I've never skiied pico, how is it?
Nothing worth seeing at Pico....
move along, move along
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I've never skiied pico, how is it?
Yep drove right past there this morning. Parking lot was empty. Yes Pico is open Thurs. Not sure if the summit quad was operating or not, it didn't appear to be when I passed in the afternnon. That's why I drive past, can't depend on that lift. About 3" fresh up there this morning. K-1 didn't start loading until about 10:30, everything else opened on time. Snowdon was the bomb right off the bat in the am.Nothing worth seeing at Pico....
move along, move along
Yep drove right past there this morning. Parking lot was empty. Yes Pico is open Thurs. Not sure if the summit quad was operating or not, it didn't appear to be when I passed in the afternnon. That's why I drive past, can't depend on that lift. About 3" fresh up there this morning. K-1 didn't start loading until about 10:30, everything else opened on time. Snowdon was the bomb right off the bat in the am.
Visibility was awesome today. You should have been there Tues. & Wed if you want to see poor visibilty. Could hardly see the gondola from the K-1 lodge after 2pm yesterday & it was like that top to bottom. Was thinking of Pico today but like I said the reliability of the summit quad often makes me drive past, without it there's not much to ski at Pico. Glad you enjoyed yourself.I was there today. Summit quad was open and running from 9ish - 1 when I left. Visibility up top was not great today but the fresh snow made for some nice runs.
My complaint is that if they close off part of the mountain for whatever reason, it gets really boring really fast. pico skis best when it's all open. Best if you pull the trigger on Friday - be flexible, this niar is going to make things interesting and each resort will suffer and recover differently.My only complaint with Pico is the lack of a top to bottom lift.
My only complaint with Pico is the lack of a top to bottom lift.
Agreed. That had been pointed out earlier in this thread. It had been a LONG time since I last skied there, and I had not remembered the runout.I'm not sure what Pico gains with a top to bottom lift other than a longer green circle / blue square runout from the summit and a longer lift ride to go along with it.
Are you staying at either mountain? Where are you coming from? Just thinking that if you're coming up route 100, you could swing by Pico real quick on the way to Sugarbush and see if you like what you see.
Pico doesn't get much grooming love, which is good and bad. You could consider Mt. Ellen if you're willing to compromise on variety in order to get minimal crowds. Mt. Ellen has one lift down for maintenance.