New England 2019/20 Northeast

[LiquidFeet]

I'm sitting here in Franconia right now. Temp is -17º at 6:00am. At least it's heading upwards.

 

[Erik Timmerman]

-23 here in Morrisville right now. Not windy though, seems like a great day for winter sports!

 

[Coach13]

14 in Leesburg, VA at 730am. That’s a cold day for here.

 

[dbostedo]

• 4 seriously fun top to bottom ungroomed trails (Fractures Fairy Tales, Fearless Leader, Rocky's Run, T-bar Line)

Good trail names too... I loved Fractured Fairy Tales when I was a kid. The segments on Rocky and Bullwinkle I mean, not the ski run (never been there).

 

[wooglin]

For a three day weekend sure was quiet on the hill this AM. Anyone else experience that? Must’ve been the temps.

 

[EricG]

I looked at the occupancy rate and decided not to go to the hill this weekend. Not going to deal with crowds.

 

[Brian Finch]

‘bush delivers

 

[sparty]

I looked at the occupancy rate and decided not to go to the hill this weekend. Not going to deal with crowds.

I think a lot of people felt the same way. Sunday River felt like a mid-March Sunday crowd, not President's Day weekend today. Incredible hero snow on most of the groomers, woods sounded like line choice could make a significant difference in loudness. Sun was out and there wasn't any perceptible wind, so despite seeing -17F this morning on the way in, it never felt really cold.

I'd happily put on all my layers again tomorrow if it meant the same lack of crowds.

 

[LiquidFeet]

^^That description could have been for Bretton Woods. I expect it to be more crowded tomorrow, given the forecast doesn't involve below zero starting temp.

 

[frontfive]

A fun little collage that sums it up, that happy little face is solid ice over the tourist viewer on the tram deck. Cannon true to nature was brutally cold today, unlike its nature there was no wind & consistent packed powder vs. icy. With layers the cold was irrelevant & the day was spectacular! So wish I could go back to tomorrow

 

[KevinF]

I was at Berkshire East today. It was friggin’ COLD. Fixed grip chairs made it hard to get warm.

Snow was firm but edgeable. Basically nobody around; longest lift wait was maybe three chairs?

Heading up to Bromley in the morning.

 

[Black Dog]

For a three day weekend sure was quiet on the hill this AM. Anyone else experience that? Must’ve been the temps.

As Yogi said: its too crowded, nobody goes there any more.

 

[Erik Timmerman]

This was probably the most sane Saturday we have had at Stowe since early December. Not sure how much of it is blacking out passes and how much is from turning the thermostat down to -20. This morning there were empty chairs on the quad at 8.

 

[Marker]

Killington was surprisingly good today. Major runs were skied off by 2 pm, but crowds were not much of a problem. Brat House was open at the old Vista Deck for a nice lunch with a view.

 

[mdf]

Killington was surprisingly good today. Major runs were skied off by 2 pm, but crowds were not much of a problem. Brat House was open at the old Vista Deck for a nice lunch with a view. View attachment 93823

Now that's an out of the way spot. I used to ski Killington every weekend a couple of decades ago, and I've probably seen it only once or twice, lifetime total, and never been inside.

 

[LKLA]

This was probably the most sane Saturday we have had at Stowe since early December. Not sure how much of it is blacking out passes and how much is from turning the thermostat down to -20. This morning there were empty chairs on the quad at 8.

Lapping the quad at 2:30

 

[Erik Timmerman]

Let's see how today goes with the temperature back up to normal.

 

[LKLA]

Let's see how today goes with the temperature back up to normal.

7:00 a.m. downtown Stowe. I am not sure if they plan to put on their skis and ski to the mountain They are hardcore.

 

[Erik Timmerman]

The Butler's Pantry awaits you.

 

[KevinF]

7:00 a.m. downtown Stowe. I am not sure if they plan to put on their skis and ski to the mountain They are hardcore. View attachment 93836

I’m hoping they were planning on catching the bus somewhere... Otherwise that’s a long walk!