Any interest in a ski 'fest'?
Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2015 11:19 am
Don't know what to call it other than a get together of some sort. The idea was tossed around last year, and maybe we'll give it a shot... nothing serious... just a few people getting together to do some skiing, most likely away from a resort or area.
So... question has been... where?
Most of us that I know of are in the east except Rokjox, and well I don't expect him to make the drive... but hey, you can if you want!
I've been advocating High Peaks Wilderness in the Adirondacks. Vast array of tours and steeps of all different levels along with some birch glade skiing. Snow can be hit or miss - could be awesome up high, and shit in valleys, or avalanche risk up high and perfect down low... I don't go here often, but seen as how I'm pretty far west and south compared to NE and QC persons, it's less a drive for me. Whiteface and van Hoevenberg/Cascade are close by if you want to spend a day at a xc ski center or dh resort.
The other area is Siamese Ponds/Gore Mtn area in the Adirondacks. It's a bit farther south. It's way quieter. Mtns are smaller. Snow is less reliable than High Peaks but when it's on, it's spectacular. Gore and Garnet Hill are available for dh or xc resort skiing.
I don't know jack about VT or QC, so I'm open to options there. I'd like to bring my wife, and she's not going to ski anything too difficult, and I won't ski any big steeps, so keeping something that would appeal to a wide variety and level of skiers would be ideal.
Make a suggestion! We'll put it on a list and make a vote. If it looks like more than 3 people are going to go, then we'll give it a shot.
So... question has been... where?
Most of us that I know of are in the east except Rokjox, and well I don't expect him to make the drive... but hey, you can if you want!
I've been advocating High Peaks Wilderness in the Adirondacks. Vast array of tours and steeps of all different levels along with some birch glade skiing. Snow can be hit or miss - could be awesome up high, and shit in valleys, or avalanche risk up high and perfect down low... I don't go here often, but seen as how I'm pretty far west and south compared to NE and QC persons, it's less a drive for me. Whiteface and van Hoevenberg/Cascade are close by if you want to spend a day at a xc ski center or dh resort.
The other area is Siamese Ponds/Gore Mtn area in the Adirondacks. It's a bit farther south. It's way quieter. Mtns are smaller. Snow is less reliable than High Peaks but when it's on, it's spectacular. Gore and Garnet Hill are available for dh or xc resort skiing.
I don't know jack about VT or QC, so I'm open to options there. I'd like to bring my wife, and she's not going to ski anything too difficult, and I won't ski any big steeps, so keeping something that would appeal to a wide variety and level of skiers would be ideal.
Make a suggestion! We'll put it on a list and make a vote. If it looks like more than 3 people are going to go, then we'll give it a shot.
