Possible Bubble 6-pack for Windham?

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Possible Bubble 6-pack for Windham?

snoloco
Saw this tbt post on Windham's Instagram.  They said that bubble chairs were space and time travel capable.


They made this comment soon after


I commented that the F-Lift needs to be replaced with a bubble chair and some others said similar things, and they commented "we'll keep you posted on any bubbly transitions."

I bet that for 16-17, they get a Doppelmayr high speed 6-pack bubble chair with blue bubbles and heated seats that replaces the F-Lift or they would not be doing this tease about it.  They've been adding trail capacity for 3 years straight and plan to add more, so they're going to add lift capacity now.  The two base-to-summit lifts are in need of an upgrade, so it would only be fitting to go all out and get a heated, high speed, high capacity 6-pack bubble lift to compete with Mount Snow and Okemo.
I've lived in New York my entire life.
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Re: Possible Bubble 6-pack for Windham?

skunkape
I've never gone to Windham, I could never make myself drive past Hunter when I was already chomping at the bit to ride. Would you talk about it in  comparison to the other Catskills Hills?  When I look at the trail map, I think I would like it more than Hunter, I find the trails there not very playful, more like paved roads than ski trails.
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Re: Possible Bubble 6-pack for Windham?

snoloco
Pros of Hunter:
     Better expert terrain
     Opens for the season quicker
     Main lift is newer and faster
     Easier to ski the mountain in sections to seek out better conditions
     Season passes reasonably priced

Cons of Hunter:
     Lots of NYC gapers
     More crowded
     One overcrowded intermediate trail from the top
     Easily windswept due to few trees to divide the trails up
     Some very bad terrain bottlenecks
   

Pros of Windham:
     More intermediate terrain
     Nicer lodge
     Larger of the two mountains (280 vs 250 acres)
     Trails more natural to the land
     Trails less crowded

Cons of Windham:
     Takes longer to open terrain for the season
     Season passes are more expensive
     Main lift needs an upgrade
     Less expert terrain
     Shorter season (they close 1-2 weeks earlier than Hunter)
I've lived in New York my entire life.
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Re: Possible Bubble 6-pack for Windham?

Thacheronix
snoloco wrote
Cons of Hunter:
     gapers
How many days did you ski Hunter
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Re: Possible Bubble 6-pack for Windham?

snoloco
Thacheronix wrote
snoloco wrote
Cons of Hunter:
     gapers
How many days did you ski Hunter
I ski Hunter 15-20 days each season.
I've lived in New York my entire life.