@GreenAthlete49, I've got just one more promo for Bretton Woods.
It's continuously put down for its "flat" groomers. I consider this a plus for beginners, novices, and cautious intermediates. Skiers who like to bomb steep groomers for the thrill of speed avoid Bretton Woods. They go to Cannon instead, and brag in the bar afterwards. I've taught at both mountains, so I know.
Weekend crowds at any mountain pose a problem for beginners. A beginner concerned about gaining speed will take up a lot of trail doing traverses to slow down between turns. This is the right thing to do. But it puts that beginner in danger of being run into by faster skiers coming down the trail from above. Speeding skiers are often not good at predicting what beginner/novice skiers below them are going to do next. They just aren't thinking about the danger their speed presents to the slower skiers below. This is sad, but it's human nature.
A beginner will most likely NOT be run over by such skiers while traversing a trail for speed control at Bretton Woods. BW is mocked and avoided by speed demons. They just won't go there. It's too expensive, too flat, and doesn't have the vibe they want to brag about. Plus snowboarders, who have a blind side, don't often ski Bretton Woods.
And the mountain is wide, so when all the terrain is open, skiers spread out. This thins out the crowds. As I've mentioned before, every lift (except the T-bar) has a green groomer route down to the base when everything is open. So novices have a variety of trails to ski.
General rule: a beginner/novice will be unlikely to be run into from behind at Bretton Woods. These days one should consider this as a pressing issue. The slopes everywhere in New England have been crowded since Covid struck, and "meat missiles" are a common problem at most mountains on weekends.
It's continuously put down for its "flat" groomers. I consider this a plus for beginners, novices, and cautious intermediates. Skiers who like to bomb steep groomers for the thrill of speed avoid Bretton Woods. They go to Cannon instead, and brag in the bar afterwards. I've taught at both mountains, so I know.
Weekend crowds at any mountain pose a problem for beginners. A beginner concerned about gaining speed will take up a lot of trail doing traverses to slow down between turns. This is the right thing to do. But it puts that beginner in danger of being run into by faster skiers coming down the trail from above. Speeding skiers are often not good at predicting what beginner/novice skiers below them are going to do next. They just aren't thinking about the danger their speed presents to the slower skiers below. This is sad, but it's human nature.
A beginner will most likely NOT be run over by such skiers while traversing a trail for speed control at Bretton Woods. BW is mocked and avoided by speed demons. They just won't go there. It's too expensive, too flat, and doesn't have the vibe they want to brag about. Plus snowboarders, who have a blind side, don't often ski Bretton Woods.
And the mountain is wide, so when all the terrain is open, skiers spread out. This thins out the crowds. As I've mentioned before, every lift (except the T-bar) has a green groomer route down to the base when everything is open. So novices have a variety of trails to ski.
General rule: a beginner/novice will be unlikely to be run into from behind at Bretton Woods. These days one should consider this as a pressing issue. The slopes everywhere in New England have been crowded since Covid struck, and "meat missiles" are a common problem at most mountains on weekends.
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