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How Many New Areas Did You Ski This Past Season?

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trackbiker Profile \| Galleries Rank: Member Since: Nov 26, 2004 Posts: 1648 Location:Eastern PA	Posted: May 14, 2012 - 2:23 AM GMT I don't think we did this one yet this year..... How many new ski areas did you ski or ride this year? Looking at my ski log list, even in this poor snow year I was suprise that I skied 5 new areas. 1. Dynamite Hill. Definetely a dymanite local rope tow hill. Bring some leather gloves if you go. 2. Gore. One of those places that could use a good James Neihues map. The current map doesn't do it justice. 3. Whiteface. Wasn't the best day. 2" of fresh snow but on a very hard surface underneath. Would love to do the Wilmington Trail that bousquet19 and I slid down the bottom half of on a better day. 4. Solitude, UT. Very nice area. But I think I'll check out some of the other UT areas before I go back. 5. Powder Mountain, UT. Loved it! Spring conditions and the Paradise Lift/Area wasn't open the day I was there but every other lift was and everything was groomed to perfection. Can't wait to go back. Where did you ski for the first time this past season?

rocket21 Profile \| Galleries Rank: Member Since: Sep 13, 2001 Posts: 8419 Location:USA	Posted: May 14, 2012 - 3:19 AM GMT Whaleback Saddleback __________ NewEnglandSkiHistory.com

jedk Profile \| Galleries Rank: Member Since: Nov 29, 2007 Posts: 342 Location:Phoenix. AZ	Posted: May 14, 2012 - 4:08 AM GMT Otis Ridge

nashuaskibum Profile \| Galleries Rank: Member Since: Dec 12, 2007 Posts: 38 Location:Nashua,NH	Posted: May 14, 2012 - 6:11 AM GMT I added, Mount Abram Burke Saddleback and Shawnee Peak.

jimk Profile \| Galleries Rank: Member Since: Aug 27, 2004 Posts: 1070 Location:Wash DC area	Posted: May 14, 2012 - 12:34 PM GMT Six first timers this winter (and one near-first timer): Red River, NM, Steamboat and Beaver Creek, CO, Saddleback, Sunday River and Mt Abram, ME. Of those the best skiing was two days in early March with lots of new snow at Saddleback. Met an online acquaintance who showed my son and I around all of Saddleback's glades, then on second day we enjoyed a very low crowd Monday with 5" of fresh overnight snow and bright sun. Thought Muleskinner was one of the coolest trails, narrow and challenging with fantastic views. I did two great days at Taos, NM after the day at Red River. I had skied Taos one day about 20 years ago when I was altitude sick and didn't really get to enjoy it. So those two days at Taos in Jan '12 were almost like my first time. Taos now ranks in my top five favorite places ever. Real throwback kind of place with beautiful, challenging terrain.

mapnut Profile \| Galleries Rank: Member Since: Jul 31, 2002 Posts: 5076 Location:New York City	Posted: May 14, 2012 - 1:02 PM GMT Butternut for me. I probably won't go back there for a solo day but it will be a good place to meet my daughter. I would have gotten to Windham if the season had lasted longer - since I noticed Costco offers a good discount. I'm still focused on shorter drives; never went to Vermont this past season.

xwhaler Profile \| Galleries Rank: Member Since: Feb 17, 2010 Posts: 49 Location:Seacoast NH	Posted: May 14, 2012 - 1:20 PM GMT New to me this past season: Burke Magic Cannon Back after 20 yrs (LP/Mt Ellen, Killington)

bobbutts Profile \| Galleries Rank: Member Since: Nov 20, 2006 Posts: 611 Location:Central NH	Posted: May 14, 2012 - 2:26 PM GMT McIntyre

ski_it Profile \| Galleries Rank: Member Since: Aug 11, 2009 Posts: 904 Location:SW Near Boston, MA	Posted: May 14, 2012 - 3:06 PM GMT Zilch! But then again, I think I have now skied every open public lift serviced area in New England, so in a lean snow year it is even harder to get on to the semi-private areas here in NE I haven't skied yet. Made it back to Crotched after some 25+ years and had a great day there. __________ Saving Our Ski Areas - I'm Skiing New England - or the New England Ski Area Project

playoutside Profile \| Galleries Rank: Member Since: Mar 23, 2007 Posts: 177 Location:Near Boston & Northern NJ	Posted: May 14, 2012 - 5:14 PM GMT 7 new ones this year...half my total days with this silly season...brings me to 75 on my quest for 100 mountains Butternut Jiminy Peak Wildcat Bretton Woods Gore West Catamount Hoping for at least 5 more next year.

rickbolger Profile \| Galleries Rank: Member Since: Mar 14, 2005 Posts: 2317 Location:Great Gorge, NJ	Posted: May 14, 2012 - 7:51 PM GMT Quote: 1. Dynamite Hill. Definetely a dymanite local rope tow hill. Bring some leather gloves if you go. 2. Gore. One of those places that could use a good James Neihues map. The current map doesn't do it justice. 3. Whiteface. Wasn't the best day. 2" of fresh snow but on a very hard surface underneath. Would love to do the Wilmington Trail that bousquet19 and I slid down the bottom half of on a better day. you forgot one 4. North Creek Ski Bowl (or 2.A. if you want to call it that) my others 5. Ski Big Bear at Masthope (Trackbiker introduced me to this quirky little place) 6. Black Mountain of Maine 7. Middlebury Snow Bowl 7 new areas (or 6) is the most I've added in a few years. So even though it was a sucky season, it holds many fine memories.

tedede Profile \| Galleries Rank: Member Since: Nov 15, 2004 Posts: 813 Location:Amherst, NH	Posted: May 14, 2012 - 10:36 PM GMT Got to Cranmore after 30+ years.

johnny v. Profile \| Galleries Rank: Member Since: Mar 11, 2004 Posts: 34 Location:Finger Lakes/ Rochester NY	Posted: May 15, 2012 - 11:46 AM GMT Finally got a chance to ski in NH-Loon and Cannon-not bad, but I'd like to try 'em with more snow (we were there in mid-Feb.) Second trip to Utah, although there will be many more as our Daughter and her family moved to SLC in January. Six days of skiing and three new areas: Alta (2 days) Snowbird and Solitude. Lots more to go out there!

MrMagic Profile \| Galleries Rank: Member Since: Jan 01, 2002 Posts: 678 Location:CT	Posted: May 15, 2012 - 4:09 PM GMT For me ski ward Bradford Mashona valley. In mass and wild cat in New Hampshire Sunday river in Maine

Bkroon9175 Profile \| Galleries Rank: Member Since: May 25, 2003 Posts: 470 Location:Pembroke, MA	Posted: May 15, 2012 - 4:36 PM GMT New this year were Bolton Valley and Burke Mtn

nepa_9939 Profile \| Galleries Rank: Member Since: Apr 01, 2011 Posts: 158 Location:Wenatchee WA (formerly Scranton PA)	Posted: May 15, 2012 - 5:34 PM GMT Several new areas this year... favorite by far was Schweitzer, ID. __________ End this Phony Drug War

iskiatomic Profile \| Galleries Rank: Member Since: May 22, 2004 Posts: 637 Location:SOUTHINGTON, CT	Posted: May 15, 2012 - 6:07 PM GMT Just one, Steamboat. KC __________ DON'T LET FEAR AND COMMON SENSE STAND IN YOUR WAY

z1000307470 Profile \| Galleries Rank: Member Since: May 07, 2004 Posts: 504 Location:Bergen County, NJ	Posted: May 15, 2012 - 7:13 PM GMT Tuxedo Ridge formerly known as Sterling Forest. I had a nice day with my daughter.

Bill29 Profile \| Galleries Rank: Member Since: Dec 19, 2002 Posts: 2414 Location:	Posted: May 15, 2012 - 8:13 PM GMT Quote: "For me...ski ward..." Mr.Magic, It's none of my business, but that's never stopped me. How does a guy from Rindge, N.H. and "Belltown" Conn., wind up skiing Ski Ward? Did you make a special trip to take it off the list of areas you haven't skied? This is no rap on Ward. I used to teach there, parttime, in the 1960s. But it isn't a place where people usually drive for more than an hour to ski. Just curious.

jaytrem Profile \| Galleries Rank: Member Since: Mar 21, 2002 Posts: 1077 Location:	Posted: May 15, 2012 - 9:52 PM GMT All Western Canada for me, first time in many years I didn't pick up anything in the east. Would have like to pick up a small one like Tuxedo or Living Memorial Park, but it didn't work out. Anyway, managed 9 new, 1 short of my annual goal of 10. Panorama Fairmont Hot Springs Kimberley Whitewater Salmo Red Mountain Pass Powderkeg Fernie Castle Best day was Kimberely, fresh powder all day long.

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