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Best All Around Mountain in Vermont

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bovice29
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So a group of kids from my high school in Maryland take a bus up to Vermont every year for a 4 day ski trip. So far we have been to Stowe, Mt Snow, and Smuggs. Any suggestions? my favorite so far is Stowe. Thanks
Aug 21 2009 12:33PM
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freeskibum82
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Stratton has a ton of variety for ya. Mount Snow as well. Killy gets the goods too but of the three, id go with stratton then mt snow.
Aug 21 2009 12:34PM
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J-Evs
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stratton and stowe(didnt go to stowes this past year though) for all around and then mount snow has the best park and some decent riding all together. Killy isnt half bad other than there park is getting worse
Aug 21 2009 12:36PM
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Dilla
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Stowe's got lots of good terrain and a sick park most of the time.

Sugarbush is alright depending on when you go. Around Feb.-March they should have the park up and the mountain's alright.

Like any mountain tho you gotta make sure the weather is going to be good...especially in VT.
Aug 21 2009 1:07PM
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dunkaroos
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haha definitely Bolton Valley


Aug 21 2009 1:10PM
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grown-ninja
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i know you want best allaround, thats hard to say killington maybe just because of its size, but i would say since you havent been there before go to the mad river vally, if you get snow ski one day at MRG everyone before they die has to ride the single chair just for the experiance and to say they have dont it, then go to sugarbush, great terrain especialy if you know where to look, descent park if both side are open as well
Aug 21 2009 1:15PM
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TheWeaz
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mad river if you know where to go
Aug 21 2009 1:34PM
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gnarizard
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Mt. Snow has a great park and normally has great snow, but the size of the mountain is a little sub par but i had a blast there last season.
Aug 21 2009 2:25PM
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Funnel
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Why isn't this in regionals?
Aug 21 2009 2:29PM
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Lemuel
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the size is sub par? Mount Snow is pretty big. It's bigger than alot other mountains on the east.
Aug 21 2009 2:35PM
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smuggs
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southern vermont is cool if you are from jersey or new york city, or mass.

for the real vermont you need to be sugarbush and north. sugarbush, stowe, smuggs and jay all are great all around resorts.
Aug 21 2009 3:37PM
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Jacuse
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Killington is fun, it has the most trails in VT, lots of variety. Stratton is pretty good, but its expensive and usually pretty packed. Mount Snow if you're looking to ski park, but it doesn't have real great freeskiing. Okemo is another good option, nice park, and good freeskiing.

If you're willing to drive for a few more hours then i would definitely recommend hitting up a mountain in northern vt. Smuggs, Jay, Sugarbush, Stowe, ect. Can't really tell you about those though because i live in southern vt and haven't skied up north very much.
Aug 21 2009 3:59PM
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mount snow. the trees are really fun, if you ask around you can find some sick runs on the summer bike trails.  the park is going to be so sick and theres alot of fun steep stuff over on the north face. and its cheaper than stratton.
Aug 21 2009 4:04PM
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freeski07
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really?  No one has said Jay yet?  I guess it's not the best all around but I would defenitly keep it in mind
Aug 21 2009 5:36PM
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strongmark
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loon is the best mountain in vermont.
Aug 21 2009 5:39PM
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*Nickdel*
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thats because jay is a pretty good haul from maryland
Aug 21 2009 5:40PM
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GKO
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Mount Snow, you have a all park face and then normal ski every where else.
Aug 21 2009 5:42PM
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KravtZ
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i personally like stratton out of all themountains iv been to in vt nicest trails always in amaze conditions crowds arent a big problem if you know how to work the lines and where to go and when the snows real nice theres some good shit in the woods if you know where to go
Aug 21 2009 5:43PM
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thegreyarea
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It always rains at Jay.
Aug 21 2009 6:04PM
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Parker.
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i think you mean snows, not rains.  jay has the most snowfall in vt.  but stowe is the best all around mountain.  unfortunately it's pricey
Aug 21 2009 6:09PM
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skodeo7
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Not exactly.
Aug 21 2009 6:27PM
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no_steeze
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it has like 10 feet of vert and is incredibly flat, i agree, it's wide and on a good day has a bunch of trails, but i don't think of it as big

no hate on mt. snow, i ski there like 25 days a season, that being said i don't think it's a very good mtn

go to killington if you want lots of variety in groomers and longer runs

go to jay if you want all around gnar shit

go to stowe if you want the 2 combined
Aug 21 2009 6:31PM
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Billiards.
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Loon, New Hampshire
Aug 21 2009 6:55PM
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no_steeze
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nope jay never gets snow, the terrain and pitch sucks, the lifty's are trash talking ninjas who beat you up, the lodge poisons the food, and the tram comes off the cables and kills people about 7 times a year

don't go to jay
Aug 21 2009 7:09PM
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ColbyV
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listen to no_steeze

if you want moguls go to killy, stowe, stratton, or sugarbush

killy has decent steeps and a lot of variety for non park skiing, everything is decent or better - we can always hope they upgrade their park

only go to mount snow if you want only park or if you are intermediate at best, it is totally flat
Aug 21 2009 7:16PM
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Meases_Pieces
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thats one of the funniest things ive heard in a long time. you are a jokester....



you ARE joking right?

Aug 21 2009 10:58PM
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Baskin.
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sugarbush has some insane tree skiing there is early morning cat skiing at i think seven and you can ride all the fresh powder and the MRG is just old school with good trails
Aug 21 2009 11:21PM
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Zoro
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really?  no one would respond to this thread for like 2 months
Aug 21 2009 11:30PM
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GeneralButtNaked
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get outta here willem, your opinion is biased.

Aug 21 2009 11:56PM
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dweezileast
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stowe sucks, dont worry about going there and riding woods
Aug 22 2009 12:26AM
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Bangor
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Weekdays at Killy are prime cause you miss the crowds...... since you've been to Stowe I'd say do Jay.....


And if the snow is EPIC you might want to think about doing something in the Magic mtn area. Magic is GNAR. Smaller, but has terrain on par with Stowe/Jay. Spend a day or two there, and another day or two at Stratton or Mt. Snow.
Aug 22 2009 9:55AM
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Che~
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im going to say stowe
Aug 22 2009 9:58AM
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theteo
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I'm going to the us over thanksgiving and I want to go ski somewhere in VT, what place is most likely to have best conditions at the time? Jay peak?
Aug 22 2009 10:02AM
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J-Neal
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except that loon is in new hampshire..
Aug 22 2009 10:05AM
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yellav
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yah... mount snows pretty cool too.
Aug 22 2009 10:16AM
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Jacob-T
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I may be slanted towards it a bit, but check out Sugarbush. If its during the busy days go to Mt. Ellen and you'll be skiing mostly by yourself comparitivly to any other mountain. Plus if you know where to go, there are always stashes in the trees.
Aug 22 2009 10:18AM
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Shewlur...
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Stowe for sure. Big mountain, decent park, great terrain, and snow. Jay has the best snow and terrain in the East, but not much of a park, and it's way up near Canada. Mount Snow has the best park, and it truely does live up to the hype, but the rest of the mountain is so-so, especially in comparison to northern VT mountains. Mad River Glen and Smuggs are both in the top four for terrain, but their park's are not great.

All around: Stowe
Park: Mount Snow
Terrain/Pow: Jay
Aug 22 2009 10:28AM
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Shewlur...
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I'm also not much of a fan of Killy. The park is OK, but the mountain itself when it's not snowing, is always freezing and windy, making it really icy.
Aug 22 2009 10:30AM
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nick_GAPER
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mount snows for sure, that place is so sick and vibe is great
Aug 22 2009 11:05AM
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Squid.
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Stratton is nice. and I hear this year there is going to be a whole face of park, like Mt. Snow
Aug 22 2009 11:28AM
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N.L.
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the dew tour goes to mount snow for a reason. the park scene is comparable to west coast.

loon sucks, and the locals ruin anything they have going.

Aug 22 2009 12:51PM
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yellav
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lolwut?
Aug 22 2009 2:07PM
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RobotTom
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yes
Aug 22 2009 2:09PM
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SK1ERDUDE
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yeah i heard that they were going to have the us open course and pipe on the sunbowl side all year
Aug 22 2009 2:51PM
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Squid.
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I hear they are going to have all the parks on Sunbowl this year
Aug 22 2009 2:59PM
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bovice29
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thanks for the input. some of the kids that go on the trip kind of suck and not very many go in the park. So we are looking for the least ice and best snow all around
Aug 22 2009 9:45PM
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deleted5
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then go to jay
Aug 22 2009 10:42PM
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no_steeze
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on a pow day magic is my favorite mtn in the east, on any other day it's pretty bad
Aug 22 2009 10:45PM
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alev
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if you want anything besides a kick ass park, dont go to mt snow. that place is fucking flat i dont care how you look at it or how long youve been there...its flat
Aug 22 2009 11:32PM
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grown-ninja
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thanksgiving is still early in the season id say go to mt snow or killington that early just becaseu i feel like they have the best snowmaking out of all the resorts in vt
Aug 22 2009 11:49PM
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TRIZZLE
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STOWE hands down.
Aug 23 2009 9:29AM
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