Told You So

Right now, Hunter is open.  They're the only place open in the Catskills and the only place in NY South of Albany that is open.  Why is that?  Because they have by far the best snowmaking capacity in NY and possibly the best in the east.

In a bad year, the mountains with the best snowmaking will provide the best ski experience, no exceptions.  Natural snow is obsolete except for the occasional powder day.  Snowmaking is going to provide most of the coverage everywhere in the east.

Skiing off of high speed lifts on groomed man-made snow isn't a soulless fake experience.  It's what the vast majority of ec skiing is.  Very few skiers go to the small throwback style mountains or hike into the backcountry to ski.  Most buy a lift ticket, ride the lift, and ski back down a groomed trail.  There are plenty of avid skiers who always ski like that, me included.

All the complaining about skiig being a manufactured amusement park like experience is complete BS.  The only reason any ski areas exist is because people built them.  Skiing, the way 90% of people realize it isn't some religious way to connect with nature.  It's an amusement park on a mountain.  You pay to get in, then wait in line, ride up, and have fun skiing back down.  Then you go into the lodge and spend money on overpriced food and drink and chat  with friends/family.  

Somehow you fail to grasp that the majority here you are speaking to are the 10% who could give a flying fuck about some high speed bubble

snoloco wrote

  Very few skiers go to the small throwback style mountains or hike into the backcountry to ski.  Most buy a lift ticket, ride the lift, and ski back down a groomed trail.  There are plenty of avid skiers who always ski like that, me included.

Well then, thank god for people like you, Sno. You make my ski experience that much better.

gaper.

First, it's impolite to say I told you so, especially to your elders.

Second, there's a big difference between saying snow-making is important and valuable and saying that natural snow is obsolete.

I said it because someone requested that I put this thread up.

I'll bet you're a real fun conversation on a chairlift ride. Like the kid next door on Home Alone or the kid on the train in the movie Polar Express.

raisingarizona wrote

gaper.

Lemming.

ALPINE ZONE!

Johnnyonthespot wrote

I'll bet you're a real fun conversation on a chairlift ride. Like the kid next door on Home Alone or the kid on the train in the movie Polar Express.

Wrong.  Usually I talk about the usual "where are you from", " what trails are good" kind of stuff.

I don't want to be mean, but you have done an excellent job of alienating everybody on this site except for maybe Gore Ski Mom.

You're rude, you're a know-it-all, your opinions range from unethical to delusional, and I'm really sick of it. An "I told you so", thread?  What are you trying to prove, and to who? Please go away and grow up somewhere else.

snoloco wrote

Skiing off of high speed lifts on groomed man-made snow isn't a soulless fake experience

Maybe so. But if all I could ever ski was groomed man made I might not quit skiing but I'd ski a lot less.

(edited) Seems like you didn't get enough attention growing up. That's where your social ineptitude comes from. You should try to consider how what you say reflects on others. I keep forgetting you are so young, sorry. Maybe stick to being a knowledge database with ski info? You're much cooler when you post cool facts and accurate history.

ml242 wrote

ALPINE ZONE!

still laughing

ml242 wrote

 An "I told you so", thread? What are you trying to prove, and to who?

I posted this because pro2680 asked me to.

snoloco wrote

ml242 wrote

 An "I told you so", thread? What are you trying to prove, and to who?

I posted this because pro2680 asked me to.

So you thought when pro2680 said this:

"Why don't you start a new thread called "I told you so"  where you can list all of your self righteous victories? You are a fucking tool!"

...that he actually wanted you to start this thread?

Really?

There's a reason people don't like you and it has nothing to do with jocks or cliques or old dudes with beards or people who ski in the woods.

It might be time to take a long look in the mirror and figure that out.

Greg called. He wants his mogul pants back.  

Hokey Smokes ! What a shit fest.  

YUKON CORNELIUS wrote

 it has nothing to do with jocks or cliques or old dudes with beards or people who ski in the woods.

No that pretty much sums it up. I would add that it appears the phenomenon of synchronization has occurred and obviously this is the week said bitches are retaining water.