Project 101: USA Road Trip

[jamesdeluxe]

I agree with Tony/ChrisC: this is not how I would want to conduct a multi-week/month road trip, where it's all about racking up numbers in the most expeditious way possible with no attempt to optimise the likelihood of good conditions, seek out the best ski areas for someone's skills and interests, or get a more complete view of a mountain than can be achieved in 90 minutes.

I agree with Harvey: "We all do crazy stuff because it's what we want to do," whether it's a) essentially limiting yourself to ski areas in one state, b) going on round-the-world trips during shoulder months (that include numerous indoor ski areas) to complete a streak, or c) my preference across 25 years of making dozens of one-day visits to obscure, locals areas that haven't changed much in decades (because I'm a variety junkie).

 

[Tony Crocker]

(because I'm a variety junkie)

Liz and I are certainly in that camp. Patrick too, within his time-of-year constraints.

There are tons of skiers who like Harvey limit themselves to one or a handful of areas within drive distance of home. SoCal's population of Mammoth only skiers is one of the largest subsets of that group. Harvey's radius is just tighter. The advantages of a locally restricted plan like that:
1) Low per ski day costs (season pass, daytrip or cheap lodging)
2) Short notice powder days
3) Minute detail knowledge of the ski area(s), especially valuable on powder days.

 

[Harvey]

I think everyone on this thread would say that. Liz summed it up best:
"How to take the joy out of skiing."

Do you have any direct evidence that he is not having the time of his life?

skiers who like Harvey limit themselves to one or a handful of areas within drive distance of home.

For the record (leaving Bohemia out of it for now) I'll go anywhere in NY or VT. Farthest from me is Peek'n Peak. Farthest from me in VT is Burke.

The advantages of a locally restricted plan like that:
1) Low per ski day costs (season pass, daytrip or cheap lodging)
2) Short notice powder days
3) Minute detail knowledge of the ski area(s), especially valuable on powder days.

Tony I give you credit for being able to see this, when this is so far from your own model of what makes skiing great.

 

[Tony Crocker]

Tony I give you credit for being able to see this, when this is so far from your own model of what makes skiing great.

The one thing 99% of avid skiers with diverse models agree on is the value of powder days. Project101 appears to be the exception. Today he duplicated his Laurentian exercise from 2019, hitting 5 areas:

2026-01-29	Ragged Mountain	New Hampshire
2026-01-29	Pat's Peak	New Hampshire
2026-01-29	Crotched Mountain	New Hampshire
2026-01-29	Mt. Sunapee	New Hampshire
2026-01-29	Whaleback	New Hampshire