SKI Magazine Top 10 Eastern Resorts 2011-2012

[lmgrnjeep]

SUGARLOAF HAD A LIFT COLLAPSE WHILE FILLED WITH GUESTS!

Jesus christ people, take the jaded goggles off and think of the facts. Sugarloaf cannot honestly be ranked as one of the best ski resorts if critical lift infastructure is failing with paying customers on it. Period, end of story.

And Okemo straight kills it for 75% of the skiing population. Good amenities, easy access to large population bases, fun for the whole family, blah blah blah. You cant expect a niche market hill like MRG to be number one when it caters to a minority group of expert/extreme skiers, not to mention any family with a boarder is prejudiced against and isnt allowed to go. That shit is getting old to lots of customers in the ski industry.

Spillway was a freak accident it could have happened anywhere. does that mean it is not worthy of beeing one of the best resort in the east. because terrain wise it is one of the best. They are replacing the lift with a bullet proof quad which will make the skier/riders experience at the loaf 20 times better.

The data that is collected from this poll is from a bunch of wealthy intermediate skiers from where the majority of the population is in the east. NY and MA.

 

[prophet0426]

....actually.....I did score MRG way low on the current AZ poll because of the snowboard thing. I used to ski there a lot. But now with usually at least one snowboarder in my group I haven't been to MRG in about 20 years.

We should change that this year and head up there.

 

[AdironRider]

Keep the jaded goggles on bro. Spillway was talked about being an accident waiting to happen long before the accident actually happened.

Your really just hurting yourself. Even if it was a freak accident (which it wasnt, as anyone whos ridden that lift in the last 10 years can attest to), its still freaking happened and your beloved Sugarloaf is paying the price.

Get over yourself. Are you on their payroll or something?

 

[Black Phantom]

Spillway was a freak accident it could have happened anywhere. does that mean it is not worthy of beeing one of the best resort in the east. because terrain wise it is one of the best. They are replacing the lift with a bullet proof quad which will make the skier/riders experience at the loaf 20 times better.

The data that is collected from this poll is from a bunch of wealthy intermediate skiers from where the majority of the population is in the east. NY and MA.

What it means is that SL is perceived to have a failed/failing infrastructure. Most families won't be too eager to spend their skiing vacation dollars at SL and will choose to go elsewhere.

But hey, that's great for the SL homers. Right?

 

[gmcunni]

HA, what are the odds it happens 2 seasons in a row. i bet SL is the safest mountain this season!! i'll be there in march

 

[deadheadskier]

If the argument for Sugarloaf is true (failed lift infrastructure equals poor ratings) then how come Whistler has managed to stay in the Top 3 despite a Gondola accident of the same scale in the past couple of years? I'm not saying your argument is wrong, just asking the question.

 

[AdironRider]

Id say CNN spending an entire day talking about it this past winter might have had something to do about it. My grandmother asked me about it, and she still thinks if you ski you were in the actual 10th mountain division.

Also, Whistlers was a feeder lift from the homeowners area opposed to one of the more critical on mountain lifts like how Spillway was used. For a myriad of reasons, its tough for the common man to feel bad for a bunch of rich guys.

And it was in Canada. Once the accidents happen in the good ol USA people tend to care about it more.

Those are the three reasons that immediately pop into my head.

 

[lmgrnjeep]

Keep the jaded goggles on bro. Spillway was talked about being an accident waiting to happen long before the accident actually happened.

Your really just hurting yourself. Even if it was a freak accident (which it wasnt, as anyone whos ridden that lift in the last 10 years can attest to), its still freaking happened and your beloved Sugarloaf is paying the price.

Get over yourself. Are you on their payroll or something?

Paying the price of what, not being on the "SKI Glamour Destination List" where all the wanna be jersey shore family's gather to spend there trust fund. I honestly could care less if they were on the list or not. The true skier knows that sugarloaf is a great mountain and will come back for that reason the skiing experience not the shops and spa treatments. They come to ski and ride and enjoy the vibe of the Loaf.

No i am not on the payroll just a dedicated sugarloafer since 1990.

 

[AdironRider]

So, you cared that they werent ranked. Bitch about it, then get the reasons as to why the general public doesnt want to smell your farts, then claim you dont care. Idiocy of its highest form.

And lifts failing is a pretty big red flag about the skiing experience.

 

[UVSHTSTRM]

SUGARLOAF HAD A LIFT COLLAPSE WHILE FILLED WITH GUESTS!

Jesus christ people, take the jaded goggles off and think of the facts. Sugarloaf cannot honestly be ranked as one of the best ski resorts if critical lift infastructure is failing with paying customers on it. Period, end of story.

And Okemo straight kills it for 75% of the skiing population. Good amenities, easy access to large population bases, fun for the whole family, blah blah blah. You cant expect a niche market hill like MRG to be number one when it caters to a minority group of expert/extreme skiers, not to mention any family with a boarder is prejudiced against and isnt allowed to go. That shit is getting old to lots of customers in the ski industry.

My goggles are not jadded jackass! I honestly doubt that is the reason.

Even if you are a complete tool, your second point is correct.:grin:

 

[deadheadskier]

Your definition of a 'true skier' is just that - yours.

Quality of the ski experience matters to me - a lot. Apres does as well. That's why when I was a ski bum, I ski bummed in Stowe. Well that and the skiing at Stowe is better than Sugarlaof due to over 100 inches more snow each season. I would've been bored out of my mind spending a season in the middle of no where at Sugarloaf.

I'm not saying I'm right, I'm not saying you're right. But, blanket definitions like 'true skier' doesn't work in this business.

 

[Ski the Moguls]

SUGARLOAF HAD A LIFT COLLAPSE WHILE FILLED WITH GUESTS!

Jesus christ people, take the jaded goggles off and think of the facts. Sugarloaf cannot honestly be ranked as one of the best ski resorts if critical lift infastructure is failing with paying customers on it. Period, end of story.

And Okemo straight kills it for 75% of the skiing population. Good amenities, easy access to large population bases, fun for the whole family, blah blah blah. You cant expect a niche market hill like MRG to be number one when it caters to a minority group of expert/extreme skiers, not to mention any family with a boarder is prejudiced against and isnt allowed to go. That shit is getting old to lots of customers in the ski industry.

Great post!

 

[lmgrnjeep]

wow now we are resorting to name calling. Just because I have a lil passion for a mountain that has treated me so well and so many others so well for over 60 years, that makes me the retard. sounds convincing.

I'll be the bigger man here and say have a great winter Adiron Rider. and be careful if you come to Sugarloaf you dont want the chair to fall while your on it

 

[Ski the Moguls]

Paying the price of what, not being on the "SKI Glamour Destination List" where all the wanna be jersey shore family's gather to spend there trust fund. I honestly could care less if they were on the list or not. The true skier knows that sugarloaf is a great mountain and will come back for that reason the skiing experience not the shops and spa treatments. They come to ski and ride and enjoy the vibe of the Loaf.

No i am not on the payroll just a dedicated sugarloafer since 1990.

Sugarloaf is a great MOUNTAIN. But the LIFTS are crap. The only decent lift they have routinely has 1/2 hour lift lines. I cannot think of any other mountain with so many ancient double chairs waiting to fail. And don't forget the almost daily wind holds.

But the Mountain itself is probably the best in the East. If only there was some way to quickly, and reliably, get up it!

 

[AdironRider]

The internet is serious business. I just call it like I see it.

 

[UVSHTSTRM]

Paying the price of what, not being on the "SKI Glamour Destination List" where all the wanna be jersey shore family's gather to spend there trust fund. I honestly could care less if they were on the list or not. The true skier knows that sugarloaf is a great mountain and will come back for that reason the skiing experience not the shops and spa treatments. They come to ski and ride and enjoy the vibe of the Loaf.

No i am not on the payroll just a dedicated sugarloafer since 1990.

If you don't care then why do you keep using these broad sterotypical terms to degrade other resorts?

 

[UVSHTSTRM]

Sugarloaf is a great MOUNTAIN. But the LIFTS are crap. The only decent lift they have routinely has 1/2 hour lift lines. I cannot think of any other mountain with so many ancient double chairs waiting to fail. And don't forget the almost daily wind holds.

But the Mountain itself is probably the best in the East. If only there was some way to quickly, and reliably, get up it!

I wouldn't even call the Sugarloaf Quad a decent lift, for it's age, it sucks worse then many of the old doubles on the hill. I have never seen a lift that is realatively new have so many issues, aside from the 1/2 hour wait.

 

[soposkier]

I wouldn't even call the Sugarloaf Quad a decent lift, for it's age, it sucks worse then many of the old doubles on the hill. I have never seen a lift that is realatively new have so many issues, aside from the 1/2 hour wait.

If im not mistaken I remeber seeing in past threads that it was electrical/computer malfunction and it got a complete overhaul recently. Then again that could be not what the issue is at all, who knows.

 

[lmgrnjeep]

If you don't care then why do you keep using these broad sterotypical terms to degrade other resorts?

Cause.... its pretty much the truth. Not gonna get in this arguement with a bunch of people who obv have their bias as well... I'll ski my mountain and you ski yours.

 

[Black Phantom]

And don't forget the decrepit condo stock at SL. Ughh