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snoloco

Best Ski Area Within Two Hours of NYC

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This includes the places in my area, the Poconos, and some of the CT mountains. This DOES NOT include the Catskills.

Of these I have only been to Mountain Creek, Mount Peter, Tuxedo Ridge, Shawnee, and Hidden Valley which isn't open any more. I'd say Mountain Creek is the best of those. Superior snowmaking, grooming, and the most high speed lifts, not to mention the best terrain park in the east.

What are the opinions of anyone who has skied more of these places.

I've lived in New York my entire life.

PowderAssassin

Re: Best Ski Area Within Two Hours of NYC

snoloco wrote

This includes the places in my area, the Poconos, and some of the CT mountains. This DOES NOT include the Catskills.

Of these I have only been to Mountain Creek, Mount Peter, Tuxedo Ridge, Shawnee, and Hidden Valley which isn't open any more. I'd say Mountain Creek is the best of those. Superior snowmaking, grooming, and the most high speed lifts, not to mention the best terrain park in the east.

What are the opinions of anyone who has skied more of these places.

Well none of the CT mountains have high speed lifts so you can scratch that off your list.

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snoloco

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I've lived in New York my entire life.

MC2 5678F589

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Maybe just try talking to a girl once and see how it goes?

PeeTex

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mattchuck2 wrote

Maybe just try talking to a girl once and see how it goes?

Start with an ugly one, that way you've got nothing to loose.

Don't ski the trees, ski the spaces between the trees.

TomCat

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Blue and MC would be my picks. I skied Shawnee and didn't think it was worth going back. Camelback is a little better, but not much. Skied butternut once but it was very early but it was probably similar to blue and MC. Mohawk probably similar to camelback. I think that covers the places I've skied in the area.

Tom

Snowballs

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PeeTex wrote

mattchuck2 wrote

Maybe just try talking to a girl once and see how it goes?

Start with an ugly one, that way you've got nothing to loose.

She got biguns ?

Johnnyonthespot

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I would still just go to the Catskills. All those mountains suck compared to the Cats.

I don't rip, I bomb.

Harvey

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Sno... not sure where you live but what is the google maps time from home to Belleayre? Can't be that much more than 2 hours?

"You just need to go at that shit wide open, hang on, and own it." —Camp

Thehof

Re: Best Ski Area Within Two Hours of NYC

Just go to platty

Not to ride lifts
Not to not get mud on your car
Go to ski or ride

"No Falls=No Bslls

Johnnyonthespot

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Who cares. Everyone knows Mountain Creek sucks.

I don't rip, I bomb.

snoloco

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I've lived in New York my entire life.

Snowballs

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snoloco wrote

Harv... what is your driving time to the Catskills and are the places in my area or the Poconos closer to where you live? I live 5 minutes from Mount Peter, so you've probably passed through my town when you went there.

Harv's driving ?

Snowballs

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Johnnyonthespot wrote

Who cares. Everyone knows Mountain Creek sucks.

The lift lines are too long because it's so popular.

Harvey

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I can get to Blue Mountain in maybe 1:50, but I'd rather poke my eye out with a stick.

It takes me 1:15 to get to the NY border and 3:15 to get to Plattekill.

X can do it in 30 minutes less and he hasn't had a ticket in decades. The speed you average doesn't have much to do with tickets, I drive slower than he does and got a ticket 5 years ago. He knows what he is doing.

I didn't realize you posted this for the benefit of those in NYC. Hundreds of thousands of NYCers day trip Hunter every year.

Suck it up and ski Mountain Creek. And if you don't want to ski on 18 inches of snow 30 feet wide in December then suck it up and drive to Hunter.

"You just need to go at that shit wide open, hang on, and own it." —Camp

skunkape

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Belleayre is usually 2:30 from maplewood, NJ. I like to get on the road by 6 with a full tank. You can usually do 75 on the thruway, but route 28 is a different story: you'll get tagged up in a second in any number of townships, and the state police on the rest of the road.

skunkape

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Ovrride has bus stops in Jersey now, to stowe and sugarbush.

Snowballs

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Harvey wrote

Snowballs, sorry I lost your w.

Oh, that's OK. _hat's it matter any_ay? Thanks Dad !

Harvey wrote

And if you don't want to ski on 18 inches of snow 30 feet wide in December then suck it up and drive to Hunter.

But, ho_ can he _hen he _on't be able to drive for a_hile ? _onder ho_ he _ould get to those hills _hich are far a_ay ? Any ideas Dad ?

skisheep

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Having used Ovrride quite a bit in the past to Hunter from NYC, highly recommend them for sno if they go from NJ now. Get on the bus, go back to sleep, wake up when you get there and you've got a ski experience far superior to MC. I believe they'll take kids under 18 as long as they have a copy of a parents ID and the parent signs the waiver, but double check with them to make sure.

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Sunday River: 4
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Hunter: 1
Belleayre: 1

Johnnyonthespot

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Well played sir.

I don't rip, I bomb.