So the 3rd day of my bus trip is at Okemo

[jimmywilson69]

havent been this year but if you like easy bump runs, they usually have a bunch of them. They do a good job catting their courses and at times have a few natural ones. Probably not any natty ones this year. Sel's Choice, Punchline, Ledges, blackout, bigbang and limelight are usually bumped up. I ski there once or twice a year cause its fun and good for the ego....

Those are the kind of bump runs I like!

 

[2knees]

Those are the kind of bump runs I like!

actually, your thread sent me to look at their trail report. currently sel's and limelight have bumps. now you just have to hope they blow some snow on them after this thaw freeze, which they are actually good about doing. I can't ever recall skiing cement bumps there.

 

[jimmywilson69]

They way i look at is usually my 3rd day at K I was shot by lunch and stuck to the groomers anyways, so I guess Okemo won't be that bad. It's still MUCH better than anything I ski in PA and a day on the snow is better than a day not on the snow.

 

[xwhaler]

Curious how you liked Okemo on Sunday?

 

[mhoran1982]

yes, curious how were crowds on SB sunday at Okemo?

 

[jimmywilson69]

Okemo was decent on Sunday. It had a much different feel than Killington. I could've been easliy convinced I was in Pennsylvania or the Catskills and not Vermont. due to the terrain and forest, etc.

The skiing was good, Definitely not as steep as Killington or any other northern Vermont mountains, but that was okay as my legs were sort of shot from Killington the previous 2 days.

The base area is a cluster F%#K. and the high speed quad had a huge line at 9 AM. we found our way over to the Sachem Quad and then up Glades Peak Quad and made our way over to Jackson Gore. Those slopes are nice and long. And that base area is really in a different category than what is at the main base area. It was really nice over there!

We skied our way back to the south side of the mountain and had lunch at the peak at around noon. We fairly easily found 7 seats for our group but it was pretty much full at that point. The food costs were about 30% cheaper than Killington, which was nice.

After lunch we went to south ridge and lapped the terrain there until we finished our last run on the race course on Upper/Lower Chief. That slope had absolutely no snow on it, zero. It was quite a dangers exercise in edge control all the way to the base. We called it quits after that becasue the bus was leaving at 3.

I would say it was busy, but not overly crowded. At Jackson gore we waited maybe 5-7 minutes for a chair. everything else was less than that or ski on. South Ridge after lunch was ski on.

My wife really enjoyed it, as she is more of an intermediate lower advanced skier. She easily skied diamond rated slopes there. Of course she wants to go back there now, so maybe I can swing a 4 day trip and do 2 days there and 2 at Killington.

Thanks for the info previously in this thread, it was helpful.

 

[gmcunni]

The food costs were about 30% cheaper than Killington, which was nice.

that is a pleasant surprise indeed.

 

[Black Phantom]

Where did you sleep?

 

[jimmywilson69]

that is a pleasant surprise indeed.

A cheeseburger at Killington was $9ish at Okemo it was $6.5

 

[jimmywilson69]

actually, your thread sent me to look at their trail report. currently sel's and limelight have bumps. now you just have to hope they blow some snow on them after this thaw freeze, which they are actually good about doing. I can't ever recall skiing cement bumps there.

the bums on sels and limelight were good. not too big and appeared to have snow made in them recently.

 

[gmcunni]

A cheeseburger at Killington was $9ish at Okemo it was $6.5

i'd have guessed the opposite, okemo's food being costlier.

 

[jimmywilson69]

Where did you sleep?

We stay in white river, its cheaper than Rutland and it allows less time for the high school kids to be at the hotel potentially getting into trouble.

Although there were more families than high school kids on this years trip.

 

[jimmywilson69]

i'd have guessed the opposite, okemo's food being costlier.

This was at the peak lodge. I can't speak for Jackson Gore or at the main base lodge.

Killingtons food is more inline to Stowe, Sugarbush.

 

[Highway Star]

This was at the peak lodge. I can't speak for Jackson Gore or at the main base lodge.

Killingtons food is more inline to Stowe, Sugarbush.

Killington has some of the steepest food/bev prices in the east, and marginal quality.

You can get a $14 burger plate at Stowe, but it's actually worth $14.

 

[deadheadskier]

You can get a $14 burger plate at Stowe, but it's actually worth $14.

absolutely.

I look forward to eating in Spruce Camp every time I ski Stowe. I'd rather spend $14 for a sit down good restaurant quality burger and fries than pay $9.50 for a junk burger and fries that's been sitting under a heat lamp.

When I was up earlier this winter, I had a killer ham and brie panini. $4.50 pints of Long Trail at the bar too.

 

[powhunter]

so if going back to the base lodge for lunch is a no-no, where to eat during the day?

Bring a small pack and ditch it in the woods somewhere


Steveo

 

[ScottySkis]

At Okemo they make a really good pulled pork sandwich and price is not bad either.

 

[xwhaler]

I will say that despite the slightly inflated prices, the Roundhouse food court at Jackson Gore Okemo has some nice choices...good variety and food is generally made to order.