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michigangWanted to make this thread as soon as I knew what college I was going to, is anyone on here going to BU or to college in Boston? I'm looking for recs on how I can get the most skiing in this season/ any good ski shops in the area
Pachankzwachusett is a pain to get to from Boston, but pending when you leave/go it's not a fun trip through rush hour. Sunapee and Loon are within a few hours, Loon for park. Up the road from Loon is Cannon which has great terrain for all mountain and steeper stuff. haven't been but this shop seems pretty good, https://theskimonster.com/
Also there's a tiny hill kinda close called Blue Hills ski area.
Pachankzhttps://www.wachusett.com/
https://www.loonmtn.com/
https://www.cannonmt.com/
https://www.mountsunapee.com/
https://www.bluehillsboston.com/
michigangand thanks for these i really appreciate it
Pachankzno prob. My fav is Cannon , excellent terrain for sure but like a solid 2 hours from Boston. Take care.
PeppermillRenoBlue Hills is solid if you have good access to it from whatever part of the city you end up living in. College pass should still be cheap. The drive north for day trips can get old if done solo so try and find peeps to ride with. Cannon/Waterville Valley/Gunstock have a good college pass for under 300 bucks.
Pachankzwachusett is a pain to get to from Boston, but pending when you leave/go it's not a fun trip through rush hour. Sunapee and Loon are within a few hours, Loon for park. Up the road from Loon is Cannon which has great terrain for all mountain and steeper stuff. haven't been but this shop seems pretty good, https://theskimonster.com/
Also there's a tiny hill kinda close called Blue Hills ski area.
SofaKingSickgood post, these would be the first few i mentioned
personally i'm not a big fan of wachusett, too crowded for what it is (small). i go to sunapee instead if i'm looking for a short trip from boston for a decent mountain (sunapee has a good park too). nashoba valley is an ant hill super close to boston, northwest, but they have a pretty good park and night skiing, blue hills is tiny but again, crazy close to boston (south of it!) and kind of a cool place worth visiting
loon is great (and good park) but crowded, waterville is small but fun (good park) and a bit shorter drive up 93, and cannon is super dope but a bit further up 93
if you're willing to drive, northern vermont of course has most of the best mountains
someone mentioned gunstock too, it's pretty sick from what i remember
the ski monster is a pretty sick shop relatively speaking. let me know if i can elaborate on anything! you're going to love boston dude
PeppermillRenoOther thing is the ikon/epic places an hour further each way are better. But 7 hrs in the car to daytrip gets old. But if you were considering one anways like maybe use it outside New England on break those are good mountains.
Hellblazer_23Just wanted to mention that I bought my skis and boots from ski monster this winter and it was phenomenal service. They are pretty chill and had a sick selection of skis and gear.
sqeellicbicIdk how much money you have for passes but this is what I recommend for getting the most days in. For the weekends, get a pass somewhere up north like Loon. For weekday nights you have the choice between wachusett and nashoba and they are each $200 for college students. Nashoba has a better park than wachusett but is also a smaller hill. Wachusett's season is also longer than nashoba's. They open like 2 weeks earlier and close like 2 weeks later. If you want consistent access to a half way decent park, chose wachusett. If you want to gamble for a better park with a shorter season and one that is much more dependent on good weather, chose nashoba.
I don't go to a boston school but I'm always down to link up at wachusett if you end up chosing it.
michigangsounds good! thank you for letting me know about the options, i appreciate the detail
DolerogadoWhat’s ur number bbg
little13371-800-you-wish
DolerogadoWhat’s ur number bbg
little13371-800-you-wish
wass41You’ve gotta just make the drive up 93. It’s really not to bad once you bet used to it. If you want park go to loon or Waterville, if you want terrain go to cannon, and if you want snow drive 4 good hours all the way to Jay or Smuggs. Honestly I’ve had plenty of fun just nightskiing at blue hills or crotched mountain (on weekends is open past midnight) .
DolerogadoWow! You are so witty!
little1337You're a troll on a dead website and you're not even good at that
PeppermillRenoOther thing is the ikon/epic places an hour further each way are better. But 7 hrs in the car to daytrip gets old. But if you were considering one anways like maybe use it outside New England on break those are good mountains.
Pachankzwachusett is a pain to get to from Boston, but pending when you leave/go it's not a fun trip through rush hour. Sunapee and Loon are within a few hours, Loon for park. Up the road from Loon is Cannon which has great terrain for all mountain and steeper stuff. haven't been but this shop seems pretty good, https://theskimonster.com/
Also there's a tiny hill kinda close called Blue Hills ski area.
