[MRVphotog]

Speaking of those lost local ski hills there is a great organization, NELSAP, that I am involved with that tracks these lost ski hills in NE. Vermont has lost over 100 of these small local hills.
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[Stiner]

Originally Posted by MRVphotog

Speaking of those lost local ski hills there is a great organization, NELSAP, that I am involved with that tracks these lost ski hills in NE. Vermont has lost over 100 of these small local hills.
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I've seen a hill on the way to my parent's house, on Rt. 25 between Waits River and Bradford. It looks ancient, and maybe privately owned. I think that someone said it's still operational, but I've never seen it running. It seems that you would ski right into the road at the bottom of the run! I guess you need to be great at turning as a prerequisite! Have you ever heard of it? It's not a mountain by any means.

[Stiner]

I put your sites in my favorites, by the way, for future reference! Thank you! I can't wait to explore them and learn the history of skiing in VT & NE.

[MRVphotog]

Originally Posted by Stiner

I've seen a hill on the way to my parent's house, on Rt. 25 between Waits River and Bradford. It looks ancient, and maybe privately owned. I think that someone said it's still operational, but I've never seen it running. It seems that you would ski right into the road at the bottom of the run! I guess you need to be great at turning as a prerequisite! Have you ever heard of it? It's not a mountain by any means.

By your description I assume your talking about the Northeast Slopes Ski hill in Corinth. It's listed as still open but there is a question whether it will open this season.

[chaz longue]

Bolton Valley -

With the highest base elevation in the state, it's often a pretty good choice ...

Particularly this week - since they have been buried this weekend, ...and my spies tell me they are charging 10 bucks a day all week...

It should be even better when Winter starts...

David Beckett

[MRVphotog]

Originally Posted by chaz longue

Bolton Valley -

With the highest base elevation in the state, it's often a pretty good choice ...

Particularly this week - since they have been buried this weekend, ...and my spies tell me they are charging 10 bucks a day all week...

It should be even better when Winter starts...

David Beckett

Bolton is also a great place for night skiing.

[friendlyflyer]

Hi All,

I used to visit Vermont quite often when I was a kid way back in the 1970's , as my sister lived in Montpelier. I have great memories of visiting Stowe, Smuggler's Notch, the dairy farms, and many other places, but wasn't a skier.

Currently I live in San Francisco and learned to ski at Squaw about 15yrs ago. I'm a solid intermediate and once warmed up can ski some Black diamonds. All my skiing as an adult has been in the West, Tahoe, Colorado (Steamboat, Vail, Aspen), Utah (Park City) etc.

I was thinking about planning a ski vacation to Vermont, no doubt, mostly for nostaglia reasoning. What do you think? Shoud I save my nostaglia trip back to Vermont for the summer or come East to ski?

[goatwoodward]

IMHO, Vermont is nicer in the summer. There's less to do in the winter that doesn't involve freezing outdoors or shopping. (There are many festivals and parades when the weather's a little nicer.) I definitely wouldn't come in February though - the weather sometimes drops well below freezing. Through the early spring, we usually have a lot of mud and gray weather, though last year, the mud didn't really come to Burlington.

[Sherylcatmom]

Originally Posted by friendlyflyer

Shoud I save my nostaglia trip back to Vermont for the summer or come East to ski?

First, let me say that I am not a skier. My dad took up skiing when he was in his 40s, but like you he learned it out west, at Tahoe and Snowbird. My sister lives in Mass. and I live in Vermont near several ski areas, but Dad has never, ever come up here to ski. He disdains eastern skiing conditions. Every year he makes 1-2 trips out west to ski, and he visits us other times. You might want to talk to someone who has skied both places.

[friendlyflyer]

Sherylcatmom and Goatwoodward, Thank you for your input. I'll probably kept my nostaglia trip for the summer when I can also do some hiking.

Most of the skiers that I have meet that have skied in the East and West, rave about Western skiing, but every so often someone tells me about the ambiance of a place like Stowe that is just so unique or the awesome conditions one can find at Jay Peak. I really want to go back to the Von Trapp Lodge for a visit too.

Happy Holidays,
friendlyflyer