NYC Mags?

[Gman]

hey mikefut, im from huntington also. The drive to southern vt really isnt terrible on the weekends, and the skiing is so much better then windham, hunter, etc.

Sounds like there are a few people interested, Brokesomeribs, Blackdiamonds, mikefut, gman....

Ive been putting out feelers for houses this week. Ive got probably six guys currently interested but we could always used a few more to keep costs down.

We try to keep it between $1k - $1250 for the season Dec - March. this includes utilities, plowing, firewood etc....

Right now we are looking in Jamaica, about 10 min to stratton and pretty close to mt snow, magic and bromley.

definitely interested and looking for details. sent you a PM

[unfunkyufo]

just seeing this proposed house thread here - i'd recommend that people also look at staying at the hostel tevere (www.hosteltevere.com) - it's $30-35 per night, has a cool bar/restaurant downstairs and is spitting distance from sugarbush and mad river glen...they also do group rate discounts, so if we get together a crew even less bread needs to be spent....

[Gman]

MRG is fun but is an extra 1.5hrs away from places like magic. I know that's not that much time but it makes a difference when you're tired at the end of the day.

[AvisAustin]

My ride up to VT consists of a friend who lives in hoboken but keeps his truck at his family's house in northern NJ. Would love to check out jay but its another two hours north from where we usually go. When it gets closer to the season starting I'm sure more people will start to chime in.

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[altaski85]

Checking in from Brooklyn Heights.

This will be my first winter in NYC, and I'm looking to somehow get to the goods. I've got a place in very close to the Tuckerman's trailhead but no convenient way of getting there. If anyone is heading up give me a holler.

[NorEasterSkier]

just seeing this proposed house thread here - i'd recommend that people also look at staying at the hostel tevere (www.hosteltevere.com) - it's $30-35 per night, has a cool bar/restaurant downstairs and is spitting distance from sugarbush and mad river glen...they also do group rate discounts, so if we get together a crew even less bread needs to be spent....

Oh wow... that is close. Definitely nice to have alternatives when skiing in VT. I usually go up to Waitsfield, but this is even better.

[Bdawg]

Just checking in dudes. I missed last week's storm but I'm glad some of you got out there and shralped it. Pulling all my boards out the closet and scraping the summer storage wax off tonight. Let's stay in touch.

[Gman]

any NYC mags going to the MSP premier thursday?

[Dave Murphy]

yeah, if you don't feel guilty about burning up the atmosphere, and making snow extinct, you can fly SLC for the weekend...

ADVICE TO RECENT TRANSPLANTS TO NYC:

1) Blow ALL of your vacation on one epic trip back to where you're from or love to ski. Buy the plane ticket NOW so that you have to go and can't bullshit and put this off, which is a dangerous possibility because this city is distracting. Try to go for 3 weeks in mid winter.

2) Pay close attention to the weather, especially weekdays. If it snows call in sick and take day trips to places nearby like Hunter or Okemo on the ski bus. People are down on these places, but they have bus service and have steep parts and if there is a lot of snow and it's a weekday, it will be better than any bigger Vermont mountain on a weekend. You should know the weather in NYC seems to have zero correlation to whats going on up in the mountains, it's always way way warmer here.

3) Plan those weekend trips with buddies to Vt etc...

4) The rest of your year will be miserable paying it all off, making it up to your boss, etc.


Also, to really have fun here I think you have to be ready to ski all day in some real East Coast conditions, which are pouring rain, on ice. Even better if you have to do that with fat powder skis. When you finally get back West you will probably bust one.

Yup absolutely agreed. I'm going to chime in on a few comments from above (above in this post, not from the Heavenly Divine)

1. Jay Peak is fucking awesome. I'm from NY and have been skiing VT all my life. I never went to Jay Peak until I was 26 and it blew my mind. It is not like the rest of the ski resorts in VT, it is truly a different kind of mountain. I almost felt like it was a shrunken mountain from the Rockies. Plus, the town, or lack thereof, rocks. There a lodge called Grampa Grump's (or Grunt's, not sure) that has the most BOMB free breakfast every morning starting at 6 am. The hungover 300 pound cook yells profanities at you while he serves you, and some hippie sparks a bizzle with his dog over by the fireplace. You can also opt for a "little grump" which is a dilapidated condo that is likely to have the food from the previous guest still in the fridge.

2. THAT'S how you book a ski trip! Oh, I didn't tell you yet. Here's how you book a ski trip from NYC out West on the cheap: Do what I did:: This::: For $260 round trip (including fees) I fly out of JFK 6 pm Wednesday, March 16. Arrive at midnight, my buddy picks me up and we go party in preparation for St Patty's day. Thursday we boogie. Friday at balls am we head for Steamboat, ski Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. I fly the redeye back from Denver --> JFK Sunday night at midnight. Arrive at JFK 6 am. Go to work. Sleep. One crappy thing is that JetBlue is going to charge me to ship my skis, $40 each way I may just demo while I'm out there

3. I've spent a lot of time at Killington and I've learned two things: Its a blessing; Its a curse. It is a curse because the mountain has a capacity of 20,000 people, and you will literally sit in traffic if you come or go during (literally) rush hour. However, it is a blessing for the exact same reason -- it drives people away from Pico, and leaves Pico empty and beautiful ALL THE TIME! Pico is one hell of a little mountain, and pound for pound its a great VT mountain. Its steep. And, if you hike just a hundred feet or so you can access the "A," B" and "C" runs and all the powderific trees in between them.

SKI THE EAST!

[jmars]

I'll be at the MSP movie tonight if anyone is going.

Gman...you going?

[Gman]

I'll be at the MSP movie tonight if anyone is going.

Gman...you going?

Yea I went, sat up in the second floor area. To the dude from brooklyn, I've got a car and I'm also in brooklyn.

[ex-powderbroker]

Dudes, Belleayre is talking about opening 11/13 with a $25 ticket.
If the forecast shows long term cold, Hunter might join in. I kind of doubt it, but I wouldn't complain. Anyway, who is up for skiing some man made if there's no pow around in two weeks?

[Gman]

Dudes, Belleayre is talking about opening 11/13 with a $25 ticket.
If the forecast shows long term cold, Hunter might join in. I kind of doubt it, but I wouldn't complain. Anyway, who is up for skiing some man made if there's no pow around in two weeks?

if i've got the day(s) off, count me in.

[ripvanwinter]

I'm a definite maybe for the 13th if work doesn't get in the way.

[nihiles]

fyi

[Diamondback]

I'm in for what's good. Anyone else heading to Irving Plaza the 13th for LTW? If the white's falling, i propose a before AND after par-tay!

[njfreeskier]

^^^ML242 and I will be there also. We should meet up for a little pre-game action before the show.

[Speedfreak]

I'm in as well. Where's the pregame?

[Bdawg]

Anybody into winter camping?

[ex-powderbroker]

It doesn't look good for belleayre saturday... I think they're doing some hike to jibs, but no actual skiing.

Who wants to help trim on sunday?

[NmbrdDays]

Anyone going to Stamford on sat for Wintervention? Got a crew goin up and the bars are right down the street.

[Maker]

anyone going to this...this weekend NYC snow film festival?

http://www.snowfilmfestnyc.com/

[Bdawg]

It doesn't look good for belleayre saturday... I think they're doing some hike to jibs, but no actual skiing.

Who wants to help trim on sunday?

Sorry I missed this. Did you mean at Magic?

[ex-powderbroker]

catskills...

[ex-powderbroker]

Just got a forward about $2 gift certificates worth $25 at nyc restaurants @ restaurant.com with the code GOBBLE.

There are so many to look through it's crazy, someone tell me where to get some for a mini summit of drinking in ny.

UPDATE: This coupon is the bees tits!