Ski Noob in NYC. Any advice?

[dmc]

Let's see:

> "Whens the last time you were in the Skillz...?? 1984? "

Feb. 2008

> "I bet you based your entire pile of crap on a weekend visit on presidents day... "

Wrong again! It was a week before President's day. Plus two more on Janurary.

You "bet" heavily and lost twice. Care to try a third?

There's no substance in your posts but just repeatition of a bunch of muble-jumbles.

Talk about a lame post!

"Lamest post of the year.... lame lame lame...."

Nope... I pretty much figured you out....

I'm done with you...

Carry on...

 

[BeanoNYC]

None of the Catskill area are really that great for apre skiing activities since the area mostly cater to day skiers who lives nearby or hardcores driving up for the day from the city. I found the area quite pricy for both lodging and food. I've not have much luck when it comes to liftlines either. The crowds and lines are just pure madness. Keep in mind since you guys are new, you'll have to line up for rental gears and every step of the process will need to be explained, 8 times over.

Feburary 2008!

Which of it was NOT TRUE? The crowd? The lines? Or the pricy food and lodging?

Not to mention there's zero ambiance to speak of. Just look at all the post about what Catskill resorts noobies should NOT go to!!!

The drive to VT is absolutely worth it for the "experience".

Catskill is for the hardcores and locals, get over it!

Let's see:

> "Whens the last time you were in the Skillz...?? 1984? "

Feb. 2008

> "I bet you based your entire pile of crap on a weekend visit on presidents day... "

Wrong again! It was a week before President's day. Plus two more on Janurary.

You "bet" heavily and lost twice. Care to try a third?

There's no substance in your posts but just repeatition of a bunch of muble-jumbles.

Talk about a lame post!

"Lamest post of the year.... lame lame lame...."

The ABC's of winning friends and influencing people. :roll:

 

[ERJ-145CA]

I agree, should have made myself clearer. I just meant, if you really need to not travel far from NYC, from a skiing point of view, those are better options than Mountain Creek would be.

A great beginner mountain near NYC would be Mt. Peter in Warwick, NY. They usually have very good snow conditions and a lot of easier trails for beginners. Also they were the first to open and last to close in my area (MC, HV, Campgaw and Mt. Peter).

www.mtpeter.com

 

[k2 four]

The ABC's of winning friends and influencing people. :roll:

ABC?

1) Avoid Bad Company

2) Always Be Cool

3) Already Been Chewed

4) Always Bring Cash

5) Another Bad Creation

I vote for #5

 

[abc]

ABC?

1) Avoid Bad Company

2) Always Be Cool

3) Already Been Chewed

4) Always Bring Cash

5) Another Bad Creation

I vote for #5

A Black Cat.

 

[brooklynski]

lol, took a while, but i finally found the forum again.. reformated the pc and didnt have the bookmark anymore. anyway, there was a change in plans and i ended up booking a trip to mt snow as many of you suggested. going tomorrow. Ill let you know how it goes

 

[hardline]

lol, took a while, but i finally found the forum again.. reformated the pc and didnt have the bookmark anymore. anyway, there was a change in plans and i ended up booking a trip to mt snow as many of you suggested. going tomorrow. Ill let you know how it goes

wow i would have thought you where going later in the season.

 

[RootDKJ]

wow i would have thought you where going later in the season.

probablybe pretty decent stuff based on the pics and tr dr j posted

 

[brooklynski]

wow i would have thought you where going later in the season.

too early?

 

[hardline]

the terrain is kinda limited but you still will have fun.

 

[brooklynski]

like i said i went to mount snow and i had a very good time. had 2 day lifts (fri and sat). on friday there werent many people at all so it was good to have the slopes pretty clear. I started to get the hang of snowboardin and decided to be cocky and stand straight catching speed and took some hard falls towards the bottom of the slope, but i kept poppin back up and goin back up the lift. fun, but i paid for it the second day. on saturday my body was really sore and everytime i made contact with my tailbone, it hurt pretty bad. couldnt do much of anything the 2nd day. tried skiing thinking it might be easier on my body, but couldnt figure it out (probably had to do with the stiffness in my body). Still i had a good time and definitely plan on hitting the slopes again. Thanks for the help!

 

[Maksim]

glad you had fun. so how many people ended up going? Russian by any chance?

It seems like every time I visit Blue Mountain in PA, there are more and more and more and more russians every time.

 

[RootDKJ]

glad you had fun. so how many people ended up going? Russian by any chance?

It seems like every time I visit Blue Mountain in PA, there are more and more and more and more russians every time.

Haven't noticed that.

 

[brooklynski]

glad you had fun. so how many people ended up going? Russian by any chance?

It seems like every time I visit Blue Mountain in PA, there are more and more and more and more russians every time.

went to mount ski. nah im asian and went with 8 other people (not all asian)

 

[Maksim]

Haven't noticed that.

I go in the evenings, and it is just wow.... on any occasion, I see and hear my native tongue spoken by at least 20 people. Good place to pick up a date? humn.