Loon Mountain Revisited - NEWSCHOOLERS MEETUP - 1/18/14

This weekend was special, this weekend was the Newschoolers meet at Loon Mountain Resort!

Banner credit - Newschoolers.com

Pat's Peak - 1/15/14

Time to hit up another mountain, this time not all alone like usual. Its Pat's Peak!

Best view on the mountain. Pat's Peak.

The Lodge at Pat's Peak. 

Waterville Valley - 1/12/2014

Another day, another mountain to check off the list. This time it's Waterville Valley.

Waterville Valley Summit

Wachusett Mountain and Nashoba Valley - 1/8/14

Time for another GTNS update, this time its a double feature! Wachusett and Nashoba in one day! Going from Stratton on Sunday to Nashoba on Wednesday was a bit of a shock.

Wachusett Mountain

Nashoba Valley  (This was about the best view I could find)

Stratton - 1/5/14

Now that the new year is upon us, its time to really kick this tour of New England up a notch! New mountains every Wednesday and Sunday! Lets start off with something pretty big, Stratton Mountain Resort!

Summit of Stratton

Summit of Stratton

Crotched Mountain - 12/15/13

Welcome to the first 'real' entry in my Grand Tour! No more super early season stuff! A mountain that is totally open! Crotched Mountain.

I hate Gondolas. (Rant)

Warning, Rant incoming -

Why is it that the ski world has an obsession with Gondolas? It seems to me, that at least here on the Beast Coast, all of the really, really popular mountains have gondolas. Killington, Jay, Cannon and Loon all have them, and are arguably some of the most popular mountains in the Northeast. Now obviously these mountains are popular due to their terrain, not their gondolas, but what is it that makes resorts think they are a good idea?