Strange early season vibe

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Jul 31 2016 10:50PM

I've been thinking about the last few years of skiing at my hill, and there's always a pattern.

Early season- Lots of different people that I've never seen before, park is completely packed, making new friends left and right.

Mid season- skiing is great, most of the park skiers disappear, vibes suck and it's mostly locals. More empty chairs and old people.

Late season- All of the early-season kids come out of nowhere and the hill is lit, good vibes, crowded as fuck again.

Do any of you experience something similar? It's like November and April are a whole different season. I get into way more conversations during the beginning of the season, and then its like people go into hibernation until the weather warms up. What gives?

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brend

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Aug 1 2016 12:36AM

Well part of the reason for that is in early season and in the spring, less hills are open and people come from farther away to ski because their closer hills are not open. There were people i saw at opening weekend of lake louise that i didnt see again anywhere for the rest of the year.

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ndye

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Aug 1 2016 2:00AM

I used to get that a lot at Sunday river and sugarloaf, early and late the people travel a lot to shred

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270on420out

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Aug 1 2016 5:53AM

Early season always feels like a completely different kind of year for me. Its always my favorite time. I usually see a ton of new people, then I rarely see them again.

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Yung_Jimmy

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Aug 1 2016 3:31PM

Yea the park at my hill is always packed opening day and the next couple weeks or so, and then it's quiet until spring and when comps start (excluding holidays).

I enjoy both times of the year. The beginning and end are fun because of that party vibe, but when the park is empty midseason I don't mind it because there's less idiots in the way and I don't have to wait to drop in on every feature.

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MIHoodlum

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Aug 1 2016 3:46PM

This is what I have noticed, more and more every year. Late season is when we need people the most to keep hills open longer.

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a_burger

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Aug 1 2016 4:04PM

ndyeI used to get that a lot at Sunday river and sugarloaf, early and late the people travel a lot to shred

this, late october/early-mid november at Sunday is dope, the first weekend or two especially the vibe is hype

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el_mn_op

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Aug 1 2016 6:12PM

Same pattern at my hill. Trollhaugen is one of the first open and last closed in the area, so there are usually a metric fuck ton of people opening and closing weekend. It chills out because people retreat to their own local spots. And there are some people who come out for opening day shenanigans, but don't actually shred on the regular.

Also, in the midwest, I think people actually do go into hibernation until the weather warms up.

I disagree with the vibes assessment though, I like mid-season when it's just locals. Maybe it's not so hyphy, but I personally find it's easier to make conversation/ new friends when the hill isn't in total chaos.

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skiP.E.I.

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Aug 1 2016 8:43PM

I'm jealous your season is that long. Also people get bogged down with school and other sports mid winter.

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