andyzee
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This past season, it's been Killington's Snowdon Triple, it truly earned it's nickname, Snowdon Cripple this year. It was down more than it was up 
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Newpylong
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Sout Fridge triple serves uninteresting terrain??? Yipes. The trails off of it are right up there as some of the best runs and hidden gems on the mountain. Without that lift (which they don't run much), you have to make a lap ALL the way down past Bear on Falls Brook and up Bear Mt., then take Snowshed crossover down to K-1 to access that same terrain.
I hate the Slowdon Quad, slow as death. Reminds me of Sunbrook at Mt. Snow.
The Summit Triple at Jiminy bites. I used to like it when they had the Exhibition chair (the old riblet double) running as an alternative. Of course, not much matters with the 6 pack now.
I hate the Slowdon Quad, slow as death. Reminds me of Sunbrook at Mt. Snow.
The Summit Triple at Jiminy bites. I used to like it when they had the Exhibition chair (the old riblet double) running as an alternative. Of course, not much matters with the 6 pack now.
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Geoff
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Newpylong said:
Yep. We spend about 50% of our Saturday time either on South Fridge or Snowdon skiing the natural snow trails away from the masses. I always laugh when people complain about South Ridge being cold. I point out, "After all, skiing is a winter sport."
As for my opinion about the terrain on South Ridge.... Note the name of my boat:
At Kmart, my least favorite lift is "The Box" aka the K1 Gondola. I can't stand getting jammed in the thing with 8 people. At most ski areas, I hate the shiney-new high speed quad that recently replaced the funky old fixed-grip lift that kept the skiing surface good by limiting the uphill capacity to get to it. Double chairs are a good thing.
meat
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the south ridge area at k mart is a great area, a lot of character, and very under used for K standards. breakaway, the jug, roundabout, lower pipe dream and even the jug handle are fun runs. the jug is cool cuz you have chair lift over your head but its only going down hill. echo woods is an interesting expirence too, narrow paths through stubby trees, I loved it when I was a kid. I haven't been to K in a few years and i'm surprised they run the lift at all anymore.
Sunrise was another underrated area at killington that was shut down like 5 years ago.
the sunrise triple was one of the worst lifts ever, but it was great if you kept it under the midstation cuz it was nothing like skiing killington at all and their were some great runs under the mid station (thunderball, the judge, gold dust and others). taking that lift top to bottom was brutal, it was like 20+ minutes of slow pain. I remember in the early 90s going to killington and buying a sunrise only ticket once, wasn't bad for a half day, had about 1100' vert I think.
the south ridge area at k mart is a great area, a lot of character, and very under used for K standards. breakaway, the jug, roundabout, lower pipe dream and even the jug handle are fun runs. the jug is cool cuz you have chair lift over your head but its only going down hill. echo woods is an interesting expirence too, narrow paths through stubby trees, I loved it when I was a kid. I haven't been to K in a few years and i'm surprised they run the lift at all anymore.
Sunrise was another underrated area at killington that was shut down like 5 years ago.
the sunrise triple was one of the worst lifts ever, but it was great if you kept it under the midstation cuz it was nothing like skiing killington at all and their were some great runs under the mid station (thunderball, the judge, gold dust and others). taking that lift top to bottom was brutal, it was like 20+ minutes of slow pain. I remember in the early 90s going to killington and buying a sunrise only ticket once, wasn't bad for a half day, had about 1100' vert I think.
Yeah, I miss Sunrise. My Dad thought that was a completely separate ski area from Killington! I especially miss it now that we are coming from White River Jct. Being able to get on there would save ten minutes and a lot of hassle without the crowds!
meat
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I especially miss it now that we are coming from White River Jct. Being able to get on there would save ten minutes and a lot of hassle without the crowds![/QUOTE]
yeah, it was great only like 30 mins from white river, saving 10-15 mins. nobody in the lodge either, nothing like killington really at all, park in front get on the lift. I guess they are still using it for snowmobiling? If I ever get down there again i'm gunna drop a car at sunrise and ski it for old time sake. anybody else skied the old sunrise triple? ASC really knows how to ruin some great stuff.
yeah, it was great only like 30 mins from white river, saving 10-15 mins. nobody in the lodge either, nothing like killington really at all, park in front get on the lift. I guess they are still using it for snowmobiling? If I ever get down there again i'm gunna drop a car at sunrise and ski it for old time sake. anybody else skied the old sunrise triple? ASC really knows how to ruin some great stuff.
Don't blame Reagan now. Correction it was Clinton's administration.wintersyndrome said:
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more defense of the south ridge triple at k. like geoff, i'm a big fan of jug>breakaway. if i recall, there used to be a mid-station unloading there. in more recent times we've jumped off right after the turn. at k, i'd vote for the slowden quad. it's slow to begin with and then with all the stopping ... makes skiing the snowden trees and nat runs a pain.
meat
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it's slow to begin with and then with all the stopping ... makes skiing the snowden trees and nat runs a pain.[/QUOTE]
thats why its so great, hardly ever a line there and it keeps people away, great set up for the best natural snow on the mountain. if their was a high speed quad at the "Don" then the snow wouldn't stay as nice. I was saddened to hear that a lot of the old secret glades like patsy's are now on the map, way to go ASC.
thats why its so great, hardly ever a line there and it keeps people away, great set up for the best natural snow on the mountain. if their was a high speed quad at the "Don" then the snow wouldn't stay as nice. I was saddened to hear that a lot of the old secret glades like patsy's are now on the map, way to go ASC.
skibum1321
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Couldn't disagree with you more about that one. Sterling wouldn't be able to handle the amount of people that a quad would bring up there. There usually aren't very long lines - not enough to warrant an HSQ IMO. Plus, I'd rather wait at the bottom that battle the gapers up top. Madonna usually has longer liftlines and the lift is much longer and colder. It goes on cold hold/wind hold a good amount, although less than in years past since it was retrofitted a couple of years back. There are also longer lift lines at Madonna. Your visit to Smuggs doesn't seem like it was a representative sample of the lift system.Zand said:
As for hated lifts - I know I'll get stoned for this, but I hate Slidebrook. I like to stay at a certain peak when I go and never take this lift. It's cold and it takes 10 minutes and doesn't even service any skiing.
meat said:
thats why its so great, hardly ever a line there and it keeps people away, great set up for the best natural snow on the mountain. if their was a high speed quad at the "Don" then the snow wouldn't stay as nice. I was saddened to hear that a lot of the old secret glades like patsy's are now on the map, way to go ASC.[/QUOTE]
definitely not in favor of a hi-speed quad there for the reasons you mention, but maybe a little more maintenance and attentive lifties just to keep the lift moving.
as for the old stashes, skied them before they were on the map and some that still aren't, but i don't think you can bash asc for putting them on the map. like you i'm not happy about it but it's not like any of them were big secrets anyway and ski areas are moving in the direction of offering more gladed skiing.
SnowRider
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hammer
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What don't you like about the lift? It's not fast but it's a good place to go if the crowds on the Summit HSQ are bad...SnowRider said:
RISkier
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hammer said:
I think it's my favorite lift at Sunapee.
Marc
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Mount Snow Summit Local... only because its a FG lift right next to a HS lift... so you feel like you're going extra sloooow and it's almost always rediculously windy blowing right into your face. Crappy lift. It always has no line for a reason.
Newpylong
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Ah yeah, I remember many a sunny WARM days skiing at Sunrise. I wish they would have kept it running at least on weekends. Let's hope if they ever decide to put that area back in, its still possible.
knuckledragger
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The old Big Spruce Double,froze my rear off many a day to get the powder while everybody else was runing laps over at Mansfield.
The old double at Jay was always a cold ride also.
The old double at Jay was always a cold ride also.
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2knees said:
Rountabout is fun. You don't need to ride the Southridge to ski it though. Actually, do you need to ride Southridge to ski anything?
Southridge is really a love/hate thing for me. The left turn is cool, but it's another "lift to nowhere" that happens to take the long way to get there.
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