Your favorite ski areas in the northeast

[awf170]

Nothing else is even has 10 points yet... stupid K-zoners swinging the votes

i am hoping my favorites don't make the top ten. less exposure keeps the crowds down! people don't know what they are missing!
:beer:

Yes, cannon is horrible, lots of ice, horrible snowmaking and grooming, always too cold and windy... and those narrow trails what kind of idiot cut those???


MRG come on get with the times, time for a hsq in place of the single

burke what a joke, get a new lodge, and make the trails wider

Tux, who would ever wanna hike for there turns... come on add a tram

Magic, also time for a hsq and good snowmaking(sry ran out of ideas to make fun of them :wink: :lol: )

 

[deadheadskier]

Great idea!

1. Stowe
2. Jay
3. Sugarbush
4. Sugarloaf
5. Mad River

Deadhead, great hardcore list. I see you live in Burlington so you're close to all except the loaf. I notice Smuggs didn't make your list. I've talked to many Burlingtonians who swear by the place. Just curious why it wasn't in your top 5.

Its funny you mention it as next season I will be primarily sking Smuggs, just because the bash badge plus is about the best deal you can get for the local areas up here. I do like Smuggs and it was a toss up between MRG and there for #5. To be honest, I don't like spending much time on the lifts and my only qualms with Smuggs is that it doesn't have a high speed lift to get to the top of Madonna. Granted, that keeps less trafic on the slopes and preserves the pow longer, so there are some benefits to the old school lifts. Another problem with the slow lifts is that the liftlines there are HELACIOUS on the weekends and the slopes covered with ankle biters due to the 'family' nature of the place. I love the mountain, but these drawbacks keep it out of my personal top 5.

 

[Tyrolean_skier]

heres the top 3
1.killington= 23
2.sugarloaf= 21
3.Stowe= 20
Sugarbush= 20

Nothing else is even has 10 points yet... stupid K-zoners swinging the votes :wink:

Why do you have to insult people that have a differing opinion from yours? :evil: Sorry, but I cannot vote for Sugarloaf since I've never skied there and probably will never ski it since it is so inaccessible to me.

 

[bvibert]

heres the top 3
1.killington= 23
2.sugarloaf= 21
3.Stowe= 20
Sugarbush= 20

Nothing else is even has 10 points yet... stupid K-zoners swinging the votes :wink:

Why do you have to insult people that have a differing opinion from yours? :evil: Sorry, but I cannot vote for Sugarloaf since I've never skied there and probably will never ski it since it is so inaccessible to me.

I'm sure Austin was just kidding, thats why he put the little at the end.

 

[Talisman]

1. Sugarbush
2. Sugarloaf
3. Stowe
4. Wildcat
5. Magic

My top five change a lot.

 

[thetrailboss]

1. Burke Mountain.
2. Sugarbush.
3. Cannon Mountain.
4. Sunday River.
5. Killington/Pico.

 

[highpeaksdrifter]

Its funny you mention it as next season I will be primarily sking Smuggs, just because the bash badge plus is about the best deal you can get for the local areas up here. I do like Smuggs and it was a toss up between MRG and there for #5. To be honest, I don't like spending much time on the lifts and my only qualms with Smuggs is that it doesn't have a high speed lift to get to the top of Madonna. Granted, that keeps less trafic on the slopes and preserves the pow longer, so there are some benefits to the old school lifts. Another problem with the slow lifts is that the liftlines there are HELACIOUS on the weekends and the slopes covered with ankle biters due to the 'family' nature of the place. I love the mountain, but these drawbacks keep it out of my personal top 5.

The lifts are unbelieveablly slow and I'm sure that does make for long lift lines, but for somebody who likes the trees it is tough to beat. I was there the first weekend of April, 2001. They got over 500 inches that season and the Friday night we got there another 18". That was some of the best conditions I've ever skied anywhere. The back bowls there are great.

 

[deadheadskier]

The lifts are unbelieveablly slow and I'm sure that does make for long lift lines, but for somebody who likes the trees it is tough to beat. I was there the first weekend of April, 2001. They got over 500 inches that season and the Friday night we got there another 18". That was some of the best conditions I've ever skied anywhere. The back bowls there are great.

Ahh yes, 2001. I moved away from Vermont after that winter (happy to be back) and man what a winter it was. I was doing back flips out of the second floor window of my house on April Fool's day there was so much snow in the yard. The birthday bowls are indeed fantastic!

 

[thetrailboss]

The legendary season of 2000-2001....incredible.

 

[St. Jerry]

1. MRG
2. Stowe
3. Jay
4. Sugarbush
5. Killington

 

[awf170]

heres the top 10

1. sugarbush 38
2. sugarloaf 30
3. stowe 27
4. killington 24
5. sunday river 15
6. cannon 13
7. wildcat 12
8. hunter 9
10. jay peak 8
10. burke 8

 

[highpeaksdrifter]

heres the top 10

1. sugarbush 38
2. sugarloaf 30
3. stowe 27
4. killington 24
5. cannon 13
6. wildcat 12
7. hunter 9
8. jay peak 8
8. burke 8
10. magic 7

I'm not suprized SB is #1 cause they seem to get the most run in here. Stowe is #3, but it doesn't seem to get written about much in AZ country.

 

[thetrailboss]

heres the top 10

1. sugarbush 38
2. sugarloaf 30
3. stowe 27
4. killington 24
5. sunday river 15
6. cannon 13
7. wildcat 12
8. hunter 9
10. jay peak 8
10. burke 8

Wow Burke and Jay are tied!

 

[Robbski]

Cannon
Loon
Waterville
Snow
Sunday River

 

[kickstand]

1. Sunday River
2. Wildcat
3. Attitash

I have a hard time voting for anywhere else. Never been to Jay, Stowe, Smuggs or Sugarloaf. Spent limited time at MRG and Sugarbush. Will only ski Killington during the week, unless there is some insane incentive for me to go there on a Saturday.

I even feel guilty voting for the 2 McSki areas on my list, but that's where I do most of my skiing.

 

[Treeliner]

1. Magic
2. Killington
3. Sunday River
4. Bromley
5. Hunter

 

[snowsprite]

1. Killington
2. Sugarbush
3. Stowe
4. Pico
5. Mt Snow

 

[awf170]

heres the top 3
1.killington= 23
2.sugarloaf= 21
3.Stowe= 20
Sugarbush= 20

Nothing else is even has 10 points yet... stupid K-zoners swinging the votes :wink:

Why do you have to insult people that have a differing opinion from yours? :evil:

it was a joke, hence the wink...

on second thought i hope k-mart wins so all of the hundreds of guests viewing this site will flock there

 

[Geoff]

heres the top 3
1.killington= 23
2.sugarloaf= 21
3.Stowe= 20
Sugarbush= 20

Nothing else is even has 10 points yet... stupid K-zoners swinging the votes :wink:

Why do you have to insult people that have a differing opinion from yours? :evil:

it was a joke, hence the wink...

on second thought i hope k-mart wins so all of the hundreds of guests viewing this site will flock there

Hmmm. By that logic:
Loon
Waterville (2 to pull off the Boston traffic)
Mt Snow
Stratton
Okemo (3 to pull off the New York traffic)

If drive time and apres ski aren't a consideration:
Smuggs
Sugarloaf
Jay
Mad River Valley (Bush/Nord/MRG)
Kmart

 

[thebigo]

#1 kmart
#2 sunday river
#3 cannon
#4 ragged (if i sleep too late)
#5 pats peak (best night skiing in nh)