Professional-Fix6119 OP t1_ja05yks wrote on February 25, 2023 at 9:19 PM

Reply to comment by theopinionexpress in Skiing in MA by Professional-Fix6119

Thank you for the info! Here day passes are 150+ (epic pass is way cheaper but a lot more up front). I read an article somewhere at some point that said by 2050 there will be less than 25 skiable days in CO due to climate change. That's kind of the context for asking about MA (plus my wife is from there and we did a family trip last summer to MA I loved it)

theopinionexpress t1_ja07z56 wrote on February 25, 2023 at 9:33 PM

I was in vail last month I noticed the prices are high, I think a day pass at vail was 200+. I have the epic pass so I don’t remember for certain. The more popular mountains here - killington, Stowe, loon aren’t that high yet but they are approaching that level slowly.

The warm/cold cycles here kill the snow. The freeze/thaw. This winter has been a bit of an anomaly but it’s been crazy warm (50s and 60s some days with many 40° days) and very very cold days well into the negatives, with not much snow.

When it does snow a decent amount, alot of times it starts or ends as rain and ruins any powder. Even when it’s straight powder, it might be on top of a sheet of ice. Nonetheless when a good forecast shows up, we all lose our shit over at r/icecoast and there’s a battle between good and evil in the comments sections (optimists vs pessimists).

Long story short, you can get great skiing here, when you know where to look sometimes. When it’s not great, it can be good. When it’s not good, you’re still skiing. And the ski culture is overall pretty good once you know where to go. Especially for kids that are learning.

Spicydaisy t1_ja0cwbt wrote on February 25, 2023 at 10:07 PM

Omg. Thank you for recommending that ice coast sub reddit. There really is a sub for every topic 😂 As someone who grew up skiing in the Poconos and now lives in New England, I️ always feel like I’d be horrible skiing out west in all that powder.

wiltingphilodendron t1_ja2pz9k wrote on February 26, 2023 at 11:59 AM

Skiing in New England is in the same price range. Even small MA mountains are expensive (eg: $69 for a day pass to Ski Bradford in Haverhill).