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Re: Skiing DO
« Reply #300 on: January 08, 2017, 06:39:32 AM »
How does Mountain Creek compare with Hunter?
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Re: Skiing DO
« Reply #301 on: January 08, 2017, 02:23:19 PM »
How does Mountain Creek compare with Hunter?
Hunter is further north so the snow is more natural and softer, mountain creek will have more ice patches, both pretty much the same skiing levels and similar price range. Only reason I'd go to mountain creek over hunter (or Windham) is it's 2 hrs closer to Nyc. (Just ftr there's always a bunch of potheads on hunter)

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Re: Skiing DO
« Reply #302 on: January 08, 2017, 02:53:40 PM »
Hunter is further north so the snow is more natural and softer, mountain creek will have more ice patches, both pretty much the same skiing levels and similar price range. Only reason I'd go to mountain creek over hunter (or Windham) is it's 2 hrs closer to Nyc. (Just ftr there's always a bunch of potheads on hunter)
Mountain Creek has lots (for NY) of challenging terrain?

It doesn't seem like it from the trail map...

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Re: Skiing DO
« Reply #303 on: January 08, 2017, 02:56:03 PM »
How does Mountain Creek compare with Hunter?
Mountain creek has a great terrain park. i personally would go to hunter over mountain creek

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Skiing DO
« Reply #304 on: January 08, 2017, 02:57:52 PM »
Mountain Creek has lots (for NY) of challenging terrain?

It doesn't seem like it from the trail map...
They do have a couple on bear peak, it's not exactly a huge mountain
They don't have lots of anything

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« Reply #305 on: January 08, 2017, 09:41:59 PM »
Btw if anyone wants a ride to mountain creek on Monday let me know, I have plenty of place. Conditions should be awesome after all the snow fall.
I'm leaving there now, I had the same thought process, no such luck. They got a dusting over the weekend and it's all a big ice skating rink now. They're blowing snow all over.

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Re: Skiing DO
« Reply #306 on: January 10, 2017, 01:54:28 PM »
I'm leaving there now, I had the same thought process, no such luck. They got a dusting over the weekend and it's all a big ice skating rink now. They're blowing snow all over.
The conditions were not bad at all. Just the mountain wasn't very challenging in general.

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Re: Skiing DO
« Reply #307 on: January 15, 2017, 02:25:09 PM »
What good mountains are there near Lakewood?
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Re: Skiing DO
« Reply #308 on: January 29, 2017, 10:33:50 PM »
Anyone interested in going to hunter tomorrow morning?

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Re: Skiing DO
« Reply #309 on: January 31, 2017, 11:20:19 AM »
Going to Hunter tomorrow Wednesday.

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Re: Skiing DO
« Reply #310 on: January 31, 2017, 02:23:39 PM »
Going to Hunter tomorrow Wednesday.
How much snow are they expecting?

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Re: Skiing DO
« Reply #311 on: January 31, 2017, 06:04:26 PM »
How much snow are they expecting?

Not too much, probably 2-3 inches, but its still nice to have some fresh stuff. The weather was also cold, and they were making a lot of snow.

You are welcome to come a long if you want.

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Re: Skiing DO
« Reply #312 on: January 31, 2017, 11:54:34 PM »
Anyone going to mammoth over presidents day weekend?

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Re: Skiing DO
« Reply #313 on: February 06, 2017, 06:34:23 PM »
What good mountains are there near Lakewood?

Har sinai?  :D

But seriously probably the poconos are the closest (Camelback, Shawnee, Blue Mountain).

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Re: Skiing DO
« Reply #314 on: February 06, 2017, 06:39:32 PM »
BTW, if anyone is interested, Chabad of Scranton offers discounted tickets to Montage Mountain, and kosher food on sundays at the lodge:
http://www.poconokosherski.com/
Montage is about 1/2 hour further out than Camelback from the NY area, but the skiing is nice, they have some challenging black diamonds, and there are no crowds.

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Re: Skiing DO
« Reply #315 on: March 01, 2017, 09:11:05 PM »
Planing Hunter or Mt Snow Vt on Sunday.

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Re: Skiing DO
« Reply #316 on: March 07, 2017, 01:24:18 AM »
Planing Hunter or Mt Snow Vt on Sunday.
So was there good snow there? Or since it got warmer not so good!?
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Re: Skiing DO
« Reply #317 on: March 09, 2017, 08:28:14 PM »
So was there good snow there? Or since it got warmer not so good!?

Ended up in Hunter. They had a few cold days, and they redid the entire mountain. Conditions were great with about 6 inches of fresh man-maid snow. They even had amazing fresh and soft moguls on lower crossover (if you know the mountain). I was planning to go again on Monday, but it didn't workout. It looks like its finally cooling back off; it should be cold throughout the next week. I am planning to go twice next week.

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Re: Skiing DO
« Reply #318 on: March 17, 2017, 01:15:46 PM »
Went to Hunter on Wednesday. They had nearly 3 feet of fresh powder and nearly the entire mountain was left ungroomed. The season is far from over. I am going again on Sunday and probably have some place if anyone wants to join.

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Re: Skiing DO
« Reply #319 on: March 21, 2017, 02:04:51 PM »
Considering a trip to Jack Frost-Big Boulder this Friday. Anyone in?

Edit: may be il go all the way to Hunter. Im still considering the shabbes risk involved . . .
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