SNOWEAST 2012 Reader Survey Winners

SNOWEAST 2012 Reader Survey WINNERS

Over 6000 votes were cast in the 2012 SNOWEAST READER SURVEY.


FAVORITE EASTERN RESORT

1.     SADDLEBACK, ME
2.     WHITEFACE MOUNTAIN, NY
3.     KILLINGTON, VT
4.     BRISTOL MOUNTAIN, NY
5.     BELLEAYRE MOUNTAIN, NY
6.     BROMLEY MOUNTAIN, VT
7.     HUNTER MOUNTAIN, NY
8.     OKEMO MOUNTAIN, VT
9.     JAY PEAK, VT
10.    MONT-SAINTE-ANNE, QC

 
FAVORITE EASTERN RESORT UNDER 1100ft

1.     HOLIDAY VALLEY, NY
2.     BUTTERNUT, MA
3.     CAMELBACK, PA
4.     CATAMOUNT, NY
5.     BLUE MOUNTAIN, PA
6.     ELK MOUNTAIN, PA
7.     PATS PEAK, NH
8.     LOST VALLEY, ME
9.     WACHUSETT, MA
10.   GREEK PEEK, NY


FAVORITE CANADIAN RESORT  
 
 1.     MONT-SAINTE-ANNE
 2.     MONT TREMBLANT
 3.     LE MASSIF
 4.     MONT BLANC
 5.     OWL’S HEAD
 6.     MONT SUTTON
 7.     STONEHAM MOUNTAIN
 8.     MONT OLYMPIA
 9.     BROMONT
 10.   MONT SAINTE-SAUVEUR
 

FAVORITE TERRAIN PARK

 1.   Mountain Creek, NJ
 2.   Bristol Mountain, NY
 3.   Holiday Valley, NY
 4.   Saddleback, ME
 5.   Killington, VT
 6.   Mount Snow, VT
 7.   Blue Mountain, PA
 8.   Sugarloaf, ME
 9.   Whiteface Mountain, NY
10.  TIE - Sunday River, ME and Hunter Mountain, NY
 

FAVORITE SCENIC VIEW

 1.   Whiteface Mountain, NY
 2.   Wildcat Mountain, NH
 3.   Saddleback, ME
 4.   Sugarbush, VT
 5.   Jay Peak, VT
 6.   Smugglers’ Notch, VT
 7.   Sugarloaf, ME
 8.   Le Massif, QC
 9.   Bolton Valley, VT
10.  Bretton Woods, NH
 

FAVORITE DESTINATION SKI VILLAGE

 1.   Lake Placid, NY
 2.   Ellicottville, NY
 3.   Great Barrington, MA
 4.   Rangeley, ME
 5.   Stowe, VT
 6.   Killington Access Rd, VT
 7.   Mont Tremblant, QC
 8.   Tannersville, PA
 9.   Manchester, VT
10.  Quebec City, QC
 

FAVORITE CLASSIC RESORT

1.    Belleayre Mountain, NY
2.    Mad River Glen, VT
3.    Butternut, ME
4.    Magic Mountain, V
5.    Elk Mountain, PA
6.    Wildcat Mountain, NH
7.    Pico, VT
8.    Bolton Valley, VT
9.    Cannon Mountain, NH
10.  Cranmore Mountain Resort, NH
 

FAVORITE RESORT FOR SNOWMAKING

1.    Hunter Mountain, NY
2.    Bristol Mountain, NY
3.    Holiday Valley, NY
4.    Saddleback, ME
5.    Belleayre Mountain, NY
6.    Bromley Mountain, NY
7.    Butternut, MA
8.    Sunday River, ME
9.    Killington, VT
10.  Whiteface Mountain, NY
 

FAVORITE RESORT FOR GROOMING

1.   Saddleback, ME
2.   Killington, VT
3.   Bristol Mountain, VT
4.   Belleayre Mountain, NY
5.   Holiday Valley, NY
6.   Bromley Mountain, VT
7.   Hunter Mountain, NY
8.   Sunday River, ME
9.   Okemo Mountain, VT
10. Stratton Mountain, VT

You have to love surveys for their oddness. The #10 "favorite destination ski village," Quebec City, actually has a population of over half a million people. It is a beautiful and historic city but hardly qualifies as a village.

Glad to see Jay Peak didn't make it to the grooming or snowmaking list, I would have been sore dismayed.

Obvi these people have no clue...Greek Peak made it on a list??? Really??? WOW

Who is SNOWEAST?

Benny Profane wrote

Who is SNOWEAST?

SNOWEAST is Bill Jones.

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These surveys are laughable . Some of these so called "resorts" aren't ! And calling Quebec a ski village is ludicrous.

C'mon Bill get real

70s Gore Kid wrote

These surveys are so ridicuous, it's hard to even comment.

Bretton Woods has the #1 view in the East.  Hands down.  No competition.

What a ridiculous opinion! Wildcat and Cannon both have better views, in my opinion. Much more in your face.

But these surveys are just that: opinion. And I am being facetious by calling yours ridiculous. These surveys are based on a limited self selecting sample size that hasn't skied every ski major ski area in the northeast. Goodness knows I am trying but even a die hard like me still hasn't been to many major areas such as Massif, MSA, Tremblant, all of the Catskills, Sutton, Orford, etc. Even if the sample size was only randomly selected die hards that have skied all or most major ski areas, opinion would still be off the charts.

riverc0il wrote

What a ridiculous opinion! Wildcat and Cannon both have better views, in my opinion. Much more in your face.

But these surveys are just that: opinion. And I am being facetious by calling yours ridiculous. These surveys are based on a limited self selecting sample size that hasn't skied every ski major ski area in the northeast. Goodness knows I am trying but even a die hard like me still hasn't been to many major areas such as Massif, MSA, Tremblant, all of the Catskills, Sutton, Orford, etc. Even if the sample size was only randomly selected die hards that have skied all or most major ski areas, opinion would still be off the charts.

Does RivercOil = Sheldon Cooper?

People like giving their opinions, even when said opinions might not be based on facts or experience. These ski area surveys are a harmless pass time. I don’t get why every year people on ski forums who read the results get all bent and snobbish about the results.

Sheldon Cooper. I had to look that up: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheldon_Cooper

I think the SNOWEAST thing, or any survey, basically tells you about the magazine's audience, and which marketing departments think that magazine matters.

I got the link to this survey from Laszlo this morning, with a the note: "Should I care about this?"

What is with best ski area under 1100 feet? I think that's totally bogus. The cut off should be 963 feet.

70s Gore Kid wrote

Killington wins surveys because of the volume of people who go there and don't know there is anything better.  Trail merge disasters, poor management, run down lodges from the 1960s, out of control bus groups,  a strip mall access road that is Vermonts version of Paramus NJ....but it still wins surveys.  

Why do you hate America so much?

btw, I think you're a little over the  top in some of your criticism. "Strip mall" and "Paramus"? Really? Have you been to Paramus lately? Have you been to Killington lately?

Love that Belleayre ranked higher than Hunter.

skunkape wrote

Love that Belleayre ranked higher than Hunter.

Interesting, I'd prefer Greek Peak not show up at all....the less people the better for me!!!

skunkape wrote

Love that Belleayre ranked higher than Hunter.

How come?

i hear ya bro !

Benny Profane wrote

Why do you hate America so much?

This made me chuckle I have to admit.

Has Benny mellowed?

Harvey44 wrote

Benny Profane wrote

Why do you hate America so much?

This made me chuckle I have to admit.

Has Benny mellowed?

Yes

Yeah, soon I'll move to Colorado, develop a, ahem, "bad back", take my medicine from the local med shop, and grow a beard.  Oh, and learn to play the flute.

Interesting results for sure. It's amazing how different publications produce different results based on their readers. Results of the same survey given by Powder, Freeskier, and Skiing would all be different.

As far as I know, Snow East has a lot of followers from NJ, PA, and southern NY. That would explain most of the trends in the results of this survey- let's face it, having to drive 3+ hours to get somewhere is almost guaranteed to make it lower on your list of favorites.