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Killington just posted on their website that they plan to open on Saturday... so I guess thats my Saturday plan, unless anyone knows of a better plan? Sven

I had a pair of X-scream series 187 cm's for some years and they were pretty fun to ski on... I am almost the same height/weight as you (maybe I was 6'1" 170 then as opposed to 185 now), and I am almost sure the x-free would be too soft for you, regardless of your level of skiing... id...

I don't know... I don't think Saint-Sauveur has anything as steep as the part of Cascade right before and after it curves around to the left (by where the old midstation was), and double dipper has a double fall line, in addition to its steepness. Ovation is pretty steep (I think it might be...

I had an instructor at Killington who made my bump skiing come together pretty well years and years ago... I always noticed it was the smallest, seemingly most insignificant tips that really made some parts of my skiing click... i remember this instructor (Dan was his name) had me facing the...

If it weren't for bump skiers, some ski areas would probably try to groom 100% of their terrain

I could have sworn I saw them saying that they were planning to open on November 11, but now all evidence of that seems to have been erased from their website. Weather.com says it's due to drop below freezing for several nights this week, so I'd guess that it'd be slightly colder than that...

Centex Destination Properties... sounds like a minor league Intrawest wannabe to me. Is Loon going to have anything to do with running that or are they just planning to collect some kind of royalties as part of the deal? Will it be another Tremblant-esque "Looney Tunes" theme village? (Ok...

I wonder what kind of melting will go on during the week, and if any other areas might open for midweek skiing. I had wanted to goto Killington on Tuesday or something, this re-closing is terrible. Also, what happened to the trail-by-trail report on Killington's website? All I'm finding is...

Hey - unrelated post here, but the link to this section (liftlines) from the "Cant see the table of contents? Click here" is broken - It tries to goto http://www.firsttracksonline.com/discus/ Just thought I'd tell you Sven

Im tempted to try skiing it on Wednesday (allowing myself time to rally up some partners in crime)... maybe Lftgly would know better than I would where the best spot to ski would be. Id guess it'd probably not be tucks itself cause that usually takes a while to fill in? I haven't ever skied...

Here it is, from http://www.mountwashington.org: 03:29 PM Mon Oct 17, 2005 EDT 136 mph. 34 inches of snow. Wow. Looking outside it could well be February. That is not a figure of speech, it really could be. Fins of ice 2ft tall stick up from the deck. A fall in the winds would really hurt...

Unrelated post about Killington... do they have free lift tickets on opening day or am I completely imagining that? I've been thinking about watching the weather and waking up at 5 AM to double check it on days that look probable, but that would be stupid without a free lift ticket, eh? I'd...

Thanks for the tips... I just ordered a copy of that book earlier today... It sounds like it might be a case of preaching to the choir regarding having a distaste for the corporate ski world (I cant stand the looney tunes villages that intrawest builds everywhere *cough* tremblant and its...

hey guys, I'm finishing up school here and going to spend the next 4-5 months working on a thesis, so i figured the best way to make it enjoyable would be to write it on the ski industry (im in a business/economics program)... I've got no damned idea what to look into though, but figured I've...

Usually if you bushwhack long enough youre bound to find some sort of clearing.... and there is nothing wrong with skiing most brush as long as you have goggles and poles. I dont really normally wait for a well maintained clear looking trail before hitting the trees anyway, its better to just...

Looks like now there are some from 11/9... http://www.tuckerman.org/photos/tucks/ Bring your rock skis Sven

I just noticed this photo on http://www.tuckerman.org, looks like they did get a nice bit of snowfall: http://www.tuckerman.org/photos/tucks/1 ... 20Bowl.jpg Sven

I guess its not really east coast, but you have got to see this picture from Mammoth taken today (Oct 21) thats on telemarktips.... 51 inches is pretty serious for October: http://www.telemarktips.com/ Sven

Also, one last suggestion - since youll have a license make sure to drive to Tuckerman Ravine in the spring, maybe late March or early April... itll take you like 11-12 hours probably, but hey, your parents probably wont want to come anyway and lift tickets are free... there is a mandatory one...

I thought 5 hours of driving from DC got you to around the NYC area. Especially considering all the damn traffic on I-95... most of central VT would be about 9 hours away then... The Catskills would probably be the most accessible good skiing from DC outside of WV. Sven