The ski season was so bad this year that ...
 

....Jay Peak got the most snow of any resort in the USA --

http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/s...snow/25722359/

The ski season was so bad this year that ...
 

On Monday, April 13, 2015 at 7:15:30 PM UTC-4, Richard Henry wrote:
...Jay Peak got the most snow of any resort in the USA --

http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/s...snow/25722359/

I was in Summit Co the last week of March - it wasn't *that* bad. Needed fresh snow though. Learned that I like Keystone waaay better than Dreckenridge.

Dave

The ski season was so bad this year that ...
 

Dave Stallard wrote:
On Monday, April 13, 2015 at 7:15:30 PM UTC-4, Richard Henry wrote:
...Jay Peak got the most snow of any resort in the USA --

http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/s...snow/25722359/

I was in Summit Co the last week of March - it wasn't *that* bad.
Needed fresh snow though. Learned that I like Keystone waaay better
than Dreckenridge.


Stevens pass is getting snow, and re-opened Sunday, scheduled through Wednesday.

I'm going up tomorrow.

It's been a horribly warm winter in the PNW.

The ski season was so bad this year that ...
 

It seems to vary from year to year which of the two, Breck or Keystone, has the better snow and/or grooming. At one time Keystone had consistently better grooming, then Breck caught on and Breck was slightly better for a number of years in the early 2000's. Now they both are pretty good, but I agree that Keystone seemed better, at least for the third week of March.

The ski season was so bad this year that ...
 

On Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at 11:00:52 PM UTC-4, wrote:
It seems to vary from year to year which of the two, Breck or Keystone, has the better snow and/or grooming. At one time Keystone had consistently better grooming, then Breck caught on and Breck was slightly better for a number of years in the early 2000's. Now they both are pretty good, but I agree that Keystone seemed better, at least for the third week of March.

The thing that clinched Keystone for me was the longer runs that just felt "deeper" in descent. Conditions seemed better too. The front side had snow you could call packed powder up top. And I didn't hit nearly as much of the mashed potato glop that I did at Breck.

The thing I hate most about Dreck is the layout. All those multiple peaks are a bug, not a feature. It guarantees traversing. I liked Peak 6 the best, but I was staying close to Peak 9. so a lot of up-down, up-down to get there and back. "Oh gosh, what peak number am I on now?" Hey, If I liked that ****, I'd be skiing Sunday River!

Keystone and A-Basin had better on-mountain barbecue too. The food at Dreck sucked. The only problem with Keystone is that it is a little small for a week. I skied there two days only, and was repeating trails a lot.

Dave