Your 2024-25 Ski Season Thread

[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 - stratton4

02/01 - killington (powder day!) - one of my favorite days at killington ever. just soft beautiful tree skiing all day. 36k vert. 8 hour session. devils fiddle runs were some of my favorite all time runs at k

02/02 - stratton - just a whatever morning. groomers skied well. woods skied poorly. hit early ups at 7:45 and was done by 10 AM.

23 days. an amazing start to the season. taking my first break now and will be off snow til feb 16. banff feb 16-21, rev feb 22-27. cant wait.

 

[Zand]

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

 

[KustyTheKlown]

sick. i was just snooping my banff hotel's website, and gary the cat has stayed there.

https://www.instagram.com/greatgramsofgary/?hl=en

 

[xlr8r]

1 12/22 Stratton
2 12/23 Stratton
3 12/24 Stratton (Powder Day)
4 12/28 Loon
5 1/11 Pico (Powder Day)
6 1/12 Killington
7 1/18 Killington (Late Afternoon Powder)
8 2/1 Sugarbush Lincoln Peak (Powder Day)
9 2/2 Sugarbush Glen Ellen

 

[thebigo]

Daughter Super G camp canceled because there was too much snow. Made the obvious choice, banged in sick and took her woods skiing at loon. Just a great day.

Day #70 overall, rough even split between loon and cannon with a handful of SR days early season. I did not plan this season, it just kind of happened but if I was going to hang up a big year glad I ended up here. Loon and cannon compliment each other perfectly in crowding and weather with just enough terrain between the two to stay interesting.

Don't have a goal this year, easily on pace to blow past 100 days, just trying to spend as much time as possible on snow with my kids.

 

[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.
Fun day skiing in the storm! Got close to 25 runs in 4 hours with the fast new lift and no lines. Definitely the best day I’ve had there in my handful of visits over the years.

 

[ERJ-145CA]

I finally had time to post my January skiing. I skied 13 days in January. Mostly weekday mornings at Mountain Creek solo. There were also a couple of solo weekend morning at Mountain Creek since the lifts open for passholders an hour early. So I'll ski from opening until it gets too busy when I go there on a Saturday or Sunday. I also had a few weekend days at Mount Peter with my daughter and/or wife.

 

[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

Cold and windy today. Frozen groomers. Bumps that were left alone dust on crust. There is a base in the trees and on nats.

Belle really needs a 12"+ storm, hopefully this weekend is the ticket.

K up next Mon-Wed.

 

[thetrailboss]

23. 2/6/25 Pleasant Mtn.
Fun day skiing in the storm! Got close to 25 runs in 4 hours with the fast new lift and no lines. Definitely the best day I’ve had there in my handful of visits over the years.
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How is it with the new HSQ?

 

[thetrailboss]

1. November 16, 2024: Brighton;
2. November 21, 2024: Brighton (trying out the new sticks!).
3. November 22, 2024: Alta (opening day!)
4. November 23, 2024: Alta (more preseason turns)
5. November 25, 2024: Alta (nice morning turns on the new snow and snowmaking)
6. November 27, 2024: Alta (First Alta Powder Day of the Season!)
7. November 29, 2024: Alta (morning turns in the sun)
8. November 30, 2024: Snowbird (first runs on the new Wilbere Chair)
9. December 1, 2024: Alta (more early season turns and first day in Ballroom)
10. December 8, 2024: Alta (more low tide skiing)
11. December 11, 2024: Snowbird (racing the Tram on the east coast narrow skis)
12. December 13, 2024: Brighton (first night riding of the season)
13. December 16, 2024: Alta (turns on the new skis).
14. December 21, 2024: Alta (first day on Supreme, but we need snow!)
15. December 28, 2024: Brighton (Storm Twilight Skiing and first day at Milly)
16. December 29, 2024: Alta (post storm holiday craziness; first Challenger run and lots of wind blown goodness)
17. December 31, 2024: Alta (NYE Turns on amazing snow!)
18. January 2, 2025: Alta (new snow and more holiday craziness)
19. January 3, 2025: Alta (first day on the High T and some amazing turns!)
20. January 13, 2025: Snowbird (amazing morning hitting the favorites--Chamonix, Old Ladies, Gad 2, and High Baldy)
21. January 19, 2025: Alta/Snowbird (Cold turns in Mineral, Little Cloud, and all over Alta)
22. January 20, 2025: Alta/Snowbird (-10F at Supreme; first tracks in Devil's Castle, First Alf's of the year, Little Cloud and Baldy Runs at Snowbird).
23. January 25, 2025: Brighton (Twilight Skiing and first night at Milly)

24. February 9, 2025: Alta/Snowbird (Rasta, Old Ladies Proper, Cirque, and other favorites)

 

[kingslug]

Im 10 days behind last season...but its been pretty good so far

 

[LoafSkier19]

How is it with the new HSQ?

It’s a huge improvement. You get to the top now quicker than the old one got to the mid-station. The 25 top to bottom runs I got in 3.5-4 hours would’ve taken a whole day.

I will say though, it exposes an issue I’ve always had with the place. And that is the horrible trail layout on the upper mountain. Without Sunnyside running, Jack Spratt is the only trail worth skiing off the top and gets skied off quick. Parmalee’s, Upper Haggets, and Sunset are too short and involve a long (and somewhat uphill) traverse back to Jack Spratt. This is nothing new. But now without the midstation you have to take something up there to get to the more fun lower slopes on the frontside.

 

[thetrailboss]

It’s a huge improvement. You get to the top now quicker than the old one got to the mid-station. The 25 top to bottom runs I got in 3.5-4 hours would’ve taken a whole day.

I will say though, it exposes an issue I’ve always had with the place. And that is the horrible trail layout on the upper mountain. Without Sunnyside running, Jack Spratt is the only trail worth skiing off the top and gets skied off quick. Parmalee’s, Upper Haggets, and Sunset are too short and involve a long (and somewhat uphill) traverse back to Jack Spratt. This is nothing new. But now without the midstation you have to take something up there to get to the more fun lower slopes on the frontside.

Does the terrain get more skied off due to the HSQ?

 

[Terry]

Does the terrain get more skied off due to the HSQ?

Yes it does. Puts to many people on the trails at once. They need some trail expansion on the west side.

 

[LoafSkier19]

Yes it does. Puts to many people on the trails at once. They need some trail expansion on the west side.

Exactly. With the triple, maybe half the riders opted for the whole ride and the other half got off halfway (especially the racers). Now everyone goes to the top.
You’re either on a crowded Jack Spratt. Or the cluster of Sunset/Haggets/Parmalee’s which all meet up at a bad intersection where you need to keep your speed to make it back to Jack Spratt. And then, 100% of the skier traffic meets just above the old mid station. Monday nights I’m guessing are a nightmare there with the discounted night skiing and busses showing up.

 

[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
Girlfriend and I spent the weekend visiting her family who live nearby the mountain. For Saturday it wasn’t terrible. Liftlines were avoidable at the usual locations. Found some great snow in the trees.

25. 2/9/25 Pico
Opted to spend the day skiing Pico for a powder day. It seemed to be a great choice! Got in line for Little Pico at 8:15 as the quad already had a decent line. I don’t know how much they reported but it was knee deep first tracks down A-Slope! Everything skied great, although the lack of a solid base started to show on the natural trails after a couple hours. Still lots of fun!

Only picture I grabbed waiting for Little Pico to open: