Big posse: huh?

[tch]

Just curious: I skied Killington this week for the first time in awhile and had an interesting experience. Lots of BIG groups skiing together -- like 10-14 people. Saw them standing at stopping places, then all taking off together. Groups of snowboarders, skiers alike. I actually had to modulate my own rest stops to avoid the traffic created. I'm used to seeing groups of maybe 4-6 people, but what stood out was how many groups were so big. Is this a Killington thing? A new normal? Just a one-off? Anyone have insight?

I also saw an instructor with a class of 13(!), but I assumed that was b/c of Covid-related staff shortage.

 

[Philpug]

Just curious: I skied Killington this week for the first time in awhile and had an interesting experience. Lots of BIG groups skiing together -- like 10-14 people. Saw them standing at stopping places, then all taking off together. Groups of snowboarders, skiers alike. I actually had to modulate my own rest stops to avoid the traffic created. I'm used to seeing groups of maybe 4-6 people, but what stood out was how many groups were so big. Is this a Killington thing? A new normal? Just a one-off? Anyone have insight?

I also saw an instructor with a class of 13(!), but I assumed that was b/c of Covid-related staff shortage.

And they probably complained all day with how bad the crowd was on the slopes. "Where ever I went the slope was packed!!"

 

[Marker]

I saw one enormous group wearing baby blue t-shirts with a yeti on the front and WE BELIEVE 2022 printed on the back. I didn't ask...

 

[raytseng]

Was there a very frustrated mustachioed man in the group? He may have found a new home mountain, but we all still share his pain...

 

[Scruffy]

There was at least one PSIA workshop kinda thing there.

I was there this past week with a posse of 15 And sometimes we all skied together. Too bad I didn't know you were there, you could of joined in the fun.

 

[Marker]

Just curious: I skied Killington this week for the first time in awhile and had an interesting experience. Lots of BIG groups skiing together -- like 10-14 people. Saw them standing at stopping places, then all taking off together. Groups of snowboarders, skiers alike. I actually had to modulate my own rest stops to avoid the traffic created. I'm used to seeing groups of maybe 4-6 people, but what stood out was how many groups were so big. Is this a Killington thing? A new normal? Just a one-off? Anyone have insight?

I also saw an instructor with a class of 13(!), but I assumed that was b/c of Covid-related staff shortage.

My friends from PA took intermediate group lessons on Wednesday, which was cold but not like today, and ended up with two privates because no else showed up.

 

[Scruffy]

My friends from PA took intermediate group lessons on Wednesday, which was cold but not like today, and ended up with two privates because no else showed up.

Wednesday was the best day; -7f, no wind, nobody showed up-too cold, loud squeaky snow.

 

[Marker]

There was at least one PSIA workshop kinda thing there.

I was there this past week with a posse of 15 And sometimes we all skied together. Too bad I didn't know you were there, you could of joined in the fun.

I did see a few PSIA badges on jackets in the lift lines.

 

[slowrider]

Yesterday at Bachelor it was somewhat busy and the 5 of us would wait between the herds of 20 or more to ski a run till we caught them then stop. An advanced skier could navigate the moving objects but just because you can doesn't mean you should.

 

[Philpug]

We see this a lot at on snow trade show demos, a lot of good (and not so good) skiers skiing very fast in groups many times on mountains they are not completely familiar with and it is a bit disconcerting. I have my head on a swivel even more here than ever.

 

[raisingarizona]

Rat pack!