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For March break last year we did 3 days at Jay/Owlhead and a day trip to Tremblant. New Years is a family only trip, and March break the teenagers can bring a friend. With the flight $, the west isn't in the books right now. Dollar-wise everything is a multiple of 3x$ for skiing as...

... annual ritual note of Tremblant's sweet electrical power subsidy from the Province here.

Thanks everyone for their input. The family decided on Whitface for this January. For a family vacation with one non-skier spouse and travelling with a small dog, it's a lot easier to book something in Placid than a lot of places. Lots of lodging options and it's a very pet friendly town...

Yup. People are leery about buying passes or multi-ticket deals if the snow isn't looking good. Well, there is a lot of snow on the ground in the city early in the season for a change and this is a good opportunity. I'd at least open for a few nights with limited runs and cheap tickets, and...

http://www.theweathernetwork.com/index. ... wwcaon0012 Good News for the Ottawa area. NEAR 10 CENTIMETRES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL TONIGHT WITH AN ADDITIONAL 10 CENTIMETRES TO FOLLOW ON THURSDAY. HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL OVER HIGHER TERRAIN. REGIONS ACROSS EASTERN ONTARIO...

Yer all freakin' nuts, which makes this my favourite lurking board. 8)

I visited the Sunday River booth at the Ottawa ski show a couple of weeks ago and a consistent big part of the reps pitch was "we blow LOTS of snow" and if you come here you will have skiing. Getting a day of October lift serviced skiing in backs up the marketing efforts at a key time of...

:lol: Must be wily females, my daughter is 14 and in an OH so innocent voice asked, "how much is airfare to Vancouver"..... Thanks for all the feedback. We didn't do a Christmas trip last year and I was glad when I saw the rain come down and got reports from friends who had a lot of rain at...

We are planning a post-Christmas/New Years family ski trip this year and I would really appreciate feedback about the best chance of hitting decent snow conditions. No gladebusters here, just family intermediate, so groomed black and blue would do the trick. I know it's always a crapshoot...

Thanks for the link. Looks like a good example of practical politics. Some decent trade-offs with the resort footprint limited, more lands protected but they get a connector run to the hills (without maintenance $) to enhance year round biz and to hook into a sewage plant. The original plan...

Incredibly selfish. I got mine, screw you. Remedial action to limit the erosion is needed. Tough to do, but I would try to find some way to keep the skiers off it this winter. As much as there is public outcry over what was done, there are lots of people planning on hitting this bit of...

I'll watch for you on the zamboni snow pile beside the Orleans Rec centre, or maybe the Sensplex in Kanata since it has 4 sheets of ice. :lol:

If they don't know the importance of experienced snowmakers, and the importance of having a decent product for school spring break in the East, I hope they have a good trustee lined up.

For the people losing the "lifetime" passes, and cheap annual passes, there is no upside to looking at this rationally - they only want the new owners to invest many million, keep pass prices artificially low, and honour all the deals from the past failed management. Actually, the way some...

:lol: I like to lurk and see where you guys have climbed to squeeze another shot out of the ski season. I half expect to see a skier behind a 4 rink arena with a big snow pile from the zamboni linking a last turn or two.

I'm not involved in all this, but find the thread very interesting, as I like the "business of business" stuff. It's amazing how strong a brand Killington was. Even growing up and first skiing in high school in Sudbury, Ontario during the late 70s on microhills Killington was the one Vermont...

Good question, ie. were the other local hills pretty hurting during March break as well. Not getting the Strief side of the hill has definately cost Edelweiss business this year though. I've had the "not worth the drive" conversation with a lot of parents this winter and my kids have ended...

Your rant provides a big part of the answer. Without Olympic/Strieff open, It is not worth driving the extra distance to Edelweiss compared to Fortune or even Cascade. And when I did go early, half of Zoomer was closed, essentially turning it into a green circle facility. Both my kids are...

We made it to Jay on Sunday afternoon and did the afternoon. Nothing like afternoon the day after a rain and a morning of being scraped down. When Derrick Hotshot is an icefield, it ain't good. Regroup for Monday morning. What a difference a day makes. Kudos to the Jay grooming crew...

Doesn't seem fair, but it happens a fair amount in the hospitality industry where a property like a hotel or resort goes under and about the only option is the original backers get to buy it back but stripped of all the debt load.