Boston Area Ski Recommendations

I'm going on travel to Boston from the west coast and have a free day
on Monday. Any recommendations on where to go for a one day ski trip?

skilion wrote:

I'm going on travel to Boston from the west coast and have a free day
on Monday. Any recommendations on where to go for a one day ski trip?

How far do you want to drive and how picky are you?

Wachusset is the closest "real" hill and probably won't be too busy on a
Monday. I enjoyed the place when I was there, but your miles may
definitely vary.

Here are your other options
http://www.skidweeb.com/index.cgi?v=all&z=02101&s=drive

Good luck. Have fun.

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//-Walt
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Walt wrote:
skilion wrote:

I'm going on travel to Boston from the west coast and have a free day
on Monday. Any recommendations on where to go for a one day ski trip?


How far do you want to drive and how picky are you?

Wachusset is the closest "real" hill and probably won't be too busy on a
Monday. I enjoyed the place when I was there, but your miles may
definitely vary.

Here are your other options
http://www.skidweeb.com/index.cgi?v=all&z=02101&s=drive

Wachusett's pretty small - only about 1000' vertical.

I would say, if you're willing to drive about 2.5 hours, go to one of
the "Ski 93" places in New Hampshi Waterville, Loon, or Cannon.
Sunapee in NH would be a compromise between the Ski 93 areas and
Wachusett, both in terms of size and drive time.

Dave

Dave

"Dave Stallard" wrote in message
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Walt wrote:

snip...

Wachusett's pretty small - only about 1000' vertical.

Wish I felt that way.

http://www.goski.com/resorts/rusamn/welch.htm

Sigh.
--
Marty in MN

Dave Stallard wrote:
Walt wrote:
skilion wrote:

I'm going on travel to Boston from the west coast and have a free
day
on Monday. Any recommendations on where to go for a one day ski
trip?


How far do you want to drive and how picky are you?

Wachusset is the closest "real" hill and probably won't be too busy
on a
Monday. I enjoyed the place when I was there, but your miles may
definitely vary.

Here are your other options
http://www.skidweeb.com/index.cgi?v=all&z=02101&s=drive

Wachusett's pretty small - only about 1000' vertical.

I would say, if you're willing to drive about 2.5 hours, go to one of

the "Ski 93" places in New Hampshi Waterville, Loon, or Cannon.
Sunapee in NH would be a compromise between the Ski 93 areas and
Wachusett, both in terms of size and drive time.

Dave


How's Mad River? I think I'll be visiting my sister in New Hampshire
next year, so I thought I'd do a bit of skiing while I'm there.
Or, is Killington a better choice?

Martha

Black Metal Martha wrote:

How's Mad River? I think I'll be visiting my sister in New Hampshire
next year, so I thought I'd do a bit of skiing while I'm there.
Or, is Killington a better choice?

I've never been to Mad River, but it's the ultimate old-time, gnarly
terrain, natural snow place. Which means that if there's insufficient
snow, it will have problems. The slogan "Mad River Glen - ski it if
it's open".

Killington is much larger, and makes snow, so it might be a better choice.

Dave

Dave Stallard wrote:
Black Metal Martha wrote:

How's Mad River? I think I'll be visiting my sister in New
Hampshire
next year, so I thought I'd do a bit of skiing while I'm there.
Or, is Killington a better choice?

I've never been to Mad River, but it's the ultimate old-time, gnarly
terrain, natural snow place. Which means that if there's
insufficient
snow, it will have problems. The slogan "Mad River Glen - ski it if
it's open".

Killington is much larger, and makes snow, so it might be a better
choice.

Dave

Thanks, Dave. I just liked the fact that Mad River doesn't allow
boarders.

But, I do have a whole year to think about it.

Martha

skilion wrote:
I'm going on travel to Boston from the west coast and have a free day
on Monday. Any recommendations on where to go for a one day ski trip?

North.
But how far north you go could make a difference.
The way things stack up now, not too far north
is the order of the day.

Mt Snow (in VT) got loads of snow, 20" or more
last weekend but Killington further north only
got a foot.

I'm not too sure about New Hampshire areas, but
my guess would be that Waterville Valley has better
conditions than Cannon for instance.

VtSkier

Black Metal Martha wrote:
Dave Stallard wrote:

Walt wrote:

skilion wrote:


I'm going on travel to Boston from the west coast and have a free

day

on Monday. Any recommendations on where to go for a one day ski

trip?


How far do you want to drive and how picky are you?

Wachusset is the closest "real" hill and probably won't be too busy

on a

Monday. I enjoyed the place when I was there, but your miles may
definitely vary.

Here are your other options
http://www.skidweeb.com/index.cgi?v=all&z=02101&s=drive

Wachusett's pretty small - only about 1000' vertical.

I would say, if you're willing to drive about 2.5 hours, go to one of


the "Ski 93" places in New Hampshi Waterville, Loon, or Cannon.
Sunapee in NH would be a compromise between the Ski 93 areas and
Wachusett, both in terms of size and drive time.

Dave



How's Mad River? I think I'll be visiting my sister in New Hampshire
next year, so I thought I'd do a bit of skiing while I'm there.
Or, is Killington a better choice?

Martha

Mad River Glen is Kewl beyond measure. Trouble is they only
have about 3 acres worth of snowmaking and the farther north
you go in VT the less snow you will see.

Last storm, Mt Snow 20"
Killington a foot,
Stowe a measly 6"
and MRG is between Killington and Stowe.

MRG has trees, glades, bumps, real trails, no
snowboarders, waterfalls (frozen), trees,
natural half-pipes with trees, did I say no
snowboarders? Two chair lifts, one is a
circa 1950 single (no kidding) and the other
is a double which rotates clockwise (which,
no doubt there are others, but I haven't seen
one). The only grooming, unless there has
been an ice storm, is a learning area which,
at a lot of other areas, would be a single
black diamond slope.

The lack of uphill transport limits the number
of people on the hill at any one time and the
skiing is like it was MANY years ago. Trails,
where they exist, are narrow as a snow-
retaining measure. And on and on. A totally
different eastern skiing experience. The only
things which come close are Magic Mountain in
Londonderry and the Castle Rock area of
Sugarbush.

VtSkier

Black Metal Martha wrote:
Dave Stallard wrote:

Walt wrote:

skilion wrote:


I'm going on travel to Boston from the west coast and have a free

day

on Monday. Any recommendations on where to go for a one day ski

trip?


How far do you want to drive and how picky are you?

Wachusset is the closest "real" hill and probably won't be too busy

on a

Monday. I enjoyed the place when I was there, but your miles may
definitely vary.

Here are your other options
http://www.skidweeb.com/index.cgi?v=all&z=02101&s=drive

Wachusett's pretty small - only about 1000' vertical.

I would say, if you're willing to drive about 2.5 hours, go to one of


the "Ski 93" places in New Hampshi Waterville, Loon, or Cannon.
Sunapee in NH would be a compromise between the Ski 93 areas and
Wachusett, both in terms of size and drive time.

Dave



How's Mad River? I think I'll be visiting my sister in New Hampshire
next year, so I thought I'd do a bit of skiing while I'm there.
Or, is Killington a better choice?

I'd say Mad River. Killington is a bit of a zoo, Mad River more off the
beaten path.

Actually, if I was coming from Yonder and wanted to ski in a New England
ski area, it would be Stowe. Good mountain, good town (by which I mean
a more authentic town, not a cookie-cutter faux alpine village or a
strip mall).

Both, you should know, are quite a haul from Boston, and likely a
nontrivial drive from wherever you'll be in New Hampshire. Depending on
where in the state you'll be, you might want to also look at the Maine
resorts, Sugarloaf or Sunday River.

--
Mary Malmros
Some days you're the windshield, other days you're the bug.