ericfromMA/NH/VT
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Hey all, Im looking at either loon or WV for season passes next year, i have skied WV valley a couple times last year midweek and liked it. I haven't skied Loon in 25 years, i recall liking it.
Use would be every weekend, and a bunch of mid week days, me and my 2 kids, 9-11, both great skiers.
My wife cant downhill anymore due to medical issues, so she will be X country while me and the kids downhill ski. I need a place with both, and Loon and WV fit the bill. They are both 1.5 hrs from my house in southern NH, that's about as far as I want to travel so day trips are easy to do and still get there early.
I'm looking to get a sense of the crowds on each on a typical weekend, (normal crowed vs. absolutely jammed stay away) what the lodges are like compared to each other (we love us some apres ski drinks and food), which mountain does better at grooming/maintaining the slopes, glade options (we are all just starting this so nice easy glades like the easy ones at BW would be awesome) general vibe at each, parking (loon seems better here) and anything else I should consider.
Costs come out about the same if I do a silver pass at loon (blackout dates vs. no BO dates at WV, not a huge deal to me), but the loon pass includes sugarloaf and Sunday river as well, but honestly I'm not sure how much I'd get to either. WV is stand alone.
I'm leaning towards Loon, more trails, bigger place, nicer base lodges from what I can tell online. We ski blues and single diamonds no problem, looks like Loon has more trail options, although we could ski everything at WV including the groomed double blacks.
any advice is greatly appreciated. This is big move for us, we have had passes at Ragged the last 5 years and without a XC option there, thats out, which sucks as its cheap and we love the place. Im basically doubling the costs of my passes next year.
If anyone can think of other options I've missed that have XC and are 1.5 hrs or less from southern NH, please let me know. And FWIW I don't have IKON money and will never ski out west unfortunately. And BW is just a hair too far, we'd have to get up to early for the kids- lazy bums....
Thanks all, I hope every is having a fun and safe season thus far!!!!!!
Use would be every weekend, and a bunch of mid week days, me and my 2 kids, 9-11, both great skiers.
My wife cant downhill anymore due to medical issues, so she will be X country while me and the kids downhill ski. I need a place with both, and Loon and WV fit the bill. They are both 1.5 hrs from my house in southern NH, that's about as far as I want to travel so day trips are easy to do and still get there early.
I'm looking to get a sense of the crowds on each on a typical weekend, (normal crowed vs. absolutely jammed stay away) what the lodges are like compared to each other (we love us some apres ski drinks and food), which mountain does better at grooming/maintaining the slopes, glade options (we are all just starting this so nice easy glades like the easy ones at BW would be awesome) general vibe at each, parking (loon seems better here) and anything else I should consider.
Costs come out about the same if I do a silver pass at loon (blackout dates vs. no BO dates at WV, not a huge deal to me), but the loon pass includes sugarloaf and Sunday river as well, but honestly I'm not sure how much I'd get to either. WV is stand alone.
I'm leaning towards Loon, more trails, bigger place, nicer base lodges from what I can tell online. We ski blues and single diamonds no problem, looks like Loon has more trail options, although we could ski everything at WV including the groomed double blacks.
any advice is greatly appreciated. This is big move for us, we have had passes at Ragged the last 5 years and without a XC option there, thats out, which sucks as its cheap and we love the place. Im basically doubling the costs of my passes next year.
If anyone can think of other options I've missed that have XC and are 1.5 hrs or less from southern NH, please let me know. And FWIW I don't have IKON money and will never ski out west unfortunately. And BW is just a hair too far, we'd have to get up to early for the kids- lazy bums....
Thanks all, I hope every is having a fun and safe season thus far!!!!!!