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Southern VT vs. Northern VT - compare?

hardline

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I grew up skiing Stratton every weekend back when it was natural snow on the upper mountain and double chairs. The place wasn't steep but it had a ton of narrow classic New England trails and they had cut things to take advantage of whatever terrain features they had. With limited uphill capacity and minimal grooming, it was fairly entertaining skiing with a lot of character. "Slalom Glade" used to be called "The Glades" and skied like Low Rider at Killington.

I have no interest in skiing it now. They chainsawed most of the character out of the place. High speed lifts, snowmaking, and grooming create a very monotonous experience.

when i was a wee tot i started at bromley then my parents got a house at stratton. it was a fun mountain when i was under 10. i have some fond memories of learning to ski there. startton is also where i first started snowboarding. i still have my certification pass. so as much as i diss it, it is a pretty historical place for me and snowboarding.
 

bigbog

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...$.01..the more northerly, the better

The northern Greens seem to get more snow...(than Anyone...usually). Agreed, midweek...and it's pretty good most anywhere there's snow....
It depends on just how much snow your skiing skills desire/require at the particular time.....

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