Good skiing closish to Boston or New York for day trip.
 

I asked this question last year and ended up heading to Mount Snow, where I
had a good time despite the bitter cold.

so same question again, Who has good conditions within a similiar drive
time as Mount Snow? Last year it took me a touch under 5 hours with one
stop for coffee. I will only get one days skiing in.

I could fly into either Boston or New York, but need to head back to
Trumbull, CT on the evening after I ski...so would want to be within say a
4 or 5 hour drive of there.

I mostly ski Europe, off-piste and difficult runs, so am after
anything good and reasonably challenging

thanks in advance,

Greg

Good skiing closish to Boston or New York for day trip.
 

Catch a plane to Salt Lake.

Good skiing closish to Boston or New York for day trip.
 

["Followup-To:" header set to rec.skiing.alpine.moderated.] On
2004-02-13, JQ penned:

Hi Greg,

If you go north you can hit Wild Cat and Attitash Bear both in NH or
got a little further north and do Sunday River in Maine From Boston
to Attitash Bear is about 2.5 hrs to Wild Cat about 3 hrs and 4.5 hrs
and 5 hrs respectively back to Trumbull and to Sunday River about 3
hrs and 5.5 hours to Trumbull. For a wider range of skiing I would
recommend Sunday River also best snow conditions and for steep and
narrow Wild Cat or Attitash in that order.

My favorite is Sunday River, it has everything that the East skiing
offers, White Heat one of the Steepest runs in the East, one side semi
groomed and other moguls. It has several other nice mogul runs to wow
the legs, it has several tree runs, several very nice cruiser runs and
other steep wide runs. The crowds would be nonexistent on a Monday,
there are I think 7 mountain peaks and each offers different skiing.
It would take 2 to 3 days skiing to really get the most out of the
place. Since you have great skiing experience you wouldn't have any
problems getting around.


I second the vote for Sunday River. Fun place. It's the best skiing
I've done in the East.

--
monique

Good skiing closish to Boston or New York for day trip.
 

Well, I'm heading up to Gore Mountain for 4 days. I've never been to
Gore before, but it looks look the fun factor should be equal or better
than Snow, which is where I normally go. It's probably about 45 minutes
further north than Snow, but most of the trip is straight up the thruway
(87). It has about 2100 vertical feet, about 500 more than Snow and it
looks like conditions are quite good right now. 7 of 8 named glades are
open. I can give a little post-trip report Tues night or Weds if you like.

- Jerry

Trail map : http://www.goremountain.com/mountain/i/maplarge.jpg


Greg Hilton wrote:
I asked this question last year and ended up heading to Mount Snow, where I
had a good time despite the bitter cold.

so same question again, Who has good conditions within a similiar drive
time as Mount Snow? Last year it took me a touch under 5 hours with one
stop for coffee. I will only get one days skiing in.

I could fly into either Boston or New York, but need to head back to
Trumbull, CT on the evening after I ski...so would want to be within say a
4 or 5 hour drive of there.

I mostly ski Europe, off-piste and difficult runs, so am after
anything good and reasonably challenging

thanks in advance,

Greg

Good skiing closish to Boston or New York for day trip.
 

Killington is maybe 3 hours from Boston and always has some great skiing.
It's usually crowded, but won't be on a Monday. Huge mountain, has
everything you could want. Nice glades.

Okemo and Stratton are both entirely decent mountains within about 3 and a
half hours, I haven't been to either but they seem popular. Okemo has a
reputation as a great place for snowboarders.

Then there's Sugarbush. This is one of my favorite mountains. Pretty
unique, there's a chairlift that brings you to a completely different
mountain with quite different trails.

And if you're up for a good challenge, Mad River Glen is under 4 hours away.
It's pretty well known for having some great snow and seriously good trails.

Jon

"Greg Hilton" wrote in message
...
I asked this question last year and ended up heading to Mount Snow, where
I
had a good time despite the bitter cold.

so same question again, Who has good conditions within a similiar drive
time as Mount Snow? Last year it took me a touch under 5 hours with one
stop for coffee. I will only get one days skiing in.

I could fly into either Boston or New York, but need to head back to
Trumbull, CT on the evening after I ski...so would want to be within say a
4 or 5 hour drive of there.

I mostly ski Europe, off-piste and difficult runs, so am after
anything good and reasonably challenging

thanks in advance,

Greg

Good skiing closish to Boston or New York for day trip.
 

Jon C wrote:

Killington is maybe 3 hours from Boston and always has some great skiing.
It's usually crowded, but won't be on a Monday. Huge mountain, has
everything you could want. Nice glades.

I wouldn't say it's a huge mountain, I'd say it's a huge area that is
strung out over several peaks. Not my favorite, as I've said before.
Kind of the LA of VT ski mountains - think sprawl. But you'll always
find many people to argue against that point vociferously.

Okemo and Stratton are both entirely decent mountains within about 3 and a
half hours, I haven't been to either but they seem popular. Okemo has a
reputation as a great place for snowboarders.

Okemo is more "modern" than Stratton, but not in a good way. I don't
like it. Stratton is more of a classic area, but in a very expensive
sense of classic. A cruiser's mountain, par excellence.

Then there's Sugarbush. This is one of my favorite mountains. Pretty
unique, there's a chairlift that brings you to a completely different
mountain with quite different trails.

Sugarbush has a real old-time feel to it, but with modern high-speed
lifts. Not that many trails, but those it has count. I was just there
last weekend. One of the VT classics, along with Stowe, and the wilder
Mad River Glen.

Dave

Good skiing closish to Boston or New York for day trip.
 

In article , says...
Jon C wrote:

Killington is maybe 3 hours from Boston and always has some great skiing.
It's usually crowded, but won't be on a Monday. Huge mountain, has
everything you could want. Nice glades.

I wouldn't say it's a huge mountain, I'd say it's a huge area that is
strung out over several peaks. Not my favorite, as I've said before.
Kind of the LA of VT ski mountains - think sprawl. But you'll always
find many people to argue against that point vociferously.

Okemo and Stratton are both entirely decent mountains within about 3 and a
half hours, I haven't been to either but they seem popular. Okemo has a
reputation as a great place for snowboarders.

Okemo is more "modern" than Stratton, but not in a good way. I don't
like it. Stratton is more of a classic area, but in a very expensive
sense of classic. A cruiser's mountain, par excellence.

Then there's Sugarbush. This is one of my favorite mountains. Pretty
unique, there's a chairlift that brings you to a completely different
mountain with quite different trails.

Sugarbush has a real old-time feel to it, but with modern high-speed
lifts. Not that many trails, but those it has count. I was just there
last weekend. One of the VT classics, along with Stowe, and the wilder
Mad River Glen.

Dave

Of the mountains mentioned above, it would really depend on what you
like. If you want challenging, natural, ungroomed trails, I'd say
Sugarbush and especially Mad River Glen would be the best, and probably
have the least crowds. Okemo (and Stratton, though I only skied there 1
day) are flatter, and highly groomed, which could be bad or good
depending on what you want. Killington has the most variety, and you
can probably find something no matter what you like (though if you favor
either of the extremes, you might as well go to them).

Good skiing closish to Boston or New York for day trip.
 

In article , says...

"Dave Stallard" wrote in message
...
Jon C wrote:

Killington is maybe 3 hours from Boston and always has some great
skiing.
It's usually crowded, but won't be on a Monday. Huge mountain, has
everything you could want. Nice glades.

I wouldn't say it's a huge mountain, I'd say it's a huge area that is
strung out over several peaks. Not my favorite, as I've said before.
Kind of the LA of VT ski mountains - think sprawl. But you'll always
find many people to argue against that point vociferously.

Okemo and Stratton are both entirely decent mountains within about 3 and
a
half hours, I haven't been to either but they seem popular. Okemo has a
reputation as a great place for snowboarders.

Okemo is more "modern" than Stratton, but not in a good way. I don't
like it. Stratton is more of a classic area, but in a very expensive
sense of classic. A cruiser's mountain, par excellence.

Then there's Sugarbush. This is one of my favorite mountains. Pretty
unique, there's a chairlift that brings you to a completely different
mountain with quite different trails.

Sugarbush has a real old-time feel to it, but with modern high-speed
lifts. Not that many trails, but those it has count. I was just there
last weekend. One of the VT classics, along with Stowe, and the wilder
Mad River Glen.

Dave

Mad River Glen is nice if you like to ski moguls, trees and ride super slow
lifts.

JQ
Dancing on the edge

As much as slow lifts can be annoying, when I've been to MRG I've
actually welcomed the slow lifts b/c the terrain tires me out so much
:-)

Good skiing closish to Boston or New York for day trip.
 

Gore has some of the nicest glade skiing of any of the big resorts. The
bottom section of the mountain has a few very long glades that make you feel
very alone and very much in the middle of nowhere. If you take your time,
you can spend upwards of half an hour in them at a time.

Jon

"Jerry Albro" wrote in message
...
Well, I'm heading up to Gore Mountain for 4 days. I've never been to
Gore before, but it looks look the fun factor should be equal or better
than Snow, which is where I normally go. It's probably about 45 minutes
further north than Snow, but most of the trip is straight up the thruway
(87). It has about 2100 vertical feet, about 500 more than Snow and it
looks like conditions are quite good right now. 7 of 8 named glades are
open. I can give a little post-trip report Tues night or Weds if you like.

- Jerry

Trail map : http://www.goremountain.com/mountain/i/maplarge.jpg


Greg Hilton wrote:
I asked this question last year and ended up heading to Mount Snow,
where I
had a good time despite the bitter cold.

so same question again, Who has good conditions within a similiar drive
time as Mount Snow? Last year it took me a touch under 5 hours with one
stop for coffee. I will only get one days skiing in.

I could fly into either Boston or New York, but need to head back to
Trumbull, CT on the evening after I ski...so would want to be within say
a
4 or 5 hour drive of there.

I mostly ski Europe, off-piste and difficult runs, so am after
anything good and reasonably challenging

thanks in advance,

Greg

Good skiing closish to Boston or New York for day trip.
 

In article ,
says...
Gore has some of the nicest glade skiing of any of the big resorts. The
bottom section of the mountain has a few very long glades that make you feel
very alone and very much in the middle of nowhere. If you take your time,
you can spend upwards of half an hour in them at a time.

Jon

I've skied Gore a lot, and when their glades are open they are a lot of
fun (and they are open now, or so the webpage says), but they don't get
as much snow as VT, and also over groom the trails. That aside, Gore
would probably end up being a more driving than VT resorts (at least
Killington and south) if he is starting in NYC/Boston and ending up in
CT. Especially if he is starting in Boston, I'd stick to VT/NH.