Where to take a ski trip ?????

[ss20]

Left field thought- Catskills trip. Close, affordable, do a day each at Windham, Platty, and Belleayre. All will likely be less crowded than any mega-resort on a mid-January weekend.

 

[ThatGuy]

Belleayre has also really been cranking out the snowmaking recently if theres not alot of natural

 

[crank]

Great suggestion except what are the odds of air temps above zero degrees for MLK weekend...brrrrr

Hey, I'm not the one asking to go night skiing in the northeast in January. I figure if they want to freeze Tremblant pretty much fills the bill. Plus it may be less crowded.

 

[djd66]

If you are willing to do 6-8 hour of travel, why not just fly out west? Lots of ski in/out options and much higher probability that the skiing will be good. I think pretty much every year in recent memory we have had a Christmas/ NYE wash out and it takes the month of January to bounce back.

 

[Edd]

Mont Tremblant?

My first thought also. Google Maps says 6:58 for the drive from Buffalo, plus night skiing and it’s a big eastern mountain with a fuckton of slope side lodging. Dodging MLK crowds would be a great bonus but I'm sure Tremblant will be just as crowded as the big ski areas on this side of the border.

 

[crank]

I used to go to Tremblant and later Ste Anne/Le Massif for Presidents week vacation and it was both less crowded and less expensive, non holiday pricing. It may still be a bit less crowded than the big American resorts on MLK weekend.