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It skied better before you often had to ski down to the Gondola on weekdays. It was at one time one of the best learning pods anywhere because it was segregated. It was also better for people who could ski, because we didn't need to deal with those extra few hundred feet of virtually flat...

Overlook is an amazing, historic lodge, with great atmosphere and a bar that feels like a local. The shitty fireplace free cafeteria at the bottom is the single worst thing about Belle. Your plan just made me break out in sad hives.

Above Overlook is fairly lovely. They fucked me and my skis by not having Tomahawk open and forcing rocky, muddy, gondy laps. But the upper mt was corn, or at worst snocone all day.

Sounds like good clean fun

There are a fair number of older gents on here which probably impacts the stats. I have rotating days off with 2/7 being weekends and the ability to swap shifts. I love doing things when everyone else is at work, and while I like skiing with my kids, their busy schedules don't always line up...

Strong agree. When you look at how packed Magic and MRG get, there is a hunger for back to basics. Part of the problem is that the areas that get natural snow and are near population centers (ADK and Vt.) have the most onerous permitting imaginable, but I really think there could be money in a...

It was skiing really nicely. Not sure how it will be after the harsh freeze thaw cycle and today's rain. Timed my arrival for a little after noon to allow the snow to be at it's best. The top steep part of Yankee Doodle was a mite bit firm but chalky and edgeable. The lower part was perfect...

Skied Dutch Hill yesterday. Conditions were delightful.

This is the dumbest thing I have read on the internet so far in 2023. Skiing into a closed course is selfish, stupid and dangerous.

Of course there are more consequential lines out west. Of course there are more intimidating looking lines out west. You can also get away with a lot due to the snow quality out west. Skiing Paradise with frozen bumps is hard. Skiing Main Chute, with average snow at Alta is not.

It shouldn't. Paradise, for example, is way harder on an average day, than lots of famous west coast runs. It's probably less consequential, but it's usually harder.

Their blues will be steeper, but the lack of ice makes em easy.

Brundage and Tamarack, with a quick side trip to Soldier.

Gotcha. If the average wait is under 10 chairs, who cares. If it's over 10 chairs, better have a singles line and tell the lifties to make an effort to pair up groups. Busy lifts, on busy weekends, they really need to have a person dedicated to managing the line, to make it move as...

Presidents Day weekend is not a given regular day. It is generally a shit show and the lifties should be making an effort to send up each chair full, or nearly full.

Prison food is more nutritious and plentiful than you might think, but it is not in anyway good. I do not believe the current "quick chill" program at Mohawk could produce anything that would be serviceable even by the relatively low standards of ski cafeteria food. DOCCS does have a delicious...

I would argue that the lower parking area, home to the soulless Discovery Lodge is Belle's achilles heel, and everything about Overlook is what is right and good about Belle.

WF is right around 2 hours from Saratoga Springs.

LOL

If I were a more compassionate person, I would be worried about his mental health.