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Gas On A Fire- Resort Rankings from Freeskier

post #1 of 33
9/22/08 at 8:03am
Thread Starter 
Just to pour a little gas on the 'resort Ranking by Magazines' fire... anyone see the new Freeskier Travel Guide?

Top Resorts:

1. Whistler/ Blackcomb
2. Aspen/ Snowmass
3. Mammoth
4. Breck/ Keystone
5. Vail
6. Jackson Hole
7. Squaw
8. Park city
9. Telluride
10. Alta/ 'bird


Ok, not bad. What does the East look like?

1. Mountain Creek
2. Killington
3. Loon
4. Mount Snow
5. Stratton
6. Stowe
7. Sunday River
8. Jay Peak
9. Tuckerman Ravine

there is no '10'. uhhmmm... WTF? I'd be pissed if I was Sugarbush or Sugarloaf or Okemo or... Tuckerman Ravine? A ski area? Really?

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post #2 of 33
9/22/08 at 8:07am
If I'm Freeskier magazine, I don't even acknowlege that Mountain Creek exists.
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post #3 of 33
9/22/08 at 8:20am
I'm guessing Mt Cranmore is #10 in the East....Sugarbush or Sugarloaf couldn't possibly measure up to it.
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post #4 of 33
9/22/08 at 8:28am
The Rivah over the 'Loaf?!

silly jibbers.

Where is Mountain Creek? Seriously, I've never heard of it.
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post #5 of 33
9/22/08 at 9:00am
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Originally Posted by cmsummit View Post
The Rivah over the 'Loaf?!

silly jibbers.

Where is Mountain Creek? Seriously, I've never heard of it.

Exactly my thoughts.

The good news is Maine now has 2 premier mountains for skiing.....

Of course Sugarloaf being #1 and now we have an expanded and improved Saddleback!!!

If Sunday River didn't exist I wouldn't miss it. IMO, SR sucks.
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post #6 of 33
9/22/08 at 9:41am
I'd be curious what their rankings are based on. That seems to be a lot closer to my personal favorites compared to what Ski Magazine puts out. Then again, I tend to care more about the hill than whether there's 5 star dining or hottubs in every condo building.

Now, aren't we all supposed to complain about somewhere 'obviously' missing from the list?

Crested Butte obviously should have made the list. It should have the proper (dive bar+patchouli) / steepness quotient to propel it into Freeskier's list.
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post #7 of 33
9/22/08 at 10:03am
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Originally Posted by cmsummit View Post
Where is Mountain Creek? Seriously, I've never heard of it.
I'm glad I'm not the only one.
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post #8 of 33
9/22/08 at 11:06am
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Originally Posted by cmsummit View Post
Where is Mountain Creek? Seriously, I've never heard of it.
Jersey. For real... Jersey.
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post #9 of 33
9/22/08 at 11:14am
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Originally Posted by epic View Post
Jersey. For real... Jersey.
And that right there tells you everything you need to know about the quality of this list (at least on the east coast side).

A place in Jersey, best in the east? The mind boggles.

Edit: Looking at their trail map (pdf) they have an entire "peak" devoted to park. Guess that tells you what this list is based on.
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post #10 of 33
9/22/08 at 1:01pm
Freeskier is still being published? Who would have thought? Did you get your free keep-by-the-john copy at work?
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post #11 of 33
9/22/08 at 1:07pm
Thread Starter 
Yes.
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post #12 of 33
9/22/08 at 1:13pm
Freeskier Magazine owes me a new monitor.
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post #13 of 33
9/22/08 at 1:20pm
Where's Blue
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post #14 of 33
9/22/08 at 1:39pm
Stowe 6th and Jay 8th, what a joke. Tucks on a resort list? I guess they ran out of areas.
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post #15 of 33
9/22/08 at 9:06pm
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Originally Posted by Whiteroom View Post
Top Resorts:

1. Whistler/ Blackcomb
2. Aspen/ Snowmass
3. Mammoth
4. Breck/ Keystone
5. Vail
6. Jackson Hole
7. Squaw
8. Park city
9. Telluride
10. Alta/ 'bird.
I am a resort jong only having skied at Mammoth, Vail, Park City. That said, I always imagined ALTA/Snowbird to be the spot for Ut. I thought Park City was fun, but not real mountains like Mammoth.
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post #16 of 33
9/23/08 at 12:40am
No Deer Valley? What were they thinking????
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post #17 of 33
9/23/08 at 6:13am
Not much for Parks, but the guy from loon designs SR SL and Loon's parks know. I like the River.
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post #18 of 33
9/23/08 at 8:17am
Just like on i-Tunes, I tend to not agree with what others think is the best.
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post #19 of 33
9/23/08 at 10:31am
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Originally Posted by Whiteroom View Post
Just to pour a little gas on the 'resort Ranking by Magazines' fire... anyone see the new Freeskier Travel Guide?

What does the East look like?

1. Mountain Creek
2. Killington
3. Loon
4. Mount Snow
5. Stratton
6. Stowe
7. Sunday River
8. Jay Peak
9. Tuckerman Ravine

there is no '10'. uhhmmm... WTF? I'd be pissed if I was Sugarbush or Sugarloaf or Okemo or... Tuckerman Ravine? A ski area? Really?

Discuss.
Best evidence yet that Freeskier mag staff enjoys hallucenogenics and whip-its while at work. No #10, no MRG, 'Loaf and no 'Bush when a friggin Jersey Mt is #1? And if this mag is leaning on accomodations, what the hell is Tuck's doing on there??? Someone needs to stop smoking meth while making resort reviews. I think there must have been a typo- Butternut was obviously #10.
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post #20 of 33
9/23/08 at 10:36am
If Yawgoo Valley plays their cards right, maybe they can make next year's list!
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post #21 of 33
9/23/08 at 4:09pm
East Coast Top ten:

1:jay
2:Stowe (tie)
3:Sugarbush(tie)
4:MRG
5:Whiteface

Ok this part honestly doesn't matter (well except that Jay is at the top of course), lets jump down the list a bit

185:Mt. Creek NJ

I would rank Four Seasons in Fayettville NY (supposedly the smallest in the world) above Mt. Creek. Unfortunately 4 Seasons's website has no real stats to convey how small it is, but its tiny.

I've never been to Mt. creek so I may be way off base, but it's in the dirty jerz. Thats strike one and everything I've heard is just scary
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post #22 of 33
9/25/08 at 11:27am
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Originally Posted by Whiteroom View Post
Top Resorts:

1. Whistler/ Blackcomb
2. Aspen/ Snowmass
3. Mammoth
4. Breck/ Keystone
5. Vail
6. Jackson Hole
7. Squaw
8. Park city
9. Telluride
10. Alta/ 'bird
Read the list backward and it's close to being right.
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post #23 of 33
9/25/08 at 12:43pm
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Originally Posted by freezorburn View Post
Read the list backward and it's close to being right.
Backwards looks better to me.
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post #24 of 33
9/25/08 at 2:14pm
I was going to ask where and what Mountain Creek is... then I read that it's in Jersey?!? And that's the number 1 mountain in the east?!? Lemme guess... is Freeskier world headquarters also located in the fine, mountainous state of New Jersey?
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post #25 of 33
9/25/08 at 2:22pm
So, Stratton is above Stowe, and there is actually a NH area above MRG?
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post #26 of 33
9/26/08 at 12:40pm
Uh, a bigger argument might be that Loon is number 3! Loon's snow quality aside from the terrain park is awful. They're trying to put a new glade in on the South Peak terrain...good luck with that one. Not to mention the ridiculous ticket prices compared to those of much better mountains like Jay and MRG. While I'm in that topic, why are Jay and Tucks even considered for RESORT rankings?? If anything, Freeskier should sack up and actually give the East two different categories. Something like mountains for park and mountains for actual good skiing.
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post #27 of 33
9/26/08 at 1:11pm
Loon over Sunday and Jay? I think not
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post #28 of 33
9/26/08 at 1:12pm
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Originally Posted by skieast569 View Post
why are Jay and Tucks even considered for RESORT rankings??
Why would you consider Jay and Tuck's similar?

Jay Peak has: Snow making, Grooming equipment, Condos, a Hotel, a Golf course, oh... and LIFTS. Seems like a 'resort' to me.

Tucks has: uhmmm, let see... I'm not coming up with anything. Cool 'Hike To' terrain in the spring? Gulf of Slides is better if that's the criteria.
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post #29 of 33
9/26/08 at 1:27pm
Tuck's has a HoJo's (BYOB) trailside at the split to Hillman's and The Ravine and some lean-to shelters. To the morons at Freeskier that's probably enough infrastructure to qualify it.
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post #30 of 33
9/26/08 at 1:51pm
Here ae the "mountain" statistics for Mountain Creek. It doesn't have any more to offer than Sugar or Beech here in NC, except the peaks here in NC are at 5500' elevation.. pffft

Detailed Mountain Statistics


Vernon Peak

vertical: 1,040'
base elevation: 440'
summit elevation: 1,480'

Granite Peak

vertical: 848'
base: 600'
summit: 1,448'

South Peak

vertical: 1,000'
base: 450'
summit: 1,450'

Bear Peak

vertical: 630'
base: 450'
summit: 1,080'

Trail details

45 total trails
16 total miles of trails
9 beginner trails, 20%
26 intermediate trails, 57%
9 advanced trails, 20%
1 expert trail, 3%

Snow Tubing

8 tubing lanes
180 tubes
1 dedicated tubing lift
Fully lighted for night tubing

Rental Equipment

2,000 sets of rentals
600 snowboards
1,400 ski sets

Lifts

11 total lifts
1 eight-passenger detachable gondola
2 high speed detachable quads
2 fixed grip quads
1 fixed grip triple
1 fixed grip double
3 magic carpet surface lifts

Snowmaking

100% trail coverage
1,000 snow guns
More snowmaking capacity than any resort in the region

Night Skiing

100% trail lighting coverage
1,100 total lights

Terrain Parks

Largest Terrain Park in the East!
63 skiable acres
19 trails in the terrain park


Annual Snowfall

65" average

Location

1 hour from the GW Bridge!

Average Season

mid-December through mid-March
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