Snow Ski and Water Ski same day

Descant · 03-19-2016, 01:50 PM

Gunstock's website says five lifts and thirty trails are open. The lake is open. I recall being on the lake after an early April ice-out and seeing snow at Gunstock. Has anybody water skied Winni and snow skied Gunstock (using a lift) the same day?

Dad sold the C * C · 03-19-2016, 03:30 PM

Back in the 80's I skied Killington in May and water skied 4 days later. That's the closest I've come.

BroadHopper · 03-20-2016, 07:38 AM

Ice out was declared on Lake Winnipesaukee. Loon was open with 90% of the trails fully groomed 12" base. Ski in the morning and enjoyed water skiing on the lake that afternoon! Thanks for the memories.

That year the ski areas had to close due to lack of help not snow. Everyone had to return to their seasonal jobs.

SIKSUKR · 03-25-2016, 12:34 PM

Wow, I never remenber Loon being open in April.

Winnisquamer · 03-25-2016, 12:46 PM

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Wow, I never remenber Loon being open in April.

Really? Does loon usually close earlier than other mountains? I feel like I can remember skiing Maine to the end of April for a couple of years.

DickR · 03-25-2016, 04:00 PM

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Wow, I never remenber Loon being open in April.

I've had a pass there since 2011, and Loon's last day since then has been in April. This year's planned last day is April 10, and that won't be due to lack of snow on the trails, even this year. I was up there yesterday, and it was wonderful. They do a consistently good job of making snow when weather allows and grooming it every night. They made a pile of it last Friday and Saturday nights, but that's the last snowmaking for them for this year.

Like many ski areas, Loon often or usually has to pick a closing day well ahead of time, as many of their employees have other-season jobs lined up in advance and have to leave, although last year's great natural snow season led to their extending it to I think the 19th. Then, too, attendance peters out as a ski area gets into April, as the folks from the more populated areas to the south, seeing bare back yards and flowers blooming there lose interest, and economics comes into play. Toward the end of the season, Loon closes down the South Mountain area first, then the west basin area, shrinking back to just the main Loon Peak area and East Basin. As of yesterday, the west basin area still was going strong.

Dad sold the C * C · 03-27-2016, 07:42 AM

I'm a self proclaimed "slush- aholic" since discovering Killington in May back in '82, so I have always looked for places that stay oping late. You could normally count on Loon being the last open on the I93 corridor. Always open until Easter and normally Mid April then they would close due to the reasons given above.

Riding a snowboard in deep slush is like a never ending wave.

dickiej · 03-27-2016, 07:48 AM

No.....but my kids live in Hood River, Oregon and this time of year, they can play nine holes of golf in the morning and go skiing at Mt. Hood in the afternoon.

SIKSUKR · 03-28-2016, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Winnisquamer

Really? Does loon usually close earlier than other mountains? I feel like I can remember skiing Maine to the end of April for a couple of years.

Sorry, that was a mistake. I meant to say May.

SIKSUKR · 03-28-2016, 12:18 PM

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No.....but my kids live in Hood River, Oregon and this time of year, they can play nine holes of golf in the morning and go skiing at Mt. Hood in the afternoon.

I have a few friends that live there also. Here is pic from last week from Mt Hood. This is the Palmer snowfields lift summit.

polarisman14 · 03-29-2016, 01:02 PM

Mt. Hood seems like a pretty epic place to go.

I came close this year--went skiing at Sunapee Friday (in the pouring rain) and boating out near my house Saturday. Good weekend nonetheless!

dickiej · 03-30-2016, 05:50 PM

35' of snow ytd at mt. Hood....and it's still snowing!

Hardwater Kiter · 03-31-2016, 07:38 AM

Why not both at the same time?

Cobalt 25 · 05-08-2016, 03:59 PM

As long as we are talking about the Northwest...

My son and I skied the Palmer Glacier at Mt. Hood three years ago and it was great. The past 2 years we skied Mt. Bachelor, a little east of Hood, and it is even more awesome. They had 37' of snowfall there by mid April.

In Bend, OR, a half hour from Bachelor, they have SURFING in the DeSchutes River. Google it, we watched and it was cool. Water skiing would also be possible, I suppose, on that river.

This pic was taken a few weeks ago at Bachelor at 9,065'...

dickiej · 05-08-2016, 04:42 PM

Oregon is the best place to live! My kids live in Hood River. Mt. Hood had 35' of snow this year......it's still open on weekends. Down in the valley, it's 72 degrees. They play nine holes of golf in the morning and ski in the afternoon.!

Descant · 05-08-2016, 08:52 PM

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My son and I skied the Palmer Glacier at Mt. Hood three years ago and it was great. The past 2 years we skied Mt. Bachelor, a little east of Hood, and it is even more awesome. They had 37' of snowfall there by mid April.

Is that right? 37 feet of snow?
That's a fantastic experience. But not the same as Gunstock and Winni on the same day.

I'm impressed with some unique ski/ski experiences that have come onto this thread. What a diversified group of (mostly) lakes region people.

03-19-2016, 01:50 PM	#1
Descant Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Merrimack and Welch Island Posts: 4,033 Thanks: 1,211 Thanked 1,511 Times in 983 Posts	Snow Ski and Water Ski same day Gunstock's website says five lifts and thirty trails are open. The lake is open. I recall being on the lake after an early April ice-out and seeing snow at Gunstock. Has anybody water skied Winni and snow skied Gunstock (using a lift) the same day?

03-20-2016, 07:38 AM	#3
BroadHopper Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Laconia NH Posts: 5,512 Thanks: 3,118 Thanked 1,090 Times in 784 Posts	May 5 2000 Ice out was declared on Lake Winnipesaukee. Loon was open with 90% of the trails fully groomed 12" base. Ski in the morning and enjoyed water skiing on the lake that afternoon! Thanks for the memories. That year the ski areas had to close due to lack of help not snow. Everyone had to return to their seasonal jobs. __________________ Someday may never be an actual day.

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SIKSUKR Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,075 Thanks: 215 Thanked 903 Times in 509 Posts	Wow, I never remenber Loon being open in April. __________________ SIKSUKR

03-29-2016, 01:02 PM	#11
polarisman14 Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Gilmanton, NH Posts: 139 Thanks: 37 Thanked 23 Times in 20 Posts	Mt. Hood seems like a pretty epic place to go. I came close this year--went skiing at Sunapee Friday (in the pouring rain) and boating out near my house Saturday. Good weekend nonetheless! __________________ >>>Matt<<< To Tow: 2007 Honda Ridgeline RTL To Float: 1977 MFG Gypsy Star 17 O/B

03-31-2016, 07:38 AM	#13
Hardwater Kiter Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Why not both at the same time? Attached Images

03-19-2016, 03:30 PM	#2
Dad sold the C * C Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 273 Thanks: 119 Thanked 62 Times in 40 Posts	Back in the 80's I skied Killington in May and water skied 4 days later. That's the closest I've come.

03-27-2016, 07:42 AM	#7
Dad sold the C * C Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 273 Thanks: 119 Thanked 62 Times in 40 Posts	I'm a self proclaimed "slush- aholic" since discovering Killington in May back in '82, so I have always looked for places that stay oping late. You could normally count on Loon being the last open on the I93 corridor. Always open until Easter and normally Mid April then they would close due to the reasons given above. Riding a snowboard in deep slush is like a never ending wave.

03-27-2016, 07:48 AM	#8
dickiej Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: White Salmon, WA Posts: 291 Thanks: 21 Thanked 165 Times in 90 Posts	No.....but my kids live in Hood River, Oregon and this time of year, they can play nine holes of golf in the morning and go skiing at Mt. Hood in the afternoon.

03-30-2016, 05:50 PM	#12
dickiej Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: White Salmon, WA Posts: 291 Thanks: 21 Thanked 165 Times in 90 Posts	35' of snow ytd at mt. Hood....and it's still snowing!

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05-08-2016, 03:59 PM	#14
Cobalt 25 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Cape Cod Posts: 213 Thanks: 219 Thanked 36 Times in 20 Posts	As long as we are talking about the Northwest... My son and I skied the Palmer Glacier at Mt. Hood three years ago and it was great. The past 2 years we skied Mt. Bachelor, a little east of Hood, and it is even more awesome. They had 37' of snowfall there by mid April. In Bend, OR, a half hour from Bachelor, they have SURFING in the DeSchutes River. Google it, we watched and it was cool. Water skiing would also be possible, I suppose, on that river. This pic was taken a few weeks ago at Bachelor at 9,065'... Attached Images

05-08-2016, 04:42 PM	#15
dickiej Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: White Salmon, WA Posts: 291 Thanks: 21 Thanked 165 Times in 90 Posts	Oregon is the best place to live! My kids live in Hood River. Mt. Hood had 35' of snow this year......it's still open on weekends. Down in the valley, it's 72 degrees. They play nine holes of golf in the morning and ski in the afternoon.!