Just got back from Killington, a place I have been skiing for over thirty years, from a midweek weekend Tuesday and Wednesday trip. Caught the peak of a Spring cycle that started out in the single digits on Monday and progressed to about 50 on Wednesday afternoon. I was super impressed by the conditions and amount of grooming and just general excellent operations management. They really have their act together, after some stumbling and bumbling by Powdr over the last five to seven years. That is what keeps on bringing me back to that mountain, not subscription schemes or silly party themes. I can depend on an excellent skiing experience over a wide part of that mountain in the midweek after driving four hours plus, something I can't say about many other mountains in the east. (I was actually told by a CSR at Gore one time that most of the chairs weren't running because it was Tuesday. Really. You want me back, with that attitude?)
Btw, get it while you can there, because the warm forecast starting Saturday is going to melt a lot of it away. Unfortunately, a very non snowy March in 2021.
So yea we're all ADD and don't read 3000 words of anything. Except SSJ. Great read and insight. Will not be surprised if all the epik predictions laid out here come true.
Hi Stuart, Thanks for the shout out. I plan on venturing out there one more time. Will hit Red Lodge and Big Sky one more time when they drop ticket prices for late spring skiing. Possible will also visit Lost Trail Powder Mountain if they are still open April 10 and 11. I still owe a post on the concept of a back country Yurt trip versus a traditional ski resort vacation.
Just got back from Killington, a place I have been skiing for over thirty years, from a midweek weekend Tuesday and Wednesday trip. Caught the peak of a Spring cycle that started out in the single digits on Monday and progressed to about 50 on Wednesday afternoon. I was super impressed by the conditions and amount of grooming and just general excellent operations management. They really have their act together, after some stumbling and bumbling by Powdr over the last five to seven years. That is what keeps on bringing me back to that mountain, not subscription schemes or silly party themes. I can depend on an excellent skiing experience over a wide part of that mountain in the midweek after driving four hours plus, something I can't say about many other mountains in the east. (I was actually told by a CSR at Gore one time that most of the chairs weren't running because it was Tuesday. Really. You want me back, with that attitude?)
Btw, get it while you can there, because the warm forecast starting Saturday is going to melt a lot of it away. Unfortunately, a very non snowy March in 2021.
So yea we're all ADD and don't read 3000 words of anything. Except SSJ. Great read and insight. Will not be surprised if all the epik predictions laid out here come true.
Hi Stuart, Thanks for the shout out. I plan on venturing out there one more time. Will hit Red Lodge and Big Sky one more time when they drop ticket prices for late spring skiing. Possible will also visit Lost Trail Powder Mountain if they are still open April 10 and 11. I still owe a post on the concept of a back country Yurt trip versus a traditional ski resort vacation.