Boston Bulldog Posted Thursday at 06:00 PM Share Posted Thursday at 06:00 PM 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 Friday at 02:56 AM Share Posted Friday at 02:56 AM 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 Friday at 03:10 AM Share Posted Friday at 03:10 AM 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 Friday at 04:38 AM Share Posted Friday at 04:38 AM 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 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugarloaf1989 Posted Friday at 05:33 AM Share Posted Friday at 05:33 AM 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. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted Friday at 06:13 AM Share Posted Friday at 06:13 AM 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugarloaf1989 Posted Friday at 07:11 AM Share Posted Friday at 07:11 AM 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. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted Friday at 11:40 AM Share Posted Friday at 11:40 AM 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted Friday at 11:42 AM Share Posted Friday at 11:42 AM 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 Friday at 02:17 PM Share Posted Friday at 02:17 PM 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 Friday at 02:18 PM Share Posted Friday at 02:18 PM Like this. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugarloaf1989 Posted Friday at 03:37 PM Share Posted Friday at 03:37 PM 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 Friday at 03:48 PM Share Posted Friday at 03:48 PM 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 Friday at 04:39 PM Share Posted Friday at 04:39 PM 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 Friday at 04:45 PM Share Posted Friday at 04:45 PM 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...
Sugarloaf1989 Posted Friday at 06:05 PM Share Posted Friday at 06:05 PM Sent you a pm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted Friday at 08:15 PM Share Posted Friday at 08:15 PM Great article on the new Burke A new ownership group has worked to restore Vermont's Burke Mountain into a top ski resort in the region. https://www.telegram.com/story/sports/columns/2025/12/03/snow-sports-after-years-of-neglect-new-owners-have-rescued-burke-mountain/87557725007/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted Friday at 08:32 PM Share Posted Friday at 08:32 PM 16 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said: Great article on the new Burke A new ownership group has worked to restore Vermont's Burke Mountain into a top ski resort in the region. https://www.telegram.com/story/sports/columns/2025/12/03/snow-sports-after-years-of-neglect-new-owners-have-rescued-burke-mountain/87557725007/ Paywalled Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted Friday at 08:42 PM Share Posted Friday at 08:42 PM 10 minutes ago, mreaves said: Paywalled Damn must be 1 free article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Rain Posted Friday at 10:40 PM Share Posted Friday at 10:40 PM 19 hours 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. Awesome! Let's hope for a big winter... we need one after the last few. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted Friday at 10:55 PM Share Posted Friday at 10:55 PM My itch to ski again is growing. Been over a decade since I’ve done downhill, not really prepared to right now but want to keep that itch going and growing. Biggest hurdles are ticket prices and gear, both of which are not in budget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted Saturday at 04:41 PM Share Posted Saturday at 04:41 PM 17 hours ago, Baroclinic Zone said: My itch to ski again is growing. Been over a decade since I’ve done downhill, not really prepared to right now but want to keep that itch going and growing. Biggest hurdles are ticket prices and gear, both of which are not in budget. I took a decade off 35 to 45. Started out slow. 1st time back using rental skis I was shitting my pants heading up the Barker lift. Like riding a bike all the muscle memory still there .it was on like donkey Kong after that. Check FB Marketplace for deals. If yout budget is limited look for midweek deals. Go go go while you ca. Don't be a procrastinator .You won't believe how fast you go from 50 to 70. Get it while you can Bobby Bobalina. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted Saturday at 05:27 PM Share Posted Saturday at 05:27 PM Pleasant Mountain opened today. Top to bottom skiing, albeit only on 4 trails. Earliest opening in quite some time for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boston Bulldog Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago On 11/30/2025 at 9:40 PM, powderfreak said: I would think so as well. The base is very solid for it's depth. Heard some reports that Jay Peak was a bit wind affected following the squalls on Thursday. That fierce northwest flow deposited a ton of snow downwind into what is usually the deepest locale in New England. I was confident depths would be good, and a thorough exploration on Saturday found conditions that exceeded my expectations. The whole zone is wide open for the taking, though some danger still lurks with a smattering of open drainages poking through. Up high, tight tunnels transition into spacious gladed gullies choked with powder. Bushwacking and bootpacking into a zone famous for it's felonious past yielded a skied off chowder experience. When the forest closes back in on the scar, prior traffic disappears into an extensive menu of deep lines that open up among powder plastered conifers and hardwoods. I've never been to Japan, but I imagine this is as close as the East Coast can get visually. Hard to believe it was December 6th South of I-89, it is a different world. MRG managed to get the single going, but rock skis are an absolute necessity. If you're willing to take a few shots to your skis, conditions were actually pretty ripper up high with tons of funky low tide features. Chute was especially sporty, with a double (or triple) drop that was teed up right under the lift. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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