maine is just unbelievably beautiful and amazing.

Vermont but with boats!

congratulations, what are you planning for a home mountain next year? the snow bowl or some combination of SR/SL/SB?

 

[KustyTheKlown]

Well hot damn my man! Congratulations!

you moving there full time?

lol not actually moving. Just conspiring and aspiring. We were just really struck by how nice Camden was.

I work remotely now. My fiance (weird) remains physically tied to NYC for now.

Finishing up a whale tour out of bar harbor. Saw 6 humpback tails! Bar Harbor is more tourist trappy in town than i imagined it would be. Acadia proper is magic tho.

Thanks all!

 

[jaytrem]

Congrats! Sorry you don't get to move to Maine yet.

 

[Smellytele]

If you did move to Maine neighbors would think you were in the witness protection hiding from the NY mafia.

 

[KustyTheKlown]

If you did move to Maine neighbors would think you were in the witness protection hiding from the NY mafia.

we were having a beer on saturday afternoon at one of the bars on the wharfs in portland, when all of a sudden we hear a loud metallic bang. a fucking gull dropped a 6 inch long rusty screw that fell about 1 foot from us. hit my fiance on the richochet. the next table over were some real new hampshire bubs, who had a good laugh at the gulls attacking new yorkers with projectiles!

i dont think my vacation is thread worthy, but figured i'd post my retrospective trip report here where i was already chatting maine

here's our trip:

sunday 8/25 - drive from nyc area. stop at market207 outside of portland to stock up on craft cannabis for the week. at portland, got off 95 and took route 1 the rest of the way, to camden, where we stayed in a lovely small hotel on lyman wharf, overlooking the harbor

monday 8/26 - explore camden by foot in the morning. explore the surrounding area by car in the afternoon. specifically rockland, rockport, and boothbay. ate in boothbay and walked the town and waterfront

tuesday 8/27 - lobster boat tour out of camden in the morning. a quick lunch, then back to route 1 up to surry. we checked in to 'under canvas' which is an upscale 'camping' situation not far from ellsworth. i proposed to my girlfriend here and she is now my fiance. this was basically an afternoon and evening of drinking in the woods and enjoying our time together by the fire

wednesday 8/28 - drive to the 'quiet side' of acadia. ship harbor trail. a few other random quick stops along the way (a lake/pond im forgetting the name of). check in to a decent hotel just about 1 mile from central bar harbor. bar harbor is more touristy than i anticipated, but acadia is breathtaking. my parents met us for dinner to celebrate the engagement at the reading room at bar harbor inn

thursday 8/29 - whale watching excursion out of bar harbor in the morning. we saw 6 humpbacks. many dolphins. it was very cool! afternoon exploring sand beach and thunderhole. sunset from top of cadillac mountain (this is where and when i SHOULD have proposed). project social bar harbor for dinner - easily our best meal of the trip to that point

friday 8/30 - went to the blue hill fair in the morning. what a cute event! we loved it. spent the afternoon taking the slow roads to portland, where we checked into the downtown canopy hotel. dinner at fore street was excellent

saturday 8/31 - dutch's for breakfast. explored the entire portland penninsula by foot. we logged 11 miles and 30k steps of walking. what a beautiful walkable city! loved the west end mansions. loved the local businesses along washington avenue! had a drink at the waterfront and a bird dropped a 6 inch rusty nail that fell about 1 foot from us. scales for dinner was excellent

sunday 9/1 - more exploring portland, but mostly by car this time. went back to washington ave to have a beer at oxbow and poutine at duckfat. met up with a medical caregiver to get an insane amount of amazing cannabis at absurdly cheap prices. drove home the slow way, stopping in old orchard beach (bad), kennebunkport (wow those homes by the water), ogunquit (love a gayborhood!), and portsmouth (quaint but felt a little 'red' - like we very distinctively stepped into new hampshire).

i could easily see myself living in camden or portland, and i think maine may have overtaken vermont as my favorite state

 

[snoseek]

Portsmouth is a good town to get drunk in but Def not very red. At this point there's not alot of people born there that actually live there. It's gotten crazy expensive. Even dover has changed drastically. Next up is rochester imo.

Glad you enjoyed your trip. Maine is awesome!

 

[deadheadskier]

I definitely liked living in Maine overall better than Vermont with only one complaint being I felt too far away from other places. I hardly ever made it to VT for skiing or over to NYC for shows and what not. I basically just stayed in Maine. I love it up there, but vastly prefer the centralized location I have now in coastal NH.

Portsmouth is decidedly blue. All of the NH Seacoast is for the most part until you get inland a bit. I just looked up 2020 election results for Portsmouth

Biden 10,643
Trump 3829