one time I drove south and it got colder and started snowing
that means it is colder to the south
Sunday River...
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Stormchaser
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Sunday River is farther north so there will be days when Killington gets r.a.i.n when Sunday River gets sneaux. On the flip side, Killington gets something like 100 more inches of natural snow than Sunday River.
My personal experience is that Sunday River is all about manmade snow. When they get enough natural, their glade runs are big fun but you can go seasons where they never get particularly good cover. You won't find anything like the Killington natural snow trails: Vagabond, Northstar, Great Bear, Escapade, Flume, Pipe Dream, Breakaway, & Jug/Jug Handle. You definitely won't find anything like the unmarked tree skiing.
The trail pod layout at Sunday River is much more rational than the intersecting trail mayhem at Killington but that's because Killington gradually expanded over 40 years and overlaid trail pods on what were once narrow novice wrap-around trails.
With the new ownership and pass arrangement, you can always go to Sugarloaf when it's good and ski Sunday River when Sugarloaf is on wind hold or has sketchy cover due to their very limited snowmaking system. You can also get your 10 free days at Boyne's western resorts. The property taxes are much lower in Maine. For me, Sunday River is 125 miles instead of my 155 mile drive to Killington. I may be selling out and changing mountains if Killington really closes in mid-April.
My personal experience is that Sunday River is all about manmade snow. When they get enough natural, their glade runs are big fun but you can go seasons where they never get particularly good cover. You won't find anything like the Killington natural snow trails: Vagabond, Northstar, Great Bear, Escapade, Flume, Pipe Dream, Breakaway, & Jug/Jug Handle. You definitely won't find anything like the unmarked tree skiing.
The trail pod layout at Sunday River is much more rational than the intersecting trail mayhem at Killington but that's because Killington gradually expanded over 40 years and overlaid trail pods on what were once narrow novice wrap-around trails.
With the new ownership and pass arrangement, you can always go to Sugarloaf when it's good and ski Sunday River when Sugarloaf is on wind hold or has sketchy cover due to their very limited snowmaking system. You can also get your 10 free days at Boyne's western resorts. The property taxes are much lower in Maine. For me, Sunday River is 125 miles instead of my 155 mile drive to Killington. I may be selling out and changing mountains if Killington really closes in mid-April.
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Hello? It just finally got freaking cold enough to blow with authority. You going to blame them for the warm fall and weather too?Geoff wrote:Looks like Sunday River is opening for the season later this week after their one day Halloween October opening. I guess I'll wander up for a day next weekend.
This Killington slow open really sucks. I guess it's time to get out my Chris Nyberg voodoo doll. One good stab for every lap at Someday Bigger.
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I have to stick with Killington because its 3 hours from me and SundayRiver is 4 and that dam NorthConway drives me nuts to drive through. A 3 hour drive means I can ski monday morning and still make it to work at 4pm which is pretty cool. 
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Sunday River had skiing on October 31. I walked up and skied Rime last Saturday. Killington certainly has had the opportunity to spin the lifts before November 17th.Ski Fetish wrote:Hello? It just finally got freaking cold enough to blow with authority. You going to blame them for the warm fall and weather too?Geoff wrote:Looks like Sunday River is opening for the season later this week after their one day Halloween October opening. I guess I'll wander up for a day next weekend.
This Killington slow open really sucks. I guess it's time to get out my Chris Nyberg voodoo doll. One good stab for every lap at Someday Bigger.
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Why would you drive through North Conway to get to Sunday River? That would take forever. The traditional route is to drive up I-95/Maine Turnpike and cut west.SuzyQ wrote:I have to stick with Killington because its 3 hours from me and SundayRiver is 4 and that dam NorthConway drives me nuts to drive through. A 3 hour drive means I can ski monday morning and still make it to work at 4pm which is pretty cool.
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Thanks sister tight back at yhaSuzyQ wrote:OZ is cool
**me thinks that she may be talking about SR, but I'll take it. psst Jordon, when rarely open is pretty dank**
skiskee8 wrote:Skiing in powder sucks. It's so much more work, and you can't go as fast.
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Diss does not Baston that well, after all he lives on long island.Geoff wrote:Why would you drive through North Conway to get to Sunday River? That would take forever. The traditional route is to drive up I-95/Maine Turnpike and cut west.SuzyQ wrote:I have to stick with Killington because its 3 hours from me and SundayRiver is 4 and that dam NorthConway drives me nuts to drive through. A 3 hour drive means I can ski monday morning and still make it to work at 4pm which is pretty cool.
