I’ve never known this to be true, certainly not for Okemo. Often, fri or sat that weekend is opening day and there’s not much. Afaik, training happens on Skylark at Killington. I would think ski in CO and travel late to VT.The only thing that's a bummer is that the various national teams tend to train at other Vermont mountains for the days leading into the World Cup weekend. Given the current conditions I can't imagine the usual places - Sugarbush, Okemo, Stowe - being up to the task. So will the teams hang out in Colorado and do a quick transfer to Vermont? Sounds fraught.
I’ve never known this to be true, certainly not for Okemo. Often, fri or sat that weekend is opening day and there’s not much. Afaik, training happens on Skylark at Killington. I would think ski in CO and travel late to VT.
Interesting. That was prob the year November was amazing. We were 100% open before Thanksgiving. Maybe 2018?So perhaps not Okemo, but Sugarbush has hosted various national teams leading into the Killington Cup events in the past. It's good to have a bit more space to train, and GMVS is likely quite happy to roll out the welcome mat.
On the trail map, I noticed the return of Mouse Trap as a black section over on Snowdon. I doubt they have actually reworked the slope, so this will funnel many folks over to the short section of blue Chute next to it, which does not sound good for traffic flow. The tunnels and reworking of Great Northern was supposed to improve the flow, but I suspect this will reduce its value.
Mousetrap has been on the map and rated black for literally 60+ years.
I'm glad Mouse Trap is back. It really does trap unsuspecting mice.I never agreed with the changing of mousetraps name and color from black to blue. Changing the color to a blue didn't change the difficulty of the trail. We starting calling it mouse buster because the carnage was everywhere. Always icy too. This was my first k black. Glad it's back.
but I guess that spirit hasn't.
Check the updated trail map on the app or website for Mouse Trap.