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[BodeMiller1]

Sometimes people play themselves off as other than expert. This is usually lowering expectations before SKI OFF season.

Other times it's not.

 

[joshua segal]

Sometimes people play themselves off as other than expert. This is usually lowering expectations before SKI OFF season.

Other times it's not.

If one does not know with whom they are skiing, it's hard to rate oneself. I suspect less than 5% of skiers are truly experts, but the difference between the 95th percentile skier and the 97th percentile skier, is probably greater than the difference between a never-ever and the 95th percentile. The differences are subtle, but they are huge.

 

[Hawk]

I'm so much better that you. LOL

 

[Hawk]

So the saying goes.

Those who know, don't say. Those who say, don't know.

 

[Dickc]

If one does not know with whom they are skiing, it's hard to rate oneself. I suspect less than 5% of skiers are truly experts, but the difference between the 95th percentile skier and the 97th percentile skier, is probably greater than the difference between a never-ever and the 95th percentile. The differences are subtle, but they are huge.

There are better skiers than me on the hill. I do try and improve my form while I ski, but I also ski because I just plain ENJOY it. I really do don't care if I am the best, or if 50% of the other skiers are better than I. If I am having FUN, that's what I care about!

 

[ThatGuy]

I love skiing with people who are better than me, great learning experience.

 

[MidnightJester]

Killington Gets Green Light For Next Week's World Cup

Snow inspectors from the International Ski Federation (FIS) visited Killington Resort today to determine if next week's world cup even will take place or

unofficialnetworks.com

 

[NYDB]

I know it's a guess but what do you think K will have open by 11/23? temps look great until mon afternoon.

I assume they'll have skye peak closed for racing / training (never been there world cup week).

I know after snowmaking in NR pod and great northern to rime they usually work on great northern to Snowdon / back to K-1. maybe bunny buster / lower chute/mouse trap.

think they'll have terrain available to be running the Snowdon 6 by then?

looking for a place to bring the kiddos on 11/23 that's not Okemo

 

[drjeff]

I know it's a guess but what do you think K will have open by 11/23? temps look great until mon afternoon.

I assume they'll have skye peak closed for racing / training (never been there world cup week).

I know after snowmaking in NR pod and great northern to rime they usually work on great northern to Snowdon / back to K-1. maybe bunny buster / lower chute/mouse trap.

think they'll have terrain available to be running the Snowdon 6 by then?

looking for a place to bring the kiddos on 11/23

In years past, the next step is to get it ski down from the Summit to North Ridge, and then move down through Snowdon to the base. That usually takes about a 2 day run of decent snowmaking to get down to the base if I recall, That's probably as much as you'd hope to get by the 23rd all things considered.

And there is a zero percent chance that anything off of Skyepeak will be open by then, that's strictly off limits to the general public until the worldcup is done

 

[Great Bear]

I know it's a guess but what do you think K will have open by 11/23? temps look great until mon afternoon.

I assume they'll have skye peak closed for racing / training (never been there world cup week).

I know after snowmaking in NR pod and great northern to rime they usually work on great northern to Snowdon / back to K-1. maybe bunny buster / lower chute/mouse trap.

think they'll have terrain available to be running the Snowdon 6 by then?

looking for a place to bring the kiddos on 11/23

I would guess the Snowdon 6 running is very unlikely. As DrJeff mentioend, you might get Great Northern open through snowdon area for top to bottom by then - depending on how much firepower they need over on Supe for the world cup.

 

[Newpylong]

GN into NR and Upper East Fall *should* be wrapping up tonight and then they should move down to GN past Rime/Lower Ridge and past the bottom of the NR Quad. There is much more water and Low E gear available once you get into Snowdon. I fully expect to see Killink and Upper Bunny online with the push to the base, and the Snowdon 6 to open by Thanksgiving.

 

[slatham]

GN into NR and Upper East Fall *should* be wrapping up tonight and then they should move down to GN past Rime/Lower Ridge and past the bottom of the NR Quad. There is much more water and Low E gear available once you get into Snowdon. I fully expect to see Killink and Upper Bunny online with the push to the base, and the Snowdon 6 to open by Thanksgiving.

I agree, plus firepower from Superstar will be freed up very shortly IMHO.

 

[Newpylong]

The new Snowmaking Manager is actually leveraging his fixed equipment and using Mid-E (Rats) instead of K guns everywhere, amazing.

 

[NYDB]

TTB already as of today.

 

[MidnightJester]

A warm weather front is approaching with snow and rain for parts of the Thanksgiving day weekend.

 

[slatham]

I literally just watched a pro met video on this system (and have looked at all the models). There is a lot of "spread" in possible outcomes and many of them are not friendly to safely missing gates at high speed unfortunately.

Many are also not friendly to ski conditions.

But it is not clear at this time.

 

[machski]

Unfortunately, ski racing is an outdoor sport and at the mercy of the weather. Last year they missed the GS due to too much wind and snow. Stuff happens, hopefully this won't span the entire weekend. But we are in New England, at some point Ma Nature will throw a fit for race weekend. At least K got the course set yet again, given this falls lead in, that alone is a win

 

[urungus]

Saw a discussion on r/icecoast … Mouse Trap has been added back to the Killington trail map and changed back to a black rating, Bunny Buster rerouted to avoid it. Hopefully will help with the carnage I have seen.

This year:


Last year:

 

[ss20]

As it needed to be.

West Glade (Ridge Run today), Skyehawk, Viper Pit (not even sure what they're calling it these days) and lower Wildfire all easier than that pitch and are rated black.

 

[Newpylong]

Yep wasn't doing lower intermediates any favors. An error corrected.