Hunter Mountain - 12/8/2006

**ALLSKIING** · Dec 9, 2006, 12:19 AM

Nice vid!! Love the shot of the guns... Blowing like nuts.

Grassi21 · Dec 9, 2006, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Greg

They were making snow on Minya, Lower Crossover and Ike. I think Jessica reported snowmaking on Way Out too. I would expect at least those. Hunter's snowmaking is no joke.

Okay, here's a short 2 minute video featuring JimG. and dmc:

Hunter Video - 12/8/2006

Enjoy!

Nice vid Greg! I should have grew some stones and spent some time with you guys on Hellgate. Next time...

**Greg** · Dec 9, 2006, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Grassi21

Nice vid Greg! I should have grew some stones and spent some time with you guys on Hellgate. Next time...

Nothing wrong with skiing within your limits, especially on your first day out. I just wish we had a chance to do a run on Belt with you, but like I said, plenty of opportunities...

kingslug · Dec 9, 2006, 11:17 AM

Hopefully they will have some more runs open for me on Monday.

**bvibert** · Dec 9, 2006, 1:46 PM

Nice vid!

The snow looked much nicer than it was at Sundown today.

Nice music selection!

**inhalexhale** · Dec 9, 2006, 2:10 PM

We decided to wait on Way Out. I am hearing really mixed things about the snow today, there's so much sunlight, jeez. I took a ride up in the new piston bully, the surface looks amazing. I can't WAIT for Way Out...best trail at Hunter!

**Greg** · Dec 9, 2006, 4:32 PM

Our little vid made the Hunter blog:

http://huntermtn.blogspot.com/

Thanks Jessica!

kingslug · Dec 10, 2006, 9:41 AM

Nice vid. Place looks good. The usual Hunter snowstorm.

**JimG.** · Dec 11, 2006, 11:30 AM

Well, my skiing didn't look anywhere near as bad as it felt on Friday. Just couldn't seem to get it together, skiied like a gaper most of the day.

Spent Saturday morning demoing skis. Felt great between 9-12:30. Ate lunch, went back out, hit a wall after 5 runs and quit at 3pm. The start to the season has been weird, so I decided to give myself a break and not worry about my poor technique for 2 days out of only 4 so far this year.

Got out with my 4 year old yesterday and he is now linking turns and stopping like a pro. Soon he will be ready to leave Hunter 1 and get out on the real hill. Inspired by his success, I skied between 2-4 pm and finally got myself together. No light, soft snow turning to frozen mash, plenty of irregular bump lines; the last 2 days of flailing were a memory and I was finally ripping some turns. That felt good!

Then I remembered that it's only day 5 and I usually have at least 10 days under my belt at this point. Yes, the start of this season has been weird!

**Greg** · Dec 11, 2006, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by JimG.

Well, my skiing didn't look anywhere near as bad as it felt on Friday. Just couldn't seem to get it together, skiied like a gaper most of the day.

Spent Saturday morning demoing skis. Felt great between 9-12:30. Ate lunch, went back out, hit a wall after 5 runs and quit at 3pm. The start to the season has been weird, so I decided to give myself a break and not worry about my poor technique for 2 days out of only 4 so far this year.

Got out with my 4 year old yesterday and he is now linking turns and stopping like a pro. Soon he will be ready to leave Hunter 1 and get out on the real hill. Inspired by his success, I skied between 2-4 pm and finally got myself together. No light, soft snow turning to frozen mash, plenty of irregular bump lines; the last 2 days of flailing were a memory and I was finally ripping some turns. That felt good!

Then I remembered that it's only day 5 and I usually have at leat 10 days under my belt at this point. Yes, the start of this season has been weird!

Jim - your skiing was fine Friday - your typical in control form. You may have felt off, but I didn't notice any obvious bobbles or anything like that. I felt great during those first 2-3 runs right after lunch. I was okay in the morning, but keeping up with Doug and Kevin on the boards was a challenge in that somewhat funky snow on Hellgate. I felt pretty good overall on Friday, but felt really off last night. Different surface for sure, but I just couldn't get smooth turn transitions last night.

Dec 9, 2006, 12:19 AM	#11 (permalink)
ALLSKIING The Bush Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Mattituck, NY Posts: 4,595	Nice vid!! Love the shot of the guns... Blowing like nuts. __________________ Dave 35 Days 07/08 Season 8 Days 08/09 Season

Dec 9, 2006, 11:17 AM	#14 (permalink)
kingslug Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: looooooong island ny Posts: 1,722	Hopefully they will have some more runs open for me on Monday. __________________ Lets go! I'll drive.

Dec 9, 2006, 1:46 PM	#15 (permalink)
bvibert October 2008 turns Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Torrington, CT Posts: 14,077	Nice vid! The snow looked much nicer than it was at Sundown today. Nice music selection! __________________ Brian 08/09 - 10/29,11/21,11/28,11/29,11/30,12/5,12/7,12/12,12/14,12/17,12/19,12/23,12/28,1/1 SAC Tracker - Tramdock Tracker - Chainlove Tracker - WhiskeyMilitia Tracker 2008/09 Demo Days

Dec 9, 2006, 2:10 PM	#16 (permalink)
inhalexhale Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Hunter, NY Posts: 131	We decided to wait on Way Out. I am hearing really mixed things about the snow today, there's so much sunlight, jeez. I took a ride up in the new piston bully, the surface looks amazing. I can't WAIT for Way Out...best trail at Hunter! __________________ ---> jpezak(at)huntermtn.com --------> Hunterblog --> HEAD iSupershape Magnum

Dec 9, 2006, 4:32 PM	#17 (permalink)
Greg Rumble: 12.12.08 Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Thomaston, CT Posts: 23,278	Our little vid made the Hunter blog: http://huntermtn.blogspot.com/ Thanks Jessica! __________________ Greg 10/29, 11/21, 11/28, 11/30, 12/7, 12/12, 12/14, 12/19, 12/21, 12/23, 12/28, 12/29, 1/1, 1/2

Dec 10, 2006, 9:41 AM	#18 (permalink)
kingslug Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: looooooong island ny Posts: 1,722	Nice vid. Place looks good. The usual Hunter snowstorm. __________________ Lets go! I'll drive.

Dec 11, 2006, 11:30 AM	#19 (permalink)
JimG. MRG-20th hole Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hopewell Jct., NY Posts: 6,173	Well, my skiing didn't look anywhere near as bad as it felt on Friday. Just couldn't seem to get it together, skiied like a gaper most of the day. Spent Saturday morning demoing skis. Felt great between 9-12:30. Ate lunch, went back out, hit a wall after 5 runs and quit at 3pm. The start to the season has been weird, so I decided to give myself a break and not worry about my poor technique for 2 days out of only 4 so far this year. Got out with my 4 year old yesterday and he is now linking turns and stopping like a pro. Soon he will be ready to leave Hunter 1 and get out on the real hill. Inspired by his success, I skied between 2-4 pm and finally got myself together. No light, soft snow turning to frozen mash, plenty of irregular bump lines; the last 2 days of flailing were a memory and I was finally ripping some turns. That felt good! Then I remembered that it's only day 5 and I usually have at least 10 days under my belt at this point. Yes, the start of this season has been weird! Last edited by JimG.; Dec 11, 2006 at 12:09 PM.

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