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Ragged Mtn 2016-17 Season Thread
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dlague
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We always used to take that road unless it is closed to local traffic only. We drove from route 4 off the 93. Also when we lived in Andover, NH locals rook it all the time.
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becca m
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I actually also take it all the time (even though I hate it and have gone off it), also, but, I find people drive WAY too fast on it - surprised there hasn't been a head-on there. I too have snows and AWD.
dlague
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That is the problem. Parts of that road will get wash board like and tough to control vehicles when going too fast.
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Smellytele
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Still only 2 diamond trails open even after the 8" from the storm. They do have a few (4) diamond glades open but still.
Newpylong
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All but the most manicured runs will take much more than 8" to open, esp steeper.
Smellytele
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Agreed but they haven't blown any snow on any of them so of course it does.
St. Bear
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I was there this morning. Exhibition is very close to opening, maybe 1 day of snowmaking would do it, except for the streams that cross the trail. I feel like putting those underground would make it much easier to open what should be their flagship trail.
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xwhaler
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Ragged was quite good today! I heard it was the busiest day in Raggeds history. Certainly the busiest I've ever seen.
Glades open off Spear were good albeit rocky and realistically need more snow to be skied without as much hesitation.
Later in the afternoon found some nice un tracked in moose alley. Upper Crew Cut skied very nice.
They were making snow on Yankee this AM before temps got too high. Ragged has made a much better effort vs past yrs.....More water is really helping.
Course if all u do is casually look at # of open trails from your couch u don't get the full picture but just means more for the rest of us!
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Glades open off Spear were good albeit rocky and realistically need more snow to be skied without as much hesitation.
Later in the afternoon found some nice un tracked in moose alley. Upper Crew Cut skied very nice.
They were making snow on Yankee this AM before temps got too high. Ragged has made a much better effort vs past yrs.....More water is really helping.
Course if all u do is casually look at # of open trails from your couch u don't get the full picture but just means more for the rest of us!
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SnoDevil97
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Skied @ Ragged today with the family & had a great time.
Though it can be stated their trail count is low, what is open is in good shape. Lower Ridge & Wild Side were excellent groomers to lap for us to start our ski season, soft & powdery, held up well in the afternoon too. We had fun in the Reggae Glades (tho a bit gnarly in spots) & agree that the Moise Alley Glade was surprisingly great.
Also heard many folks saying this was the most crowded Ragged was, but still was only a ~ 15 min wait at most for the 6-pack & the lodge was packed but not unbearable in relation to their competitors.
The Spear side was a disappointment. 1 way down Cardigan /Turnpike, it was too crowded & got skied off quick.
Look forward to returning to Ragged a few more times this season.
Though it can be stated their trail count is low, what is open is in good shape. Lower Ridge & Wild Side were excellent groomers to lap for us to start our ski season, soft & powdery, held up well in the afternoon too. We had fun in the Reggae Glades (tho a bit gnarly in spots) & agree that the Moise Alley Glade was surprisingly great.
Also heard many folks saying this was the most crowded Ragged was, but still was only a ~ 15 min wait at most for the 6-pack & the lodge was packed but not unbearable in relation to their competitors.
The Spear side was a disappointment. 1 way down Cardigan /Turnpike, it was too crowded & got skied off quick.
Look forward to returning to Ragged a few more times this season.
SnoDevil, I was there yesterday, too, and had the same impression. The six-pack line was discouraging to look at, but actually moved pretty efficiently; they had good crowd control, making sure every chair was full. The crowds also spread out nicely on the trails, so that they weren't terribly crowded. When I left, I noticed that people had parked on the sides of the access road--never seen that before.
I spent a lot of time on Raggae Glades in the afternoon, because there was almost nobody else there and it turned out to be a great place to learn to ski moguls!
Thanks also to those who gave me feedback on New Canada Rd. It turned out to be perfectly fine in the snow; I have fwd with Bridgestone Blizzaks, and had no traction problems at all, even on a couple of steep inclines.
I spent a lot of time on Raggae Glades in the afternoon, because there was almost nobody else there and it turned out to be a great place to learn to ski moguls!
Thanks also to those who gave me feedback on New Canada Rd. It turned out to be perfectly fine in the snow; I have fwd with Bridgestone Blizzaks, and had no traction problems at all, even on a couple of steep inclines.
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@SallyCat - agree, great day on the hill. Took New Canada on the way home & it was fine, but didn't risk it @ 8:00 in am.
Good luck with your improvement this season, Ragged's a good place to hone your skills.
Shoot me a PM next time you're up there, could at least have a Ragged Red or 2 in the pub apres (my usual routine).
Good luck with your improvement this season, Ragged's a good place to hone your skills.
Shoot me a PM next time you're up there, could at least have a Ragged Red or 2 in the pub apres (my usual routine).
Interested in knowing how much time/miles you folks are saving by using New Canada rd. I've been going to Ragged for years and by my reckoning it's about 5 mi and 5 minutes in exchange for hard driving and suspension abuse even in an 4wd or AWD. But then again I'm my own mechanic and I ain't over fond of doing suspension/steering work.
dlague
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I never really had an issue with that road. Coming from route 4 it was worth it rather that going around through Danbury. Time savings not huge 5-10 minutes maybe.
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xwhaler
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Busy up here today. But lines are manageable on the lifts. In the bar and lodge however is another story. Trees need a bit more snow but still skiing fun
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Smellytele
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I was there as well. The worst line was the line to get tickets. Only two windows out doors open and a line just as long inside. The bar ran out of red wine on New Year's day and had none and ran out of white wine today after starting with just 1 bottle. (so wife wasn't happy). Heard they ran out of other booze during their New Year's celebration. Also they had run out of some food as well for today. They seemed to be staffed for a normal non holiday Monday. I guess one bartender who usually works there hurt her wrist leaving one day with a few drinks in her. 
The brick walk way is slippery.
Lift lines weren't bad but some trails were well over populated. Cardigan Trail was like skiing through human pylons but was the only trail open off the quad besides a couple of beat up glades I did do. The trails that were open were in great shape, glades were thin but I still had fun in them. Raggae glades were fun but are really just an intermediate bump run.
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The brick walk way is slippery.Lift lines weren't bad but some trails were well over populated. Cardigan Trail was like skiing through human pylons but was the only trail open off the quad besides a couple of beat up glades I did do. The trails that were open were in great shape, glades were thin but I still had fun in them. Raggae glades were fun but are really just an intermediate bump run.
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Abubob
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Beautiful views Monday. Photos don't do justice.
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CoolMike
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Both Trend Micro and Avast flag the Ragged Mountain website as having vulnerabilities and potentially having PUPs/Spyware/Trojans on the website/domain.
Anyone know someone who works with the ownership who can alert them to this problem? The website comes up as unsafe on multiple machines of mine using multiple different browsers and networks.
Anyone know someone who works with the ownership who can alert them to this problem? The website comes up as unsafe on multiple machines of mine using multiple different browsers and networks.
Abubob
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Why don't you tell them? You have the info. It would sound stupid if I called and said "Someone posted on AlpineZone your website is unsafe"
Ryan.schramm@raggedmountainresort.com
