Both nice mountains with great views. Tamarack has more interesting trails but Brundage would be more fun with fresh powder since you can basically ski the whole mountain and end up at a lift without traversing. One more day at Tamarack then back East just in time for a big thaw>freeze>rain event.
-
Welcome to AlpineZone, the largest online community of skiers and snowboarders in the Northeast!
You may have to REGISTER before you can post. Registering is FREE, gets rid of the majority of advertisements, and lets you participate in giveaways and other AlpineZone events!
Your 2021 / 2022 Ski Season Thread
- Thread starter JimG.
- Start date
Edd
Well-known member
I'm at 20 days, with some recent very good ones at Ragged (first time), Bolton (first also), Smuggs (been once before but the terrain and layout still blew my mind), and Stowe (I've never skied there without the summit socked in; every goddamn time).
1) 11/29-Mount Snow (10 Runs)
2) 12/01-Mount Snow (10 Runs)
3) 12/06-Mount Snow (11 Runs)
4) 12/09-Mount Snow (12 Runs)
5) 12/13-Mount Snow (8 Runs)
6) 12/18-Magic Mountain (Opening Day)
7) 12/19-Magic Mountain (5 Runs)
8) 12/20-Mount Snow (11 Runs)
9) 12/26-Magic Mountain (5 Runs)
10) 12/30-Magic Mountain (10 Runs)
11) 1/1-Magic Mountain (10 Runs)
12) 1/5-Mount Snow (16 Runs)
13) 1/6-West Mountain (12 Runs)
14) 1/10-Mount Snow (8 Runs)
15) 1/13-Magic Mountain (12 Runs)
16) 1/16-Magic Mountain (3 Runs)
17) 1/17-West Mountain (10 Runs-Powder)
18) 1/18-Mount Snow (15 Runs-Powder)
19) 1/20-Magic Mountain (9 Runs)
20) 1/25-Mount Snow (20 Runs)
21) 1/27-Mount Snow (19 Runs)
22) 1/29-Magic Mountain (8 Runs)
23) 1/31-Berkshire East (12 Runs)
24) 2/3-Stowe (10 Runs-Powder)
25) 2/4-Stowe (15 Runs-Deep Powder)
26) 2/5-Magic Mountain (3 Runs)
27) 2/10-Brundage (10 Runs)
28) 2/11-Brundage (10 Runs)
29) 2/12-Tamarack (9 Runs)
30) 2/13-Tamarack (18 Runs)
Girlfriend sat today out so I got to explore the whole mountain. Some nice soft bumps and the place was empty.
2) 12/01-Mount Snow (10 Runs)
3) 12/06-Mount Snow (11 Runs)
4) 12/09-Mount Snow (12 Runs)
5) 12/13-Mount Snow (8 Runs)
6) 12/18-Magic Mountain (Opening Day)
7) 12/19-Magic Mountain (5 Runs)
8) 12/20-Mount Snow (11 Runs)
9) 12/26-Magic Mountain (5 Runs)
10) 12/30-Magic Mountain (10 Runs)
11) 1/1-Magic Mountain (10 Runs)
12) 1/5-Mount Snow (16 Runs)
13) 1/6-West Mountain (12 Runs)
14) 1/10-Mount Snow (8 Runs)
15) 1/13-Magic Mountain (12 Runs)
16) 1/16-Magic Mountain (3 Runs)
17) 1/17-West Mountain (10 Runs-Powder)
18) 1/18-Mount Snow (15 Runs-Powder)
19) 1/20-Magic Mountain (9 Runs)
20) 1/25-Mount Snow (20 Runs)
21) 1/27-Mount Snow (19 Runs)
22) 1/29-Magic Mountain (8 Runs)
23) 1/31-Berkshire East (12 Runs)
24) 2/3-Stowe (10 Runs-Powder)
25) 2/4-Stowe (15 Runs-Deep Powder)
26) 2/5-Magic Mountain (3 Runs)
27) 2/10-Brundage (10 Runs)
28) 2/11-Brundage (10 Runs)
29) 2/12-Tamarack (9 Runs)
30) 2/13-Tamarack (18 Runs)
Girlfriend sat today out so I got to explore the whole mountain. Some nice soft bumps and the place was empty.
Currently sitting at 25 days all at K
KustyTheKlown
Well-known member
i am so damn excited to get on an airplane to ski for the first time since feb 2020
i am 1000% useless at work today and tomorrow, and working from home with minimal oversight has never been a better situation
my flight to spokane is weds 6 AM
finally some snow in the forecast for the interior nw
i am 1000% useless at work today and tomorrow, and working from home with minimal oversight has never been a better situation
my flight to spokane is weds 6 AM
finally some snow in the forecast for the interior nw
1) 11/9/21-Killington
2) 11/24-Killington
3) 11/28-Belleayre
4) 12/3-Belleayre
5) 12/5-Belleayre
6) 12/10-Killington
7) 12/13-Belleayre
8) 12/16-Belleayre
9) 12/22-Killington
10) 12/23-Killington
11) 12/27-Belleayre
12) 12/30-Belleayre
13) 1/6/22-Belleayre
14) 1/7-Belleayre
15) 1/12-Belleayre
16) 1/14-Plattekill
17) 1/20-Belleayre
18) 1/22-Plattekill
19) 1/23-Plattekill
20) 1/27-Belleayre
21) 1/30-Plattekill
22) 2/3-Killington
23) 2/4-Killington
24) 2/10-Killington
25) 2/12-Belleayre
Didn't expect much from Belle especially after 3 great days at K. But 40 degree sunny weather and bumps on several trails made for an awesome spring bump day. Heading to Gore tomorrow then planning to ski as much as possible during the holiday week.
2) 11/24-Killington
3) 11/28-Belleayre
4) 12/3-Belleayre
5) 12/5-Belleayre
6) 12/10-Killington
7) 12/13-Belleayre
8) 12/16-Belleayre
9) 12/22-Killington
10) 12/23-Killington
11) 12/27-Belleayre
12) 12/30-Belleayre
13) 1/6/22-Belleayre
14) 1/7-Belleayre
15) 1/12-Belleayre
16) 1/14-Plattekill
17) 1/20-Belleayre
18) 1/22-Plattekill
19) 1/23-Plattekill
20) 1/27-Belleayre
21) 1/30-Plattekill
22) 2/3-Killington
23) 2/4-Killington
24) 2/10-Killington
25) 2/12-Belleayre
Didn't expect much from Belle especially after 3 great days at K. But 40 degree sunny weather and bumps on several trails made for an awesome spring bump day. Heading to Gore tomorrow then planning to ski as much as possible during the holiday week.
Dickc
Active member
1) 11/30/2021 Loon
2) 12/5/2021 Sunapee
3) 12/13/2021 Loon
4) 12/31/2021 Sunapee
5) 12/28/2021 Crotched
6) 12-31-2021 - McIntyre
7) 01-12-2022 - Loon
8) 01-15-2022 - McIntyre
9) 01-19-2022 - Crotched
10) 01-24-2022 - Sunapee
11) 02-09-2022 - Loon
12) 02-16-2022 Attitash - The flyiing bear and abinaqui were running at Bear, and the summit triple, Yankee, learning center triple and carpet were running. Moat got pushed out two days ago according to regulars, and they had started pushing out Grandstand.
2) 12/5/2021 Sunapee
3) 12/13/2021 Loon
4) 12/31/2021 Sunapee
5) 12/28/2021 Crotched
6) 12-31-2021 - McIntyre
7) 01-12-2022 - Loon
8) 01-15-2022 - McIntyre
9) 01-19-2022 - Crotched
10) 01-24-2022 - Sunapee
11) 02-09-2022 - Loon
12) 02-16-2022 Attitash - The flyiing bear and abinaqui were running at Bear, and the summit triple, Yankee, learning center triple and carpet were running. Moat got pushed out two days ago according to regulars, and they had started pushing out Grandstand.
1) 11/9/21-Killington
2) 11/24-Killington
3) 11/28-Belleayre
4) 12/3-Belleayre
5) 12/5-Belleayre
6) 12/10-Killington
7) 12/13-Belleayre
8) 12/16-Belleayre
9) 12/22-Killington
10) 12/23-Killington
11) 12/27-Belleayre
12) 12/30-Belleayre
13) 1/6/22-Belleayre
14) 1/7-Belleayre
15) 1/12-Belleayre
16) 1/14-Plattekill
17) 1/20-Belleayre
18) 1/22-Plattekill
19) 1/23-Plattekill
20) 1/27-Belleayre
21) 1/30-Plattekill
22) 2/3-Killington
23) 2/4-Killington
24) 2/10-Killington
25) 2/12-Belleayre
26) 2/16-Gore
2) 11/24-Killington
3) 11/28-Belleayre
4) 12/3-Belleayre
5) 12/5-Belleayre
6) 12/10-Killington
7) 12/13-Belleayre
8) 12/16-Belleayre
9) 12/22-Killington
10) 12/23-Killington
11) 12/27-Belleayre
12) 12/30-Belleayre
13) 1/6/22-Belleayre
14) 1/7-Belleayre
15) 1/12-Belleayre
16) 1/14-Plattekill
17) 1/20-Belleayre
18) 1/22-Plattekill
19) 1/23-Plattekill
20) 1/27-Belleayre
21) 1/30-Plattekill
22) 2/3-Killington
23) 2/4-Killington
24) 2/10-Killington
25) 2/12-Belleayre
26) 2/16-Gore
1) 11/29-Mount Snow (10 Runs)
2) 12/01-Mount Snow (10 Runs)
3) 12/06-Mount Snow (11 Runs)
4) 12/09-Mount Snow (12 Runs)
5) 12/13-Mount Snow (8 Runs)
6) 12/18-Magic Mountain (Opening Day)
7) 12/19-Magic Mountain (5 Runs)
8) 12/20-Mount Snow (11 Runs)
9) 12/26-Magic Mountain (5 Runs)
10) 12/30-Magic Mountain (10 Runs)
11) 1/1-Magic Mountain (10 Runs)
12) 1/5-Mount Snow (16 Runs)
13) 1/6-West Mountain (12 Runs)
14) 1/10-Mount Snow (8 Runs)
15) 1/13-Magic Mountain (12 Runs)
16) 1/16-Magic Mountain (3 Runs)
17) 1/17-West Mountain (10 Runs-Powder)
18) 1/18-Mount Snow (15 Runs-Powder)
19) 1/20-Magic Mountain (9 Runs)
20) 1/25-Mount Snow (20 Runs)
21) 1/27-Mount Snow (19 Runs)
22) 1/29-Magic Mountain (8 Runs)
23) 1/31-Berkshire East (12 Runs)
24) 2/3-Stowe (10 Runs-Powder)
25) 2/4-Stowe (15 Runs-Deep Powder)
26) 2/5-Magic Mountain (3 Runs)
27) 2/10-Brundage (10 Runs)
28) 2/11-Brundage (10 Runs)
29) 2/12-Tamarack (9 Runs)
30) 2/13-Tamarack (18 Runs)
31) 2/17-Magic Mountain (10 Runs)
2) 12/01-Mount Snow (10 Runs)
3) 12/06-Mount Snow (11 Runs)
4) 12/09-Mount Snow (12 Runs)
5) 12/13-Mount Snow (8 Runs)
6) 12/18-Magic Mountain (Opening Day)
7) 12/19-Magic Mountain (5 Runs)
8) 12/20-Mount Snow (11 Runs)
9) 12/26-Magic Mountain (5 Runs)
10) 12/30-Magic Mountain (10 Runs)
11) 1/1-Magic Mountain (10 Runs)
12) 1/5-Mount Snow (16 Runs)
13) 1/6-West Mountain (12 Runs)
14) 1/10-Mount Snow (8 Runs)
15) 1/13-Magic Mountain (12 Runs)
16) 1/16-Magic Mountain (3 Runs)
17) 1/17-West Mountain (10 Runs-Powder)
18) 1/18-Mount Snow (15 Runs-Powder)
19) 1/20-Magic Mountain (9 Runs)
20) 1/25-Mount Snow (20 Runs)
21) 1/27-Mount Snow (19 Runs)
22) 1/29-Magic Mountain (8 Runs)
23) 1/31-Berkshire East (12 Runs)
24) 2/3-Stowe (10 Runs-Powder)
25) 2/4-Stowe (15 Runs-Deep Powder)
26) 2/5-Magic Mountain (3 Runs)
27) 2/10-Brundage (10 Runs)
28) 2/11-Brundage (10 Runs)
29) 2/12-Tamarack (9 Runs)
30) 2/13-Tamarack (18 Runs)
31) 2/17-Magic Mountain (10 Runs)
nh2maboarder
Member
10. 2/12/22 - Wildcat. After a dud weekend from the ice storm the first weekend of Feb, we had ourselves a great spring-like day at Wildcat. Rode with my buddy and his dad who have skied Wildcat for decades. They took me all over the mountain, through the moguls and trees but I managed to keep up on my board. Man the trails are long here - only my third time here and first in 10+ years (since I was in high school!)
25. February 19, 2022: Brighton Night
Wife's List:
1. December 19, 2021: Alta
2. December 21, 2021: Snowbird
3. December 27, 2021: Alta (Powder Day)
4. January 9, 2022: Alta
5. January 16, 2022: Alta
6. January 23, 2022: Alta
7. February 6, 2022: Alta
8. February 19, 2022: Alta (Girl's Day)
Daughter's List:
1. December 21, 2021: Snowbird
2. January 16, 2022: Alta
3. January 23, 2022: Alta
1) 11/29-Mount Snow (10 Runs)
2) 12/01-Mount Snow (10 Runs)
3) 12/06-Mount Snow (11 Runs)
4) 12/09-Mount Snow (12 Runs)
5) 12/13-Mount Snow (8 Runs)
6) 12/18-Magic Mountain (Opening Day)
7) 12/19-Magic Mountain (5 Runs)
8) 12/20-Mount Snow (11 Runs)
9) 12/26-Magic Mountain (5 Runs)
10) 12/30-Magic Mountain (10 Runs)
11) 1/1-Magic Mountain (10 Runs)
12) 1/5-Mount Snow (16 Runs)
13) 1/6-West Mountain (12 Runs)
14) 1/10-Mount Snow (8 Runs)
15) 1/13-Magic Mountain (12 Runs)
16) 1/16-Magic Mountain (3 Runs)
17) 1/17-West Mountain (10 Runs-Powder)
18) 1/18-Mount Snow (15 Runs-Powder)
19) 1/20-Magic Mountain (9 Runs)
20) 1/25-Mount Snow (20 Runs)
21) 1/27-Mount Snow (19 Runs)
22) 1/29-Magic Mountain (8 Runs)
23) 1/31-Berkshire East (12 Runs)
24) 2/3-Stowe (10 Runs-Powder)
25) 2/4-Stowe (15 Runs-Deep Powder)
26) 2/5-Magic Mountain (3 Runs)
27) 2/10-Brundage (10 Runs)
28) 2/11-Brundage (10 Runs)
29) 2/12-Tamarack (9 Runs)
30) 2/13-Tamarack (18 Runs)
31) 2/17-Magic Mountain (10 Runs)
32) 2/19- Magic Mountain (1 Run)
33) 2/20- Magic Mountain (12 Runs)
2) 12/01-Mount Snow (10 Runs)
3) 12/06-Mount Snow (11 Runs)
4) 12/09-Mount Snow (12 Runs)
5) 12/13-Mount Snow (8 Runs)
6) 12/18-Magic Mountain (Opening Day)
7) 12/19-Magic Mountain (5 Runs)
8) 12/20-Mount Snow (11 Runs)
9) 12/26-Magic Mountain (5 Runs)
10) 12/30-Magic Mountain (10 Runs)
11) 1/1-Magic Mountain (10 Runs)
12) 1/5-Mount Snow (16 Runs)
13) 1/6-West Mountain (12 Runs)
14) 1/10-Mount Snow (8 Runs)
15) 1/13-Magic Mountain (12 Runs)
16) 1/16-Magic Mountain (3 Runs)
17) 1/17-West Mountain (10 Runs-Powder)
18) 1/18-Mount Snow (15 Runs-Powder)
19) 1/20-Magic Mountain (9 Runs)
20) 1/25-Mount Snow (20 Runs)
21) 1/27-Mount Snow (19 Runs)
22) 1/29-Magic Mountain (8 Runs)
23) 1/31-Berkshire East (12 Runs)
24) 2/3-Stowe (10 Runs-Powder)
25) 2/4-Stowe (15 Runs-Deep Powder)
26) 2/5-Magic Mountain (3 Runs)
27) 2/10-Brundage (10 Runs)
28) 2/11-Brundage (10 Runs)
29) 2/12-Tamarack (9 Runs)
30) 2/13-Tamarack (18 Runs)
31) 2/17-Magic Mountain (10 Runs)
32) 2/19- Magic Mountain (1 Run)
33) 2/20- Magic Mountain (12 Runs)
1) 11/9/21-Killington
2) 11/24-Killington
3) 11/28-Belleayre
4) 12/3-Belleayre
5) 12/5-Belleayre
6) 12/10-Killington
7) 12/13-Belleayre
8) 12/16-Belleayre
9) 12/22-Killington
10) 12/23-Killington
11) 12/27-Belleayre
12) 12/30-Belleayre
13) 1/6/22-Belleayre
14) 1/7-Belleayre
15) 1/12-Belleayre
16) 1/14-Plattekill
17) 1/20-Belleayre
18) 1/22-Plattekill
19) 1/23-Plattekill
20) 1/27-Belleayre
21) 1/30-Plattekill
22) 2/3-Killington
23) 2/4-Killington
24) 2/10-Killington
25) 2/12-Belleayre
26) 2/16-Gore
27) 2/20-Belleayre
2) 11/24-Killington
3) 11/28-Belleayre
4) 12/3-Belleayre
5) 12/5-Belleayre
6) 12/10-Killington
7) 12/13-Belleayre
8) 12/16-Belleayre
9) 12/22-Killington
10) 12/23-Killington
11) 12/27-Belleayre
12) 12/30-Belleayre
13) 1/6/22-Belleayre
14) 1/7-Belleayre
15) 1/12-Belleayre
16) 1/14-Plattekill
17) 1/20-Belleayre
18) 1/22-Plattekill
19) 1/23-Plattekill
20) 1/27-Belleayre
21) 1/30-Plattekill
22) 2/3-Killington
23) 2/4-Killington
24) 2/10-Killington
25) 2/12-Belleayre
26) 2/16-Gore
27) 2/20-Belleayre
KustyTheKlown
Well-known member
1) 11/29-Mount Snow (10 Runs)
2) 12/01-Mount Snow (10 Runs)
3) 12/06-Mount Snow (11 Runs)
4) 12/09-Mount Snow (12 Runs)
5) 12/13-Mount Snow (8 Runs)
6) 12/18-Magic Mountain (Opening Day)
7) 12/19-Magic Mountain (5 Runs)
8) 12/20-Mount Snow (11 Runs)
9) 12/26-Magic Mountain (5 Runs)
10) 12/30-Magic Mountain (10 Runs)
11) 1/1-Magic Mountain (10 Runs)
12) 1/5-Mount Snow (16 Runs)
13) 1/6-West Mountain (12 Runs)
14) 1/10-Mount Snow (8 Runs)
15) 1/13-Magic Mountain (12 Runs)
16) 1/16-Magic Mountain (3 Runs)
17) 1/17-West Mountain (10 Runs-Powder)
18) 1/18-Mount Snow (15 Runs-Powder)
19) 1/20-Magic Mountain (9 Runs)
20) 1/25-Mount Snow (20 Runs)
21) 1/27-Mount Snow (19 Runs)
22) 1/29-Magic Mountain (8 Runs)
23) 1/31-Berkshire East (12 Runs)
24) 2/3-Stowe (10 Runs-Powder)
25) 2/4-Stowe (15 Runs-Deep Powder)
26) 2/5-Magic Mountain (3 Runs)
27) 2/10-Brundage (10 Runs)
28) 2/11-Brundage (10 Runs)
29) 2/12-Tamarack (9 Runs)
30) 2/13-Tamarack (18 Runs)
31) 2/17-Magic Mountain (10 Runs)
32) 2/19- Magic Mountain (1 Run)
33) 2/20- Magic Mountain (12 Runs)
34) 2/21-Magic Mountain (15 Runs)
Someone had to be heli-lifted away today
2) 12/01-Mount Snow (10 Runs)
3) 12/06-Mount Snow (11 Runs)
4) 12/09-Mount Snow (12 Runs)
5) 12/13-Mount Snow (8 Runs)
6) 12/18-Magic Mountain (Opening Day)
7) 12/19-Magic Mountain (5 Runs)
8) 12/20-Mount Snow (11 Runs)
9) 12/26-Magic Mountain (5 Runs)
10) 12/30-Magic Mountain (10 Runs)
11) 1/1-Magic Mountain (10 Runs)
12) 1/5-Mount Snow (16 Runs)
13) 1/6-West Mountain (12 Runs)
14) 1/10-Mount Snow (8 Runs)
15) 1/13-Magic Mountain (12 Runs)
16) 1/16-Magic Mountain (3 Runs)
17) 1/17-West Mountain (10 Runs-Powder)
18) 1/18-Mount Snow (15 Runs-Powder)
19) 1/20-Magic Mountain (9 Runs)
20) 1/25-Mount Snow (20 Runs)
21) 1/27-Mount Snow (19 Runs)
22) 1/29-Magic Mountain (8 Runs)
23) 1/31-Berkshire East (12 Runs)
24) 2/3-Stowe (10 Runs-Powder)
25) 2/4-Stowe (15 Runs-Deep Powder)
26) 2/5-Magic Mountain (3 Runs)
27) 2/10-Brundage (10 Runs)
28) 2/11-Brundage (10 Runs)
29) 2/12-Tamarack (9 Runs)
30) 2/13-Tamarack (18 Runs)
31) 2/17-Magic Mountain (10 Runs)
32) 2/19- Magic Mountain (1 Run)
33) 2/20- Magic Mountain (12 Runs)
34) 2/21-Magic Mountain (15 Runs)
Someone had to be heli-lifted away today
xlr8r
Active member
- Joined
- Feb 7, 2009
- Messages
- 963
- Points
- 43
1. 11/28 - Wachusett
2. 12/19 - Pats Peak
3. 12/24 - Loon
4. 12/30 - Sunday River
5. 12/31 - Sunday River
6. 1/1 - Sunday River
7. 1/9 - Waterville Valley
8. 1/16 - Pats Peak
9. 1/22 - Berkshire East
10. 1/30 - Nashoba Valley
11. 2/5 - Suicide Six
12. 2/6 - Bolton Valley
13. 2/21 - Loon, might be my biggest vert day ever, 30 runs, just shy of 40k vft
2. 12/19 - Pats Peak
3. 12/24 - Loon
4. 12/30 - Sunday River
5. 12/31 - Sunday River
6. 1/1 - Sunday River
7. 1/9 - Waterville Valley
8. 1/16 - Pats Peak
9. 1/22 - Berkshire East
10. 1/30 - Nashoba Valley
11. 2/5 - Suicide Six
12. 2/6 - Bolton Valley
13. 2/21 - Loon, might be my biggest vert day ever, 30 runs, just shy of 40k vft
nh2maboarder
Member
11. 2/21/22 - Pats Peak. Solo day. Warm and soft snow, mostly messed around in the mini terrain park which has a pretty fun setup
KustyTheKlown
Well-known member
day01 - 11/20 - killington - north ridge laps
day02 - 12/05 - stratton - ripping groomers day trip
day03 - 12/18 - sugarbush - not pretty skiing. scary drive to rutland in the sleet and snow
day04 - 12/19 - killington - 11" reported, skied more densely, first 'good' day
day05 - 12/30 - cannon - impressive conditions and terrain variety given the weather challenges
day06 - 12/31 - waterville - first time visitor. not enough open to judge fairly, and a bit crowded. left by 11 to get home for New Year’s Eve
day07 - 01/08 - stratton - repetitive groomers but good snow and over 30k vertical. scrapped the overnight due to ice storm next day
day08 - 01/16 - jay - finally tree skiing. jay always quietly has thick coverage while others are hurting. great day. scrapped 1/17 due to fear of driving in snow.
day09 - 01/22 - stratton - glades skied a lot better than i thought they would, tho def still thwacky and thin. great day. 30k vert. Finally magic tmrw
day10 - 01/23 - magic - finally using my sunday pass. almost everything open. thin and funky is magical. snowmaking sides of whales on tali skied like real pow. great
day11 - 01/29 - sugarbush - a good day skiing a full open albeit thin sugarbush lincoln peak. very very very cold. one of the first times in recent memory that i ended my day bc of cold. had 30k vert skied, but it was only 2pm and i was sleeping 5 miles away. would have pushed to 3 or 4 had my toes not been numb
day12 - 01/30 - magic - maybe 2" laying around from the day before. another day of almost 100% open but very thin. steeper woods not fun at all. lower angle woods that had been trafficked skied ok. 15k vertical by 1 PM and home by 5:30. love getting home at a decent hour on sundays
day13 - 02/05 - k - 17” leftovers. balls to the walls ripping tree skiing
day14 - 02/06 - k - repeat of Saturday. was with a friend. he asked is it possible to get from snowdon to bear and only ski woods in the process. challenge accepted. 15 runs that prominently featured at least one glade to traverse over to bear. then a couple of cruise control + bittersweet groomers to return to car.
day15 - 02/17 - mission ridge - yuck. i decided to try mission ridge because it was on the indy pass and allowed me to not pay for lift tickets or cross the canadian border and deal with covid stuff, and the trail map is rad and its >2000 of vertical. but fuck they are in horrible shape for snow. mission ridge is on the far eastern foothills of the cascades and its clear they need a lot of snow and just because there may be a lot of (albeit old) snow up at stevens pass, doesnt mean the same down in the foothills. groomers only. just lots of the same groomers. i should have probably taken the time to drive to brundage/tamarack or east into the montana places, but oh well. checked out leavenworth. weird place. what america would be like if the nazis won the war?
day16 - 02/18 - mission ridge - more of the same.
day17 - 02/19 - 49 degrees north - was expecting more bad, but it was actually really good! they had picked up 4" or so in the week leading up to my showing up and it had barely been skied. some of it had sun baked and firmed and thawed so was a little crusty, but there was a lot snow in the trees and there are a shitload of trees to ski there. its kind of eastern in its configuration with lots of defined trails flanked by glades. no high alpine. fun day. chewelah washington is a very sleepy little town. 49N is clearly a day trip for spokane and not many people stay overnight. i had a great little airbnb on a golf course.
day18 - 02/20 - 49 degrees north - more of the same.
day19 - 02/21 - schweitzer - big time big mountain! they picked up about 5" from the broader west coast storm system this past weeknd, whcih was an underperform, but the place skied amazingly, with deep powder pockets on steeps and wind favored locations. big 2000 ft runs starting on steep above treeline faces with nice chutes and cliffys, spilling out into mellow open glades. awesome place! best skiing of my season for snow + terrain. also, schweitzer has a t-bar on their highest ridge and a lot of places would make you hike that ridge and in my fat-ish old-ish age i really appreciated that t-bar
so today i was gonna go to silver because they got 14" out of hte storm system and i wanted to get to it before its tracked out, and they are actually closed for cold. and schweitzer has half their lifts closed, but those lifts happen to be the lifts i skied yesterday. so the terrain i havent skied at schweitzer yet is open and its only a question of if i want to deal with brutal cold. as a new england skier, i think i am probably game for at least an hour or two, i'll just wait til like 11. im gonna go to silver tomorrow. i think i am going to go and pay to ski whitefish for one day. they got 13" out of the storm system and i know it to be world class terrain.
day02 - 12/05 - stratton - ripping groomers day trip
day03 - 12/18 - sugarbush - not pretty skiing. scary drive to rutland in the sleet and snow
day04 - 12/19 - killington - 11" reported, skied more densely, first 'good' day
day05 - 12/30 - cannon - impressive conditions and terrain variety given the weather challenges
day06 - 12/31 - waterville - first time visitor. not enough open to judge fairly, and a bit crowded. left by 11 to get home for New Year’s Eve
day07 - 01/08 - stratton - repetitive groomers but good snow and over 30k vertical. scrapped the overnight due to ice storm next day
day08 - 01/16 - jay - finally tree skiing. jay always quietly has thick coverage while others are hurting. great day. scrapped 1/17 due to fear of driving in snow.
day09 - 01/22 - stratton - glades skied a lot better than i thought they would, tho def still thwacky and thin. great day. 30k vert. Finally magic tmrw
day10 - 01/23 - magic - finally using my sunday pass. almost everything open. thin and funky is magical. snowmaking sides of whales on tali skied like real pow. great
day11 - 01/29 - sugarbush - a good day skiing a full open albeit thin sugarbush lincoln peak. very very very cold. one of the first times in recent memory that i ended my day bc of cold. had 30k vert skied, but it was only 2pm and i was sleeping 5 miles away. would have pushed to 3 or 4 had my toes not been numb
day12 - 01/30 - magic - maybe 2" laying around from the day before. another day of almost 100% open but very thin. steeper woods not fun at all. lower angle woods that had been trafficked skied ok. 15k vertical by 1 PM and home by 5:30. love getting home at a decent hour on sundays
day13 - 02/05 - k - 17” leftovers. balls to the walls ripping tree skiing
day14 - 02/06 - k - repeat of Saturday. was with a friend. he asked is it possible to get from snowdon to bear and only ski woods in the process. challenge accepted. 15 runs that prominently featured at least one glade to traverse over to bear. then a couple of cruise control + bittersweet groomers to return to car.
day15 - 02/17 - mission ridge - yuck. i decided to try mission ridge because it was on the indy pass and allowed me to not pay for lift tickets or cross the canadian border and deal with covid stuff, and the trail map is rad and its >2000 of vertical. but fuck they are in horrible shape for snow. mission ridge is on the far eastern foothills of the cascades and its clear they need a lot of snow and just because there may be a lot of (albeit old) snow up at stevens pass, doesnt mean the same down in the foothills. groomers only. just lots of the same groomers. i should have probably taken the time to drive to brundage/tamarack or east into the montana places, but oh well. checked out leavenworth. weird place. what america would be like if the nazis won the war?
day16 - 02/18 - mission ridge - more of the same.
day17 - 02/19 - 49 degrees north - was expecting more bad, but it was actually really good! they had picked up 4" or so in the week leading up to my showing up and it had barely been skied. some of it had sun baked and firmed and thawed so was a little crusty, but there was a lot snow in the trees and there are a shitload of trees to ski there. its kind of eastern in its configuration with lots of defined trails flanked by glades. no high alpine. fun day. chewelah washington is a very sleepy little town. 49N is clearly a day trip for spokane and not many people stay overnight. i had a great little airbnb on a golf course.
day18 - 02/20 - 49 degrees north - more of the same.
day19 - 02/21 - schweitzer - big time big mountain! they picked up about 5" from the broader west coast storm system this past weeknd, whcih was an underperform, but the place skied amazingly, with deep powder pockets on steeps and wind favored locations. big 2000 ft runs starting on steep above treeline faces with nice chutes and cliffys, spilling out into mellow open glades. awesome place! best skiing of my season for snow + terrain. also, schweitzer has a t-bar on their highest ridge and a lot of places would make you hike that ridge and in my fat-ish old-ish age i really appreciated that t-bar
so today i was gonna go to silver because they got 14" out of hte storm system and i wanted to get to it before its tracked out, and they are actually closed for cold. and schweitzer has half their lifts closed, but those lifts happen to be the lifts i skied yesterday. so the terrain i havent skied at schweitzer yet is open and its only a question of if i want to deal with brutal cold. as a new england skier, i think i am probably game for at least an hour or two, i'll just wait til like 11. im gonna go to silver tomorrow. i think i am going to go and pay to ski whitefish for one day. they got 13" out of the storm system and i know it to be world class terrain.
Edd
Well-known member
Leavenworth is an odd duck of a town. Had a pretty good lunch there.
26. February 22, 2022: Big Sky, Montana (cold pow leftovers)
Wife's List:
1. December 19, 2021: Alta
2. December 21, 2021: Snowbird
3. December 27, 2021: Alta (Powder Day)
4. January 9, 2022: Alta
5. January 16, 2022: Alta
6. January 23, 2022: Alta
7. February 6, 2022: Alta
8. February 19, 2022: Alta (Girl's Day)
9. February 22, 2022: Big Sky, Montana
Daughter's List:
1. December 21, 2021: Snowbird
2. January 16, 2022: Alta
3. January 23, 2022: Alta
Similar threads
