spiderpig
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So what did you end up picking? Passes or not?
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So what did you end up picking? Passes or not?
dlague
I can say from experience that skiing Gunstock, while a great deal and a fun smaller mountain, will probably get old fast if you are an experienced skier/rider. But you could rack up the days pretty easy being so close and taking advantage of night skiing. And with the pass prices so low you have plenty of left over $ for road tripping.
We did it for years when the kids were small, it was fun enough but once they got good it was a little small. I have nothing but fond memories of Gunstock so please do not take it as a dig on them.
I like the Cannon/Bretton Woods/Cranmore combo. Cannon gives you the challenging terrain relatively close to Concord and BW gives you a longer season with decent fun terrain. Cranmore seems like a throw in, if nothing else you can hit Cranmore if you stay up in the Valley for the weekend on your way home from BW.
I have to say that of the pass/non-pass camps from reading your posts I would put you in the non-pass camp since it seems like you enjoy the hunt for the deals and the variety. Good luck with your decision.
Well, I have never bought a season pass before and this is way out of my norm of skiing all over the place for sure! The idea of skiing a single ski area and maybe a handful of others seems like a tough pill to swallow! So I struggle. My wife wants to get the Cannon, Wateville, BW and Cranmore pass primarily for the variety and options on those colder windy days at Cannon!
What's nice about that pass is that the mountains are fairly different. That alone will contribute to the feeling of diversity.I forgot WV was on that pass, even better reason to get it, and with 4 mountains it is a good way to ease yourself in to being tied to a pass.
My wife wants to get the Cannon, Wateville, BW and Cranmore pass primarily for the variety and options on those colder windy days at Cannon!
Dlague.......u still gonna be involved with RSNE or not as much? U should get Jeff to affiliate with Cannon! Do some PBR specials for the apres parties
Get Cannon and you can ski with Cannonball and me. We have a get indoctrination routine for you.
Get Cannon and you can ski with Cannonball and me. We have a get indoctrination routine for you.
Hmm interesting! Very curious/excited now! BTW I only ski green trails!
This was possibly the greenest "trail" I've ever been on. Couldn't even see the trail through the green!
And that is the truth. Let's bring the machete next time.