Your 2024-25 Ski Season Thread

[Former Sunday Rivah Rat]

Any word as to if Snowbasin does an encore this weekend? Snow is in the forecast.

The storm is now looking pretty lame. The website says Closed Until Summer. They don't have the elevation for it. Solitude skied better today than Snowbasin did that last week they were open. So far we are not missing Snowbasin this spring. Good thing we got the IKON base add on.

 

[jimk]

I hit day 43 at Brighton, UT today, 15 Apr 2025. First half of April has been really good in UT! First week was powder, second week was real fine spring conditions. Crowds low everywhere all month.

A buddy at Alta on 1 Apr 2025


Another buddy 2 Apr at Snowbird.
Entering Great Scott.


Little Cloud Bowl


Me Snowbird 5 April.


6 April I started at Snowbird and climbed Mt Baldy and skied into Main Chute and Alta.

Solitude 9 Apr 2025, plenty of solitude this time of year


to be continued...

 

[jimk]

10 Apr 2025 Deer Valley, fun spring snow and small crowd.


15 Apr 2025 Brighton, more nice spring skiing in the Milly area.

 

[Tonyr]

1. 12/10: Mt Snow - Groomers in the freezing drizzle. 18.5k
2. 12/25 Mt Sunapee - Fast groomers on Christmas. 15k
3. 1/9 Pats Peak - Windy groomers and some bumps. 12.1k
4. 1/12 Bolton - Late day woods. 7.4k
5. 1/13 Stowe - Terrific soft woods and nats. 40.7k
6. 1/14 Stowe - 9" powder, untouched Liftline, deep woods. 20.9k
7. 1/20 Magic - 4" powder, first tracks Talisman and Sorcerer, thin but soft. 21.9k
8. 1/23 Crotched - Night skiing cut short by lift failure. 4.9k
9. 1/26 Okemo - Very thin trees, fun nats, big midday squall. 31.6k
10. 1/28 Waterville - Couple inches from squall, empty bubble laps. 25k
11. 2/2 Jay - Bit of a struggle with variable snow, nats more fun than woods. 20k
12. 2/3 Stowe - 4" refresh overnight, woods skiing gorgeous. 30.1k
13. 2/9 Ragged - 9" powder but late arrival had me picking up the scraps. First time there, glades are terrific! 16.7k
14. 2/10 Stowe - 7" powder, woods deep, bashing powder bumps on Liftline, exhausting day. 30.9k
15. 2/11 Stowe - 2" of the softest snow I've ever seen was the perfect topping on the already soft and deep base. Like skiing in feathers. Woods amazing. 33.1k
16. 2/23 Middlebury - Main summit lift broken down, arrived late and only other summit access closed at 3 so quantity was limited. Some crust in backside woods. Liked what I saw for terrain. Day was a dud but would love to go back. 4.3k
17. 2/24 Stowe - Only managed 5 runs because I was under the weather. Woods full of hero snow. 10.3k
18. 2/25 Stowe - Spring preview with manky woods but nice soft bumps and groomers. Knee started to hurt and rain moved in so called it early. 15.6k

19. 4/13 Okemo - Cool and foggy but soft spring snow and couple areas of seeded bumps. 15.4k
20. 4/14 Jay - Perfect spring day, woods and nats mint. 19k
21. 4/15 Stowe - Forecasted rain didn't arrive until afternoon, making for another perfect spring morning. Silky corn in woods, soft and sometimes adventurous nats. 21.7k

Sad that March ended up being a goose egg, but weather and time off just didn't work in my favor. But these last 2 days were just the absolute best of spring in the deep northern VT snow. My season is down to a day or two at Killington.

I've been on the fence about my pass situation for next year. Did I want to switch back to Ikon or keep riding with Epic? I think my decision is pretty easy at this point. I skied 8 days at Stowe this year, and other than my childhood days at Wachusett and my college days at Burke I don't think I've ever skied that many days in a season anywhere else. It is more or less my home mountain now. Affordable lodging, good restaurants, and most importantly IMO the best overall ski experience in the east. And I still feel like I've barely scratched the surface with the place.

I don't blame you. For east coast skiing, Stowe is the best.

 

[JimG.]

1) 11/17/24-Belleayre
2) 11/24-Belleayre
3) 11/29-Belleayre
4) 12/3-Belleayre
5) 12/6-Belleayre
6) 12/8-Belleayre
7) 12/13-Belleayre
8) 12/19-Belleayre
9) 12/20-Belleayre
10) 12/23-Belleayre
11) 12/26-Belleayre
12) 12/27 Belleayre
13) 12/31-Belleayre
14) 1/3/25-Belleayre
15) 1/6-Belleayre
16) 1/9-Belleayre
17) 1/12-Belleayre
18) 1/15-Killington
19) 1/16-Killington
20) 1/17-Killington
21) 1/23-Belleayre
22) 1/29-Killington
23) 1/30-Killington
24) 1/31-Killington
25) 2/7-Belleayre
26) 2/10-Killington
27) 2/11-Killington
28) 2/12-Killington
29) 2/19-Killington
30) 2/20-Killington
31) 2/21-Killington
32) 3/8-Belleayre
33) 3/12-Killington
34) 3/13-Killington
35) 3/14-Killington
36) 3/20-Belleayre
37) 4/13-Belleayre
38) 4/16-Killington
39) 4/17-Killington
40) 4/18-Killington

When I arrived at K on 4/16 it was storming pretty good. Windy and snowing big flakes. Conditions got better as the day went on and it continued snowing after the close into the night. 4/17 was a legitimate powder day in the morning. Hit Downdraft first, one track on the trail and the conditions were awesome. 3-4" on top of a firm base. Then hit North Ridge where the skiing was genuine mid-Winter goodness. Could still ski Powerline down to the lift. Then back to the top where upper mountain trees were still quite doable. Took Escapade back to the Canyon quad and hit Downdraft and Double Dipper. Skied 9-2 and called it a day as the temps were rising and snow was getting heavy. 4/18 was a spring day. On the lift at 9 again. Double Dipper was groomed and fun to ski top to bottom. Downdraft was still great, but Escapade started to burn out in the warmth. By 1 the snow was getting very heavy and I called it a day. Glad I made it back to K for my last 3 day trip.






Glad I didn't give up on the season after mid-March. Got some more powder days in April. Got to 40 days total.
Good season and good snow.

 

[BenedictGomez]

1) Park City (Canyons)
2) Park City (Canyons)
3) Park City (Canyons)
4) Park City (Canyons) at least 8", 13" by end of day. Boot deep plenty of places.
5) Park City (Canyons) at least 6" fresh
6) Park City (Park City)
7) Park City (Canyons)
8) Park City (Canyons) about 5" new snow. Desperately needed. Skied great.
9) Park City (Canyons)
10) Park City (Canyons)
11) Park City (Canyons)
12) Park City (Canyons)
13) Park City (Canyons) 15" new snow. Desperately needed parte deux
14) Park City (Canyons)
15) Park City (Canyons)
16) Park City (Canyons)
17) Park City (Canyons) Beautiful spring skiing sunblock required conditions
18) Park City (Canyons)
19) Beaver Creek - Nice place. Birds of Prey must be insane at 70mph. It was closing day & I saw some crazy ****. Like patrol sledding a guy too intoxicated to ski.
20) Vail - 5 year old had a hoot in the Back Bowls. We only have double diamond bowls in Park City, so she's never skied an open canvas like that.
21) Breckenridge
22) Breckenridge
23) Breckenridge - surprise powder day! 12" fresh with no crowds because Denver couldn't get there!

Ended the season with 5 days in Colorado. It was nice to invade other people's EPIC towns for a change. Plus we'd never skied Breck or BC before & it's always fun checking new places out. That 3/4 mile long T-bar though, I could live without it. About 12 days fewer than I hoped for, but a new job, parent stuff & adulting got in the way a bit. Still I feel I did okay in a crappy Utah snow year where it was often feast or famine.

And this is where the intentionally artificially high lift ticket prices from mega passes suck, because I'd definitely ski a few more days, but cant justify $500 for the 3 of us to spend a spring skiing day at Solitude or Snowbird.

My little one somewhere in Vail's Back Bowls.

 

[Tonyr]

Got 31 days in this season with Sunday River & Saddleback each being double headers with Sugarloaf. Not sure how to count those but either way it was 31 days on skis spread throughout 16 different resorts...

December
Snowmass 5 days
Ajax 1 day
Highlands 1 day
Copper 2 days

January
Killington 1 day
Sugarbush 1 day
Pico 1 day

February
Jackson Hole 5 days
Deer Valley 4 days

March
Sunday River 1 day
Sugarloaf 3 days
Saddleback 1 day

April
Crystal 3 days
Mt Bachelor 2 days
Timberline 1 day
Mt Hood Meadows 1 day


The highlights were two awesome powder days in December at Snowmass. All five of our days at Jackson Hole came with atleast 6 to 8 inches of snow each day and we had one of the best spring ski days of all time at Crystal on our last trip of the season.

 

[LoafSkier19]

1. 11/15/24 Killington
2. 11/27/24 Sunday River
3. 11/29/24 Cannon
4. 12/6/24 Mt Washington
5. 12/7/24 Sugarloaf
6. 12/20/24 Loon
7. 12/21/24 Waterville Valley
8. 12/24/24 Sunday River
9. 12/26/24 Sugarloaf Uphill Climb
10. 12/28/24 Pleasant Mtn
11. 1/4/25 Killington
12. 1/9/25 Pats Peak
13. 1/11/25 Jay Peak
14. 1/12/25 Jay Peak
15. 1/19/25 Lake Louise
16. 1/20/25 Kicking Horse
17. 1/21/25 Revelstoke
18. 1/22/25 Revelstoke
19. 1/23/25 Revelstoke
20. 1/24/25 Revelstoke
21. 1/25/25 Revelstoke
22. 2/2/25 Lost Valley
23. 2/6/25 Pleasant Mtn.
24. 2/8/25 Killington
25. 2/9/25 Pico
26. 2/13/25 Sunday River
27. 2/14/25 Ragged Mtn
28. 2/17/25 Black Mtn NH
29. 2/22/25 Magic Mtn
30. 2/23/25 Ragged Mtn
31. 2/26/25 Powderhouse Hill
32. 3/4/25 Lost Valley
33. 3/6/25 Pats Peak
34. 3/7/25 Black Mtn ME
35. 3/9/25 Sugarloaf
36. 3/13/25 Camden Snow Bowl
37. 3/14/25 Sunday River & Black NH
38. 3/15/25 Black Mtn NH
39. 4/4/25 Waterville Valley
40. 4/12/25 Sugarloaf
41. 4/13/25 Saddleback

42. 4/18/25 Black NH
Fun afternoon/evening of skiing and music! The mountain still had a few routes down. Maple Slalom to Jackson Standard still had a ton of snow. Big Dipper and Speedwell were a little thin but still fun! For music there was a guy playing live music most of the afternoon at the base, another playing live music from 4-6:30 at the Alpine Cabin. And then a full band playing disco and funk covers from 6-9pm. All this on a Friday. It was my girlfriend’s and our friend’s first time there and they became instant fans of the mountain and can’t wait to return!



43. 4/19/25 Saddleback
Even though the weather was going to be potentially dreary, I went to Saddleback to use up my last Indy day and hopefully get some glade skiing in. Couldn’t believe how much snow melted since the previous Sunday skiing powder in Casablanca. There was no natural snow left on the Kennebago trails. After a couple runs up top, it became clear the Kennebago was not worth returning to so spent the entire day skiing off the Rangeley. First half of the day was rain but the sun eventually came out. Thrombosis and Nightmare Glades were still skiable and fun. Peachy’s, as I always find, had great bumps. Also fun were the T-bar trails which softened the most in the sun. While I was soaked, it was still a fun time!

 

[KustyTheKlown]

I was at saddleback the day before on Friday and loved it. They def lost snow Friday to Saturday. I picked my way thru some questionable but skiable slopes up top on Friday.

 

[KustyTheKlown]

11/29 - killington (powder day!)
11/30 - waterville
12/07 - killington (powder day!)
12/08 - stratton
12/14 - stratton
12/15 - stratton
12/22 - sugarbush (powder day!)
12/23 - mt ellen
12/24 - mt ellen (powder day!)
12/26 - stratton
12/27 - jay
12/28 - bolton
01/04 - sugarbush
01/05 - stratton (powder day!)
01/11 - jay peak
01/12 - sugarbush
01/18 - bolton
01/19 - ellen (powder day!)
01/20 - stratton (powder day!)
01/25 - stratton
01/26 - stratton
02/01 - killington (powder day!)
02/02 - stratton
02/15 - sugarloaf
02/16 - saddleback (powder day!)
02/17 - bmom (powder day!
02/18 - black nh
02/20 - revelstoke
02/21 - revelstoke (powder day!)
02/22 - revelstoke (powder day!)
02/23 - revelstoke
02/24 - revelstoke (powder day!)
02/25 - revelstoke (powder day!)
02/26 - lake louise
02/27 - banff sunshine
03/08 - catamount
03/09 - windham
03/22 - sugarbush
03/23 - stratton
03/29 - sunday river (powder day!)
03/30 - sunday river
04/12 - killington (powder day!)
04/13 - killington

04/18 - saddleback - beautiful sunny 50s 80% of terrain open and skiable including some nice corn woods

04/19 - sugarloaf - dreary and wet but soft snow. Got wetter after 1 pm and I headed home

Maybe one more day at killington, but, pretty much, fin.

45 days, 1.3M vertical.

December - January = A+
Western Trip - B (could have had better snow)
March - C
April - B+ (no sunny weekends)

Season - solid B+. Started soooo strong

 

[LoafSkier19]

I was at saddleback the day before on Friday and loved it. They def lost snow Friday to Saturday. I picked my way thru some questionable but skiable slopes up top on Friday.

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Looked like a great day! Our original plan was to ski Saddleback Friday but Black was more convenient with everyone’s work schedule. And allowed me to use vacation time today to ski instead at Sugarloaf

 

[LoafSkier19]

1. 11/15/24 Killington
2. 11/27/24 Sunday River
3. 11/29/24 Cannon
4. 12/6/24 Mt Washington
5. 12/7/24 Sugarloaf
6. 12/20/24 Loon
7. 12/21/24 Waterville Valley
8. 12/24/24 Sunday River
9. 12/26/24 Sugarloaf Uphill Climb
10. 12/28/24 Pleasant Mtn
11. 1/4/25 Killington
12. 1/9/25 Pats Peak
13. 1/11/25 Jay Peak
14. 1/12/25 Jay Peak
15. 1/19/25 Lake Louise
16. 1/20/25 Kicking Horse
17. 1/21/25 Revelstoke
18. 1/22/25 Revelstoke
19. 1/23/25 Revelstoke
20. 1/24/25 Revelstoke
21. 1/25/25 Revelstoke
22. 2/2/25 Lost Valley
23. 2/6/25 Pleasant Mtn.
24. 2/8/25 Killington
25. 2/9/25 Pico
26. 2/13/25 Sunday River
27. 2/14/25 Ragged Mtn
28. 2/17/25 Black Mtn NH
29. 2/22/25 Magic Mtn
30. 2/23/25 Ragged Mtn
31. 2/26/25 Powderhouse Hill
32. 3/4/25 Lost Valley
33. 3/6/25 Pats Peak
34. 3/7/25 Black Mtn ME
35. 3/9/25 Sugarloaf
36. 3/13/25 Camden Snow Bowl
37. 3/14/25 Sunday River & Black NH
38. 3/15/25 Black Mtn NH
39. 4/4/25 Waterville Valley
40. 4/12/25 Sugarloaf
41. 4/13/25 Saddleback
42. 4/18/25 Black Mtn NH
43. 4/19/25 Saddleback

44. 4/22/25 Sugarloaf
Took the day off to go to Sugarloaf. While it was a mix of fog and clouds at the base, it was warm and there was generally some sun near the top of the Superquad. The trails were all a nice soft spring snow consistency. Really enjoyable conditions. The mountain is pretty much down to just Sluice, Gauge, Skidder, Hayburner, Kings, and Tote with an option to ski Haywire. All of which were skiing great till you get around the base area. The fog definitely is taking its toll at the top of Skyline. Not sure if that will make it to the weekend honestly. And if they do it might just be Sluice Chute.


Thinking I’ll be there Friday and Sunday. With another Ikon day left over in case they go to May, but wouldn’t be surprised if this weekend is it for them based on how quick the snow is melting at the base.