2024 New England Gathering discussion

[surfsnowgirl]

Last time I was at Magic was MLK weekend 2019 (I think). It was an utter unmitigated shit show. So bad that I just left at 10:00 and drove back to Maine.

MLK weekend is crazy everywhere, even Bromley. We go to the eastern townships of Quebec on this weekend.

 

[Tony S]

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Fair enough.

 

[KevinF]

l'd avoid Stratton on a Saturday at all costs

Fixed it for you.

 

[ScottB]

Tony,

If you have never skied Bolton when conditions are good, you are missing out on some prime glade, AT, xcountry terrain. Best combined offering of any Vt ski area IMHO. The place seems perfect for nordic skating as well. You can almost ignore the trails, the fun skiing is in the woods.

 

[Tony S]

Tony,

If you have never skied Bolton when conditions are good, you are missing out on some prime glade, AT, xcountry terrain. Best combined offering of any Vt ski area IMHO. The place seems perfect for nordic skating as well. You can almost ignore the trails, the fun skiing is in the woods.

I lived in the area for 9 years. I went to Bolton quite a bit. The XC was very good (but hilly!) The alpine was a snooze. However, I admit that that was 30 years ago, pre-glades. And I was a less proficient skier. So yes, maybe it's time to give it another shot.

 

[dbostedo]

I lived in the area for 9 years. I went to Bolton quite a bit. The XC was very good (but hilly!) The alpine was a snooze. However, I admit that that was 30 years ago, pre-glades. And I was a less proficient skier. So yes, maybe it's time to give it another shot.

Just come to the MId-A Gathering first (if there is one), and Bolton will seem like a big mountain.

 

[Jilly]

Sutton on a Saturday.....unless things have changed like they added a couple of high speed quads....major line ups, like everywhere else.

 

[SKI-3PO]

Given the typical late March timeframe, have lines ever been a significant issue at this event regardless of where it was held?

 

[James]

Last time I was at Magic was MLK weekend 2019 (I think). It was an utter unmitigated shit show. So bad that I just left at 10:00 and drove back to Maine.

Should’ve gone to Cochran’s. Or, Whaleback on the way home- pitch + vert (700)

Bolton- the DesLauriers bros learned to ski there. Bode had Cannon/Mittersill woods, they had Bolton.

Last time I went to Magic was with bumpfreaq There had just been a dump of 15-20” It was February, still, one of the steep trails off the ridge was bare dirt at the top for 50 yards.

 

[Tony S]

Given the typical late March timeframe, have lines ever been a significant issue at this event regardless of where it was held?

Perhaps not, but we've never had it in southern Vermont either.

 

[James]

Rain in Northern VT


Lot at Stowe 2019


Soaked by noon

 

[BC.]

get rid of sugarbush. Small areas only.

just think of Sugarbush as 2 separate small areas....

 

[SKI-3PO]

Perhaps not, but we've never had it in southern Vermont either.

I think “those people” give up even sooner.

 

[S.H.]

Sutton on a Saturday.....unless things have changed like they added a couple of high speed quads....major line ups, like everywhere else.

But it's in French!

 

[James]

Are Canadian lift lines like French lift lines?

 

[S.H.]

just think of Sugarbush as 2 separate small areas....

no

 

[scott43]

Are Canadian lift lines like French lift lines?

Hmm..in numbers or behaviour? Our lift lines are typically fairly polite and organized, if somewhat more dumb these days. People rush through the RFID gates THEN stop to wait for their group..wtf? It's not that big an area!!! I think it really depends where you are and when.

 

[SKI-3PO]

Way too often going through an RFID gate these days I wonder if the people in front of me have never encountered one before.

 

[James]

Vail got rid of our rfid gates. It’s faster without, but does require labor.
Probkem with rfid is if someone has a problem, then the people with them cause an even bigger blockage as they stand there.
Every time you go through those gates your picture is taken. So if you change coats in the afternoon, you might get flagged. Or if a child suddenly grows a foot and a half. The person with that hand held computer can pull up all your data.

 

[Brad J]

At Attitash and Wildcat they have a hand held scanner which works quite well, and they scan usually way before there would be a line up problem, also at Loon at the Kanc8 the building is so large that the problems with the RFID being finicky will work itself out before people are formed into a group of 8 , at Sunday River the Jordan 8 is way to short plus uphill which has got to be a S show on weekends