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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 |
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"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 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 hope this helps, JQ Dancing on the edge |
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Catch a plane to Salt Lake.
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["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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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"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 |
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