Boston Bulldog Posted 23 hours ago Share Posted 23 hours ago MRG opening Saturday with the Double and P-slope… though the Single has been spinning on the webcam so we may get some additional terrain added 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugarloaf1989 Posted 14 hours ago Share Posted 14 hours ago Ski Sundown started snowmaking on December 1st. Currently making snow. Last year snowmaking started on December 8th with opening on December 13th. I'm thinking opening is sometime late next week. My first lesson with adaptive skiing is booked for December 27th. Can't wait to get back out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowgeek Posted 14 hours ago Share Posted 14 hours ago 12 minutes ago, Sugarloaf1989 said: Ski Sundown started snowmaking on December 1st. Currently making snow. Last year snowmaking started on December 8th with opening on December 13th. I'm thinking opening is sometime late next week. My first lesson with adaptive skiing is booked for December 27th. Can't wait to get back out. What kind of adaptive skiing do you do? I started teaching adaptive skiing at Jiminy Peak last year. It's amazing the variety of options out there to get almost anyone who wants to ski out there! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted 12 hours ago Share Posted 12 hours ago 1 hour ago, snowgeek said: What kind of adaptive skiing do you do? I started teaching adaptive skiing at Jiminy Peak last year. It's amazing the variety of options out there to get almost anyone who wants to ski out there! Even those of us with no disabilities other than abject clumsiness? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugarloaf1989 Posted 11 hours ago Share Posted 11 hours ago 2 hours ago, snowgeek said: What kind of adaptive skiing do you do? I started teaching adaptive skiing at Jiminy Peak last year. It's amazing the variety of options out there to get almost anyone who wants to ski out there! Sit down sled type skiing. I can turn the ski's with a handle bar and control braking as well. I need assistance loading and unloading the chairlift. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted 11 hours ago Share Posted 11 hours ago 37 minutes ago, Sugarloaf1989 said: Sit down sled type skiing. I can turn the ski's with a handle bar and control braking as well. I need assistance loading and unloading the chairlift. Didn’t you ski with a bunch of us at the Berkshire East weenie gathering, when you were still rocking stand up alpine skis? Seems like yesterday, but that was a long time ago I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugarloaf1989 Posted 10 hours ago Share Posted 10 hours ago 53 minutes ago, HIPPYVALLEY said: Didn’t you ski with a bunch of us at the Berkshire East weenie gathering, when you were still rocking stand up alpine skis? Seems like yesterday, but that was a long time ago I guess. Yes that was me. Skied standing up until March of 2022. Just too weak currently to ski standing up. Been doing adaptive skiing at Ski Sundown for 2 years. Did alot of skiing with my son. He's taken up skiing again and will be with me on December 27th. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted 5 hours ago Share Posted 5 hours ago 4 hours ago, Sugarloaf1989 said: Yes that was me. Skied standing up until March of 2022. Just too weak currently to ski standing up. Been doing adaptive skiing at Ski Sundown for 2 years. Did alot of skiing with my son. He's taken up skiing again and will be with me on December 27th. Dude you are awesome. Such grit and determination. God bless you. Yea I was at B-east with you all.i miss skiing so so much unfortunately one fall could paralyze me so even adaptive is out. Good for you man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted 5 hours ago Share Posted 5 hours ago 8 hours ago, snowgeek said: What kind of adaptive skiing do you do? I started teaching adaptive skiing at Jiminy Peak last year. It's amazing the variety of options out there to get almost anyone who wants to ski out there! You rock! I work with traumatic brain injury clients and am looking into getting one of my clients into adaptive skiing this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowgeek Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago Sit down sled type skiing. I can turn the ski's with a handle bar and control braking as well. I need assistance loading and unloading the chairlift.Wow, that’s awesome! I don’t think we have bi-skis like that at Jiminy? Ours all have parallel skis and the skier uses outrigger poles or attached outriggers. We ski behind them with tethers. Are you tethered when you ski? I’d love to see a video if you have one. I want to show this to our director. I also skied with you at Berkshire East way back in the day at a forum ski get together. So glad you are still going out there!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowgeek Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago Like this. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugarloaf1989 Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago No I can't balance my hands for turning. My arms are too week. The sled has a steering rod and the ski's angle to let me turn. I pull back on the rod to brake. I ski tethered to my instructor. The sled is locked down and spring loaded and pops up for getting on the chairlift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugarloaf1989 Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago I'm not thrilled skiing at Sundown disabled. The trail layout is not great. Either boring and flat or steep and icy. 70% of the runs funnel into Exhibition which gets crowded and icy. They don't make snow to resurface after a thaw. It is close by and handicapped parking is a short distance from the slopes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowgeek Posted 41 minutes ago Share Posted 41 minutes ago 1 hour ago, Sugarloaf1989 said: No I can't balance my hands for turning. My arms are too week. The sled has a steering rod and the ski's angle to let me turn. I pull back on the rod to brake. I ski tethered to my instructor. The sled is locked down and spring loaded and pops up for getting on the chairlift. Thank you! So glad you found something that works for you!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowgeek Posted 35 minutes ago Share Posted 35 minutes ago Jiminy's program is part of Stride and we also have a program at Catamount which probably is about an hour from Sundown. I can show them the pics you posted and see if we could offer a similar setup if you want? Unless you already looked into it? LMK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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