Ski area nicknames

[Marc]

Wa puke it

 

[skibum]

I believe the Copper lift is called the American Eagle (could be wrong though)

There is an Eagle and a Flyer. I used to ride the Eagle every morning to work at Solitude Station.

 

[SHRED HEAD]

Slowkemo
Jokemo
Nokemo
Blokemo
hokemo

whatever you want to call it, it's BORING. They take a fresh dump and groom it right to the tree-line, and all those NO jumping signs,the patrollers yelling you ski too fast, it goes on an on, Flatton's not much better but at least they let you snowboard back in '85

 

[Paul]

You can say that again

 

[haines]

Hokemo is correct

No-snow-ba
Slaughterville
Gunrock
Poon
Breckenfridge
Skistoned
Steambutt

One has to Cali the names Denver = Den, Den

Poon is however the winner today

 

[WWF-VT]

From a KillingtonZone poster:

Traversington: spend the 75% of the day traversing, 25% skiing

 

[sledhaulingmedic]

The Crotch is a very old nick name. "Ski the Crotch, It's hairy" was the lifties unofficial slogan back in the '70's. I modified it to cover the new clientle and the management's dedication to grooming:

"Ride the Crotch. It's shaved"

Pork Sushi - Park City

Strap-on=Stratton

Dear Valet = Deer Valley

Mt. Why-choose-it

Blue Bump

Ski Bored = Ski Ward

None of them are especially flattering, though most offer significant comedic value. Humour generally comes at someone's expense.

 

[SnowMiser]

Bad Liver Glen (heard this one from a local)

Mountain Geek (formerly Vermin Valley)

 

[from_the_NEK]

The places you've been to are nice especially for flatlanders, but once you hit these other places you'll see the difference.
You may want to try Cannon, Burke and Wildcat. Sugarbush and Mad River Glen may be out of the 3 hour range. Longer drive, there's Whiteface and Sugarloaf. No personal experience but Stowe and Pico are on our list for this year. Also a lot of people love Jay. You made a good decision moving to New England. So many resorts so little time!

Burke = 3 hours 15 minutes at 70 mph from Dedham.

I think I've hear this somewhere...
Sugarblush?

 

[from_the_NEK]

aka mascara mtn

 

[billski]

Scutney

Suprised that there is no nickame for Ascutney

I guess Suicide six is a nickname unto itself

Ascutney
= it's either too hard to come up with something, or the people who go there are too squeaky clean to be demeaning...

Disclaimer: I spent 3 family vacations at 'scutney

 

[billski]

Bad Liver Glen (heard this one from a local)

Cute, but I don't think this one applies if you look at the shareholders.

 

[WWF-VT]

aka mascara mtn

An old historical nickname for Sugarbush from the '60's. Never hear anyone using that term these days

 

[skibum]

From a KillingtonZone poster:

Traversington: spend the 75% of the day traversing, 25% skiing

That reminds me of another I've heard;
Purgatory is spread out wide on a ridge, hence "Traversatory".

 

[Brettski]

gotta admit that's true about kmart...that's why I like someday bigger better

That's just wrong

 

[snowmonster]

Because of overcrowding, I once heard Killington referred to as "Killing-zone" and Snowshed as "Bloodshed."

 

[Terry]

I can remember when Wildcat used to be called the big pussy. Also Sugarloaf used to advertise " It's one big mutha"

 

[sledhaulingmedic]

EDIT: Sled, you posted in the original thread... Gettin senile in your old age??

I think it's withdrawl. Looks like I picked the wrong day to stop smoking crack;-)

 

[bvibert]

I think it's withdrawl. Looks like I picked the wrong day to stop smoking crack;-)

:lol:

Hey call it whatever you want...

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Blue mountain=Booter mountain...Le Boot
Camelback= Camelwack
Mountain Creek= Mountain Crock
Stratton=Flatton
Whiteface equals Iceface
Okemo equals Blowkemo and Slow-kemo
Killington equals K-Mart
Crested Butte equals Crusty Butt
Grand Targhee equals Grand Foggy