porwal222

Stowe has some good spots but is really expensive, dunno about Stratton nightlife, daytime is decent around the mountain bars though...

lisevolution

Okemo has no nightlife...if you thought Killington is dead then try going out near Okemo and you'll actually want to just go in early! One of my friends has a house right near Okemo so we usually just party there and make it fun, but we've gone out a few times and it just sucks. Stowe has a crazy night life but it's very expensive these days. Jay Peak has a couple of local bars that can get crowded but not like Stowe. Honestly the best night life on the east coast is probably near hunter/wyndham in NY. The mountains suck but you sure can tie one on after realizing they suck!

yellow_snow

okemo has changed so much in terms of bars in the last like 7-8 years.
of course its not as great as killington its way smaller
no one can stay open east coast season and survive. one place moved out of town but that didnt help, the seasons are so bad 50% of the time

i cant beleive how people can say that killington is crowded, yea you wait at the gondola... but okemo is crap at the top, 80% of the trails are steeps and no fun and theres two bottom lifts when they need atleast like five.

i think first timers are scared of killington cause there are so many bases. lines where they go, and parking is a problem if your intend on obeying the law when you know the right lift and the right time theres nothing better.

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Dcp584

Try staying in Burlington there is a nice bit of night life there; and it's a college town so plenty of parties to find. Jay is like 1 1/2 to 2 hours away and Bolton Valley is like 20 min and that is a pretty nice little place. Killing ton is like an hour or so, Stowe is not to far. It is a good center point for your snowboarding and paryting enjoyment. plus they end up with some nice lake effect snow off of Lake Champlain.

But I can't comment on Okemo casue I haven't been there. But there are a lot of other places i would rather rie up there than Killington. It was awesome the first time I went cause the conditions were perfect(everytime I've been back the conditions haven't even come close to that first time), and I had never been anywhere bigger than 7 springs so I was just awestruck by the sheer size of the place and how much there was to do.

yellow_snow

my dads friends have a place on lake champlain, we go up whenever we want, hes up there this weekend actually. killington is too far, to go from the very bottom of ct up to burlington is a tough one, then going almost two hours south? jay peak is not close either but it has really good snow, its all slow backroads from there. rutland/okemo is a good midpoint, you have killington 25 minutes away, and stratton 40 minutes away

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lisevolution

I don't disagree with you, the problem I have with Killington is that it's just crowded with the wrong type of people... I don't mind a lot of people if they know what they are doing, but my experience at Killington is that they don't and get in your way and piss you off. Okemo is like that to an extent also don't get me wrong and what you said about the top is pretty accurate. You forgot to mention the ice that innevitably covers the first 200 ft of any of the peak runs. That said if you do the South face during the peak of the day you will basically have no one surrounding you. Everyone sticks to the main face or the Gore face so it leaves that side open.

steve r

Jaypeak is the best on the east coast. I have (had a house on it last year)....snow is great and the tree's are excellent.

Dcp584

Yeah Jay is a BAMF. Thats where the east coast meet for the forum is you should talk to mpd and get signed up and and in and come along for the fun.