Ragged Mtn 2016-17 Season Thread

[Abubob]

End of Main Street Saturday Dec 17, 2016 around 11:30

Still snowing and about 16°F at that time.





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[xwhaler]

Ragged was great yesterday. Upper Crewcut was run of the day for me. Surprised they dropped the rope on Cemetary Gates. Pretty rocky but I enjoyed it enough to go down a 2nd time.

Shin deep untracked when I ducked ropes.
Raggae Glades were again really nice as well. Decent crowd but nothing crazy.

Hopefully they start blowing on Spear tonight as they told me on Friday they would.

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[xwhaler]

One thing that was a tad disappointing this past wknd was that the Barnyard chair was not running.
There is loads of snow up there but is all still sitting in whales. The chair had a ladder and some scaffolding on it so it appears to be a mechanical issue?

Hopefully it is resolved quickly for the lessons over there.

 

[dlague]

One thing that was a tad disappointing this past wknd was that the Barnyard chair was not running.
There is loads of snow up there but is all still sitting in whales. The chair had a ladder and some scaffolding on it so it appears to be a mechanical issue?

Hopefully it is resolved quickly for the lessons over there.

Disappointing why? That is not a lift you would frequent I would think. Are you wanting to teach someone?

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[xwhaler]

Disappointing why? That is not a lift you would frequent I would think. Are you wanting to teach someone?

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My almost 4 yr old son is in the lesson program there this yr. We did a few laps on the carpet there on Saturday with him before taking him up top for 1 very long run.
He did well given the chopped up snow and best of all kept a good attitude which is all that matters.

Barnyard is a really nice learning pod so I'm hopeful they get that lift fixed ASAP. There were lots of kids taking lessons on Saturday (they had both carpets going)

 

[yeggous]

My almost 4 yr old son is in the lesson program there this yr. We did a few laps on the carpet there on Saturday with him before taking him up top for 1 very long run.
He did well given the chopped up snow and best of all kept a good attitude which is all that matters.

Barnyard is a really nice learning pod so I'm hopeful they get that lift fixed ASAP. There were lots of kids taking lessons on Saturday (they had both carpets going)

That is a great learning area. I get it.


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[SnoDevil97]

Any word if they started blowing snow on the Spear side? I'd think they would want that covered for xmas break.

 

[xwhaler]

They are slow to update their snow report so nothing official. I did hear from one of the ops guys last Friday that they would be starting on Spear this past Sunday night.
However, no visual evidence or reports from the hill to confirm.
Agreed that they should be working to get Cardigan or Yankee open ASAP.

 

[Abubob]

No snowmaking or grooming shown on their website this morning - what's up with that?

 

[dlague]

My almost 4 yr old son is in the lesson program there this yr. We did a few laps on the carpet there on Saturday with him before taking him up top for 1 very long run.
He did well given the chopped up snow and best of all kept a good attitude which is all that matters.

Barnyard is a really nice learning pod so I'm hopeful they get that lift fixed ASAP. There were lots of kids taking lessons on Saturday (they had both carpets going)

Now that makes sense! Wow four years old already - time flies. Our kids learned there as well when we lived in Andover, NH. It was cool being so close to Ragged with our boys around ages 5-8. Glad he had the right attitude!

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[xwhaler]

No snowmaking or grooming shown on their website this morning - what's up with that?

They are really poor at updating their snow report I've noticed this season so far. That + lack of social media updates is a bit aggravating.

 

[Abubob]

They are really poor at updating their snow report I've noticed this season so far. That + lack of social media updates is a bit aggravating.

Yeah. Really, how long would it take to snap a photo and add a quick caption on Facebook.

Then again maybe we're all jaded. May have to actually call them on the telephone. :razz:

 

[Smellytele]

Yeah. Really, how long would it take to snap a photo and add a quick caption on Facebook.

Then again maybe we're all jaded. May have to actually call them on the telephone. :razz:

The 80's are calling they want their snowphone back!

 

[Abubob]

The 80's are calling they want their snowphone back!

For real! When I called and asked what I might expect skiing on Wednesday or Thursday the response was, "What, what do you mean?" Really? Really? I had to choke back a "What do you think!?" I was verrrry polite and we had a nice cordial conversation but I kinda had to grill the poor woman for details. :lol:

 

[Robbski]

Wed. Report. Cold, clear skies, hard pack and no company on the trails. Four ways down. Ridge, newfound, chute and wild side. That is all.

 

[SnoDevil97]

Wow that sounds grim.

I want to like Ragged, I really do. But the competition for small-ish (or even big-ish) mountains for day trips from Boston is steep. Their competitors provide more info & seemingly better product. Ragged needs to step it up in both communication & performance. I like the mountain but I need to make best use of my trips.

 

[dlague]

Starting to feel bad for the people who bought season passes. While they were cheap relatively speaking, what they are delivering is in line with pricing. It shows that Ragged remains the same as all the other years slow to start.

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[prsboogie]

Starting to regret buying tickets for the day after xmas. Between the lack of effort and the potential shit weather doesn't look well


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[xwhaler]

Ragged updated their snow report. Looks like overnight snowmaking on Barnyard and the Cardigan Turnpike.
I'm okay with this. Would prefer to see Yankee first but least they are working to get Spear open.

 

[dlague]

Ragged updated their snow report. Looks like overnight snowmaking on Barnyard and the Cardigan Turnpike.
I'm okay with this. Would prefer to see Yankee first but least they are working to get Spear open.

They have always catered to the lowest common denominator beginner trails. Then expand to intermediate and it seems like they hope enough natural comes for advanced terrain. So not seems!

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