Recent comments in /f/massachusetts

Critical-Barracuda92 t1_ja04uym wrote

Reply to 2023 window tint laws in MA by Ex_Otic_69

In short: inspections are recorded now, and the state has threatened to crack down on shops letting things slide. So the shops aren’t going to look the other way on anything anymore. Tinting isn’t an exact science, so if you ask to be right at the limit, and the meter at the inspection station shows you’re over, they’re going to fail you. There was another thread where someone was advising to go for 30% so you have some room if the final product measures out a little darker.

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One-Knitter-15 t1_ja03fmh wrote

Reply to Skiing in MA by Professional-Fix6119

Wachusett Mtn in Princeton MA is the only MA place Id ski at if I couldn’t get up to VT, NH or ME. It’s not huge but decent for average skiers and small kids. They have a good program for kids (Development “Dev” Team) where we put our 8 yo kids. By the end though, they wanted to hit bigger places (Eg Bretton Woods NH). In COVID, wachusett starting selling half day lift ticket windows for morning and afternoon bc they realized they could make more money that way (they haven’t gone back to selling a daily lift ticket).

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aytay617 t1_ja01sa9 wrote

Reply to comment by Darklighter10 in Don’t forget to clear your car off!! by aehsonairb

I thought of it, as I used to drive a stick (before I married someone who does not). But, I decided not to press my luck. There was absolutely no way that I was going to convince the guy that I wasn't holding my phone, so what was the point after a long day at work?

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theopinionexpress t1_j9zy9r6 wrote

Reply to Skiing in MA by Professional-Fix6119

Oh god. It’s gotten worse in 20 years. It’s amazing how much less snow we get now than we did in the 90s and early 00s (climate deniers don’t @ me).

Personally I am a fan of wachusett though. It’s fine to go get some turns in. It’s been unseasonably warm winter this year, but normally it stays about as cold in Princeton as it does in North Conway NH, so their snowmaking is pretty good.

And you can go up north to VT, NH, ME for some pretty good ice coast skiing with the occasional 6-12” storm.

There’s plenty of great places to learn. I’d say it gets more expensive every year - especially since Covid, where the ski areas discovered how much people are really willing to pay.

Get a pass to a close mountain to make it affordable if you go a lot and keep your skills up and legs in shape, then make a trip up to Stowe or Jay for a storm, or head out west for some quality skiing.

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