"There's Room at the Inn"

Do yourself a favor and book a room for tonight. Enjoy great skiing all day today, and hunker down for tomorrow's festivities! We're looking at predictions of 14-20". YAHOOOOOOOOO! Powder Day! You don't want to miss that do you?

Call: 1-800-78-OKEMO!

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!

Ridiculously Good!

The Ski Guru hit the slopes of Okemo this past weekend and reports "the quality of the snow surfaces and the amount of open terrain was so So SO...impressive." Get his whole report on the Ski Guru Blog.

Yukon Kornelius

Yes, the rumors are true. Stefan Lessard of the Dave Matthews Band is putting together a little supergroup for a benefit concert at the Pickle Barrel Nightclub on Wednesday, January 9. Joining him onstage will be Ed Robertson of Barenaked Ladies and Adam Gardner of Guster. Actor Jason Biggs (American Pie) will serve as the event's host, and will be welcoming some very special guests to the stage (more on that soon...)

The proceeds of the show will benefit the Vermont and New Hampshire Food Banks, Reverb and the Ross Powers Foundation. Tickets for this event are available through www.picklebarrelnightclub.com. It promises to be a very special night, so grab your tickets today and we'll see you at the show! Stay in touch with the Okemo blog for more. Look for a special Okemo lift ticket deal for concert ticket holders for skiing and riding on January 9. Details soon.

Sunday into Monday Snow Storms

It's a sweet blessing from Mother Nature, when the snow falls from a Sunday into Monday. There are many reasons why this is good and not all of them are selfish reasons. It may be tough to get to work, but if you work weekends all you can think about is using and abusing gravity on the mountain. Knee deep un-tracked powder is what we all crave. This past dump was nice because it lasted all week. Pow stashes were still available yesterday - Thursday. The early week storms are great, because they allow us mid-week riders uninhibited freshies. These storms are also good for the resort's base. The snow does not get completely skied off and is easily groomed in to solidify the base. Storms of this caliber can only help us stay open later. It also allowed us to jump off and open up more trails. We have not seen early season snow like this in years, so get your boards and planks sharpened and get here!
Us mid-week folk will save some for you!
GravityHound

Yukon Kornelius to play benefit

If you're a fan of the Dave Matthews Band, Barenaked Ladies or Guster you don't want to miss this special holiday treat!

A benefit concert is in the works for Wednesday, January 9th at the Pickle Barrel Nightclub in Killington. A collaboration between Okemo Mountain Resort and Warren Miller Entertainment, the Pickle Barrel will host this special event with proceeds to benefit charitable organizations including the Vermont and New Hampshire Food Banks and the environmental non-profit group Reverb.

Tickets go on sale beginning December 10 at 12 noon. Interested? Check the Okemo Newsroom for details.

PS Did I mention its snowing! Yipeee!

Mother Earth still loves us!

She must, otherwise we wouldn't have such phenomenal conditions out on the hill right now. I went out yesterday morning and skiied from South Face over to Solitude......and I never heard my skis.....that's a wonderful thing.

The condition right now feel like mid-winter....really. and I'll admit, i love getting out on the hill mid-week. Sorry to all you Mon-Fri office slaves....but you really should consider taking a "personal wellness" day sometime soon.

Anybody who's come up for Hanukkah is in for a pleasant surprise. Because if you were here last winter......eewww...it was nasty. Last year Okemo had 11 trails open...this year...between yesterday and today...the hill opened 13 trails....go figure....and there are now 71 trails open....the most terrain in the EAST!

So get up here and get out on the snow...and if you can't get to Okemo....get somewhere and get on the snow.

-Dex
PS. goin' out again today.

Silent on the hill

Yep you read it correctly. I made some turns first thing this morning and the only sounds were the hum of the lift, the white noise of the snow guns on Lower Nor Easter and in the Dew Zone, and the occasional hooting and hollering from fellow skiers and riders.

This is absolutely the best early season skiing I've ever had. I'm not kidding. The conditions were packed powder, perfect corduroy, and some untouched trails to get the legs burning. Skiing over at south face was silent - sometimes the occasional squeak from the cold snow, but that was about it.

All I can say is this - get up here. It doesn't get any better. These are the conditions we dream of for December (or February for that matter!).

This weekend we've got the Rome Rail Jam, and the first stop this winter for the Mountain Dew Vertical Challenge. Come up and enjoy the snow - it is perfect in every way!