Your 2022-2023 Ski Season Thread

[KustyTheKlown]

fuck it

plattsburgh hotel booked for friday
tremblant hotel for saturday
burlington hotel for sunday

ski tremblant sat-sun and hit sugarbush bolton or killington on the way home monday.

weather.com has about 16" of new snow coming Thursday to Saturday while new england gets pissed upon AGAIN

 

[NYDB]

fuck me for considering tremblant AGAIN this weekend when i had my hearts set on saddleback and sugarloaf AGAIN.

I'm surprised you don't send it out west more for long weekends ( or just move out there as a youngish single guy) your like 30 minutes from Newark Airport or less right? maybe your work isn't flexible like that. 1/2 the skiing but twice the quality.

 

[KustyTheKlown]

I'm surprised you don't send it out west more for long weekends ( or just move out there as a youngish single guy) your like 30 minutes from Newark Airport or less right? maybe your work isn't flexible like that. 1/2 the skiing but twice the quality.

i'm 37 with a partner who doesn't ski and we both have legitimate careers based in new york city. my family and all my friends are here too. and i love the cultural opportunities that come with living in NYC. those wouldn't be matched even in Denver or seattle.

i can afford to drive 300 miles and stay in a super8 every weekend. i can't afford to fly + rent car + hotel constantly and it would be way too rushed to go for weekends. and i cant constantly be taking Mondays and Fridays off of work.

i used to go out west 2-3 times a season. i would do a long 8-9 day week around xmas, a long weekend around mlk, and a week around presidents day.

my girlfriends bday is 12/21 and we celebrate xmas with her family, so the xmas opportunity is now really only 26th-31 (i get back to spend nye with her). that's too rushed and too expensive to go west at peak holiday.

for the past few years i have adjusted by going out west for one 2week+ chunk in late feb. consolidating all the costs into one big western trip each year where i ski 10-15 days.

 

[jimk]

Today was number 41.

21 ragged
11 loon
8 sunday river
1 pats

Best part of the weekend was the youngest finally beginning her race training. Long time coming, the wife and I actually got an hour alone in the bar.View attachment 55892

That's amazing that you already have 41 days. I'm at zero, had personal and medical issues this winter, but should be good to go in a couple weeks. Plan to do my annual winter migrationn to UT again. Dreaming of lots of good spring ski days out there. Great job with the daughter. If your kids fall in love with skiing you're golden forever!

 

[ThatGuy]

1) 11/21/22-Mount Snow
2) 11/23/22-Mount Snow
3) 12/03/22-Jiminy Peak
4) 12/04/22-Jiminy Peak
5) 12/05/22-Mount Snow
6) 12/10/22-Jiminy Peak
7) 12/12/22-Mount Snow
8) 12/17/22-Jiminy Peak
9) 12/19/22-Mount Snow
10) 12/21/22-Mount Snow
11) 12/29/22-Jiminy Peak
12) 12/30/22-Jiminy Peak
13) 1/6/23-Jiminy
14) 1/7/23-Jiminy Peak
15) 1/9/23-Little Ski Hill
16) 1/10/23-Brundage

Got lucky with some fresh snow, last year was the opposite. Love Brundage, perfect mountain for me. Easy well spaced trees boundary too boundary without too much stuff to get in over your head. Also great views.

 

[KustyTheKlown]

nice! the brundage/tamarack indy trip is def on my list

 

[ThatGuy]

1) 11/21/22-Mount Snow
2) 11/23/22-Mount Snow
3) 12/03/22-Jiminy Peak
4) 12/04/22-Jiminy Peak
5) 12/05/22-Mount Snow
6) 12/10/22-Jiminy Peak
7) 12/12/22-Mount Snow
8) 12/17/22-Jiminy Peak
9) 12/19/22-Mount Snow
10) 12/21/22-Mount Snow
11) 12/29/22-Jiminy Peak
12) 12/30/22-Jiminy Peak
13) 1/6/23-Jiminy Peak
14) 1/7/23-Jiminy Peak
15) 1/9/23-Little Ski Hill
16) 1/10/23-Brundage
17) 1/11/23-Tamarack

Lapped the summit chair most of the day. Awesome snow and no people. Definitely trickier terrain than Brundage (except Hidden Valley).

 

[JimG.]

1) 11/18/22-Belleayre opening day
2) 11/19-Belleayre
3) 11/26-Belleayre
4) 11/29-Belleayre
5) 12/2-Belleayre
6) 12/4-Belleayre
7) 12/9-Belleayre
8) 12/10-Belleayre
9) 12/13-Belleayre
10) 12/15-Belleayre
11) 12/17-Belleayre powder day 19"
12) 12/20-Killington
13) 12/21-Killington
14) 12/27-Belleayre
15) 12/28-Belleayre
16) 12/30-Belleayre
17) 1/7/23-Belleayre
18) 1/8-Belleayre
19) 1/11-Belleayre

Good ski day made even better because my oldest son David and youngest son James joined in the fun. Lots of snowmaking going on and plenty of snow put down since my last visit. Belle is in good shape for yet another warm/wet weather cycle. Run of the day was Winnisook featuring well skied in and still round bump lines. Skipped today with the snow/rain will return Sat.

 

[ThatGuy]

1) 11/21/22-Mount Snow
2) 11/23/22-Mount Snow
3) 12/03/22-Jiminy Peak
4) 12/04/22-Jiminy Peak
5) 12/05/22-Mount Snow
6) 12/10/22-Jiminy Peak
7) 12/12/22-Mount Snow
8) 12/17/22-Jiminy Peak
9) 12/19/22-Mount Snow
10) 12/21/22-Mount Snow
11) 12/29/22-Jiminy Peak
12) 12/30/22-Jiminy Peak
13) 1/6/23-Jiminy Peak
14) 1/7/23-Jiminy Peak
15) 1/9/23-Little Ski Hill
16) 1/10/23-Brundage
17) 1/11/23-Tamarack
18) 1/12/23-Brundage

Hit lots of different lines through Hidden Valley. Basically untracked all day. Top of the mountain was zero vis.
Ran into a guy I met yesterday at Tamarack and we got into some fun stuff.

 

[urungus]

Hit lots of different lines through Hidden Valley. Basically untracked all day. Top of the mountain was zero vis.
Ran into a guy I met yesterday at Tamarack and we got into some fun stuff.

Wow I am jealous

 

[thetrailboss]

1) 11/21/22-Mount Snow
2) 11/23/22-Mount Snow
3) 12/03/22-Jiminy Peak
4) 12/04/22-Jiminy Peak
5) 12/05/22-Mount Snow
6) 12/10/22-Jiminy Peak
7) 12/12/22-Mount Snow
8) 12/17/22-Jiminy Peak
9) 12/19/22-Mount Snow
10) 12/21/22-Mount Snow
11) 12/29/22-Jiminy Peak
12) 12/30/22-Jiminy Peak
13) 1/6/23-Jiminy Peak
14) 1/7/23-Jiminy Peak
15) 1/9/23-Little Ski Hill
16) 1/10/23-Brundage
17) 1/11/23-Tamarack

Lapped the summit chair most of the day. Awesome snow and no people. Definitely trickier terrain than Brundage (except Hidden Valley).
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You hit it right. Awesome pics!

 

[thetrailboss]

1. November 4, 2022: Brighton Bone Zone
2. November 12, 2022: Brighton (four lifts and midseason conditions?!)
3. November 13, 2022: Brighton
4. November 20, 2022: Snowbird (great first day with lots of open terrain and no crowds).
5. November 22, 2022: Alta (great snow and no lines)
6. November 23, 2022: Alta (first taste of powder for 22-23!)
7. November 24, 2022: Snowbird (early turkey turns)
8. November 25, 2022: Snowbird’s Tram Good Time (on the first ride of the new Tram and opening of Gad 2)
9. November 26, 2022: Alta (afternoon turns in the new snow!)
10. November 27, 2022: Snowbird (skiing with old friends on old favorites)
11. December 4, 2022: Snowbird (Little Cloud storm fest)
12. December 10, 2022: Snowbird (Mineral Basin Debut)
13. December 15, 2022: Brighton (cold night and new snow)
14. December 16, 2022: Alta/Snowbird (100" base, earliest run down Alf's, Baldy Express opening)
15. December 23, 2022: Brighton Night with the Daughter.
16. December 24, 2022: Alta (High Traverse on a Sleeper Powder Day)
17. December 29, 2022: Burke, Vermont (homecoming with the Mrs.)
18. January 3, 2023: Sugarloaf (homecoming for the Mrs. Skiing the favorites with nice WG groomed conditions).
19. January 4, 2023: Sugarloaf (Spring Skiing in January (?) with the Girls)

20. January 13, 2022: Alta (back in the Wasatch)

 

[thetrailboss]

1. November 4, 2022: Brighton Bone Zone
2. November 12, 2022: Brighton (four lifts and midseason conditions?!)
3. November 13, 2022: Brighton
4. November 20, 2022: Snowbird (great first day with lots of open terrain and no crowds).
5. November 22, 2022: Alta (great snow and no lines)
6. November 23, 2022: Alta (first taste of powder for 22-23!)
7. November 24, 2022: Snowbird (early turkey turns)
8. November 25, 2022: Snowbird’s Tram Good Time (on the first ride of the new Tram and opening of Gad 2)
9. November 26, 2022: Alta (afternoon turns in the new snow!)
10. November 27, 2022: Snowbird (skiing with old friends on old favorites)
11. December 4, 2022: Snowbird (Little Cloud storm fest)
12. December 10, 2022: Snowbird (Mineral Basin Debut)
13. December 15, 2022: Brighton (cold night and new snow)
14. December 16, 2022: Alta/Snowbird (100" base, earliest run down Alf's, Baldy Express opening)
15. December 23, 2022: Brighton Night with the Daughter.
16. December 24, 2022: Alta (High Traverse on a Sleeper Powder Day)
17. December 29, 2022: Burke, Vermont (homecoming with the Mrs.)
18. January 3, 2023: Sugarloaf (homecoming for the Mrs. Skiing the favorites with nice WG groomed conditions).
19. January 4, 2023: Sugarloaf (Spring Skiing in January (?) with the Girls)
20. January 13, 2023: Alta (back in the Wasatch)

21. January 14, 2023: Brighton Twilight (Powder Night and a record 59 miles of skiing!)

 

[KustyTheKlown]

wayyy less crowded today plus 7:30 early ups for ikon. awesome day

 

[Zand]

Finally have a couple days off this weekend after working every day since Jan 2nd, but decided to sit this weekend out to rest and not deal with the mostly crap conditions. Looking ahead to finally getting out next weekend and I feel like I have two options for decent snow. One is to follow in Kusty's tracks up to Tremblant as they seem to have by far the best conditions in the east. I've never been there before (only place I've skied in Quebec is Orford) but looks like they have some decent natural terrain and just need to stay away from the shitshow village (kind of like Stratton lol). Plus the Bruins are in Montreal next Tuesday which would make for a fun 3 day weekend. The other option looks to be Maine...Saddleback has quite a bit of natural and glades still open after this week's storm, so the base is there and if this week's storm pans out decently, then hopefully things should be in shape up there. Could get my 2 Saddleback Indy days and pop into SR or SL for a day.

 

[jimmywilson69]

1) Okemo 12/9
2) Stowe 12/10
3) Killington 12/11
4) Roundtop 12/24
5) Roundtop12/26
6) Roundtop 12/28
7) Roundtop 12/30
8) Roundtop 12/31
9) Roundtop 1/2
10) Roundtop 1/7
11) Roundtop 1/10 Lunch Runs
12) Roundtop 1/13 Lunch Runs
13) Roundtop 1/14
14) Roundtop 1/15

 

[JimG.]

1) 11/18/22-Belleayre opening day
2) 11/19-Belleayre
3) 11/26-Belleayre
4) 11/29-Belleayre
5) 12/2-Belleayre
6) 12/4-Belleayre
7) 12/9-Belleayre
8) 12/10-Belleayre
9) 12/13-Belleayre
10) 12/15-Belleayre
11) 12/17-Belleayre powder day 19"
12) 12/20-Killington
13) 12/21-Killington
14) 12/27-Belleayre
15) 12/28-Belleayre
16) 12/30-Belleayre
17) 1/7/23-Belleayre
18) 1/8-Belleayre
19) 1/11-Belleayre
20) 1/14-Belleayre
21) 1/16-Belleayre

Belle is making snow whenever possible all over the ridge. Everything is in good shape. Good bumps on Belleayre Run, Tongora and Winnisook. Some icy spots but a lot of good snow.

Just very bored with the same trails over and over. Gonna have to venture up to VT soon for a change of pace. We need a few good snowstorms here in the east.

Praying to Ullr.

 

[KustyTheKlown]

1) 10/28/22 - Big Snow, NJ
2) 11/23/22 - Windham, NY
3) 11/25/22 - Sugarbush, VT
4) 11/26/22 - Stratton, VT
5) 12/04/22 - Windham NY
6) 12/10/22 - Loon NH
7) 12/11/22 - Stratton, VT
8) 12/17/22 - Stratton, VT
9) 12/18/22 - Killington, VT
10) 12/27/22 - Tremblant, QC
11) 12/28/22 - Tremblant, QC
12) 12/29/22 - Tremblant, QC
13) 12/30/22 - Tremblant, QC
14) 12/31/22 - Sugarbush, VT
15) 01/07/23 - Loon, NH
16) 01/08/23 - Stratton, VT

17) 01/14/23 - Tremblant, QC - really glad I chose to make the drive. excellent tree skiing run after run. def Tremblant crowded tho. skied bell to bell but only managed 25k. still a great ski dat

18) 01/15/23 - Tremblant, QC - ikon early ups at 730 made for an epic sunrise and a few hot groomer laps before anyone showed up. much less crowded today, often waiting only a couple of chairs to ride singles. got after it, skied basically every glade and natural trail. 30k skied and wrapped by 2 pm to have time to drive back to vt

19) 01/16/23 - Sugarbush, VT - very impressed with the snowmaking output. Made me feel good about my upcoming family trip this weekend. It will look white and there will be routes for the people. I just want everyone to have a good time, enjoy the mountain and the mad river valley, and say “you were right this is all more enjoyable than killington”. skied under 3 hours but logged 20k vert. Five laps on steins under the guns with the serious dry gun pow

 

[tnt1234]

1) 11/18/22-Belleayre opening day
2) 11/19-Belleayre
3) 11/26-Belleayre
4) 11/29-Belleayre
5) 12/2-Belleayre
6) 12/4-Belleayre
7) 12/9-Belleayre
8) 12/10-Belleayre
9) 12/13-Belleayre
10) 12/15-Belleayre
11) 12/17-Belleayre powder day 19"
12) 12/20-Killington
13) 12/21-Killington
14) 12/27-Belleayre
15) 12/28-Belleayre
16) 12/30-Belleayre
17) 1/7/23-Belleayre
18) 1/8-Belleayre
19) 1/11-Belleayre
20) 1/14-Belleayre
21) 1/16-Belleayre

Belle is making snow whenever possible all over the ridge. Everything is in good shape. Good bumps on Belleayre Run, Tongora and Winnisook. Some icy spots but a lot of good snow.

Just very bored with the same trails over and over. Gonna have to venture up to VT soon for a change of pace. We need a few good snowstorms here in the east.

Praying to Ullr.

Our passes were blacked out last weekend and I didn't buy day passes early enough. So we went to platty sunday. Back to Belle this weekend. Hope it survives the rain. Nice to hear they left some bumps up. Suppose they might go if things get iced over.

Some forecasts have 8" sunday night...

 

[JimG.]

Some forecasts have 8" sunday night...

That would be very nice.