When does one ski season end and when does the new one begin?

[SKI-3PO]

You know you're living the good life if the answer to this question is not obvious or requires explanation.

 

[Bill Talbot]

For me the real season starts when the crowds kick in. Up until then it all just hanging with friends drinking beer making a few early season turns but I still count the days.
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Lower Chute under the Slowdon Quad -Killington

you consider this desirable?

 

[Bill Talbot]

Is riding a lift or a rope tow on a race hill for a couple hundred yards of snow at some 250 foot vert Midwestern hill skiing?

My local ant hill is 625 vert. feet. Based off that, I'm not sure 500' IS skiing.....

 

[Guy in Shorts]

you consider this desirable?

Never said desirable it is just reality. Crowds never bother me much as they rarely ski my tight edge lines or I go disappear into the trees for awhile. There are many different seasons here at Killington and I try to enjoy the best of each. It was harder to defend myself when skiing Okemo with their wall to wall grooming and lack of decent trees.
1. Walkway Season (Oct-Nov)
2.Top to Bottom Season (Nov-Dec)
3. Real Season (Christmas- St Patty's)
4. Spring Season (Mid Mar-Apr)
5. Silly May Season
6. Hiking Season (until the patches disappear)
7. Off Season (July-Sept)
or
7 Bike Season (May-Oct)

 

[Bill Talbot]

Never said desirable it is just reality. Crowds never bother me much as they rarely ski my tight edge lines or I go disappear into the trees for awhile. There are many different seasons here at Killington and I try to enjoy the best of each. It was harder to defend myself when skiing Okemo with their wall to wall grooming and lack of decent trees.

It is only a weekend reality...

 

[steamboat1]

For me the real season starts when the crowds kick in. Up until then it all just hanging with friends drinking beer making a few early season turns but I still count the days.

Who you kidding?

Drinking beer & hanging with friends is a year round activity.

 

[Philpug]

Who you kidding?

Drinking beer & hanging with friends is a year round activity.

I am on my 449th straight month!

 

[Don in Morrison]

When the last lift closes the season ends. When the first lift opens the season begins. Hiking for turns in between the two is pre-season skiing.

 

[jmeb]

This is the first year I've skied every month, so it's the first time I've had to ask myself the question. I answered "when the first NA resort spins their lift" because typically that is within a day or two of when my resort opens.

My ideal answer would be: when I ski on snow that fell or was made after the summer solstice. So skiing summer snowfields don't count, but if it dumps early Oct and I make a few turns on that new snow it does.

 

[SBrown]

This is the first year I've skied every month, so it's the first time I've had to ask myself the question. I answered "when the first NA resort spins their lift" because typically that is within a day or two of when my resort opens.

My ideal answer would be: when I ski on snow that fell or was made after the summer solstice. So skiing summer snowfields don't count, but if it dumps early Oct and I make a few turns on that new snow it does.

A couple years ago we skied St Mary's after the first early snow ... wasn't exactly a "dump" but it was fresh snow, and yes I considered it the first day of the season.

 

[nay]

^^^^agree with this and @jmeb. If it snows on old snow and you ski it, new season (or if it isn't on old snow and you ski it). I did pick "when the lifts start spinning", and then I disagreed with my vote .

I find myself hoping for a Sept "powder" day so it isn't a Sept dirty runnels day....

 

[nay]

I'm not sure hiking for a couple 100 yards of snow is 'skiing', but to each their own...

Try it and see if you don't ski once your skis are on .

 

[babanff]

Snow this morning on the peaks around Banff! If it were skiable, I would call this the start of my 16/17 season.

 

[Michael R.]

When all the non glacial snow in your ski region melts, or if you're traveling South, the end of September.

 

[Uncle-A]

Start the new season now

http://www.buckhill.com/artificial-snow/

 

[nay]

Seeing snow in the forecast that really isn't just summer squall snow....???

 

[SkiNurse]

Pass final balance due emails are arriving...

 

[Philpug]

Pass final balance due emails are arriving... View attachment 12707

OMFG!!!!! Your name is Christina??????

 

[Blue Streak]

Pass final balance due emails are arriving... View attachment 12707

I was thinking the same thing when I received mine.

 

[SkiNurse]

And...the ski magazines start multiplying in the mailbox.