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East coast mountains pre season

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shredasaurus
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Anyone know what mountain opens the earliest on the east coast? A little early to know but if anyone knows anything lmk
Sep 12 2018 9:07PM
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dwt802
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Usually killington and Sunday river at a close second
Sep 12 2018 10:34PM
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Brule.
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Killington is usually the first place to open on the East Coast, even though there's no top to bottom skiing. If you do go, avoid the first week that they actually open up because there's a mass invasion of Jerrys, but it's still worth going once or twice to get the season started early.
Sep 13 2018 11:26AM
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freeskibum82
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Killy usually first. Mount Snow tries to get a jib park or lane open early as well.
Sep 13 2018 12:00PM
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jjdsteeze
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Always Killington
Sep 13 2018 1:22PM
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shredasaurus
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freeskibum82Killy usually first. Mount Snow tries to get a jib park or lane open early as well.


mount snow opens thanksgiving weekend a lot southern vermont opens late low key
Sep 13 2018 11:00PM
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Titus69
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Killi but avoid the first 2 weeks, I'd just wait til its top to bottom and the Jerry's are spread out, not sure how Sunday river is but they're open early too.
Idk how vermont's weather is but I wont be shocked if millington starts teasing all of us by end of October, hopefully hitting bone zone at Brighton by mid October.
Sep 13 2018 11:19PM
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sklermang
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shredasaurusAnyone know what mountain opens the earliest on the east coast? A little early to know but if anyone knows anything lmk


Usually killington followed closely by Sunday river
Sep 14 2018 9:44AM
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trevorschu
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Titus69Killi but avoid the first 2 weeks, I'd just wait til its top to bottom and the Jerry's are spread out, not sure how Sunday river is but they're open early too.
Idk how vermont's weather is but I wont be shocked if millington starts teasing all of us by end of October, hopefully hitting bone zone at Brighton by mid October.


Pretty sure Killy opens as early as first week of october some seasons
Sep 14 2018 10:13PM
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Titus69
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trevorschuPretty sure Killy opens as early as first week of october some seasons


Definetly especially if Sunday river is planning too also, both are icy death though that early.
Sep 14 2018 11:21PM
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clorox
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Titus69Definetly especially if Sunday river is planning too also, both are icy death though that early.


It's often too warm to get that bad... Rail landings at killi often start to show grass by the afternoon tho
Sep 16 2018 12:44PM
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Durrrham
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K parks are good early, also okemo has a park set up by around November 20
Sep 16 2018 8:09PM
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Shoey-Ski
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killington is normally dope early season, i went last year in october last season and it was well worth the trip they also have a few rails set up
Sep 18 2018 12:40PM
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Titus69
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Shoey-Skithey also have a few rails set up

That's the only reason it's worth it, otherwise its ice, jerrys, and those asshole 35+ y/os that go hard on everything they do.
Sep 18 2018 1:52PM
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Shoey-Ski
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Titus69That's the only reason it's worth it, otherwise its ice, jerrys, and those asshole 35+ y/os that go hard on everything they do.

this is very true, for me anytime on snow before december is well worth it rails or no rails there is always something u can find to sesh
Sep 18 2018 2:16PM
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Em2bella234
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Big boulder always manages to open Thanksgiving weekend.
Sep 18 2018 10:14PM
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Crust_Station
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Stratton should be open thanksgiving if the temps drop a little bit, last year we had a small ass rail park hidden away at the carpet like a few days after opening. Fingers crossed
Sep 19 2018 12:36PM
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Edwonderboy
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shredasaurusAnyone know what mountain opens the earliest on the east coast? A little early to know but if anyone knows anything lmk


If your closer south snowshoe West Virginia opens on thanksgiving weekend or the weekend before and normally has a small park
Sep 23 2018 11:24PM
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mattytru
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this gives me life
Sep 24 2018 1:22AM
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clorox
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Anyone know if Killi is chill about overnight parking in the lot? If not, spot recommendations would be greatly appreciated.
Oct 17 2018 4:13PM
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dwt802
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finderAnyone know if Killi is chill about overnight parking in the lot? If not, spot recommendations would be greatly appreciated.


They have a lower lot where they offer camping during the summer so I bet they’re still chill about overnight parking there.
Oct 17 2018 8:03PM
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r30FIS
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anyone else plan to go to killington this weekend ?
Oct 18 2018 10:28AM
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freeskibum82
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r30FISanyone else plan to go to killington this weekend ?


i may shoot up there sunday. but im one of those 35+ yr olds who "goes hard"
Oct 18 2018 10:48AM
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j@c0b
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finderAnyone know if Killi is chill about overnight parking in the lot? If not, spot recommendations would be greatly appreciated.


We camped in Gifford Woods State Park last year, it is 100% free in the off season, just have to apply for permission from the warden online. We had a covered lean too to pitch our tents in, plus a fire pit and table for cooking. Makes the pre season rip to killington worth it from Ontario!

**This post was edited on Oct 18th 2018 at 11:07:29am
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