It was awesome! Great making some runs with Bucket, thanks for the Cliff Bar!
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It was awesome! Great making some runs with Bucket, thanks for the Cliff Bar!
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ahh! the post that planted the seed.Quote:
Originally Posted by buttahflake
great to see you this morning, and to finally make a flat superstar opening this spring. thanks for holding a spot for me:yourock:
another fantastic day at the beach today. smaller crowds, quiter vibe.
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maybe a june reopen?
how **does** superstar still look so good after a month of bluebird warm days?? it's a paradox wrappped in a conundrum
Inside of a riddle.Quote:
Originally Posted by buckethead
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Yeah, pressure washer and a compressor. You need both, good wet bulb, and snow happpens.Quote:
Originally Posted by skinipenem
Killington once again proving they are the best ski area in the east.
Free for Ikon pass holders and $25 for everyone else, all of which they are donating to Rutland County Pride for Pride Month. Being that I burned my last Ikon day yesterday, stoke!
See y’all bright and early on Thursday!
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here we go again!Quote:
Originally Posted by buttahflake
two days off for one day on.
it's like a half operating week in the middle of a whole week.
in a purely fractal environment, we'd then get another day off,
and a half day on (9-12 saturday) but that was so last year.
this year if we walk the headwall it will be for the first time
this year we close the hill at 5pm:yourock:
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Had my doubts MSS would be able to pull off yesterday’s last night ski. Was pretty sweet! Car thermometer said 31C (88F) when we pulled into the lot.
Good times shredding w non mags G and Jo and ex-pb in the vallée Saint So
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^^^ wow, closing NIGHT. glad all went well and snow hung on.
we're looking at similar temps tomorrow. should be interesting!
ex pb: diggin' the dapper shorts and sport coat. dressed for a warm night on the town:cool:
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^^ dang! sportin' a tie too:yourock:
it’s game on for the stowe/smugglers notch gondola interconnect… so do you think stowe is going to be dropping ticket prices or is smuggs gonna be raising theirs?
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https://www.vtcng.com/news_and_citiz...26d0a2ea3.html
https://liftblog.com/2023/06/01/smug...uSbxeTwN2T2r8U
After reading both articles, it seems more like “game on” for the project to get tied up in a lot of opposition and controversy. That thing would have a huge footprint.Quote:
Originally Posted by m2711c
Imagine this is the first step towards vail buying Smuggs
^ Well that sucks.
I won't be shocked if it gets blocked by some environmental group.
or every environmental group
Hey I am planning a presidential traverse run in a few days. Has anyone been up there lately to ski and have an idea how much snow and ice i will cross? I know the usual gulleys and bowls hold snow but usually the ridge is clear in June.
Any beta out there?
Basically should I bring traction?
Thanks!
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Smuggs sent an email to pass holders today with a link to a comments section https://www.smuggs.com/connect?utm_s...Q4MDEwMDMzNAS2
They can’t even build a parking lot on the stowe side, but they think that is going to work?
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the originator of this thread portended a big finish.
we doubted it was coming til the ides of march.
2.5 months later killington finally closed superstar.
in spite of 12 of may's 14 operating days being bathed in warm sun,
the trail showed no stress til the week before memorial day weekend.
via webcam we watched ops make things good as new.
after memorial day, the snowpack appeared to be coming apart.
thursday morning, after a full night of precision grooming, K opened with top to bottom coverage, and closed with the same, minus some vert rugged brown and chunky bumps for last half dozen turns.
A BIG FINISH IT WAS and all the better, VT-freeheel was there, and finshed his day skiing in jeans.:biggrin: (sorry no pics)
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Way to ride it to the beach Bucket and all!
King of the East!
glad you and vt-f were there to represent and bring back the goods. wish i could have partied with you both, a great sendoff to a surprisingly good season (in the end)!
Pretty amazing. Almost looks like like they could go another couple days if they wanted
holy crap skiing is fun
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Vail has a lot of power but the Act 250 board doesn’t give a shit about them. The 2 year timeframe is marketing hype. I’ll have hip surgery by the time ground is broken in this gondy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Laps
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Smugglers’ Notch executives argued in communications with the state that plans and details for a connector lift should be considered confidential, which would have shielded them from becoming available through public records act requests and claimed that keeping the plans secret gave the resort a business advantage that would be compromised by revealing them publicly.
Great effort by Killington to have the last skiing in the east but today at the West River Sports fundraiser in Londonderry, Magic showed why it’s the best mountain in New England by beating the Beast by 2 days.
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nice! i thought their saved pile was for another mini park.
this has a little length.
Yeah, that’s a lot more snow than I was expecting based on the pics they’ve been posting. Fun stuff
I won’t debate the best mountain claim, but that doesn’t look like lift served skiing to me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peruvian
Ok let’s get this straight-
I see a lift , I’m certain skiing is happening and I’m sure people are being served.
That’s my hill.
Oh and they had world class athletes enjoying it all. The champagne fountain from the race winners.
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It was a great party. Ben O and J Diggs were so stinking fast on the up, it was insane.
Great music by Saints & Liars, Bow Thayer Band with Krishna Guthrie on bass, and they did a 5 song set together at the end. June 3 and most spectating folks had at least a down puffy on when the closed out at 8:00pm.
I'm going to go ski that patch in a bit.
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Sure is great to see all you folks still getting some.
My son was pretty bummed to miss closing day at Killington, so after seeing all the snow on the webcam :rolleyes2, he decided to head up.
The snow patches looked much bigger on TV.
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Tough to outrun the blackflies going 1 mph.
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Quite a bit of work for a handful of turns.
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Someone needed to supervise the stupidity.
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He insisted on taking it all the way to the road.
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First real physical exertion in 7 weeks and I was hurting. The kid was pumped, so it was well worth it. Skiing (questionable use of the term) is still fun!
Powder days in June on the rock pile - Mount Washington, known for extreme weather, records its snowiest June https://www.wcax.com/2023/06/12/moun...snowiest-june/
right on! you've created a monster:biggrin:Quote:
Originally Posted by powbmps
glad you got one more day in after your mishap.
what your day lacked in continuity you more than made up for on the over and the up. :yourock:
Any mags hitting the bike park at ktown this summer?
Pm to hookup and ride
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