Yup. No more pre-sold daily lift tickets going on now either.
Gotta buy them the old fashioned way.
Powder days are overrated.
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Gotta buy them the old fashioned way.
raisingarizona
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It’s worse now.
This is my last year with a pass for here.
This is my last year with a pass for here.
takeahike46er
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Pow days are absolutely overrated, now more than ever. The obsession with skiing powder has resulted in most skiers fighting over the same feast, leaving almost everyone with scraps.
Meanwhile, I had one of my best days of the season today on Blackcomb with only 4” overnight. Without the big lineups and competition, I was scoring knee deep fresh tracks all day—from Sapphire, to Cougar Chutes, to Lakeside. Their loss!
Meanwhile, I had one of my best days of the season today on Blackcomb with only 4” overnight. Without the big lineups and competition, I was scoring knee deep fresh tracks all day—from Sapphire, to Cougar Chutes, to Lakeside. Their loss!
raisingarizona
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This is exactly what I’m getting at. I’ve been up for a few days this season right after decent storms and it’s pretty much done in an hour, maybe not even that long. The fuss makes all of it so much less valuable for me.
I’m sleeping in this year and skipping the hype days all together.
Harvey
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Did the inches sneak up? Or is 4 inches not enough to get people's attention?
Honestly this is an advantage to being a old skier who started late, and honestly just isn't that good. I'm content at these small ski hills and there really isn't much competition there. Probably the biggest hill vert wise in that category for me is Plattekill. But places like McCauley and Snow Ridge and Titus get snow and are fun as hell, for me, to ski. It's almost two years since I've been to VT, and most of those days have been Killington Superstar days where competition isn't really a thing.
This conversation always takes me back to this shot of blockbuster on opening day in 2019. I remember it so clearly, because it was my third run, and I looked back up the hill and there was no one behind me.
This kind of thinking may not be possible for RA who has experienced so much, and he's so good, that he might fall asleep while skiing at a place like Titus.
I think this could make a great piece for the front page.
Temp6
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Sounds like a pow day to me
MarzNC
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While I've gained the experience and technique to fully enjoy deep powder days, having been an adventurous intermediate until around age 55, I love skiing in any conditions. Taking lessons to improve opened up a lot of terrain options, especially at places I've never been before.
Just spent a day skiing with a couple kids at Massanutten in temps in the 50s on short groomers. Tween boy can ski the blacks on the upper mountain at speed. His little sister was having fun with me wedging down the banked turn feature on the green with a long magic carpet.
I've learned enough from reading ski forums to know where to find deep powder without lift lines. Makes a big difference that my ski/travel buddies don't need slopeside lodging and don't mind driving 20-60 minutes in the morning to get to a ski lodge in time to boot up for first chair. Most are retired but there are a few who are under 60 and/or still working part-time.
That said, making fresh tracks at Nub's Nob and Highlands last week was great fun. I'll look for a few inches of fresh snow on top of groomed surfaces anytime, anywhere. Or on the edges of a groomer.
Just spent a day skiing with a couple kids at Massanutten in temps in the 50s on short groomers. Tween boy can ski the blacks on the upper mountain at speed. His little sister was having fun with me wedging down the banked turn feature on the green with a long magic carpet.
I've learned enough from reading ski forums to know where to find deep powder without lift lines. Makes a big difference that my ski/travel buddies don't need slopeside lodging and don't mind driving 20-60 minutes in the morning to get to a ski lodge in time to boot up for first chair. Most are retired but there are a few who are under 60 and/or still working part-time.
That said, making fresh tracks at Nub's Nob and Highlands last week was great fun. I'll look for a few inches of fresh snow on top of groomed surfaces anytime, anywhere. Or on the edges of a groomer.
Harvey
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"The traditional definition of a powder day sucks." Not as clicky, but more accurate?
