How far are you to your nearest ski area

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Poll: How far are you to your nearest ski area (73 member(s) have cast votes)

How long does it take you to get to your nearest ski area

Less than 1 min (7 votes [9.59%])
Percentage of vote: 9.59%
1-5 min (11 votes [15.07%])
Percentage of vote: 15.07%
5-15 min (10 votes [13.70%])
Percentage of vote: 13.70%
15-30 min (12 votes [16.44%])
Percentage of vote: 16.44%
30-60 min (13 votes [17.81%])
Percentage of vote: 17.81%
1 hour - 1 hour 30 min (5 votes [6.85%])
Percentage of vote: 6.85%
1 hour 30 min - 2 hours (7 votes [9.59%])
Percentage of vote: 9.59%
More than 2 Hours (8 votes [10.96%])
Percentage of vote: 10.96%

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#21 poloxskier

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Posted 31 January 2008 - 09:51 PM

Snoqualmie guy, on Jan 31 2008, 07:00 PM, said:

The only bad part about living right on a ski area would be in the middle of night you would get awakened by groomers.

The cats to me are a soothing white noise but the best part is waking up in the morning to the sound of avy bombs, you usualy know that it will be a powder day when they are going off. :devil:

-Bryan

Theres a place for all of God's creatures, right next to the mashed potatoes.

"You could say that a mountain is alot like a woman, once you think you know every inch of her and you're about to dip your skis into some soft, deep powder...Bam, you've got two broken legs, cracked ribs and you pay your $20 just to let her punch your lift ticket all over again"

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#22 lastchair_44

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Posted 01 February 2008 - 05:58 AM

Snoqualmie guy, on Jan 31 2008, 09:00 PM, said:

The only bad part about living right on a ski area would be in the middle of night you would get awakened by groomers.

I don't think groomers would be as bad as air/water snow making guns right outside your place at the beginning of the season. When I do my two night creatures at the top of the gondola here, the groomers don't wake me up because they pass right by. Even when they take a break up here and they're parked right outside with the engine idling, it doesn't wake me up. Maybe I'm just a heavy sleeper.

-Jimmi

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#23 poloxskier

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Posted 01 February 2008 - 06:34 AM

lastchair_44, on Feb 1 2008, 04:58 AM, said:

I don't think groomers would be as bad as air/water snow making guns right outside your place at the beginning of the season.

I would agreee with that for sure, even being a ways away from a Rat 5 or other large a/w they are still really loud.

-Bryan

Theres a place for all of God's creatures, right next to the mashed potatoes.

"You could say that a mountain is alot like a woman, once you think you know every inch of her and you're about to dip your skis into some soft, deep powder...Bam, you've got two broken legs, cracked ribs and you pay your $20 just to let her punch your lift ticket all over again"

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#24 P01itiC4lR3B31

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Posted 01 February 2008 - 06:33 PM

To get to Crystal, it takes around 2 hours on a good day, 2 and a half hours if the snow just dumps like mad. Stevens takes around 2 1/2-3hours hours (30-45 minutes bus to ferry + 30 minute ferry trip + 1 1/2-2 hour bus trip off of the ferry) Better Stevens than Snoqualmie almost any day of the week.

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#25 Lift Kid

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Posted 02 February 2008 - 04:44 PM

At home: 25-30 mins to Buck Hill. 15 mins to Hyland. 1 hour to Welch Village.

At house in Breckenridge: less than 1 min. I have to cross the street. And thats Lower Lehman!

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#26 mikest2

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Posted 02 February 2008 - 06:43 PM

Snoqualmie guy, on Jan 31 2008, 08:00 PM, said:

The only bad part about living right on a ski area would be in the middle of night you would get awakened by groomers.

That would be music to my ears, if they stop making noise I'd have to get out of bed and go fix them.

...Mike

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#27 Carl

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Posted 05 February 2008 - 08:16 AM

lastchair_44, on Feb 1 2008, 06:58 AM, said:

I don't think groomers would be as bad as air/water snow making guns right outside your place at the beginning of the season.

Well, I do believe those noisy things won't be run nearly as much next season...... :rolleyes:

Carl

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#28 kd2vx

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Posted 07 February 2008 - 07:16 AM

10 minutes by shuttle bus, 30 minutes by snowshoes.

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#29 spunkyskier01

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Posted 08 February 2008 - 09:32 AM

its usually 2 minutes up the road, although their have been many times where the hill is my home.

Everything is just loop-de-loops and flibertyjibbit

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#30 skisox34

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Posted 08 February 2008 - 10:32 AM

I'm jealous of the less than one minute! It's 20 mins to Killington 12 mins to Pico and 31 mins to Okemo for me.

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#31 ski122506

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Posted 21 March 2008 - 03:44 PM

Amazing, many of you are so close to snow. I would love to live next to a lift. I'm here in the bay area california, and it takes me about 3 hours driving to get to Tahoe. I am so jealous of everyone here.

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#32 towertop

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Posted 22 March 2008 - 07:31 AM

Don't be jealous, because when you live one min. away you get called alot to do things.

What now?

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#33 KMS

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Posted 22 March 2008 - 03:05 PM

towertop, on Mar 22 2008, 10:31 AM, said:

Don't be jealous, because when you live one min. away you get called alot to do things.

That's true. I used to have a 5 minute walk. It was convenient, but a lot of times it was like I never left work. I moved 13 miles away and it makes a big difference.

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#34 aug

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Posted 22 March 2008 - 08:16 PM

too close

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#35 liftmech

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Posted 23 March 2008 - 05:57 PM

I used to live across the street from chair 1 at Baker, but no late-night calls because we were the only ones up there after 6 PM. I'm currently 25 minutes away from the shop if the road's good, 40 if it's not. Ski Cooper is only about 10 minutes away from town if we decide to ski there instead.

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#36 Jonni

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Posted 01 April 2008 - 07:02 PM

From my house in Sunapee, NH it's about 10 minutes to Mt. Sunapee my home stomping ground. From there it's about 20 minutes to Whaleback, 30 to Pats Peak and an hour will get you Dartmouth Skiway, Ragged, Okemo, Ascutney, and Suicide Six. From my room at school in Lyndonville, VT 5 minutes to Lyndon Outing Club, 10 minutes to Burke Mountain and an hour will get you to Bretton Woods, Cannon Mountain (45 mins or so), Loon Mountain, Kanc Recreation, and Jay Peak. Attitash is about a hour and 15 through Crawford Notch.

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#37 102Terry

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Posted 01 April 2008 - 07:33 PM

2 blocks from Heavenly Gondola

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#38 Skiing#1

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Posted 01 April 2008 - 10:35 PM

25 minutes drive to Alta/Snowbird, 45 minutes drive to Solitude/Brighton and one hour drive to Canyons, Park City and Deer Valley.

Except at Brighton, my parents' own cabin stands right next the ski slope area like from cabin door to ski slope only 30 seconds walk or put ski equipment and ski down from the door. The cabin faces to Majestic Lift. I love it.

This post has been edited by Skiing#1: 01 April 2008 - 10:37 PM