We are cooked

[tjf67]

If you are not open by now there is no way that you will be this weekend. The resorts that are open may be starting from scratch next week

Boo Hiss. Dont put the bikes away yet!!

 

[RISkier]

We just got back from Northern NH. Went up for other reasons but would've brought skis if we thought there was any reasonable skiing. Except for one little beginner trail at BW there is virtually no snow. It's bleak for this coming weekend, I think. But, as a long time resident of the area said, before snowmaking there was often little skiing before Christmas. So, its a very slow start but it still could be a good year.

 

[riverc0il]

So, its a very slow start but it still could be a good year.

A possibility of understatement to say the least. Let's look at it this way, specifically in terms of the lift service season: If most resorts are delayed opening until the first weekend in December, most resorts have only lost one weekend of skiing and the big resorts have only lost two. Sunday River and Killington were the only resorts playing for turns prior to this weekend. I will take two fewer weeks of early season lift serviced if we get above average snow fall during the rest of the season.

That said, early turn earning is not lift dependent and the early turn earning season has sucked pretty hard so far.

 

[RISkier]

Without question, the early season has sucked hard so far. Far and away the worst since we started skiing. But it was at least somewhat encouraging to hear an older, lifelong Northern NH skier say they could remember a lot of years that didn't really get going before Christmas. I'm hoping the weather gets turned around.

 

[Glenn]

This weather has been rough. It was great for yard work yesterday...but I kept thinking: "It's too damn warm!"

 

[drjeff]

This weather has been rough. It was great for yard work yesterday...but I kept thinking: "It's too damn warm!"

I'm sick and tired of yardwork already!!!! I've already cleaned up the 4,999,998 leaves that fell on my yard this year, and those remaining 2, well screw them!! They can saty on the grass, and with any luck they'll blow into my neighbors yard, or even better get covered with a DEEP coating of snow ASAP!!!!!

 

[dmc]

this is the equivalent of a hurricane on Memorial day to beach businesses...

 

[drjeff]

this is the equivalent of a hurricane on Memorial day to beach businesses...

VERY GOOD analogy there DMC

 

[andrec10]

is there something worse than a Hurricane...cause thats where we are....:uzi:

 

[Puck it]

I put up the Xmas lights yesterday(hate doing it). It was nice to do it when it was warm out. No, they are not on until Dec.

 

[andrec10]

Guess I can do the lights this weekend..nothing else to do.....GRRRRRRRR:-x

 

[Rob A]

Sad but probably true, I was really looking forward to Belleayre friday.

 

[andrec10]

We were looking forward to Killington this weekend, which looks grimmer and grimmer with every weather forecast update!:blink::blink::blink::blink::blink::blink::blink

 

[polski]

1. Next time we have lift-served skiing in New England in mid-October and someone asks what that means for prospects for the rest of early season, remember this year and answer: "Absolutely nada."

2. I'm actually fairly sanguine about the weather lately, knowing it takes just one decent base-building snow -- oh yeah, and a pattern change -- to get us off to races. Rain after a mid-winter powder dump bums me out a lot more than a season kickoff delayed a week or two.

 

[KingM]

1. Next time we have lift-served skiing in New England in mid-October and someone asks what that means for prospects for the rest of early season, remember this year and answer: "Absolutely nada."

2. I'm actually fairly sanguine about the weather lately, knowing it takes just one decent base-building snow -- oh yeah, and a pattern change -- to get us off to races. Rain after a mid-winter powder dump bums me out a lot more than a season kickoff delayed a week or two.

I agree. Even in the rare years where we have great early December snow, it's pretty common to lose everything with a terrible Christmas week rain event. How often is it that we have everything in the North Country 100% open with powder before January? Some years we're in yellow light conditions until February.

I keep waiting for the year where everything comes together by Thanksgiving and we stay 100% open until the end of March, but I've never seen it happen.

 

[St. Bear]

I agree. Even in the rare years where we have great early December snow, it's pretty common to lose everything with a terrible Christmas week rain event. How often is it that we have everything in the North Country 100% open with powder before January? Some years we're in yellow light conditions until February.

I keep waiting for the year where everything comes together by Thanksgiving and we stay 100% open until the end of March, but I've never seen it happen.

You've never seen it happen, because we don't live in Utah. It's part of the deal living in the Northeast, and makes those powder days even more enjoyable.

 

[livtoski]

Stratton / Bromley

Recent e-mails from these areas are now hoping to Open 12/4 or 5. All we can hope for the N'easter to dump some snow this weekend.

 

[billski]

Recent e-mails from these areas are now hoping to Open 12/4 or 5. All we can hope for the N'easter to dump some snow this weekend.

"Open" is a marketing term. It could be sketchy and limited quality experience for a couple weeks, IMHO.

 

[Geoff]

"Open" is a marketing term. It could be sketchy and limited quality experience for a couple weeks, IMHO.

Who cares? I own rock skis.

 

[andrec10]

Rock skis RULE!:beer: