Stowe Thread

[kendo]

22/23 trail map out. Marketing upped the trail count by adding (3) new glades . . . Whitewater (Chin Clip), Mary Mason (National) & S-53.

Also, the Goat-Nosedive 'High Hazard Area' is no longer & don't see any increase in snowmaking trails.

https://www.stowe.com/-/aemasset/sitecore/stowe/maps/20220923_ST_winter-trail_map_001.pdf

 

[SteezyRob]

22/23 trail map out. Marketing upped the trail count by adding (3) new glades . . . Whitewater (Chin Clip), Mary Mason (National) & S-53.

Also, the Goat-Nosedive 'High Hazard Area' is no longer & don't see any increase in snowmaking trails.

https://www.stowe.com/-/aemasset/sitecore/stowe/maps/20220923_ST_winter-trail_map_001.pdf

That sucks. Never got a chance to ski the riverbed while it was still "secret". Hope the Bush never does this...

 

[slatham]

22/23 trail map out. Marketing upped the trail count by adding (3) new glades . . . Whitewater (Chin Clip), Mary Mason (National) & S-53.

Also, the Goat-Nosedive 'High Hazard Area' is no longer & don't see any increase in snowmaking trails.

https://www.stowe.com/-/aemasset/sitecore/stowe/maps/20220923_ST_winter-trail_map_001.pdf

Love how the new 6Pack base terminal is way out in the parking lot to make sure everyone knows it’s not an uphill hike! TBH, lowering the base terminal was a great idea to help eliminate the line at the Quad.

Riverbed glades should be kept off map. They are very challenging especially if low snow. But now as an offficial glade I am sure they will keep them closed until properly filled. Probably keep them closed way more than needed if history is any guide.

 

[deadheadskier]

Stowe put river bed on the map? That blows. Wish they'd just go back to the Great 48

But people love it more than ever! #1 by this metric

The 5 Ski Resorts With the Worst Traffic - SnowBrains

Let’s talk about everyone’s absolute favorite part of any ski trip: traffic. Skiers can experience overcrowded interstates and standstill

snowbrains.com

 

[KustyTheKlown]

love the hazard area. never found it to be all that hazardous

 

[slatham]

Side note - very interested to see how bad traffic issues are this winter IF COVID remains less of an issue. My theory is a lot of the traffic and parking issues were caused by COVID influenced single car occupancy.

 

[drjeff]

Side note - very interested to see how bad traffic issues are this winter IF COVID remains less of an issue. My theory is a lot of the traffic and parking issues were caused by COVID influenced single car occupancy.

The fact that it's still not at all uncommon to see folks driving around in their cars, by themselves, with a mask on, is a sign that for some folks, that single occupancy vehicle desire, regardless of parking fees, will still be there to some extent.

The question then becomes, how many in that demographic, will be going to Stowe on a regular basis this season? Only time will tell how your theory plays out there @slatham

 

[Kingslug20]

It's always crowded now...
Maybe this season a bit less?
We shall see

 

[KustyTheKlown]

The fact that it's still not at all uncommon to see folks driving around in their cars, by themselves, with a mask on, is a sign that for some folks, that single occupancy vehicle desire, regardless of parking fees, will still be there to some extent.

The question then becomes, how many in that demographic, will be going to Stowe on a regular basis this season? Only time will tell how your theory plays out there @slatham

where do you see this? mask wearing in the NYC region is down to 'occasionally seen on public transit'. i have seen zero people recently driving or walking around masked.

i am flying to portland oregon tonight and might mask on the plane. i dunno. lots of people seem to be getting sick with regular colds and shit right now. half my office is down this week.

 

[hovercraft]

It's always crowded now...
Maybe this season a bit less?
We shall see

That wasn’t my experience. Went to the mountain close to 70 times last year and there was plenty days it was ride right on……

 

[KustyTheKlown]

even at stowe and even during covid work from home times, i cannot envision stowe being 'crowded' on a random tuesday

 

[drjeff]

where do you see this? mask wearing in the NYC region is down to 'occasionally seen on public transit'. i have seen zero people recently driving or walking around masked.

i am flying to portland oregon tonight and might mask on the plane. i dunno. lots of people seem to be getting sick with regular colds and shit right now. half my office is down this week.

Saw 2 this morning on my way to work. Both older folks (say 60+) and unless someone was lying down in the backseat, sure seemed like they were the only ones in the car. Pretty common occurance on my way too/from work still to see 1 or 2 folks driving solo with their mask on in my neck of the woods.

Additionally, on a purely anecdotal note, last night my wife and I attended at debate betweens the candidates who are running for our local CT state senate and house seats next month (we were actually there more to support our son, who was selected by his school who was sponsoring the debate, to be the debate moderator than out of some strong desire to support any particular candidate). The auditorium it was in has roughly 750 seats, there were maybe 75 of us, candidates included, in the auditorium, so it was far from jammed packed. By quick glance I'd say there were a dozen or so people in attendance, with masks on. And they all seemed to be clapping for the candidates from 1 particluar party.

As more and more news/information comes out about how parts of the Pandemic were handled from a public health and medical/pharmacological aspect, that is in stark contrast to what was initially presented, and you see people still basically living their lives in fear, and often fear over what in many cases we now know not to be accurate information, I truly feel for them, as the chances that they will be able to once again live a normal life and not a life of fear seem doubtful, and that's a shame.

Years from now, the psychological affects of the pandemic may prove to be far greater than the medical affects for a much larger portion of the population

 

[Kingslug20]

More crowded than it used to be...but it was no problem at all except on weekends.
The 730 chair got very crowded early..used to be maybe 30 people..

 

[KustyTheKlown]

my girlfriend is already in portland for a class she's taking, and she told me to make sure i bring my vax card. apparently still very much a thing there.

 

[Edd]

i am flying to portland oregon tonight and might mask on the plane. i dunno. lots of people seem to be getting sick with regular colds and shit right now. half my office is down this week.

I'd mask up. I didn't on a flight from Mexico a couple of weeks ago and got my first case of it from a maskless asshole who displayed all of the obvious symptoms. I figured after all this time I must be one of the asymptomatic types but I was wrong. Hit me pretty good, no hospital or anything. My last shot was booster #2 in April.

 

[drjeff]

my girlfriend is already in portland for a class she's taking, and she told me to make sure i bring my vax card. apparently still very much a thing there.

Kind of interesting given the testimony infront of the European Parliment in Belgium this week from the Pfizer exec where she admitted during questioning that they never tested their Vaxxes to see if they prevented spread, and now that it's quite apparent via subsequent variant waves that they don't prevent person to person transmission, if one puts some critical thinking skills to the topic, you really do have to question why organizations/businesses wanting to see proof of vax status is even relevant now? Heck, even my oldest kid's college dropped the requirement for subsequent boosters and proof of vax status for all students. Again, I suspect that those who still are looking to require proof of vax status documentation are those who will either take a long time, or possibly may never mentally and emotionally recover from the fear that various public health, governmental, and media personalities pushed on them in the early stages of the pandemic when we didn't know as much as we do now.

 

[Smellytele]

Glad to see the Stowe thread turn in to the fucking covid thread.

 

[hovercraft]

All threads seem to go off trail at some point!

 

[deadheadskier]

Glad to see the Stowe thread turn in to the fucking covid thread.

Maybe there needs to be a new word to capture Stowe sucking. Stovid?

 

[Ski2LiveLive2Ski]

Stowe just announced 11/18 opening on 4 Runner Quad - which I think means top to bottom.

If they make this will they be 1st in Northeast?
Anyone else announce a date yet - other than announcements made too long ago to take current weather into account?