BEST EAST COAST MOUNTAIN

shits wack this year man, any snow you see here this year is all man made, unless you wanna go to snow ridge in central new york, its small as hell but its got a good 8-10 inches of fluffy pow.
 
This year, no where. Not worth traveling to ski wherever is the "best". No where on the east coast deserves to have the title "best" with this winter.
 
i'm going to have to agree with this on a good year. fun fact i was there 2 days ago skiing wit my dad and we hit the face and he fell and needed 12 stitches
 
you spelled jiberish wrong in your sig also should be what and are instead of who and is but yeah this year pow is inexistent if there was snow jay is your best bet for diverse terrain but not parks, for parks i would say mt snow loon or sugarbush
 
Seven Springs and Hidden Valley. They are both within' 15 minutes of each other. plus both have some nice parks this year.
 
Jay peak this morning. Enough said

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Things have been rough for powder this year. That said, storm rolling in tomorrow that could deliver some goods, albeit wet and heavy. This isn't a bad thing as the cover is still relatively thin out there.

As for mountains for skiing outside the park, in no particular order:

Jay - Most average annual snowfall out of any mountain. Lots of great terrain off the tram. Loads of treeskiing and great sidecountry if you have the means to access it and the knowledge of the area.

Sugarloaf - Great terrain with consistent pitch. Tons of treeskiing thanks to the expansion. Downside is at 200" inches average, they see less snowfall per year than many others on the list.

Smugglers Notch - Great steep terrain, over 300" of snow on average per winter. Great Access to sidecountry. Double lift infrastructure keeps the pow fresher longer, although it slows your laps.

Stowe - Same terrain, snow and sidecountry access as Smuggs but with an updated lift infrastructure.

Mad River Glen - Classic steep, narrow trails with awesome glades. Lift lines can surmount on weekends and busy days though, but again, limited uphill preserves tracks longer. 250" average annual snowfall.

Sugarbush - Similar snowfall as Mad River Glen (they eek out a little more due to higher elevation, but a more modern resort with wider trails and updated lifts. Some great steep options and trees.

Killington - Diversity is the advantage here. Lots of terrain. Not as many drops, but lots of good trees and plenty of trails with pitch. 250" annual average snowfall. Elevation helps bigtime with marginal temperature storms.

Magic Mountain - Southern VT. Tons of steep stuff with drops and solid lines. Tons of work has been done in the glades in recent years. The place is uncrowded, even on weekend powder days which means things stay fresh longer. Annual average snowfall is on the lower side due to being in Southern VT, but when the storms hit, the place goes off.

Whiteface - The slides are amazing when open. The place does not see much snowfall though and there is a reason it has the nickname Iceface. Great terrain though.

Cannon - Great terrain with great steep stuff. Average snowfall is a touch low compared to lots of other places though.

I'm sure I'm missing some awesome places and I'm sure others will toss their favorites into the mix, but the above are the places called out the most for their terrain.

It's the East though, so don't go on any old day and expect to ski powder. You have to be willing to put in the effort of watching storms and dropping everything at moments notice to get after it when things are lining up.
 
Attitash!

yes the managment kind of sucks but they are on the upswing. The park is made by Carinthia but theres wayyy less people. Theres two mountains with some really good steeps and if you know where you're going, especially between the 2 mountains you can find some 40 foot cliffs as well as a small pillow line or two.

I think its the most underrated mountain on the east coast
 
ahhh fuuuu sugarbush only got like 3-4 inches from that. any way my list is Sugarbush, Jay, Mad river glen, Stowe, magic, and whiteface.
 
the chic chocs in quebec, mt washington, mt katahdin, and the newfoundland fjords

as far as resorts go i would personally say sugarloaf due to the available terrain, theres some good sidecountry as well if you know where your going, but you have to hit it right with the snow. Saddleback is very close to sugarloaf too and has some good tree skiing with significantly less people skiing. But if snow takes precedent over terrain for you then the obvious answer is jay
 
stratton.....pretty expensive but easily the most upperclass mountain on the east. Grooming and trails are always top notch. Parks are ok then again im not a huge park guy. When the snow is good on a nice pow day, the trees are so good if you know where to go in them. Secret spots that stay covered for a long tme
 
i dunno but today at whiteface, NY i got my first!(and prolly last powder day of the season).
it was boot deep!
 
I ski Jay peak every weekend. Definitely the way to go. The park is actually surprisingly good this year for a change as a bonus.

THEY ALSO JUST BUILT A DOPE ASS INDOOR WATERPARK WHICH IS THE BEST THING IN THE WORLD

 
Smuggler's Notch definitely takes it in terms of terrain. Liftline -> Freefall is one of the gnarliest runs out there depending on the conditions. There are also tons of steep glades if you know where to look.
 
Smuggs is where its at, the lifts are old school butther are very little liftlines so you never wate, they do this also because it keeps an even amount of people on the lifts as on the mountain so you dont run into people on trails which i love, i have been to a lot of east coast mountains and nothing comes close to smuggs as far as snowfall and trails
 
You're right. Stowe sidecountry totally sucked this past weekend.

And MRG sucked on Sunday, too.

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Don't even get met started on Smuggs

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