Timeless Posted October 20, 2005 Report Share Posted October 20, 2005 I've been given a "weekend pass" for Nov 20th, so where do you think will be open by then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poconoceancity Posted October 20, 2005 Report Share Posted October 20, 2005 I've been given a "weekend pass" for Nov 20th, so where do you think will be open by then? Nothing in PA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skifreak Posted October 20, 2005 Report Share Posted October 20, 2005 Yeah nothing in PA or NJ. Probably up north for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timeless Posted October 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2005 (edited) I have a travel budget too, but probably not enough to fly anywhere. I was thinking of VT or NY Edited October 20, 2005 by Discordial Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ski Posted October 20, 2005 Report Share Posted October 20, 2005 Belleayre, Windham, Hunter, Gore, Whiteface, and possibly Greek Peak should be open. It'll be more a matter of picking a place that has enough terrain open... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poconoceancity Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 Never new Greek Peak opened before December. That's the closest to the Poconos? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtomicSkier Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 Never new Greek Peak opened before December. That's the closest to the Poconos? I would think Belleayre would be, no? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skifreak Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 I've heard lots of great things from kids at school about Greek Peek, but I've never been there. Speaking of school, that kid I told you about in my law class from Slovakia, turns out he skis. I found out when we tried to pay off the teacher the otherday not to take the test and he pulled out his wallet and it was a red atomic wallet.(lol, the test was on bribery too, but we didn't know since we don't listen) I brought in a brouchure for blue I got at sports authority yesterday, and he was interested and asking a hundred questions. He points at the pic and says do you ski like this? I'm like sort of just not that great of an arc. I was going to show him this site today but I didn't go to school today, my moms bunny died before we got her to the vet in Quakertown. Thats another story itself, I've never seen her drive down the turnpike like an idiot I kept saying slow down. All she could say was, "Ben, after all the times we traveled on the turnpike how many times have you seen a cop between the Lehigh Valley and Mid County exits?" Anyway, Jeff he looks like someone you would want to ski with, and he kinda looks like you in a way height/weight and the way you ski. He also has his own pair of atomics, but I don't know what kind. Maybe we could all meet up sometime at blue and take some runs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtomicSkier Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 I've heard lots of great things from kids at school about Greek Peek, but I've never been there. Speaking of school, that kid I told you about in my law class from Slovakia, turns out he skis. I found out when we tried to pay off the teacher the otherday not to take the test and he pulled out his wallet and it was a red atomic wallet.(lol, the test was on bribery too, but we didn't know since we don't listen) I brought in a brouchure for blue I got at sports authority yesterday, and he was interested and asking a hundred questions. He points at the pic and says do you ski like this? I'm like sort of just not that great of an arc. I was going to show him this site today but I didn't go to school today, my moms bunny died before we got her to the vet in Quakertown. Thats another story itself, I've never seen her drive down the turnpike like an idiot I kept saying slow down. All she could say was, "Ben, after all the times we traveled on the turnpike how many times have you seen a cop between the Lehigh Valley and Mid County exits?" Anyway, Jeff he looks like someone you would want to ski with, and he kinda looks like you in a way height/weight and the way you ski. He also has his own pair of atomics, but I don't know what kind. Maybe we could all meet up sometime at blue and take some runs. I was doing well over double the speed limit on 476 today, but that's another story... For calling yourself an ex-racer, you need to learn how to arc, maybe those new atomics will help you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skifreak Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 Ha, we can hope. I don't really call myself an "exracer" I only raced two or three times. Another thing, if I ask that kid to join this site do you think we could put up with a few errors of english. He speaks pretty good but I don't know how he writes. I figure if we can deal with Mark (no offense) we can deal with him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtomicSkier Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 Ha, we can hope. I don't really call myself an "exracer" I only raced two or three times. Another thing, if I ask that kid to join this site do you think we could put up with a few errors of english. He speaks pretty good but I don't know how he writes. I figure if we can deal with Mark (no offense) we can deal with him. He actaully has a reason... VTMark does not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skifreak Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 Ok I'm going to show him tomorrow. It will give us something to do while everyone else is watching the OJ Simpson trial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTmark Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 Ha, we can hope. I don't really call myself an "exracer" I only raced two or three times. Another thing, if I ask that kid to join this site do you think we could put up with a few errors of english. He speaks pretty good but I don't know how he writes. I figure if we can deal with Mark (no offense) we can deal with him. none taken bro. i know i can't right but i can rite stories extreamily well minuse the spelling and gramer. as long as its about the snow its all good bro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skifreak Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 Its all good, Mark your not as bad as you used to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTmark Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 oh and by the way greek is closer by like an hour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zonked Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 greek peak is my third home.. I love that place! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTmark Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 im gonna go up opening day you wona go then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ski Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 "If it doesn't fit, you must acquit." Greek Peak opens early, but not with a lot of terrain. Belleayre opens early, but you have to make sure the lift goes beyond midstation...or you're stuck doing short laps. Hunter, well IMHO, if you want wall-to-wall humanity, then head there. They open the black diamond Hellgate first, which bumps up right away. The result is 4000 bunny skiers crashing down on you as you navigate broken ski poles and cigarette butts. Windham is great early, but usually a week or so behind. Whietface and Gore will have much more terrain, but you'll have the extra drive... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skimom Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 The last few winters we aspired to ski early, and had little luck before Thanksgiving. Even then we had to scramble to find places open. Of the places within a days drive, Hunter is the first to open. It's a long drive for 1-2 runs. Up north, KMart, and Stratton are the early ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTmark Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 i was thinking about headding up to whiteface for some early/late seson runs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMC Posted October 22, 2005 Report Share Posted October 22, 2005 Hunter, well IMHO, if you want wall-to-wall humanity, then head there. They open the black diamond Hellgate first, which bumps up right away. The result is 4000 bunny skiers crashing down on you as you navigate broken ski poles and cigarette butts. Thats an complete and ridiculous exageration and you know it... !!! The only ones who can't handle it are the people that can't deal with bumps... Stay to the left side of Hellgate and your fine... No gapers really dare to get that deep into the moguls... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philpug Posted October 26, 2005 Report Share Posted October 26, 2005 Hunter should be. If not Mt. Snow then Okemo then Killington as you move up VT. Hunter will be Belt Pahkway and Hellgate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ski Posted October 26, 2005 Report Share Posted October 26, 2005 Thats an complete and ridiculous exageration and you know it... !!! The only ones who can't handle it are the people that can't deal with bumps... Stay to the left side of Hellgate and your fine... No gapers really dare to get that deep into the moguls... DMC, take a pic of Hellgate at 1:30pm on opening day and get back to us... Hunter's longtime rep as having the rudest and angriest skiers/boarders on the planet may not be totally deserved (a previous thread not withstanding), but it's gonna be hard to dismiss the idea that it's not one the most crowded ski areas anywhere. Look at weekend skier visit numbers vs. acreage and then call it 'ridiculous exageration'. Okay, feel free to bash away at me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMC Posted October 26, 2005 Report Share Posted October 26, 2005 DMC, take a pic of Hellgate at 1:30pm on opening day and get back to us... Hunter's longtime rep as having the rudest and angriest skiers/boarders on the planet may not be totally deserved (a previous thread not withstanding), but it's gonna be hard to dismiss the idea that it's not one the most crowded ski areas anywhere. Look at weekend skier visit numbers vs. acreage and then call it 'ridiculous exageration'. Okay, feel free to bash away at me... I won't bash you - cause you seem like kinda person that always wins arguments.... I could show you a S-load of pictures I've taken - 90% on weekends - where people have tons of room to ski and enjoy themselves..... but I only really ski the tougher trails... But - thats probably not going to convince you cause your mind is made up..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skierboi Posted October 26, 2005 Report Share Posted October 26, 2005 im going up to Sunday river thanks giving weekend, does any1 know if thats good early season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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