Ski Sundown - 2/26/2007 (night)

**Greg** · Feb 26, 2007, 10:11 PM

Date(s) Skied: Monday, 2/26/2007, 7:10 pm - 10:00 pm

Resort or Ski Area: Ski Sundown, New Hartford, CT

Conditions: Packed powder, some scratchies, Temps in the 20's/near 30, Light to moderately accumulating snow.

Trip Report: Tonight would prove to be a bizaare night. It started off on my old 182 cm K2 Axis X Pros as the AC3s are in the shop. Skis felt pretty good and more nimble than I remembered. Got to the top of the bumps on Nor'easter and noticed they were all flattened out!

Not groomed totally, but certainly knocked down. Really no consistent lines to be found.

Met up with Grassi21 and we took a few runs on Nor'easter. Chris looked pretty good through the now bumplets so in a sense the flattening of them a bit was good for him. Next weird thing to happen was at the bottom of the Exhibition bumps. Just hanging at the bottom waiting for Chris when a kid on a snowboard plows right into me. I didn't even see it coming which was probably a good thing. He took me out at the legs and knocked a ski off as he spun down the trail to my left. I basically just went from a standing to sitting position with no damage done. He looked like his bell was rung a bit though. My immediate reaction was to ask if he didn't see me just standing there. He asked if I was okay. I did the same and that was that. Luckily the kid was 100 lbs. at best. I would have been pissed if I was injured less than a week before my MRV trip.

Met up with Pat shortly after 8 pm and he was pretty disappointed with the bump situation. We lapped Nor'easter anyway. Chris hung with us until about 8:30 and Pat skied for another hour. My final four runs were solo on Gunbarrel which was fun to hit at a good clip on the old sticks, Tom's Treat, and finally two runs on Nor'easter. On my second to last run, I wiped out and slammed hard on a bump. No damage done, but it confirmed I do not like the longer skis in the bumps. After my final run I looked back up Nor'easter and wondered if the bumps would be any good again this season. Kind of running out of time. I doubt they'll reseed them now. Oh well. It was good while it lasted...

About 3/4" of snow on my car when I left tonight. The snow surface was nice all night.

**bvibert** · Feb 27, 2007, 5:53 AM

Bummer about the bumps... I wonder what they did to them and why? Glad to hear you weren't injured!

Grassi21 · Feb 27, 2007, 1:00 PM

I'm not sure if its the carry-over soreness from Friday's trip to the BEast or the larger than I'm used to bumps on Nor Easter, but my legs sure are sore today.

How were the roads when you guys left? At 9 pm things looked pretty sketchy. It took me an extra 15 minutes to get home.

**Greg** · Feb 27, 2007, 1:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grassi21

How were the roads when you guys left? At 9 pm things looked pretty sketchy. It took me an extra 15 minutes to get home.

No problem. Had to just go a bit slower.

Grassi21 · Feb 27, 2007, 1:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Greg

No problem. Had to just go a bit slower.

They were clearing out an accident on 8 around Thomaston on my way home. The car was already on the flatbed when I passed.

2knees · Feb 27, 2007, 1:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grassi21

I'm not sure if its the carry-over soreness from Friday's trip to the BEast or the larger than I'm used to bumps on Nor Easter, but my legs sure are sore today.

How were the roads when you guys left? At 9 pm things looked pretty sketchy. It took me an extra 15 minutes to get home.

the road out of the parking lot down to that stop sign was ridiculous. I never got out of first gear going down that little hill and i still slid through the stopsign. it was like a qtr inch of snow on top of ice. greg you stayed longer, maybe they sanded or something but that was effin hairy.

**Greg** · Feb 27, 2007, 1:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2knees

the road out of the parking lot down to that stop sign was ridiculous. I never got out of first gear going down that little hill and i still slid through the stopsign. it was like a qtr inch of snow on top of ice. greg you stayed longer, maybe they sanded or something but that was effin hairy.

There was a plow right at the end of Ratlum Road when I got there. It wasn't too bad at that point.

**bvibert** · Feb 27, 2007, 1:16 PM

Ratlum Rd. can be a bit hairy sometimes, they are usually pretty good about sanding the crap out of it though. More often than not I'm amazed at how much sand is down on that road, particularly around that tight corner.

Feb 26, 2007, 10:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
Greg Nassahegan, CT: 8/14 Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Thomaston, CT Posts: 19,931	Ski Sundown - 2/26/2007 (night) Date(s) Skied: Monday, 2/26/2007, 7:10 pm - 10:00 pm Resort or Ski Area: Ski Sundown, New Hartford, CT Conditions: Packed powder, some scratchies, Temps in the 20's/near 30, Light to moderately accumulating snow. Trip Report: Tonight would prove to be a bizaare night. It started off on my old 182 cm K2 Axis X Pros as the AC3s are in the shop. Skis felt pretty good and more nimble than I remembered. Got to the top of the bumps on Nor'easter and noticed they were all flattened out! Not groomed totally, but certainly knocked down. Really no consistent lines to be found. Met up with Grassi21 and we took a few runs on Nor'easter. Chris looked pretty good through the now bumplets so in a sense the flattening of them a bit was good for him. Next weird thing to happen was at the bottom of the Exhibition bumps. Just hanging at the bottom waiting for Chris when a kid on a snowboard plows right into me. I didn't even see it coming which was probably a good thing. He took me out at the legs and knocked a ski off as he spun down the trail to my left. I basically just went from a standing to sitting position with no damage done. He looked like his bell was rung a bit though. My immediate reaction was to ask if he didn't see me just standing there. He asked if I was okay. I did the same and that was that. Luckily the kid was 100 lbs. at best. I would have been pissed if I was injured less than a week before my MRV trip. Met up with Pat shortly after 8 pm and he was pretty disappointed with the bump situation. We lapped Nor'easter anyway. Chris hung with us until about 8:30 and Pat skied for another hour. My final four runs were solo on Gunbarrel which was fun to hit at a good clip on the old sticks, Tom's Treat, and finally two runs on Nor'easter. On my second to last run, I wiped out and slammed hard on a bump. No damage done, but it confirmed I do not like the longer skis in the bumps. After my final run I looked back up Nor'easter and wondered if the bumps would be any good again this season. Kind of running out of time. I doubt they'll reseed them now. Oh well. It was good while it lasted... About 3/4" of snow on my car when I left tonight. The snow surface was nice all night. __________________ Greg 2007-08, 2006-07, 2005-06, 2004-05 Life's too short for warm up runs.

Feb 27, 2007, 5:53 AM	#2 (permalink)
bvibert West Hartford Res 6/22/08 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Torrington, CT Posts: 11,462	Bummer about the bumps... I wonder what they did to them and why? Glad to hear you weren't injured! __________________ Brian SAC Tracker

Feb 27, 2007, 1:00 PM	#3 (permalink)
Grassi21 First MTB Outing Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Southbury, CT Posts: 3,236	I'm not sure if its the carry-over soreness from Friday's trip to the BEast or the larger than I'm used to bumps on Nor Easter, but my legs sure are sore today. How were the roads when you guys left? At 9 pm things looked pretty sketchy. It took me an extra 15 minutes to get home. __________________ '04-'05 - 2 days '05-'06 - 11 days '06-'07 - 20 days '07-'08 - 19 days Namaste you guys!

Feb 27, 2007, 1:16 PM	#8 (permalink)
bvibert West Hartford Res 6/22/08 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Torrington, CT Posts: 11,462	Ratlum Rd. can be a bit hairy sometimes, they are usually pretty good about sanding the crap out of it though. More often than not I'm amazed at how much sand is down on that road, particularly around that tight corner. __________________ Brian SAC Tracker

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