VAIL SUCKS

[snoseek]

You duck the first rope off of northwest passage and skate. The second crossing that’s actually open is all up hill

I bet it's skiing damn good but what a waste not running the quad. You can't blame that on labor as they'll be running bear next. I hate how everyone always runs attitash bare bones. Super underrated hill with big potential.

 

[eatskisleep]

 

[Mainer]

I would’ve taken my little ones skiing today but wildcat was on windhold and attitash with just the triple kinda sucks. The learning center isn’t worth driving there for. If the quad was open I would have

 

[Quietman]

Thursday at 12:50

 

[deadheadskier]

I would’ve taken my little ones skiing today but wildcat was on windhold and attitash with just the triple kinda sucks. The learning center isn’t worth driving there for. If the quad was open I would have

Not running the Yankee every day of the season they can is unacceptable.

And if the lifts are on wind hold at Cat, send the lifties to Attitash to help. They got no problem sharing snowmaking staff. Share the lifties too

 

[Mainer]

I wonder if the snow makers actually did quite a wild cat. Because I don’t see any guns going

 

[eatskisleep]

Thursday at 12:50

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Thanks! Is polecat groomed? Also no snowmaking?!

 

[Kingslug20]

Wear it all..boot up in the car..
Stowe mideeek i can go in the lodge though...

 

[ericfromMA/NH/VT]

That's gonna be a shit show, opening on one of the busiest days of the season with lots of passes blacked out down the street in VT. Hard pass.

I'm going to go but waiting until the week after Christmas, hopefully the mid week days wont be bad. looks like they will have about 2/3 of their trails open.

Meanwhile sunapee has "8" trails which equal 2 TTB runs....WTF.......probably be there at some point next week as just to see what's up and how far they are from opening more trials.

I also going to hit Okemo next Thursday most likely. pray for me...any advice? where to park? I've heard its easier to park at jackson gore...

 

[ericfromMA/NH/VT]

I woud love to know why when I'm trying to look at Sunapee's webcam I have to watch an add for Sunapee first. After all, I did navigate to the website already so pretty sure I know about Sunapee. Trying to sugarcoat the real situation with footage of primo days. BTW: webcam shows no snowmaking still into SunBowl. Going to be a fun week during the holiday without a run or 2 back there and that HSQ.

On a positive note, while not opening until the day after Christmas, Crotched sounds like they will be opening with multiple runs and lifts on Sunday. They actually have the anticipated lineup spelled out on their current conditions report!! Why can't Sunapee spell out a plan to its guests??

Im not sure they have a plan.....

 

[snoseek]

Sunapee will open the back and south for the novices in the coming days but it won't be enough to spread people. No way I would set foot on that mtn next week. Crotched might be ok...would help if they could spread the volume into the evening...not sure the logic there besides saving money.

 

[Former Sunday Rivah Rat]

I think the solution is pretty simple. Offer a free baggage storage area away from the dining areas in lodges with good signage. Build the cost into the passes. Don't nickel and dime people.

Right. How much does it cost to put some cubbyholes outside? Act like you want our business. Boyne and SR did not while BW did. They have both the cubbyholes outside for free and the rental ones inside. Not to mention the snow is 10x nicer at BW than SR.

 

[PAabe]

I also going to hit Okemo next Thursday most likely. pray for me...any advice? where to park? I've heard its easier to park at jackson gore...

If you park at Jackson Gore, get away from that base area as early as possible. You need to take at least two lifts to get out of there, hoards of people come over there and there are no alternative lifts. I'm talking like 30min+ lift lines over there x2
I would stick to Soliditude, the south side, and upper mountain as much as possible. If you go to the main base you might be able to hoof it uphill to avoid an extra ride on those stupid doubles or whatever they have down there

Somebody correct me if I'm wrong as I'm not a regular okemo skier but I had a pretty bad President's day experience there years ago and I imagine it's only worse now with Epic

 

[urungus]

If you park at Jackson Gore, get away from that base area as early as possible. You need to take at least two lifts to get out of there, hoards of people come over there and there are no alternative lifts. I'm talking like 30min+ lift lines over there x2
I would stick to Soliditude, the south side, and upper mountain as much as possible. If you go to the main base you might be able to hoof it uphill to avoid an extra ride on those stupid doubles or whatever they have down there

Somebody correct me if I'm wrong as I'm not a regular okemo skier but I had a pretty bad President's day experience there years ago and I imagine it's only worse now with Epic

I’ve never experienced lines like that at Jackson Gore, granted I’ve never been over a holiday weekend. They did upgrade the main “Quantum” chairlift over there from a quad to a 6-pack over the summer which should help.

 

[PAabe]

I’ve never experienced lines like that at Jackson Gore, granted I’ve never been over a holiday weekend. They did upgrade the main “Quantum” chairlift over there from a quad to a 6-pack over the summer which should help.

6 pack sounds like it would be a big help, maybe I had an unusual experience there but we were also very surprised to find the lines so long there! In hindsight we definitely regretted heading to the north rather than south side where there had been no lines and better snow all day

 

[Mum skier]

Sunapee will open the back and south for the novices in the coming days but it won't be enough to spread people. No way I would set foot on that mtn next week. Crotched might be ok...would help if they could spread the volume into the evening...not sure the logic there besides saving money.

our kids are doing the development group at Sunapee for the first time this year. Meant to have a “ski off trial” on 2nd Jan to put them in groups - meant to start on the as yet unopened south beginning area. The race groups supposedly started in Mid December. Not sure where they are all skiing, much less doing any serious training. Such a shame, it’s been our favorite for the past couple years but may need a change of strategy next year.
They have to get some beginners terrain open for the holiday week.

 

[chuckstah]

our kids are doing the development group at Sunapee for the first time this year. Meant to have a “ski off trial” on 2nd Jan to put them in groups - meant to start on the as yet unopened south beginning area. The race groups supposedly started in Mid December. Not sure where they are all skiing, much less doing any serious training. Such a shame, it’s been our favorite for the past couple years but may need a change of strategy next year.
They have to get some beginners terrain open for the holiday week.

Race groups were clogging up the 2 and a quarter open trails when I was there last week. Not ideal by any means.

 

[Geoff]

I'm going to go but waiting until the week after Christmas, hopefully the mid week days wont be bad. looks like they will have about 2/3 of their trails open.

Meanwhile sunapee has "8" trails which equal 2 TTB runs....WTF.......probably be there at some point next week as just to see what's up and how far they are from opening more trials.

I also going to hit Okemo next Thursday most likely. pray for me...any advice? where to park? I've heard its easier to park at jackson gore...

After almost 50 years of Killington season passes, the lousy snowmaking elsewhere baffles me. Killington has the mountain up to skyeship stage 2 open and Bear about to come on line. Sunday River usually does a good job. How can somewhere mostly intermediate like Okemo and Mount Snow that can get trails open after a dusting not have much of the mountain open?

 

[Smellytele]

After almost 50 years of Killington season passes, the lousy snowmaking elsewhere baffles me. Killington has the mountain up to skyeship stage 2 open and Bear about to come on line. Sunday River usually does a good job. How can somewhere mostly intermediate like Okemo and Mount Snow that can get trails open after a dusting not have much of the mountain open?

Even Cannon has a large amount of their terrain open.

 

[Mainer]

Wildcat = 1 trail for Christmas week. No quad. No snow makers. Hopefully the new gm can make a good burger because he sucks at running a resort. Might as well of flushed that $1300 (family passes) down the toilet. Merry Christmas, thank little baby Jesus for the chamber pass