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Hit the aptly initialed BS in Sept. Not bad to test our new seasonal rental gear in Sept skiing in NJ - but once a year max.

Parking is their capacity limit -they don't have enough lot space to make lift lines. Which is rational as it is so seldom an issue.

Plattekill also apparently owns their property outright with no mortgage. With Epic I knew Hunter was the one surefire place I could get to given NY/NJ being in lockstep on no quarantine requirements between states - so if Hunter closes a % of season then I get that % applied as a discount to...

I certainly hope he doesn't. My bet for VT is that day ticket purchases will be way down but that Epic and Ikon passholders will largely show up. There have been no issues getting advance reservations for peak holiday dates at Hunter or NH Epic Resorts - which suggests folks are not shunning VT...

You will be able to tell the Stratton and Okemo skiers at Plattekill as they will mostly be trying to get themselves back on top of their skis in the ungroomed natural conditions. In all honesty I think Stratton and Okemo lots are going to be full of out of state plates on cars owned by people...

Re food and beverage

Interesting article https://skiing.substack.com/p/why-plattekill-could-become-king

Yes I am aware they are only open 3 days a week. And I agree they are special which is why I would buy a reasonably priced ticket to ski there in the right conditions even when I have a pass to use other places. Do you really think Plattekill has ever hit 50% of capacity? Certainly not any time...

Yes I have Epic Local passes for 3 (cheaper than Plattekill passes for 3 and good 7 days a week at 45 mountains instead of 3 days a week at 1) so Hunter is paid for. And I consider all those things about Plattkill to be assets as well - which is why I might still have bought day tix there if...

I am skeptical that demand will exceed supply at Plattekill. In the 15-20 times I have skied there over the past 30 years I have never waited in a lift line for more than 2 minutes unless the lift stopped working. Having an Epic Pass and living about 3.5 hrs from Plattekill - it is a place I...

Plattekille weekend day pass $82? Wow that seems high. Did the price just shoot up this year? Can't say I have paid full price window rate in a while.

Wow - that is awesome, thanks for the tour of your site - I had never checked out any of those resources. I will go back for sure.

Oh well - maybe not such an unreasonable decision then. Is that base elevation? Just wanting to get some skiing in while I can. And the way they announced "closed til Dec 8" seemed a little suspect when Dec 8 is the day they start selling tix to non Epic Pass peeps. Would be nice for them to...

Bummer Hunter announced they are staying closed this weekend. With snow making temps weekday evenings and snow forecast for Saturday they definitely could have re-opened by Sunday Of course with Vail's policy of it only being for pass holders til Dec 8 - and very few buying food - they would...

This is the first year all the formerly Peak resorts adopted Vail's format for conditions reporting which provides no narrative or qualitative description whatsoever - instead only a list of open trails and lifts. And when that list is fundamentally off in a way that would impact decisions by...

2 shots of Hellgate from lift at 11 am today. There was only one open TTB run notwithstanding Vail continuing to show 2 TTB runs (including Belt Parkway) on web site til opening. Hope not many Blue only skiers headed up there today based on that bad info. Texture was mashed potatoes after...

IMO adhering to the spirit of taking safe precautions takes precedence over adhering to the letter of unenforceable laws. Day tripping in ones own car with a brown bag lunch to ski in a mask, gloves and goggles while riding lifts only with ones family members - whether or not one crosses state...

Appreciate the detailed report. Sounds fun but sounds like I should make other plans for Friday if it rains much tomorrow.

Awesome. Have reservation for Friday. Think there is enough snow to survive some rain tomorrow? How long were lift lines and how was social distancing handled there?

Against the rules unless you had a Covid test within 3 days. But I live right near the NJ/PA border and know people who have made the trip. They are not checking cars at the bridges.