Stowe Thread

[Kingslug20]

How are conditions holding up?

 

[mbedle]

heady topper is overrated. most brewers make new england style hazy IPAs now and many are better than topper. it was just early to the style and fabled for its rarity for a while. other half in brooklyn makes a dozen+ better NEIPAs

i've always thought stowe needs to utilize toll house better. put in a faster lift and base all beginner ops down there, and add much needed parking

Part of the problem maybe that they don't own that base area and only lease it from Mount Mansfield Co. As far as beginner terrain, it's also really not ideal. Certain parts of both the trails from the top of Toll House flatten out way too much. More than a couple of inches falling during the day and you will have a lot of beginners walking or skating to get down the hill. Given how underutilized the spruce side terrain is, I can't see them expanded another base area just to also have that area also underutilized. Plus, spruce's learning area is pretty nice.

 

[hovercraft]

Also there is no snowmaking there. To really make it work you would build parking, new lift and snowmaking. That would be a game changer. IMO you need to do all three.

 

[hovercraft]

How are conditions holding up?

Only groomers again. Lost a lot of snow. Today was insane with every state in NE plus NY having school vacation. I left after 6 runs this morning as the place was littered with people which most of them couldn‘t ski or ride. One women was walking down north slope with her ski‘s in hand. I rode over and asked if she was ok. She said she fell and couldn’t get her ski’s back on so I dug a platform for her held the skis in place and she still couldn’t step in. At one point she tried to step in, slipped and fell right on top of me. Couldn’t get her in her ski’s. She finally thanked me and said she would just walk the rest of the way down. That was my clue to go home……. WE NEED SNOW and LOTS OF IT!

 

[MidnightJester]

Ohhhh boy and I was trying to consider coming for one day this weekend either Saturday or Sunday lol. They are about to get even worse coverage conditions and icing after todays next 1/2" or so of rain and flash freeze. Here's to the 12 inches or so they hope to receive Friday. Do you think 12" would fill in what you have or what you have is about to be wiped out and 12" wont be enough

 

[Smellytele]

Only groomers again. Lost a lot of snow. Today was insane with every state in NE plus NY having school vacation. I left after 6 runs this morning as the place was littered with people which most of them couldn‘t ski or ride. One women was walking down north slope with her ski‘s in hand. I rode over and asked if she was ok. She said she fell and couldn’t get her ski’s back on so I dug a platform for her held the skis in place and she still couldn’t step in. At one point she tried to step in, slipped and fell right on top of me. Couldn’t get her in her ski’s. She finally thanked me and said she would just walk the rest of the way down. That was my clue to go home……. WE NEED SNOW and LOTS OF IT!

NH vaca next week

 

[hovercraft]

NH vaca next week

NH is on vacation this week…. At least some schools are….

 

[hovercraft]

We need more then 12 and it will help. The issue is with all the people up here it will be chewed up in a few hrs.

 

[Smellytele]

Boarder towns mostly this week. My town and surrounding towns here in central no next week

 

[hovercraft]

Boarder towns mostly this week. My town and surrounding towns here in central no next week

Makes sense, i rode up with a couple people today that said they were here from NH for school break. its the first time I remember when all the schools were off the same week. lines were fine the trails were crazy

 

[Kingslug20]

Glad i flew out to idaho..it dumped here...transformed the whole place..first snow since xmas...they can thank me later.
Fed ex driver said he coukdnt get up our driveway to pick up a package..its a sheet of ice...oy...

 

[hovercraft]

You haven’t missed a thing. Raining all night, still raining as we speak. Friday and now Sunday looks like snow we need it. Glad you got some fresh, how do you like the mountain?

 

[Kingslug20]

I was bummed the ladt 2 days skiing groomers and icy moguls...then woke up to at least 4 inches and snowing..totaly changed the whole place...
Happy slug now.

 

[Tonyr]

I was bummed the ladt 2 days skiing groomers and icy moguls...then woke up to at least 4 inches and snowing..totaly changed the whole place...
Happy slug now.

That's exactly how Park City skied the last week. The first three days here were crusty groomers and moguls, the last two days were great. Around 6 to 7 inches of snow arrived and softened everything up.

 

[Kingslug20]

Doesnt take much...

 

[Harvey]

We need more then 12 and it will help. The issue is with all the people up here it will be chewed up in a few hrs.

So trees are toast now and a foot won't do it? Is everything rotted?

 

[hovercraft]

I think a foot might get you in the woods if you are light footed. I still would be very careful….

 

[Kingslug20]

Glad im here..but ill be back sunday

 

[jimmywilson69]

That looks so fun

 

[Tin Woodsman]

Also there is no snowmaking there. To really make it work you would build parking, new lift and snowmaking. That would be a game changer. IMO you need to do all three.

So they don't own the land at the base? If not, that changes things in my mind. Always thought Toll House would eventually make sense as a scaled out 4th portal to the mountain assuming some level of real estate development at the base. Would take cars/people out of the Notch area and spread skier traffic out if they made that a semi-attractive starting point/pod. But if they don't own the land, then I suspect it renders the $20-30M plus investment to upgrade the skiing experience there as non-viable. Could end up seeing Toll House go the way of Northeast Passage at Killington.