Okemo 4/1

[Greg]

ozzy commented yesterday how my grips matched my boots. He said it was gnar, but I think he really meant to call me a poser. :lol:

 

[jack97]

How does it compare to Sunapee? Just curious...if it's really similar I would likely pass on going there just because Sunapee's a lot closer...

Bumps did look nice, however.

The common saying I get from people who like Okemo is that it has something for everyone. IMO and as Greg noted, Sunapee is just smaller in scale, the two mountains are very similar.... it has something for everyone.

Kind of ironic that the reason these two places are getting the spotlight is that they put a great base for their seeded bumps thus they will last well into spring skiing.


Hammer,
You prolly know the bumps on chipmunk has a lower pitch and it's a great place to learn bumps, I just found out that they didn't groom a section on Lower Blast Off (skiers right). If you do go to sunapee, look for it next season, couple of weeks ago, it had expose troughs so I didn't go in but it does look interesting. Bumpers on that side of the mountain could link these sections together and get a longer practice run.

 

[2knees]

i think flying goose, overall, is consistently steeper then any of the okemo runs. longer too, except for big bang, which has a bunch of really flat sections.

 

[mister moose]

fun is the reason i ski. not to say i skied the steepest run, tightest trees, biggest bumps. I'll leave those statements and concerns to the internet experts. those who cant just enjoy themselves and forget about the perception or image of where they are, what they're skiing on, whether their clothes match or what time of the week is reserved for skiing steep stuff and when its ok to ski flatter stuff have their priorities skewed.

And here I thought we were there because it was free...

The bump report today from Killington was Dreamaker headwall, Escapade, Downdraft from the top. Needles is getting sketchy. Very warm, very soft, very sunny.

 

[Geoff]

And here I thought we were there because it was free...

The bump report today from Killington was Dreamaker headwall, Escapade, Downdraft from the top. Needles is getting sketchy. Very warm, very soft, very sunny.

You forgot about Catwalk.

 

[2knees]

And here I thought we were there because it was free...

The bump report today from Killington was Dreamaker headwall, Escapade, Downdraft from the top. Needles is getting sketchy. Very warm, very soft, very sunny.

its not my top choice by any stretch, but i was just commenting on the fact that alot of people bag on the place but it certainly can be fun. those bumps really are fantastic.


and free doesnt hurt either....

 

[powbmps]

Doesn't matter where it was. Looks (and sounds) like you guys had a good time.