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I went to Gore today, partly because I was going with a friend who had evening plans, so it made sense to take advantage of the shorter drive, and to ride the new Hudson Chair. I'll give my thoughts on the new lift, as well as a full report, addressing what went well on this holiday Saturday...

I had originally planned to go to Whiteface today with my friend from work. But he slept through his multiple alarms and was running an hour late. Rather than arrive at Whiteface at 9:30 on a holiday weekend, we switched to plan B, which was Gore, arriving at about 8:10. While the trails were...

We have a NY Ski Area Closing Dates thread, but I think we need one for each ski area, listing their historical opening and closing dates. I'll start with Whiteface, dating back to 2010/2011. 2022/2023: 11/19 - 4/16 2021/2022: 11/26 - 5/01 2020/2021: 12/05 - 4/10 2019/2020: 11/15 - 3/15...

With so many new lifts being built, you also have many old lifts being retired, and with that comes chair sales. There are many ways to go about it, and this ski area in Idaho demonstrated what not to do. They made it a race. People had to physically line up. Since everyone knew there were...

Well this was a surprise to me, but here it is. Belleayre's Lift 7 is being retired imminently, and will be replaced by a new Doppelmayr lift this summer. They did not specify the type of lift for the replacement. Gore's Hudson replacement was pushed back to 2024, but they are still replacing...

Figured I'd start a separate thread for discussion of next year's season passes. I'll start with Killington, who just released next year's pass. https://www.killington.com/plan-your-trip/tickets-passes/season-passes They have 3 main tiers. The top tier is the Beast 365 Pass. It includes an...

There has been a lot of discussion about the improvements coming to the Ski Bowl in the Gore Conditions thread. I wanted to go more into depth, and thought it deserved its own thread. This will be the third version of the ski bowl, hence the thread title. For the purpose of this thread: Ski...

I wanted to start a separate thread for all discussion of the Killington village. I'll also post any construction updates in here. That should start this summer. I've started by cross-posting what I already put in the conditions thread. https://mountaintimes.info/voters-pass-47m-tif-bond/ The...

What are some lifts that are hard to get the credits for? (Hardest to catch a ride on) To make this list, it has to be a public lift at a ski resort that is open to the public. Private clubs and lifts that aren't regularly open to the public do not count. Here's my non-exhaustive list in the...

If you've followed in industry in the last few years, you've probably heard about parking at ski areas filling up. I believe there are multiple factors behind it, such as increases in skier visits driven by mega passes, population growth in certain regions, decline in public transit service, and...

I got this idea from the roller coaster channels on YouTube who rank all the roller coasters at an amusement park from worst to best. I thought I'd do the same thing for lifts. This is all just my personal opinion, but I do consider a number of factors including but not limited to the terrain...

If you read this forum, you've probably found times where I complained about bad lift operations, whether that be chairs not being filled, lifts stopping too much, or running too slow. Most likely you've responded with something like "It's not a big deal get over it" or "why are you so...

Since we have the thread for ORDA's biggest mistakes, it's only fair to also start one about the best things ORDA has done well. This will only be chain-wide, and not resort-specific. Buying Belleayre: Many were skeptical of ORDA expanding their geographic footprint beyond their mission...

I talk about ORDA a lot on this site, because it's an interesting state agency and ski resort operator. A lot of this is because they aren't perfect. Far from it in fact. They have a tumultuous history, and to this day are still trying to figure it out. I'm creating this thread to round up some...

If you are following skiing, you would know that many resorts have already closed for tomorrow and Saturday, or have announced severely limited operations. Even Killington, who I've normally considered to be aggressive about operating in inclement weather has completely shut down Pico until...

Found this on Facebook, and thought it would make a good thread here. A disturbing trend I've noticed in the ski industry lately is "debundling" or charging add-on fees for things that had been free for decades. I'm not talking about having a premium/paid option for certain services, but only...

I gave up on any good skiing in the east for now, so I'm flying out to Utah on Friday. Planning for 4 ski days, likely 2 at Snowbird and 1 each at Solitude and Brighton. When I get out there, I'll post about the conditions here.

I don't think enough attention has been brought to the sheer magnitude of a difference ORDA's recent snowmaking improvements have made. All 3 ORDA mountains are opening earlier than almost anyone, and in Whiteface's case, with the most terrain ever available on opening day. Killington and Sunday...

The long awaited Burnt Ridge to Ski Bowl connector is finally being cut, and they are having a naming contest for it. It will run from the top of Burnt Ridge to just above bridge on Pipeline, and be rated blue. Also, it will have snowmaking right from the start and be about 60 feet wide. I'm so...

One of my favorite warm weather activities is riding roller coasters. If you think of it, there are similarities to skiing, in that you're going down a hill fast. Here's a few of the ones I've ridden lately. All are located at Six Flags New England in Agawam, Massachusetts. Batman: The Dark...