Worst Ski Season Ever?

[steamboat1]

Worst year since I started snowboarding around 2002. Not even 2011/2012 was as bad by a long shot.

Besides one week it hasn't felt like winter at all.

And honestly, at this point im looking ahead to next year.

It's all in the timing, always is in the northeast. I've had plenty of winter so far. Midweek next week will be another winner.

 

[BenedictGomez]

the reality is that the length of time in between poor ski seasons is becoming shorter and shorter. There may be a few more epic ski seasons in the cards, but they are endangered and, sadly, will most likely be extinct in the not too distant future.

Yes, this is all due to Global Warming.

It has nothing to do with a highly predictable meteorological phenomena at all, instead it's all attributable to the 1 degree Fahrenheit surface anomaly increase in temperature that has slowly occurred over the last 80 years (aka Global Warming).

 

[Savemeasammy]

THANK YOU. People are tripping over themselves to show how upbeat and positive they are. Not the point - it can be assumed that the vast majority of people reading this forum are die hards who will find joy in skiing even the toughest conditions.

Edit: Just sayin'.

Spot on. This thread is full of aspiring politicians who are answering a question that wasn't even asked... That you are enjoying the season and/or making the most of it (EVERYONE on this forum is doing that) is irrelevant. As far as ski seasons go, THIS season has royally sucked.


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[Smellytele]

Spot on. This thread is full of aspiring politicians who are answering a question that wasn't even asked... That you are enjoying the season and/or making the most of it (EVERYONE on this forum is doing that) is irrelevant. As far as ski seasons go, THIS season has royally sucked.


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More like as a natural snow season it has sucked.

 

[ironhippy]

i have another week planned up in tremblant in march. crossing my fingers.

Ottawa got 2+ feet of snow on Tuesday, Tremblant is a bit north and it appears as if they didn't get any rain. Best (east coast) conditions outside of the Gaspe right now and it might even be a bit better because the Gaspe did get rain this week.

 

[jack97]

More like as a natural snow season it has sucked.

I've been going to Wildcat, the place got some natural and left some of the trails ungroomed. I've skied on my rock skis more and its another hour for a trip but I'm having a blast.

 

[dlague]

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[Savemeasammy]

More like as a natural snow season it has sucked.

Really? The warm temps don't also qualify? Lets be real...


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[VTKilarney]

Really? The warm temps don't also qualify? Lets be real...

December was about as bad as it gets for snowmaking.

 

[drjeff]

Really? The warm temps don't also qualify? Lets be real...


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Last weekend was the 1st weekend of the year for me that I needed to wear 2 face masks and wore my insulated snowpants for the 1st time this season, and I've been every weekend since Thanksgiving - not complaining about the warmer temps, as some of those warmer temps have meant skiing when its 20 degrees out rather than 0 degrees.

The mountains that can make snow in a big way have been pretty decent since basically New Years when we got a decent run of temperatures for about 2 weeks.

If your preference and/or home hill relies more on the natural snow and/or doesn't have some solid snowmaking "horsepower" yup, this season has sucked

 

[deadheadskier]

Last weekend was the 1st weekend of the year for me that I needed to wear 2 face masks and wore my insulated snowpants for the 1st time this season, and I've been every weekend since Thanksgiving - not complaining about the warmer temps, as some of those warmer temps have meant skiing when its 20 degrees out rather than 0 degrees.

The mountains that can make snow in a big way have been pretty decent since basically New Years when we got a decent run of temperatures for about 2 weeks.

If your preference and/or home hill relies more on the natural snow and/or doesn't have some solid snowmaking "horsepower" yup, this season has sucked

Optimism is great, but I don't get why people are trying to polish a turd. The question is very simple. Is this the worst ski season ever? Not, "Have you still had fun." Not, "Have you had good timing this season and taken advantage of the few bright spots."

Very simple question, "Is this the worst ski season ever?"

If it is not the worst, then the answer should be, "No, 1982-83 was much worse and here's why."

We are experiencing the low water mark not only in terms of natural snow, but likely sustained man made snow production and preservation as well.

I started skiing in January of 1983. I have not seen a worse winter than this one. That's being real; not doom and gloom. It would take a historic turn around like 06-07 to change that. We're running out of time.

 

[Savemeasammy]

The op's question was objective. Many of the responses are subjective.

Know the difference.


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[drjeff]

Optimism is great, but I don't get why people are trying to polish a turd. The question is very simple. Is this the worst ski season ever? Not, "Have you still had fun." Not, "Have you had good timing this season and taken advantage of the few bright spots."

Very simple question, "Is this the worst ski season ever?"

If it is not the worst, then the answer should be, "No, 1982-83 was much worse and here's why."

We are experiencing the low water mark not only in terms of natural snow, but likely sustained man made snow production and preservation as well.

I started skiing in January of 1983. I have not seen a worse winter than this one. That's being real; not doom and gloom. It would take a historic turn around like 06-07 to change that. We're running out of time.

I understand your point DHS, I though still think that for those of us that have been skiing for 30 to 40 years, that it's tough to compare "bad" seasons from say the early 80's vs today. The ski industry as a whole has just changed so much, and frankly nowadays can do way more (snow surface quantity and quality wise) today than they could back then. That IS a factor for me, what they can produce today on their own, and not just how much is mother nature helping to augment what the mountain ops folks can do.

Do I remember skiing just snowmaking trails and groomers at my home hill back in the early 80's a season or 2? Yup

Do I feel that this year has been as "bad" as those years back then were? Nope, simply because I've had more terrain that has been covered, and many days covered with GOOD quality snow rather than the glorified ice that 80's snowmaking systems and groomers often produced, for my enjoyment, especially the last 6 weeks after a very slow start, but not unprecedented in my skiing career, during the 1st 6 weeks of my ski season this year

If someone has only been skiing less than say 10 to 15 years, sure this season I'm guessing is the worst ever for them, for me though, It just doesn't seem to stick out as the "worst ever" in my mind

 

[dlague]

Optimism is great, but I don't get why people are trying to polish a turd. The question is very simple. Is this the worst ski season ever? Not, "Have you still had fun." Not, "Have you had good timing this season and taken advantage of the few bright spots."

Very simple question, "Is this the worst ski season ever?"

If it is not the worst, then the answer should be, "No, 1982-83 was much worse and here's why."

We are experiencing the low water mark not only in terms of natural snow, but likely sustained man made snow production and preservation as well.

I started skiing in January of 1983. I have not seen a worse winter than this one. That's being real; not doom and gloom. It would take a historic turn around like 06-07 to change that. We're running out of time.

The op's question was objective. Many of the responses are subjective.

Know the difference.


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Savemeasammy is right! Someone might be having their best season ever right now because their point of reference is based not on the amount of snow, temps or weather patterns. If someone is not into tree or bump skiing and are OK with skiing groomed runs then it might be fine. It is all relative to your personal experience and point of view. For many last year between late December and late January it sucked and then we got plenty of snow but we also got a long cold spell which many did not like. We skied the cold days last year - this year because there were so few really cold days we skipped the brutal cold of last weekend which conditions wise might have been the best this year. Last year the snow quality and quantity was great but many on this forum did not want a repeat of the cold from last year.

 

[deadheadskier]

I understand your point DHS, I though still think that for those of us that have been skiing for 30 to 40 years, that it's tough to compare "bad" seasons from say the early 80's vs today. The ski industry as a whole has just changed so much, and frankly nowadays can do way more (snow surface quantity and quality wise) today than they could back then. That IS a factor for me, what they can produce today on their own, and not just how much is mother nature helping to augment what the mountain ops folks can do.

Do I remember skiing just snowmaking trails and groomers at my home hill back in the early 80's a season or 2? Yup

Do I feel that this year has been as "bad" as those years back then were? Nope, simply because I've had more terrain that has been covered, and many days covered with GOOD quality snow rather than the glorified ice that 80's snowmaking systems and groomers often produced, for my enjoyment, especially the last 6 weeks after a very slow start, but not unprecedented in my skiing career, during the 1st 6 weeks of my ski season this year

If someone has only been skiing less than say 10 to 15 years, sure this season I'm guessing is the worst ever for them, for me though, It just doesn't seem to stick out as the "worst ever" in my mind

Okay, so you're saying the early 80s may have been worse than this on February 18th?

Then I take it all back. I started skiing in 83, which I guess is the mid 80s. I haven't seen it this bad in my skiing life.

 

[deadheadskier]

Savemeasammy is right! Someone might be having their best season ever right now because their point of reference is based not on the amount of snow, temps or weather patterns. If someone is not into tree or bump skiing and are OK with skiing groomed runs then it might be fine. It is all relative to your personal experience and point of view. For many last year between late December and late January it sucked and then we got plenty of snow but we also got a long cold spell which many did not like. We skied the cold days last year - this year because there were so few really cold days we skipped the brutal cold of last weekend which conditions wise might have been the best this year. Last year the snow quality and quantity was great but many on this forum did not want a repeat of the cold from last year.

Um Dave.....you need to reread Savemeasammy's post

:lol:

 

[Tin]

Savemeasammy is right!

 

[Newpylong]

Have had a lot of fun this season and tried to make the best of it, but it is by far the worst season I have ever seen and the data shows it. I think the two are intertwined but separate items.

Some community areas will be lucky to survive.

 

[Smellytele]

Um Dave.....you need to reread Savemeasammy's post

:lol:

He was saying objective vs subjective. I still think the statement "Worst ski season ever" is subjective.

 

[Savemeasammy]

Worst season = objective

YOUR worst season = subjective


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