Smugglers Notch for a beginner

[bdfreetuna]

Smuggs is great for instructions and learning. They always rank like #1 in the East for that shit.

But they also have some very steep double and one triple black diamond. You might want to avoid that

 

[TheArchitect]

Glad you had fun. As for the traverse, I actually dont mind it. Gives a chance to work on the nordic skill sets involved in skiing, and if you're a solid skater it's really not a big deal. Yeah, I guess it does suck for snowboarders, but they knew that was part of the deal when they decided to snowboard.




I'm not familiar with a Ben & Jerry's at Morse, so either that's new or I've just been oblivious (which isnt that unlikely). But the lodge at Morse is small, and since that caters to kids, if you time your lunch wrong (when all the lunch-inclusive kiddie programs pull into the yard) you're screwed. That said, they do have "Ski Key" racks there for you to lock your skis too as well as traditional racks. As for tables, it's limited, but there's probably about 20 long tables in there I'd say, along with a small cafeteria chow line.



Yes, yes there are.



For 3 to 5 it wouldnt really bother me, I've had absolutely no reason to be on anything other than my 68 underfoot so far, and it's only twelve hours from FEBRUARY.

I missed that area with the 20 tables. That would have been an improvement over the 6-7 near Ben and Jerry's.


The lift lines were pretty light both days. The longest I waited was just under 5 minutes but that only happened once or twice. The rest were ski right on the lift.

 

[Skier4life]

Always wanted to try out Smuggs since for the last 5 or so years it has been amongst the best "family resorts" in the country. Thought it would be a great place to start my daughter at, but alas no such luck she started elsewhere. Nevertheless, this year I will finally get my wish and get out there, will let you know how it goes but I am sure all these fine people on this forum have set you straight...your son will have a great time and a great education in skiing I am sure.

 

[BenedictGomez]

^ Last year I noticed they had this GPS feature so you can see how much your little one is skiing and on what trails. Dont know how common that is as I dont have kids (or if it can be used for instantaneous tracking), but I thought it was pretty cool.

 

[Skier4life]

^ Last year I noticed they had this GPS feature so you can see how much your little one is skiing and on what trails. Dont know how common that is as I dont have kids (or if it can be used for instantaneous tracking), but I thought it was pretty cool.

My that is cool! Also to keep tabs on the lil tykes...def going to make use of this one.
Thanks.