To Do List 2011-2012

[4aprice]

Ok so Snowmonster confirmed my thoughts that the Favorite Five Thread in the TR Forum was intended to be back country. He mentioned that about this time of year a To Do list thread for inbounds areas is posted so why not?

I'm very excited about this year as our kids are growing up and our ski habits will be changing for the 1st time in many years. The daughter is attending college in beautiful Vermont and while we are not helicopter parents we plan on taking advantage of this to get up there (not that we need an excuse but its nice to have one). The boy is entering his first J-2 season and really hopes to improve after a week at Mt Hood in July. Interstate highways are a wonderful thing and I plan on doing the I-80 and I-87 shuffles from November to April I usually ski 50-60 days a year, so what will I hit? Well here's my to do or wish list for 2011-2012 ski season:

Camelback Pa (remains the home digs and where the boy trains)
Blue Mt Pa
Elk Mountain Pa
7 Springs PA (have a race in Jan -not looking forward to that drive.)
Belleayre
Hunter Mt
Windham Mt
Catamount
Jiminy Peak

The above except 7 Springs are all day trips.

West Mt (always passed this place, got to check it out for an afternoon)
Gore Mt
Mad River Glen
Glen Ellen (sorry Oakapple & Riv)
Sugarbush
Killington (Daughter plans to work there)
Pico
Okemo
Magic
Stratton
Bromley
Mt Snow

I get a comp to Jay with my Camelback pass so a trip to there Smuggs and Stowe (nice 3 day weekend huh?) will be in order if I can work it out but that might be dependent on what our annual trip to Utah is or is not this year. Be interested to see if I can get through it.

Alex

Lake Hopatcong, NJ.

 

[Smellytele]

If you include Glen Ellen then include Carinthia

 

[snowmonster]

Since this is a resorts only to-do thread, here's my list:

1. On my pass - Explore more of Brackett Basin and the snowfields at the Loaf, hit the new and improved Blind Ambition at the River (and some off-map stuff) and spend more quality time at Camp III in Loon.

2. Return to Stowe, Jay Peak, MRG, Magic and Saddleback

3. Visit friends in Utah - Alta, Snowbird, Deer Valley, Brighton and Powder Mountain are on the hit list.

 

[skiersleft]

1. Killington - home away from home

2. Hunter - weekly midweek day trip

3. Visit Jay, Sugarbush, MRG & Stratton for the first time.

4. Ski Whiteface Slides for the first time

5. Visit Sugarloaf and Gore again.

6. Trip out West to either Aspen, Squaw, Jackson Hole or Park City.

 

[snoseek]

Ski 120 days at heavenly and kirkwood.

Take a couple road trips to Utah.

Drop 30 pounds.

Jump off some stuff.

 

[deadheadskier]

Ski 120 days at heavenly and kirkwood.

Take a couple road trips to Utah.

Drop 30 pounds.

Jump off some stuff.

jealous

that would be one heck of a ski season

 

[Smellytele]

Explore southern VT with the family (Magic, Stratton and Bromley)
Guys weekend in the NEK (Jay/ Burke)
Day trips to Cannon/ Wildcat
Ski with friends at WV
Do better than bottom 10 racing at Pats

 

[Puck it]

Ski the cirque on the south side of Cannon!!!

 

[deadheadskier]

have a photo of the cirque?

 

[Black Phantom]

I am going to head back in time and ski with my little buddy at my former institution, Cannon.

I'll be getting the 'tour'.

 

[deadheadskier]

you two really are cute ya know. :razz:

 

[Puck it]

have a photo of the cirque?

Outlined in red, needs a lot of snow. Like this last year.

 

[Puck it]

you two really are cute ya know. :razz:

FG!!!!!!!:lol:

 

[jrmagic]

Not too much really planned for this year. 30-40 days at Magic and then hopefully a midweek trip to the MRV to hit the Bush and MRG and maybe a day at Kmart. Maybe I'll be able to swing the AZ Summit somehow as well.

 

[The Sneak]

Get new boots and maybe some apparel.
Take a private lesson or two to improve my mogul and or off piste skills

hit up the following for more than 1 day each:

Burke
Stowe
Saddleback
Sugarloaf
Magic
Sugarbush

single visits to usual more low key spots:

BEast
Ragged
Black Mt NH
Sunapee

10-15 visits to Wa with my Silver pass.
earn some turns somewhere, ideally Greylock but more likely Watatic
ski well into April 2012
try to meet up with some local AZ'ers
get my girlfriend out on the hill and try to give her the best environment to have a good time and improve

 

[steamboat1]

Usually ski around 40 days plus or minus a few days. Half at K-mart mid-week to get my moneys worth out of my pass the other half all over the northeast including Canada. Would love to ski more but I'd wind up in divorce court if I did. If the northeast gets washed out early, which happens, I'll consider a trip out west if the snow is still good.

 

[tt431]

Killington
Pico
Hunter
Jay
MRG
Whiteface
Gore
Maybe some other places in the east and some places out West
Oh, and work....:sad:

 

[skiersleft]

Killington
Pico
Hunter
Jay
MRG
Whiteface
Gore
Maybe some other places in the east and some places out West
Oh, and work....:sad:

I can accompany you in all of those travels....except work, of course! You're alone on that one.

 

[tt431]

I can accompany you in all of those travels....except work, of course! You're alone on that one.

Great. I hope the weather starts to cooperate soon. What say you, WG?

 

[Johnskiismore]

Outlined in red, needs a lot of snow. Like this last year.

That is on the to do list!