So Done With the East Coast

[FLS]

If I move back east (which I strongly don't want to do) I would not ski anymore. That doesn't mean I wouldn't take a job in NY, Boston, D.C., etc...it's just that if I moved back I would not move back with the intent on skiing again. I do not miss the crowds, narrow runs, constant ice, "powder day" with three inches of snow that gets scraped off in a matter of 1 hour, annoying east coast snobs, New England snobs, New Jersey bros, Long Islanders at Hunter Mountain, more ice at Whiteface Mountain, Vermont hippy bros, Greek Peak (enough said), hippies that only talk about how they ski at Mad River, Ski the East stickers on everything, subzero temps, even colder subzero temps when you factor in 30mph windchills, super tight glades where you constantly have to watch out for ice patch plus random death mogul causing tree impalement, Tom Brady Uggs, moguls in general that are 99% scraped off ice, get bored with steep ice run -> go to terrain park and feel impending death on ice block jump, people who take a trip out west then can't stop talking about the "epic" conditions out west, people who take ski trips out west or euro in general, east coast bro shred talk lingo, making fun of gapers for 70mm wide 2x4 race skis -> then getting older yourself and realizing that really 1970s long narrow stiff race skis are pretty much the only ski that actually makes sense for the Northeast.

Then top all that off with a $100 lift ticket!

You're making the right choice.

[Benny Profane]

Have not logged one day skiing this season yet since moving back to NY.....im actually pretty depressed about it. Still having a ton of difficulty with this move.

Last 12 years I have averaged about 75 days a season. Its rough.

I feel your pain. Fuck, I don't even work, and I'm not skiing today or probably this week, again. Another rain, sleet event followed by, I'm pretty sure, lift closing winds today followed by Sub zero for two or three days. Fuck that shit already. I don't even consider Saturdays, but maybe Sunday afternoon. This is the fourth fucking rain/freeze event this season. Not worth the drive, but fuck if I'm going to live up there with those hippies and junkies. The Catskills can be fun with a foot on a few hills, but when's the last time that happened? God damn the 1% for driving up real estate beyond my means at the bottom of any decent hill out west.

I'm thinking of moving south near a good airport and just flying to real mountains. And no, not Europe, which is much further than somebody above thinks. My flight and transport over there in a few weeks is essentially an all day (night) affair with jet lag as a bonus. Newark has an early flight to SLC that can get you on the slopes by the afternoon.

[m2711c]

Sleep on the plane. Stay up and ski that first day. Don’t sleep till it gets dark...... no jet lag that way.


Europe > western skiing every time.... cheaper too.

[Benny Profane]

Not if you have an Epic or Ikon pass.

And, if you're arguing snow quality, I've been told more than once that Utah is the best in the world.

[JerseyDave]

No one cares you hate the East.

[liv2ski]

I feel your pain. Fuck, I don't even work, and I'm not skiing today or probably this week, again. Another rain, sleet event followed by, I'm pretty sure, lift closing winds today followed by Sub zero for two or three days. Fuck that shit already. I don't even consider Saturdays, but maybe Sunday afternoon. This is the fourth fucking rain/freeze event this season. Not worth the drive, but fuck if I'm going to live up there with those hippies and junkies. The Catskills can be fun with a foot on a few hills, but when's the last time that happened? God damn the 1% for driving up real estate beyond my means at the bottom of any decent hill out west.

I'm thinking of moving south near a good airport and just flying to real mountains. And no, not Europe, which is much further than somebody above thinks. My flight and transport over there in a few weeks is essentially an all day (night) affair with jet lag as a bonus. Newark has an early flight to SLC that can get you on the slopes by the afternoon.

I just looked at this thread. I had no idea it was so fucked. Serious vibes to all you guys that are there. Benny, if you can make the move to the Southwest CO, it may price out for you?
https://www.homesnacks.net/most-affo...olorado-126801

Edit to add: If you need cheap by great skiing, there is always Ogden: https://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sal...ect/11_zm/2_p/

[skaredshtles]

I just looked at this thread. I had no idea it was so fucked. Serious vibes to all you guys that are there. Benny, if you can make the move to the Southwest CO, it may price out for you?
https://www.homesnacks.net/most-affo...olorado-126801

Ironically (not really) - that top-10 list is ALSO "Top 10 Places in Colorado That Suck."

[m2711c]

Not if you have an Epic or Ikon pass.

And, if you're arguing snow quality, I've been told more than once that Utah is the best in the world.

Epic and Ikon are pikers... they just be copying eurotrends.


pick a pass....any pass.

https://www.superskicard.com/en

https://www.tyrol.com/things-to-do/s...kiing/ski-pass

http://www.laendle-card.at/

https://www.visitcarinthia.at/activi.../top-ski-pass/

https://www.skiarlberg.at/en/regions/tickets-en

https://www.skistar.com/en/offers-an...t-skistar-all/

https://www.valais.ch/de/info/landin...nowpass-wallis

https://www.graubuenden.ch/de/snowpa...nz-graubuenden

https://www.magicpass.ch/en/

https://www.meilenweiss.ch/winter/home

https://www.vialattea.it/Home-en-GB

https://www.bormioski.eu/en/ski-pass...ormio-skipass/

https://www.vinschgau.net/en/mountai...-skiarena.html

http://www.skilife.ski/en/skipass/ra...sonal-skipass/

https://www.dolomitisuperski.com/en

https://www.superschnee.com/

https://en.tignes.net/

https://www.lesarcs-peiseyvallandry....ait-ski-saison

https://www.les3vallees.com/en/

[buttahflake]

It’s been snowing all day here in Vermont. It’s been a great winter.
Take laps beaters

[m2711c]

Dust on crust....

[buttahflake]

Half empty is how you view things.
Not I and I. Get some frontside skis and rip arcs, shit is wicked fun.

[m2711c]

Truth....


still, it would be nice to get a chance to use the powderboards sometime this year.

[CazMan26]

No problem. . .

One less AH in the lift lines. . ! SKI THE EAST !

Bye

[skaredshtles]

I, for one, am very thankful that so many people don't mind/like skiing the East. GET AFTER IT, you badasses!

[Benny Profane]

Truth....


still, it would be nice to get a chance to use the powderboards sometime this year.

I don't even take them out of storage until the drive west.

[Benny Profane]

It’s been snowing all day here in Vermont. It’s been a great winter.
Take laps beaters

And blowing so hard 80% of lifts are down, right?

[Benny Profane]

Epic and Ikon are pikers... they just be copying eurotrends.


pick a pass....any pass.

https://www.superskicard.com/en

https://www.tyrol.com/things-to-do/s...kiing/ski-pass

http://www.laendle-card.at/

https://www.visitcarinthia.at/activi.../top-ski-pass/

https://www.skiarlberg.at/en/regions/tickets-en

https://www.skistar.com/en/offers-an...t-skistar-all/

https://www.valais.ch/de/info/landin...nowpass-wallis

https://www.graubuenden.ch/de/snowpa...nz-graubuenden

https://www.magicpass.ch/en/

https://www.meilenweiss.ch/winter/home

https://www.vialattea.it/Home-en-GB

https://www.bormioski.eu/en/ski-pass...ormio-skipass/

https://www.vinschgau.net/en/mountai...-skiarena.html

http://www.skilife.ski/en/skipass/ra...sonal-skipass/

https://www.dolomitisuperski.com/en

https://www.superschnee.com/

https://en.tignes.net/

https://www.lesarcs-peiseyvallandry....ait-ski-saison

https://www.les3vallees.com/en/

That's very 1% of you, telling someone to buy a season pass to an area in another continent. I'll see if my jet lease can get me to Geneva.

[ncskier]

I feel your pain. Fuck, I don't even work, and I'm not skiing today or probably this week, again. Another rain, sleet event followed by, I'm pretty sure, lift closing winds today followed by Sub zero for two or three days. Fuck that shit already. I don't even consider Saturdays, but maybe Sunday afternoon. This is the fourth fucking rain/freeze event this season. Not worth the drive, but fuck if I'm going to live up there with those hippies and junkies. The Catskills can be fun with a foot on a few hills, but when's the last time that happened? God damn the 1% for driving up real estate beyond my means at the bottom of any decent hill out west.

I'm thinking of moving south near a good airport and just flying to real mountains. And no, not Europe, which is much further than somebody above thinks. My flight and transport over there in a few weeks is essentially an all day (night) affair with jet lag as a bonus. Newark has an early flight to SLC that can get you on the slopes by the afternoon.

God help me for agreeing with Benny. Left 8 pm Thursday night direct to SLC on american. Skied all day first chair to last chair at Deer Valley, Friday, Saturday and Sunday until 1pm. Direct flight on Delta back home. In bed at 11:30 pm with a load of laundry already in. Back in office at 8 am. I don't normally ski deer valley but a few points. 1)the wife wanted to go 2)at $169 a day, my solitude now Ikon pass is paid for in full just with Deer Valley this weekend, let alone my other 15 days or so I already skied. 3) One day of PTO and the kids were already off on Friday is a good tradeoff off for 2.5 days of skiing.
Is it ideal for what I want. Not really. I want to live in a mansion mid mountain at Alta and ski 100 days a season and still make the money I make. However, I live in NC with a high quality of life locally and you couldn't pay me to fly to Vermont to ski, nor would I ever make the 5.5 hour drive to snowshoe either. Sugar & Beech charge same as walk up at Solitude.

[Benny Profane]

Ironically (not really) - that top-10 list is ALSO "Top 10 Places in Colorado That Suck."

Yeah, there's a reason it's cheap. Edward Abbey agrees. I'd take Vermont over that.

[liv2ski]

Ironically (not really) - that top-10 list is ALSO "Top 10 Places in Colorado That Suck."

I kind of guessed that may be the case, hence why I suggested Ogden. I could live there to ski in the winter and then travel in the summer, but that's just me.

[m2711c]

That's very 1% of you, telling someone to buy a season pass to an area in another continent. I'll see if my jet lease can get me to Geneva.

$350 round trip jfk to geneva.... no need to gas up yer jets




Really, if flying out west is something you already do, flying east is not any more difficult. Especially if you’re starting from the east coast already.

[plugboots]

$350 round trip jfk to geneva.... no need to gas up yer jets




Really, if flying out west is something you already do, flying east is not any more difficult. Especially if you’re starting from the east coast already.

I'm agreeing with an mjong, but shut up now, there's no snow in Europe, they all dress like fags and will force you to wear a SCARF!

[ncskier]

I'm agreeing with an mjong, but shut up now, there's no snow in Europe, they all dress like fags and will force you to wear a SCARF!

Europe has nothing on deer valley. Yikes! Not worn ironically.



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[ex-powderbroker]

The Catskills can be fun with a foot on a few hills, but when's the last time that happened?.

plattekill had 8” this morning and it was supposed to snow all day so.....

[ex-powderbroker]

Have not logged one day skiing this season yet since moving back to NY.....im actually pretty depressed about it. Still having a ton of difficulty with this move.

Last 12 years I have averaged about 75 days a season. Its rough.

much easier to sit around and complain even though the stake is at 100”. agreed.