Hunter AZ Gathering - 12/15/2006

**Greg** · Dec 15, 2006, 6:25 PM

Date(s) Skied: Friday, 12/15/2006, 9:00 am - 3:15 pm

Resort or Ski Area: Hunter Mountain, New York

Conditions: Spring bumps, corn; Sunny am, cloudy pm, warm and calm

Trip Report: This has to go down as the largest AZ gathering so far. The look on dmc's face at one point when we told him the whole group was pretty much AZers was priceless! Let's see. The list in no particilar order was: Greg, bvibert, JimG., dmc, andyzee & V, zook and three friends, Grassi21, MarkC, eastcoastskier, Hawkshot99, trtaylor, highpeaksdrifter, Son of Drifter, 2knees, cbcbd and two friends, and finally Eski for a run or two. Hope I didn't miss anyone. That's 16 AZers and friends of AZers brough the total to 22!

Things went smoothly getting the group rate for 14 folks. Thanks so much everybody for being prompt. That part went off without a hitch. The groups sort of broke off naturally into smaller groups based on ability and desired terrain. The only group I didn't get a chance to ski much with was the zook crew.

Next time guys. In a sense the limited terrain made it easy to mix things up with the different groups throughout the day. It was impossible to keep a group this large together so I just tried to encourage everyone to do their own thing and have fun. I think it worked out well.

The main runs were the HBK mainline, with Ike as a final option, Minkya/Lower Crossover, and Belt. There were a few other connector trails and such. After about 10 am, everything softened up into some great corn snow and spring bumps. Kind of bittersweet this time of year but still a great day. We kind of felt guilty having this much fun on spring snow in December.

Big funky bump line skier's left of Hellgate. Some very nice bumps on Ike - but it was a bit thin, and more manageable bumps on Minya. There were several other lines scattered on the mountain and plenty of corn snow for the non-bumpers. I didn't ski Belt but heard it was nice; although a bit firm till later in the morning.

I won't go into trail-by-trail detail and will ultimately let the videos (three shooters - Brian on a new DV cam, AndyZee helmet cam and my with the point and shoot) tell the story. Really really great day of skiing. I spent most of my time on the bumps with JimG., 2knees and the Drifters, but still managed some time with many of the other AZers on and off the bumps.

Anyway, great to meet up with some new AZers. We all share a passion; that's obvious. I think everyone had a great day! I sure did!

2knees · Dec 15, 2006, 7:04 PM

great time for sure. good to put some faces to screen names. dont know about anyone else, but my legs are quivering still. some big bumps out there today.

there are alot of very good skiers on this board. HPD and son, a pleasure to watch you two ski, as well as everyone else.

**Greg** · Dec 15, 2006, 7:18 PM

Oh yeah - and thanks again Colin for the beer. I'll post more thoughts later...

**bvibert** · Dec 15, 2006, 7:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Greg

Oh yeah - and thanks again Colin for the beer. I'll post more thoughts later...

Yeah really, thanks!

Great day guys! I'll try to get some video out by Sunday sometime...

dmc · Dec 15, 2006, 8:35 PM

Great day.. I'm pretty beat up right now.. Enjoyed meeting the AZ crew..

It's actually raining now...

2knees · Dec 15, 2006, 9:14 PM

dmc, just wanted to say that you snowboard like a mofo.

I saw you rip up the edge on eisenhower, pond skimming bare spots.

**Greg** · Dec 15, 2006, 9:18 PM

Some pics:

http://forums.alpinezone.com/gallery...ry.php?cat=626

My favorite:

Nordica: Represent!

Working on a vid!

eastcoastskiier · Dec 15, 2006, 10:12 PM

yea great day guys.. next time the legs will be up to par.. hopefully the ability will be back where it was end of last season.. and the snow will be what it should.. but beggers cant be choosers; and im a begger

**Greg** · Dec 15, 2006, 11:07 PM

Okay. Here's the vid I put together. It seems I only had footage of the guys who were ripping the bumps. I think between the andyzee helmet cam and Brian's camera the other AZers should be pretty well represented. Anyway, I figured using a song titled "Bittersweet" for a soundtrack was appropriate, as skiing spring bumps in the middle of December was indeed bittersweet. Anyway, enjoy:

Hunter - 12/15/2005

It's a big file (18 MB) so it may take a while to download. Just a great day!

**inhalexhale** · Dec 16, 2006, 7:13 AM

It's great to hear you guys had a good time. I'm going to hit the slopes today -- hope to see some of you back here sometime soon!

Dec 15, 2006, 6:25 PM	#1 (permalink)
Greg Nassahegan, CT: 9/20 Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Thomaston, CT Posts: 21,140	Hunter AZ Gathering - 12/15/2006 Date(s) Skied: Friday, 12/15/2006, 9:00 am - 3:15 pm Resort or Ski Area: Hunter Mountain, New York Conditions: Spring bumps, corn; Sunny am, cloudy pm, warm and calm Trip Report: This has to go down as the largest AZ gathering so far. The look on dmc's face at one point when we told him the whole group was pretty much AZers was priceless! Let's see. The list in no particilar order was: Greg, bvibert, JimG., dmc, andyzee & V, zook and three friends, Grassi21, MarkC, eastcoastskier, Hawkshot99, trtaylor, highpeaksdrifter, Son of Drifter, 2knees, cbcbd and two friends, and finally Eski for a run or two. Hope I didn't miss anyone. That's 16 AZers and friends of AZers brough the total to 22! Things went smoothly getting the group rate for 14 folks. Thanks so much everybody for being prompt. That part went off without a hitch. The groups sort of broke off naturally into smaller groups based on ability and desired terrain. The only group I didn't get a chance to ski much with was the zook crew. Next time guys. In a sense the limited terrain made it easy to mix things up with the different groups throughout the day. It was impossible to keep a group this large together so I just tried to encourage everyone to do their own thing and have fun. I think it worked out well. The main runs were the HBK mainline, with Ike as a final option, Minkya/Lower Crossover, and Belt. There were a few other connector trails and such. After about 10 am, everything softened up into some great corn snow and spring bumps. Kind of bittersweet this time of year but still a great day. We kind of felt guilty having this much fun on spring snow in December. Big funky bump line skier's left of Hellgate. Some very nice bumps on Ike - but it was a bit thin, and more manageable bumps on Minya. There were several other lines scattered on the mountain and plenty of corn snow for the non-bumpers. I didn't ski Belt but heard it was nice; although a bit firm till later in the morning. I won't go into trail-by-trail detail and will ultimately let the videos (three shooters - Brian on a new DV cam, AndyZee helmet cam and my with the point and shoot) tell the story. Really really great day of skiing. I spent most of my time on the bumps with JimG., 2knees and the Drifters, but still managed some time with many of the other AZers on and off the bumps. Anyway, great to meet up with some new AZers. We all share a passion; that's obvious. I think everyone had a great day! I sure did! __________________ Greg 2007-08, 2006-07, 2005-06, 2004-05 Life's too short for warm up runs.

Dec 15, 2006, 7:18 PM	#3 (permalink)
Greg Nassahegan, CT: 9/20 Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Thomaston, CT Posts: 21,140	Oh yeah - and thanks again Colin for the beer. I'll post more thoughts later... __________________ Greg 2007-08, 2006-07, 2005-06, 2004-05 Life's too short for warm up runs.

Dec 15, 2006, 8:35 PM	#5 (permalink)
dmc Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hunter, NY Posts: 6,813	Great day.. I'm pretty beat up right now.. Enjoyed meeting the AZ crew.. It's actually raining now... __________________ The sky did not fall.... Belleayre is open!!! And I'm glad... now crawl back into you troll holes...

Dec 15, 2006, 9:18 PM	#7 (permalink)
Greg Nassahegan, CT: 9/20 Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Thomaston, CT Posts: 21,140	Some pics: http://forums.alpinezone.com/gallery...ry.php?cat=626 My favorite: Nordica: Represent! Working on a vid! __________________ Greg 2007-08, 2006-07, 2005-06, 2004-05 Life's too short for warm up runs.

Dec 15, 2006, 10:12 PM	#8 (permalink)
eastcoastskiier Okemo Mtn. VT terrain park Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 117	yea great day guys.. next time the legs will be up to par.. hopefully the ability will be back where it was end of last season.. and the snow will be what it should.. but beggers cant be choosers; and im a begger __________________ Current ski's (in size order) - 160 Rossignol Cuts (rock skis; spray-painted gold/black fade with a Salomon 711ps binding) - 165 Rossignol R11 Mutix (axial 140)-FOR SALE - 169 K2 FUGATIVES (Salomon Z10ti binding)-SOLD - 198 K2 X15 MINT.. (Market M29) Days on the snow= 34

Dec 15, 2006, 7:04 PM	#2 (permalink)
2knees Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 3,179	great time for sure. good to put some faces to screen names. dont know about anyone else, but my legs are quivering still. some big bumps out there today. there are alot of very good skiers on this board. HPD and son, a pleasure to watch you two ski, as well as everyone else.

Dec 15, 2006, 9:14 PM	#6 (permalink)
2knees Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 3,179	dmc, just wanted to say that you snowboard like a mofo. I saw you rip up the edge on eisenhower, pond skimming bare spots.

Dec 15, 2006, 11:07 PM	#9 (permalink)
Greg Nassahegan, CT: 9/20 Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Thomaston, CT Posts: 21,140	Okay. Here's the vid I put together. It seems I only had footage of the guys who were ripping the bumps. I think between the andyzee helmet cam and Brian's camera the other AZers should be pretty well represented. Anyway, I figured using a song titled "Bittersweet" for a soundtrack was appropriate, as skiing spring bumps in the middle of December was indeed bittersweet. Anyway, enjoy: Hunter - 12/15/2005 It's a big file (18 MB) so it may take a while to download. Just a great day! __________________ Greg 2007-08, 2006-07, 2005-06, 2004-05 Life's too short for warm up runs.

Dec 16, 2006, 7:13 AM	#10 (permalink)
inhalexhale Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Hunter, NY Posts: 124	It's great to hear you guys had a good time. I'm going to hit the slopes today -- hope to see some of you back here sometime soon! __________________ ---> jpezak(at)huntermtn.com --------> Hunterblog --> HEAD iSupershape Magnum

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