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The best Vermont mountain trip??

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m_damianos
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Well i'm headed to vermont the 15 and was wondering where I should put my money as far as mountains to spend my time.  I am going the 15-19 and was wondering if you guys had any sugestions and or imput to where I should go and where I should spend the most time.  My plan is to start at Mt. Snow for 2 days then stratton for 1 and ending at killington for 2 but if i'm wrong talk to me and I'll listen......... thanks for the help
Feb 5 2009 12:08AM
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VTtreeskier
Posts: 1833 - Karma: 64
Well you looking for predominantly park or are ya trying to get into the trees
Feb 5 2009 12:31AM
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m_damianos
Posts: 113 - Karma: 8
90% park but we may get into some trees but yea mostly park
Feb 5 2009 12:35AM
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DietCoke
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Then why bother making the trip? you can ski park anywhere.

stowe, jay for tha trees. maybe some mad riv glen for that single chair action.
Feb 5 2009 2:52AM
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.SimonB.
Posts: 1959 - Karma: 713
definitely!
Feb 5 2009 7:44AM
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juanborlando
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if you want mostly park, you are going to be really disapointed with stratton and killington after going to mt snow. either go to mt snow last for a couple of days, or only go to mt snow. their parks blow stratton and killi out of the water
Feb 5 2009 8:00AM
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BWalmer
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agreed, mt snow is SICK!
Feb 5 2009 8:30AM
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highflyer21
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go to okemo rather than killington, and stratton is a decent mountain, but not so much park wise.  i'd just go to okemo for two or three days then finish it off at mt snow (the best park in the east right now)
Feb 5 2009 8:35AM
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niels043
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keep your eyes on the weather, if we are going to get snow forget about mt snow, you could ski the sickest park on earth and if it's snowy and windy it will still suck. check out jay, stowe, mad river, killy for snow. but if it's going to be blue bird and warm spend 3 out of your 4 days at mt. snow
Feb 5 2009 9:37AM
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krink
Posts: 211 - Karma: 29
^ truth, also don't forget if it warms up as much as it's suppose to this weekend at mt snow and doesn't snow before the next weekend (when your going up) it'll be ice rink status like it is in the new travelling circus vid. if your not making reservations in advance, i'd just play it by ear and go further north if it hasn't snowed down by mt snow area between now and then. if you go to stowe or killi you can still rip the woods and park, but at mt snow your pretty much locked into park skiing
Feb 5 2009 9:52AM
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J.Strain
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yupClick for larger image
Feb 5 2009 10:02AM
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ski@jaypeak2
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Stratton?  more like FLATton
Feb 5 2009 4:14PM
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theblacktaco
Posts: 1462 - Karma: 82
ditch killington and go to whale back ... it right down the strret
Feb 5 2009 4:24PM
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DirtyMick
Posts: 1496 - Karma: 21
JayPeak.

Most pow in the East.

'Nuff said.
Feb 5 2009 4:29PM
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BMskier
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holy balls fucking chickens this kid knows what uppppp!!! WHALEBACKKKKKKKKKKKKKK
Feb 5 2009 6:30PM
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OMGWTFBBQ
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he said 90% park... mt snows parks ill i ride there every weekend you'll be very satisfied
Feb 5 2009 6:46PM
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JHammond
Posts: 69 - Karma: 98
i ride 90% park but when i went to vermont last year i got lost in Stowe's glades all day, it was awesome! seriously one of the most fun ive ever had skiing.
as for parks last year i think it was Sugarbush that had this insane jump lane with a roller coaster t-rail and a bunch of other jibtastic shit.

this was as of last winter tho, hope it helps
Feb 5 2009 6:50PM
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switchieski
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those are geat spots if you like crowded mountains, but if you like it peceful, go to smugglers notch, near killington, or go to mad river glen, they hve old fashioned lifts, but if you do the math, there are less ppl on the slopes, and you get the same amount o runs in, thats becose there are more ppl on the slopes and in the lines , instead of on the lifts themselves, and the faster the lift, the more ppl it dushes out, i love the slow lifts, keep s the mntn nice and clean, plus smuglers notch dosent have that amny ppl to start with, and there the only mtn in the east to have a triple black, so its a grat place  ifya wanna relax without havin someones board o your tail all te time
Feb 5 2009 6:51PM
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DirtyMick
Posts: 1496 - Karma: 21
My bad.
Feb 5 2009 6:56PM
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ski8990
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smuggs is not near killington really.
Feb 5 2009 7:29PM
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SMH[-__-]
Posts: 545 - Karma: 13
Yes smuggs is not nearly as crowded as any of those mountains, but it's a lot farther than all three mountains on his list.  But if he does go up to stowe its only about half an hour away.
Feb 5 2009 8:00PM
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Ham.and.Cheese
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Especially Inferno...soooo sick
Feb 5 2009 8:12PM
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Dcestylzdtailer
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Definately head up to Mt. Snow, Stratton is more of a classy mountain and has more all mountain VS park... I was up at Okemo two weekends ago, and the conditions were decent.. but the parks you could rip all day..
Feb 5 2009 8:15PM
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Malcolm
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i think smuggs has the ghettoest lifts ever. plus if you go to smuggs ill be there woohoo
Feb 5 2009 8:20PM
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Shewlur...
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park?
Mount Snow and Okemo
stratton's OK i guess though
Feb 5 2009 8:22PM
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Park2peak
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Stowe, best vacation spot.

Jay Peak, best chance of getting good snow

Mt. Snow, best park

Killington, mixed bag
Feb 5 2009 10:44PM
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