What popular mountain is completely off your radar?

[AMAC2233]

While certain mountains are a little bit closer than others, one advantage of living in Boston for me is that I'm pretty much equidistant from parts of VT, NH, and ME. While I have to drive 2-3 hours to get anywhere good, all the major resorts are within that driving distance - leaving a lot of options. The only place really off the radar is NY.

 

[Euler]

Sugarloaf...while the above treeline stuff sounds wild, it's just too damn far for me

 

[RootDKJ]

I forgot to mention Shawnee, PA. That's where I learned how to ski, and spent many seasons skiing there with my dad. The whole process there it too slow for me. If they had 1 high speed lift, I'd hit it once a year just to pay homage.

 

[mattchuck2]

Wachusett, Bolton Valley, Bristol Mountain, Bretton Woods, Middlebury Ski Bowl, Any ski areas in the Midwest (with the possible exception of Mt. Bohemia), other small mountains in Vermont - If I'm driving to vermont, it's going to be for a serious mountain.

 

[kcyanks1]

Anything in NH or ME. Anything in southern New England.

 

[frozencorn]

King Pine...because it's King Pine.

On that note never been to Yawgoo either....don't really plan to.

 

[ckofer]

Anything south of CT. Just seems wrong to travel south to go skiing...unless you cross the equator cause then it's sorta like goin north again.:???:

Anything directly south of NH :wink:

 

[Johnskiismore]

Unless I have a free pass and am visiting friends or family, anywhere in southern New England.

 

[4aprice]

The only 2 major areas that are just too far from North Jersey are Sugarloaf and Saddleback. I have a friend who has a place at Sunday River and sometime when I stay with him I will try and road trip to those two. Everything else is within comfortable driving distance. Now if they could only blow up the roads from the NY state line to Hartford and start all over again the drive to eastern New England might be much more enjoyable.

Alex

Lake Hopatcong, NJ

 

[2Planker]

One of the reasons we bought at "The River" is because it is less crowded ! Any where in NE gets Locals, and Boston skiers. All the VT places get CT + NY traffic, and the NH places draw big Boston crowds. But SR and The Loaf are much less crowded, primarly because they don't get anyone fron Southern NE or NY. I'd rather drive 30-45 minutes more, and not have to wait in lift lines that are 15 minutes, or more. Typically we ski the main lifts early, then head out to White Cap or Aurora where you rarely wait in a line longer than 5 minutes, even on a Sat at 10-1. Sunday afternoon lift lines are nonexistant !

 

[Beetlenut]

If limited by distance, would be MRG, Stowe, J and Whiteface. By preference, wouldn't do Waterville or Gunstock again.

 

[riverc0il]

I gotta disagree with the assessment that Sunday River is less crowded than other big name resorts.

I guess I could also add Bretton Woods, Waterville Valley, and Loon to the list of mountains off my radar. I would hit them as local options on a cheap ticket if the price was right but those two restrictions pretty much put them off my radar.

A lot of "not so popular" mountains being named in this thread. Hard to define the thin line between popular and not.

 

[2Planker]

I gotta disagree with the assessment that Sunday River is less crowded than other big name resorts.

I guess I could also add Bretton Woods, Waterville Valley, and Loon to the list of mountains off my radar. I would hit them as local options on a cheap ticket if the price was right but those two restrictions pretty much put them off my radar.

A lot of "not so popular" mountains being named in this thread. Hard to define the thin line between popular and not.

Go to Killington,Stratton, Mt Snow, Okemo or even Sugarbush on a Sat / Sun and then tell me that they're as crowded as SR. Yeah Right....

I do like the terrain at K-ton, but will never, ever go there on a weekend.

 

[Smellytele]

Any place where people from NY or NJ are there in great number. For that fact southwestern CT.

 

[deadheadskier]

I gotta disagree with the assessment that Sunday River is less crowded than other big name resorts.

As with everything, it depends on how you define crowded. Out of all the majors, I think SR is the easiest to find a trail pod / lift without crowds on a busy Saturday. I don't think I've ever waited longer than 5 minutes to get on Aurora or Oz.

Off my radar would be Berkshires and NY areas. The travel time to get there doesn't seem worth it with what I can get to in the same time frame in Northern New England. Southern VT areas are somewhat off my radar too, basically anything South of Killington. I can be at all the northern VT areas in the same travel time.

 

[Jonni]

For me it kind of depends on what part of the week you're talking about. Narrowing it down I would definitely have to say anything in NY is off the radar, although I did take a road trip to Gore this Fall and it looked like it might be interesting to check out. Anything south of the MA/NH line is pretty much off the radar. It's just a little too far south for me to go, and during the week the MA/NH border is a 3 hour ride south, which like most of you doesn't seem to make too much sense to me.

Stuff that is on the radar would be Vermont, New Hampshire and Western Maine. Sugarloaf is a bit of a haul for me, but not bad. Maybe 3 1/2 hours. Southern Canada is pretty close; Orford is only about an hour away. Le Massif and Stoneham are about 4 hours, all depending on customs of course.

 

[PA Ridge Racer]

Maine is pretty much off the radar for me...As much as I would love to hit Sugarloaf it's just too much of a hike from Pennsylvania. I could probably fly to Salt Lake and be on the slopes quicker than driving up there. Also areas in Western PA / Western NY like Blue Knob (as curious as I am to ski it) 7 Springs and Holiday Valley are also off the radar. I can be in the Catskills and Southern Vermont quicker...makes more sense to head north.

Locally I kinda forget about Camelback. Skied there a bunch last year only because they were giving free tickets to other Mt's pass holders. Don't think I can see myself hitting Mt. Creek either with much closer areas around here.

 

[crank]

As far as majors go the only place that has been off the radar for me for many years is MRG. Couple of reasons, first is because 99% of the eastern skiing I have done in the last 12 years has been with my son. I haven't felt he was ready to enoy what MRG has to offer until now. Second reason is times we've been nearby have been weekends and I remember very long lines for the single on the weekend.

Never been to Burke, drive by lots on the way to Jay so it's kind of on the edge of the old radar screen, just hasen't been in the crosshairs yet.

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Sunday River seems to have a serious legion of fans, but at 5 1/2 hours, it's way out of the way for me based on my impression of what they offer. Now Sugarloaf, at 6+, is still a place I long to get back to...

Sugarloaf at 10 hours away..for that much driving I could fly out west..I skied there before and liked it but it wasn't as good as Stowe..which is 7 hours away and gets a ton of snow..

 

[mattchuck2]

A lot of "not so popular" mountains being named in this thread. Hard to define the thin line between popular and not.

Every mountain is popular among some people . . .