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[MarzNC]

The first and last time I skied Montage, we parked, got tickets and took 4 gs turns down this trail without knowing it was The Trail. We got on the lift were were told we just skied White Lightening. We had a good laugh.

Was it bumped up at all? I haven't skied Montage after there is enough snow for any bumps yet.

 

[MarzNC]

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Went ahead and entered. Wonder if you have to take the trip in 2022, or if it can be put off until 2023. Not sure international travel will be quite normal next winter. Although I know an Aussie who is an ex-pat in Japan who has gone back and forth between Tokyo and Austin a couple times in 2021 already. His GF lives in Austin. I think he also does some consulting there. First trip he stayed long enough to get vaccinated.

 

[x10003q]

Was it bumped up at all? I haven't skied Montage after there is enough snow for any bumps yet.

It was icy smooth. What made it funny was the night before, a friend was telling us how scary steep it was and be careful as it gets icy, blah, blah, blah, and we just clicked in and ripped 4 turns on it down to the Phoebe Snow Quad. The lifty told us that what we skied was the steepest trail at Montage. I guess it is steep, but it is very short. Best I can remember, it is about twice as long as the last drop on Showcase at Gore and maybe a little steeper. We yoyoed it quite a bit.

 

[jamesdeluxe]

we just clicked in and ripped 4 turns on it down to the Phoebe Snow Quad. The lifty told us that what we skied was the steepest trail at Montage. I guess it is steep, but it is very short. Best I can remember, it is about twice as long as the last drop on Showcase at Gore and maybe a little steeper.

I documented those four turns of steep pitch here.

 

[trackbiker]

I had already bought the Indy Pass but Montage was a big plus for me. They used to have a $30.00 Sunday morning ticket that I would take advantage of on weekends if I wasn't traveling farther. They still have relatively cheap Monday to Thursday passes. The problem they've had is that people from NJ and the Philly area won't drive past the Poconos even though they would likely get more skiing in on a less crowded Mountain. And people who will drive farther will go to Elk for the overall better terrain. I used to do that myself until I tried it on a deal one time.

 

[MarzNC]

I documented those four turns of steep pitch here.

Thanks for the link.

All I have for White Lightening is a pic of the first grooming of the season. That's the winch cat on the right. I was with friends from another ski forum who have season passes to Montage because they live in Philly. One of them grew up skiing and teaching at Montage, so he knows it very well. The food was much better than I expected.

 

[Harvey]

According to Doug Fish...

"Yeah, we’re gonna continue to shake things up. Just getting started!"

 

[MarzNC]

According to Doug Fish... "Yeah, we’re gonna continue to shake things up. Just getting started!"

Very interesting . . . the arrangement for the regions has changed. Mid-Atlantic is separate from the East. Locations are grouped by state within a region. Much easier to figure out where to go than before. For instance, can quickly see there are 5 locations in Idaho.

 

[Harvey]

That picture for Midwest... ?

 

[x10003q]

That picture for Midwest... ?

https://www.lutsen.com/COVID19/

Lutsen has a gondola. It is in Minnesota.