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jibking1212
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Im looking for a mountain to go to to ski glades and pow. I live in MA. Let me know if you got a good mountain in mind.
Feb 11 2010 5:00PM
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ChrisSkisChronic
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In the east, Jay would be your best bet
Feb 11 2010 5:12PM
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jibking1212
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I heard its kinda icey and rockey cuz the snow lack latley..but thanks +k
Feb 11 2010 5:21PM
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ChrisSkisChronic
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Well, everything in the East has sucked equally this year. Shittiest winter in a while
Feb 11 2010 5:29PM
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martin.
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liberty...
Feb 11 2010 5:30PM
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jibking1212
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Yea i no ...im keepin jay in mind tho
Feb 11 2010 8:06PM
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1337
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everything is, unless you want to drive 10 hours south you are just going to have to wait for snow like the rest of us. This shit sucks
Feb 11 2010 8:07PM
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djty111
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since I am out west I have no idea where the best current conditions are but a good bet would be Mad River Glenn...less uphill traffic due to the only lifts being a single and a doubble so it dossent get super icy...and the glades are killer...its the only mountain in the east that realy remindes me of a west coast mountain.
Feb 11 2010 8:11PM
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fatherb
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Jay actually hasn't been affected by the lack of snow in the east. They've gotten a few feet in the last couple weeks and more is on the way. But it sucks where I am in MA.
Feb 11 2010 8:23PM
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SkierX
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Yeah, Jay is the only mountain in the true Northeast that hasn't been completely screwed by this winter. Stowe and Smuggs have fared pretty well also.

Excellent glades at both.
Feb 11 2010 8:29PM
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Drail
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whitewater and red mountain.


i believe that wraps this thread up nicely.
Feb 11 2010 8:31PM
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Hack.The.Pow.
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Stowe has been decent this year. We definitly need more snow due to that rain a month or so ago but you can still find some stuff if you hike. I haven't been to jay yet but it seems to be ok.
Feb 11 2010 8:31PM
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onenerdykid
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Jay, Smugg's, and Stowe are really good right now, snow is falling almost every night.  Skied Smugg's on Wednesday and it was awesome- super good snow in the woods.  And they were re-doing the smaller "park" and had some things getting resculpted over on the t-bar.

Sugarbush and Mad River aren't doing as well, from what my friends have said.
Feb 12 2010 1:38PM
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jibking1212
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yea jay sounds good ..but how bout mt.snow ? i no they have a rly cool park...bu how is everythin else
Feb 12 2010 10:33PM
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skiEER
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Jay for sure if they dont snow nobody else will
Feb 13 2010 8:06PM
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jibking1212
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Thanks guys! 
Feb 13 2010 9:11PM
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jibking1212
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+k

Feb 13 2010 9:13PM
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klibs
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http://www.jaypeakresort.com/#/skiing_riding/the_mountain/mountain_stats/

click on the conditions button
jay has the best glade skiing
Feb 14 2010 8:24AM
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jibking1212
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THanks man ^ +k
Feb 14 2010 10:34AM
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miker92
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skied mad river yesterday, sugarbush today, jay tomorrow. hoping jay is considerably better than the other two. most of what i skied at mad river wouldnt be open anywhere else- bare areas (bigger than bare spots), shitty bumps (since when does mad river have underdeveloped bumps in february?!) its scary to be there- its like the grim reaper of skiing came and killed the mountain. i was alone at mad river, however, and because of that didnt ski serious trees. i skied trees at sugarbush today and they actually had pow in spots and good packed pow everywhere else. the trails were hardpack/ice/loose soft stuff on the edges. the wind has been really bad but thats why the woods are good.

Feb 14 2010 6:42PM
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jibking1212
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yea yea/..anybody been to Mt.Snow latley?
Feb 15 2010 11:18AM
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ndye
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Saddleback it has Casablanca biggest glade in the east plus its currently open unlike alot of other major glades around and they have picked up a few inches of snow here and there should be OK
Feb 15 2010 12:03PM
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the-big-lepowski
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haha, yeah, but not so much for all mountain.  I was there a week ago, and its a great spot, (barring the joey hordes), but very little for steeps.  Park was as good as ever though.  Go n. VT for big mountains. 
Feb 15 2010 2:28PM
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SkierX
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Wednesday.

Magic Mountain.

"SEVEN OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHERN VERMONT TUESDAY MORNING INTO THE EARLY EVENING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN BY SUNRISE...AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES IN THE LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES PRIOR TO MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY."

Best mountain in Southern VT for actual skiing. Great tree runs and steeper stuff and not a lot of people either.

Get out there Wednesday and have at it!
Feb 15 2010 4:53PM
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jibking1212
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YEA i thinkk i might i go 2 snow..just 2 ski park..maybe magic another time tho...+k to guys who helped
Feb 15 2010 10:29PM
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cwillygood
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Cannon has got a tun of awesome glades, mitersille has a tun to....you gotta look around or go with some locals and there is awesome backcountry/ off map stuff too.....last week it was good they got most of there glades open and more snow on the way plus they got a pretty good park and its cheap
Feb 23 2010 6:59PM
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dangerdad
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Haha obviously you couldn't ski it...
Feb 23 2010 8:22PM
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miker92
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what are you saying?
Feb 23 2010 10:05PM
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Parker.
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Feb 23 2010 11:53PM
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