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Snowshoe Mountain
Has anyone been to Snowshoe? Is the skiing as good as in the west?
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No it is not nearly as good as the skiing in the west, but if you hit it
right and the "good" side of the mountain is open than it is well worth a drive for a day or two. It won't be long now..... "Martha" wrote in message om... Has anyone been to Snowshoe? Is the skiing as good as in the west? |
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"Martha" wrote in message om... Has anyone been to Snowshoe? Is the skiing as good as in the west? Martha, Below is my Feb. 2004 reply to a question about Snowshoe. "We were at Snowshoe on Thursday and Friday, Feb. 19 and 20. There were no lines before 10:30 on either day, but by 11 on Friday the line on Ballhooter lift was pretty long, around 2:30 probably 30 minutes. Unfortunately that is the lift most people have take to get back to the parking lot, to get lunch, or to the condos. There are two ways you can avoid lift lines at Snowshoe: ski/board at Silver Creek -- on the same ticket as Snowshoe, free, rather haphazard, no-scheduled-times, bus transportation between the two areas, about 4 miles distance or ski/board the Western Territory (black and double black runs) which does not have the lift lines. But, the services (restrooms and food) are very minimal on the Western Territory side, so you will have to use either the bus or the crowded Ballhooter lift. The Western Territory is by far the best terrain area -- west of the Pocono's and east of Denver. In my opinion, Seven Springs has a far better layout for convenience, but the 1500 feet vertical drop of the Western Territory is the biggest in the area. If you enjoy ski/board the Western Territory's two challenging slopes (Cupp Run is black and lower Shay's Revenge with Volkswagen size moguls is an honest to goodness double-black) then I would put up with the hassle of back-and-forth transportation. But, if black runs are not for you, in my opinion, I would look for slopes with more convenient arrangement and much shorter lift lines for the blue runs. Regards, Ernie" |
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its ok but not as good
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"Dave W" wrote in message ink.net...
No it is not nearly as good as the skiing in the west, but if you hit it right and the "good" side of the mountain is open than it is well worth a drive for a day or two. It won't be long now..... "Martha" wrote in message om... Has anyone been to Snowshoe? Is the skiing as good as in the west? Snowshoe is about as good as it gets in WV and PA. For starters, they actually get some real snow, but much of their pack is artificial. However, ski resorts in New England are clearly superior in every aspect and Snowshoe doesn't even come close to Western ski resorts. But if you live in the Mid-Atlantic region and can't travel to Colorado or Vermont, it's still skiing and worth the drive. But it layout is one the weirdest I've seen! The base is on top of the mountain and you end your day by riding up the chair lift instead of skiing down. |
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