Good choice to ski SB on Sat. I head MRG was crazy packed on Sat. I saw a few MRG regulars @ ME on Sat.

freeheel_skier wrote:

Good choice to ski SB on Sat. I head MRG was crazy packed on Sat. I saw a few MRG regulars @ ME on Sat.

That was the thinking. MRG still had very long lines on Sunday, but I suspect that Saturday was a nightmare.

Mad River was pretty packed on Saturday. I got there early and got 2 quality runs off the double before having to wait in a line. Lines at the double were not all that bad. I did wait 40 minutes at the single right before my early lunch. After lunch lines were a but shorter but I would say the single was still about 30 minutes or so.

MikeTrainor wrote:

I did wait 40 minutes at the single right before my early lunch. After lunch lines were a but shorter but I would say the single was still about 30 minutes or so.

I skied Sunday at the River. While the lines were up to 1/2 hour long it was great to ski their trees. Which where full of snow and steep! They even opened those front 2 faces under the Single. Which I understand opened once in Dec. Once last year and the time before that was eaons maybe 20 plus year ago.

It is really nice to have such a great neighbor next door.

Treeskier wrote:

I skied Sunday at the River. While the lines were up to 1/2 hour long it was great to ski their trees. Which where full of snow and steep! They even opened those front 2 faces under the Single. Which I understand opened once in Dec. Once last year and the time before that was eaons maybe 20 plus year ago. It is really nice to have such a great neighbor next door.

The wait in line was totally worth it. There aren't many places I'd say that about--Castlerock chair at SB and MRG. Those drops under the single were cool. I knew they rarely opened, but I didn't realize that before last year it had been 20 seasons. Wow! There must have been other times they could have opened. Change in philosophy?

kcyanks1 wrote:

Treeskier wrote: I skied Sunday at the River. While the lines were up to 1/2 hour long it was great to ski their trees. Which where full of snow and steep! They even opened those front 2 faces under the Single. Which I understand opened once in Dec. Once last year and the time before that was eaons maybe 20 plus year ago. It is really nice to have such a great neighbor next door. The wait in line was totally worth it. There aren't many places I'd say that about--Castlerock chair at SB and MRG. Those drops under the single were cool. I knew they rarely opened, but I didn't realize that before last year it had been 20 seasons. Wow! There must have been other times they could have opened. Change in philosophy?

Those pitches open much more than once every 20 years, but patrol is highly selective about when the ropes drop. Open today,closed again tomorrow, then wait til another big dump.

Treehugger wrote:

kcyanks1 wrote: Treeskier wrote: I skied Sunday at the River. While the lines were up to 1/2 hour long it was great to ski their trees. Which where full of snow and steep! They even opened those front 2 faces under the Single. Which I understand opened once in Dec. Once last year and the time before that was eaons maybe 20 plus year ago. It is really nice to have such a great neighbor next door. The wait in line was totally worth it. There aren't many places I'd say that about--Castlerock chair at SB and MRG. Those drops under the single were cool. I knew they rarely opened, but I didn't realize that before last year it had been 20 seasons. Wow! There must have been other times they could have opened. Change in philosophy? Those pitches open much more than once every 20 years, but patrol is highly selective about when the ropes drop. Open today,closed again tomorrow, then wait til another big dump.

Guess I lucked out again. Very off chance I make it back up this weekend. Hopefully they'll be open again. Can't imagine what lines will be like on President's weekend with good conditions. Does MRG limit ticket sales at any point?

MRG ticket sales are only limited by the parking. I would head to ME on Sat, but my daughter is doing therJr. Mogul Challange.

Hopefully it will be cold as He##, and that will temper the lines.