Skiing Trivia

joshua_segal

This one probably has many answers, but off the top of my head I can only think of one. MRG has the snappy slogan: "Ski it if you can".

Can you name one or more such "snappy slogans" that define a ski area?

joshua_segal

Kayaker;c-36985 wrote
joshua_segal;c-36975 wrote
Kayaker;c-36974 wroteI can think of a ski area in Massachusetts where 2/3 of the trails are either directly named after wildlife or wildlife related.
Hmm. All that come my mind re MA:
Blandford has Chipmunk, Hart, Gobbler and Bear.
Bradford has lots of wildlife, but all bees.

Is the area you're thinking of NELSAP?
If corporations are people, bees are definitely wildlife.

Seriously, insects are an important component of wildlife and can have major influences on plant and animal distributions.

I wasn't denigrating bees! It's just that NES13 had already rejected Wildcat and Catamount because their animal names failed to cover a broad enough spectrum of of wildlife.

rickbolger

Sugarbush was trying with that "Be Better Here" but it's so vague, could mean anything to anybody anywhere.
Crested Butte was determined to say "Colorado's Last Great Ski Town" which makes people say "huh?"
Stratton tried "Mountain Friends and Freedom" about 10 years ago but hopefully they gave up.
Burke is trying to say something with "Welcome to the last little corner of Vermont" which sounds like a place you go to read a library book.

Hopefully none of these duds are what you're looking for

joshua_segal

rickbolger;c-36992 wroteSugarbush was trying with that "Be Better Here" but it's so vague, could mean anything to anybody anywhere.
Crested Butte was determined to say "Colorado's Last Great Ski Town" which makes people say "huh?"
Stratton tried "Mountain Friends and Freedom" about 10 years ago but hopefully they gave up.
Burke is trying to say something with "Welcome to the last little corner of Vermont" which sounds like a place you go to read a library book.

Hopefully none of these duds are what you're looking for

Yep!

newpylong

Magic - The Road Less Travelled.

slatham

Sugarbush slogan was once " Its sweeter up here". I have always scratched my head as to why they changed it....

Also, going back one question to animal themes, Stratton has several such trails. And yes many are bear themed, but they also have a Squirrels Nest and Beeline.

xlr8r

Outside of New England, Alta is well known for "Alta is for skiers"

In New England, Cannon has been pushing "The Living Legend" lately
Killington still uses the "The Beast of the east" or just "The Beast"
Sugarbush also used to use "Pure Vermont" I think

joshua_segal

newpylong;c-36994 wroteMagic - The Road Less Travelled.

Good one! Next question please!

slatham;c-36995 wroteSugarbush slogan was once " Its sweeter up here". I have always scratched my head as to why they changed it....

Also, going back one question to animal themes, Stratton has several such trails. And yes many are bear themed, but they also have a Squirrels Nest and Beeline.

Yeah! But I thought "mascara mountain" was good too. :-)
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As an inveterate spring skier, my favorite was "when the rest of the world is green, Killington will still be white."

newpylong

Name the Northeast Mountain with the highest number of aerial lifts of capacity 4 persons or higher, and how many that would be?

Name a Northeast Mountain that does not have any with a capacity of less than 4 persons. Excluding surface lifts.

rickbolger

part two I'm guessing Okemo

xlr8r

Part 1, In New England Killington has 13 as of this upcoming season (14 if you count Skyship as two connected lifts, and 16 if you count Pico as part of Killington)

1. K1 Gondola
2. Skyeship Gondola
3. Snowdon HS6
4. Ramshead HS4
5. Superstar HS4
6. Snowshed HS4
7. Needles Eye HS4
8. Skye Peak HS4
9. Canyon 4
10. North Ridge 4
11. South Ridge 4
12. Bear 4
13. Northbrook 4

14. Skyeship stage 2 Gondola
15. Pico Summit HS4
16. Pico Golden HS4

Part 2, Burke only has quad chairs besides the T bar and J bar

(Edit) I see you said Northeast instead of New England, in that case for Part 2 Holiday Valley has the most with 11 quads with no singles doubles or triples.

joshua_segal

Isn't Bretton woods all HSQs?

NewEnglandSkier13

joshua_segal;c-37008 wroteIsn't Bretton woods all HSQs?

They have a triple, a fixed-grip quad, and will have a gondola this season. That's not counting the T-bar.

newpylong

xlr8r;c-37003 wrotePart 1, In New England Killington has 13 as of this upcoming season (14 if you count Skyship as two connected lifts, and 16 if you count Pico as part of Killington)

1. K1 Gondola
2. Skyeship Gondola
3. Snowdon HS6
4. Ramshead HS4
5. Superstar HS4
6. Snowshed HS4
7. Needles Eye HS4
8. Skye Peak HS4
9. Canyon 4
10. North Ridge 4
11. South Ridge 4
12. Bear 4
13. Northbrook 4

14. Skyeship stage 2 Gondola
15. Pico Summit HS4
16. Pico Golden HS4

Part 2, Burke only has quad chairs besides the T bar and J bar

(Edit) I see you said Northeast instead of New England, in that case for Part 2 Holiday Valley has the most with 11 quads with no singles doubles or triples.

Nicely done. K is it on question 1 (even without Pico, or breaking up the Skyeship into two stages), and Burke is great for 2. Another is Glen Ellen/Sugarbush North if we break up the Bushes. Queechee Club would be another.

xlr8r

Name a 2 ski areas where you have to ride a lift to get from the highest skiable elevation of the area to the lowest skiable elevation?

lotsoskiing

Titus
Sunday River
possibly Sugarbush (via Slide Brook but not sure if base of LP is lower than Mt Ellen base).

xlr8r

Titus fits, but I was only thinking of New England areas.

At Sunday River you can ski from the highest point Oz all the way to Whitecap without riding any lift, so it does not fit.

At Sugarbush, Mount Ellen is the lower base, so it also does not fit.

I also have thought of a third that kind of fits in New England, there may be more.

joshua_segal

If you don not include the Taft connector (from Cannon to Mittersill, because of the substantial uphill climb), then you can't get to the bottom of Mittersill without taking the Tuckerbrook chair.

rickbolger

Loon is one

rickbolger

Bolton Valley is another

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