SKI Magazine Top 10 Eastern Resorts 2011-2012

[Vortex]

I think the comments can give a feel for the type of skier or rider that likes the mountain.

 

[skiersleft]

How many of those hills will probably make the AZ Poll top ten? Earlier I said 4. What do the rest of you think?

 

[Edd]

In the past, Holiday Valley has ranked well because they are a high volume ski area and encourage their skiers and riders to vote.

Where's Holiday Valley on the list? How did it fall out of the Top 10 after all these years?

No Holiday Valley!? First thing I noticed! This list is total f****n BS!! The fix is in people!

 

[lmgrnjeep]

ill take all the glades and "slackcountry" of the it. just the pure size of sugarloaf... skiing the snowfields front and back. bubblecuffer fron the top. winters way from the top then dropping into max headroon then to wedge. the steep terrain open snowfields on the backside then dropping into ripsaw one of the classic under rated bump runs on the east... i havent skied in vermont very much to be honest but how and any other mountain size up to sugarloaf.... yes i am a born and raised sugarloafer so i have my bias.

the only reason why stowe or any of the VT ski areas have better lift is becuase american ski company dumped all their money in VT skiing. sugarloaf and sunday river got nothing until boyne took over...

Im all for skiing VT but if i had to pick a place to ski in VT it would be Jay, more snow more glades.

 

[gmcunni]

is Tremblant really that good? never been but might try this season.

 

[skiersleft]

is Tremblant really that good? never been but might try this season.

Terrain wise, no. But the village is fun and beautiful. The terrain is fine, but not fantastic. Sugarloaf, Stowe, Kton, etc. have more interesting terrain. But the village and European atmosphere makes it special if you're into that.

 

[gmcunni]

Terrain wise, no. But the village is fun and beautiful. The terrain is fine, but not fantastic. Sugarloaf, Stowe, Kton, etc. have more interesting terrain. But the village and European atmosphere makes it special if you're into that.

thanks for that. will be up in candada with non-skiing wife so a nice village is actually something for us to consider.

 

[Smellytele]

ill take all the glades and "slackcountry" of the it. just the pure size of sugarloaf... skiing the snowfields front and back. bubblecuffer fron the top. winters way from the top then dropping into max headroon then to wedge. the steep terrain open snowfields on the backside then dropping into ripsaw one of the classic under rated bump runs on the east... i havent skied in vermont very much to be honest but how and any other mountain size up to sugarloaf.... yes i am a born and raised sugarloafer so i have my bias.

the only reason why stowe or any of the VT ski areas have better lift is becuase american ski company dumped all their money in VT skiing. sugarloaf and sunday river got nothing until boyne took over...

Im all for skiing VT but if i had to pick a place to ski in VT it would be Jay, more snow more glades.

American ski company owned Stowe? Didn't ASC expand SR over into OZ and Jordan Bowl?

 

[skiersleft]

thanks for that. will be up in candada with non-skiing wife so a nice village is actually something for us to consider.

Great choice for a couple. Village is very romantic. People speaking French, nice architecture, the mountain as backdrop. Feels like you are in Europe (until you ski, of course. then it's back to icy reality).

 

[Tooth]

i think the top ten list is aweful it doesnt include the 2 best mountains in the east: Jay and Sugarloaf. and it includes basically all vermont mountains which i bet are great but come on if you have stratton, bretton woods and even sunday river in the list and not jay and sugarloaf then it if obviously an opinion of one person and not the majority....

:beer:

 

[jrmagic]

ill take all the glades and "slackcountry" of the it. just the pure size of sugarloaf... skiing the snowfields front and back. bubblecuffer fron the top. winters way from the top then dropping into max headroon then to wedge. the steep terrain open snowfields on the backside then dropping into ripsaw one of the classic under rated bump runs on the east... i havent skied in vermont very much to be honest but how and any other mountain size up to sugarloaf.... yes i am a born and raised sugarloafer so i have my bias.

the only reason why stowe or any of the VT ski areas have better lift is becuase american ski company dumped all their money in VT skiing. sugarloaf and sunday river got nothing until boyne took over...

Im all for skiing VT but if i had to pick a place to ski in VT it would be Jay, more snow more glades.

I can understnad being biased to your home hill and more power to you for that but have you Even skied Stowe?? While I really like both hills I agree with DHS's assesment of the Loaf vs Stowe. You state your opinion like its a well known fact yet you openly admit to having limited experience with VT mountains which weakens your opinion IMO:flame:

 

[soposkier]

ill take all the glades and "slackcountry" of the it. just the pure size of sugarloaf... skiing the snowfields front and back. bubblecuffer fron the top. winters way from the top then dropping into max headroon then to wedge. the steep terrain open snowfields on the backside then dropping into ripsaw one of the classic under rated bump runs on the east... i havent skied in vermont very much to be honest but how and any other mountain size up to sugarloaf.... yes i am a born and raised sugarloafer so i have my bias.

the only reason why stowe or any of the VT ski areas have better lift is becuase american ski company dumped all their money in VT skiing. sugarloaf and sunday river got nothing until boyne took over...

Im all for skiing VT but if i had to pick a place to ski in VT it would be Jay, more snow more glades.

First of all, I have never skiied Stowe, but would choose Sugarloaf over Jay in this discussion. While I love Jays powder and woods, like you said the feel of Sugarloafs trails is unmatched to anything I have skiied in the east. Backside to Ripsaw is one of the best.

Regardless, unless I am misunderstanding your statement, ASC never owned Stowe. They had Mt. Snow, Sugarbush and Killington for Vermont areas. And maybe it wasnt called ASC at first, bet Les Otten built Sunday River to what it is.

I would agree on the Sugarloaf statement though, I love what Boyne is doing with it and the potential for the future.

 

[lmgrnjeep]

sorry incorrect info... It was Mt. Snow they owned not Stowe. and yes they did expnd sunday river but what good did that do. a total of maximun 15 trail on 2 peaks and oz chair barely runs.

 

[Smellytele]

I would agree on the Sugarloaf statement though, I love what Boyne is doing with it and the potential for the future.

What replacing a chairlift that had chairs fall of it?

 

[deadheadskier]

ill take all the glades and "slackcountry" of the it. just the pure size of sugarloaf... skiing the snowfields front and back. bubblecuffer fron the top. winters way from the top then dropping into max headroon then to wedge. the steep terrain open snowfields on the backside then dropping into ripsaw one of the classic under rated bump runs on the east... i havent skied in vermont very much to be honest but how and any other mountain size up to sugarloaf.... yes i am a born and raised sugarloafer so i have my bias.

the only reason why stowe or any of the VT ski areas have better lift is becuase american ski company dumped all their money in VT skiing. sugarloaf and sunday river got nothing until boyne took over...

Im all for skiing VT but if i had to pick a place to ski in VT it would be Jay, more snow more glades.

How many days have you spent on Mt. Mansfield? You didn't answer that.

 

[skiersleft]

What replacing a chairlift that had chairs fall of it?

Quite an important replacement! Saved lives! :grin:

 

[Smellytele]

sorry incorrect info... It was Mt. Snow they owned not Stowe. and yes they did expnd sunday river but what good did that do. a total of maximun 15 trail on 2 peaks and oz chair barely runs.

Sorry but you are the one that mentioned SR first.

 

[soposkier]

sorry incorrect info... It was Mt. Snow they owned not Stowe. and yes they did expnd sunday river but what good did that do. a total of maximun 15 trail on 2 peaks and oz chair barely runs.

I like when the OZ chair is open, but from an operational standpoint it is a redundant lift. All of Oz except for the very top portion can be accessed from the Jordan lift.

Here is what Sunday River might of still be if not for Les/ASC
http://www.nelsap.org/skihistory/sundayriveraerial70s.jpg


I like the old Killington vs Sunday River debates better....

 

[snowmonster]

Ah, yes, Stowe, Sugarloaf and Jay. It's like choosing who among the cheerleading triplets to take to the prom. Everytime I come home from skiing one of those mountains, I say to myself "this is my new favorite place."

And, yes, Sunday River has its limitations. But, it makes the most of what it has. To continue the analogy, she's the one who never made the cheerleading squad but...

 

[Edd]

... i havent skied in vermont very much to be honest but how and any other mountain size up to sugarloaf.... yes i am a born and raised sugarloafer so i have my bias.

Yeah, clearly dude. Hey I'm with you on loving the Loaf and have skied it a ton. I've only spent 1 day at Stowe (in bounds) and that place is no joke...just a bunch of kick ass trails and glades and plentiful snow. I strongly recommend that you check it out. I'm definitely going back.