Ski Sundown - 3/13/2007 (night)

**Greg** · Mar 13, 2007, 10:15 PM

Date(s) Skied: Tuesday, 3/13/2007, 7:30 pm - 10:15 pm

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

Conditions: Spring bumps! Temps in the 40's, No wind, mostly cloudy.

Trip Report: The bumps are back, baby! Clicked in a bit before 7:30 and headed up and straight to Nor'easter. I was psyched to find great spring bumps. Actual bumps too; way better than the bumplets that were there on my last visit shortly after they were flattened. The next lift ride up I got a call from bvibert who was a few chairs ahead of me. We met at the summit and skied to the top of the Nor'easter bumps when cbcbd skied up along with some tele skier kid.

Tele skier kid hung with us for a run and we took another with him later. He was actually fun to watch skip over the bump tops. Anyway, Brian, Doug and I hit Nor'easter all night. The bumps are skiing better than ever and are totally in forgiving spring condition which let me take a bit more aggressive line. The center line was the best with some nicely sized bumps. Not too small and not gnarley big. I skied another line to the left which was consistent and good too, but a bit more forgiving. Brian indicated the line on the right was skiing good as well.

We all did well skiing tonight. I had a blast despite two wipe outs (one on Nor'easter, one of the flats of Ex) leading to a single and double ejection respectively. The bump skiing was so good that the three of us decided to hike back up the Nor'easter bumps after the last lift-serviced run of the night. We got to the top a few minutes before patrol came down to sweep. Just enough time to cool off a bit. I stuck my last run pretty well.

No more moguls on Exhibition.

AWESOME night. Good to ski with Doug again who I first met at Hunter back in December. He seems to be picking up the bumps very well and was able to hold his line pretty well all night for the most part. Brian looked solid too. Lots of fun. Thanks guys!

**bvibert** · Mar 14, 2007, 7:39 AM

Good times for sure, I'm glad I was able to get out of work for the night. It was nice to meet up with cbcbd again. Hopefully the video turns out good. The hike back up was a good idea, a nice way to end the night.

Grassi21 · Mar 14, 2007, 7:52 AM

How was the hike in ski boots? How long did it take? What trail did you hike up?

**Greg** · Mar 14, 2007, 7:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Grassi21

How was the hike in ski boots? How long did it take? What trail did you hike up?

6 mins. Right back up Nor'easter, looker's left.

Grassi21 · Mar 14, 2007, 8:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Greg

6 mins. Right back up Nor'easter, looker's left.

nice. i would be interested in some early morning turns as the season moves on or after the lifts stop turning. its certainly not VT, but its got to be a good work-out.

**Greg** · Mar 14, 2007, 8:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Grassi21

nice. i would be interested in some early morning turns as the season moves on or after the lifts stop turning. its certainly not VT, but its got to be a good work-out.

Brian and I were discussing hiking the hill once they close. The problem is there will probably be other day trippable mountains open that still offer lift serviced skiing, even after Sundown closes. Nevertheless, I imagine Sundown will still have skiable snow well into April. Maybe even patches in May. They may very well close with full coverage.

2knees · Mar 14, 2007, 8:23 AM

so they are back. thats really good to hear. not to pester you guys, but are they top to bottom filled in again or are there big dead spots in the middle still.

Grassi21 · Mar 14, 2007, 8:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Greg

They may very well close with full coverage.

I was thinking this too. It would make hiking the place worth it. I'll plan on pulling a few work from home days to hike/ski Sundown for 1-2 hours. Now that coaching is starting I need to be able to get some turns in the morning and still be able to make practice at 4:30.

**Greg** · Mar 14, 2007, 8:33 AM

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Originally Posted by 2knees

so they are back. thats really good to hear. not to pester you guys, but are they top to bottom filled in again or are there big dead spots in the middle still.

Not pestering at all. The middle bumps are back although a bit small. Pretty close to what we had at the end of January, just a little smaller, and oh so much softer. They are really good right now. You will enjoy them.

**bvibert** · Mar 14, 2007, 8:52 AM

I actually think the middle section is more defined now than it was before. The snow was very soft. The hike back up on the last run would have been a lot tougher if we weren't able to kick toe holds into the short steeper sections...

Mar 13, 2007, 10:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
Greg Nassahegan, CT: 8/14 Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Thomaston, CT Posts: 19,931	Ski Sundown - 3/13/2007 (night) Date(s) Skied: Tuesday, 3/13/2007, 7:30 pm - 10:15 pm Resort or Ski Area: Ski Sundown, New Hartford, CT Conditions: Spring bumps! Temps in the 40's, No wind, mostly cloudy. Trip Report: The bumps are back, baby! Clicked in a bit before 7:30 and headed up and straight to Nor'easter. I was psyched to find great spring bumps. Actual bumps too; way better than the bumplets that were there on my last visit shortly after they were flattened. The next lift ride up I got a call from bvibert who was a few chairs ahead of me. We met at the summit and skied to the top of the Nor'easter bumps when cbcbd skied up along with some tele skier kid. Tele skier kid hung with us for a run and we took another with him later. He was actually fun to watch skip over the bump tops. Anyway, Brian, Doug and I hit Nor'easter all night. The bumps are skiing better than ever and are totally in forgiving spring condition which let me take a bit more aggressive line. The center line was the best with some nicely sized bumps. Not too small and not gnarley big. I skied another line to the left which was consistent and good too, but a bit more forgiving. Brian indicated the line on the right was skiing good as well. We all did well skiing tonight. I had a blast despite two wipe outs (one on Nor'easter, one of the flats of Ex) leading to a single and double ejection respectively. The bump skiing was so good that the three of us decided to hike back up the Nor'easter bumps after the last lift-serviced run of the night. We got to the top a few minutes before patrol came down to sweep. Just enough time to cool off a bit. I stuck my last run pretty well. No more moguls on Exhibition. AWESOME night. Good to ski with Doug again who I first met at Hunter back in December. He seems to be picking up the bumps very well and was able to hold his line pretty well all night for the most part. Brian looked solid too. Lots of fun. Thanks guys! __________________ Greg 2007-08, 2006-07, 2005-06, 2004-05 Life's too short for warm up runs.

Mar 14, 2007, 7:39 AM	#2 (permalink)
bvibert West Hartford Res 6/22/08 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Torrington, CT Posts: 11,462	Good times for sure, I'm glad I was able to get out of work for the night. It was nice to meet up with cbcbd again. Hopefully the video turns out good. The hike back up was a good idea, a nice way to end the night. __________________ Brian SAC Tracker

Mar 14, 2007, 7:52 AM	#3 (permalink)
Grassi21 First MTB Outing Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Southbury, CT Posts: 3,236	How was the hike in ski boots? How long did it take? What trail did you hike up? __________________ '04-'05 - 2 days '05-'06 - 11 days '06-'07 - 20 days '07-'08 - 19 days Namaste you guys!

Mar 14, 2007, 8:52 AM	#10 (permalink)
bvibert West Hartford Res 6/22/08 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Torrington, CT Posts: 11,462	I actually think the middle section is more defined now than it was before. The snow was very soft. The hike back up on the last run would have been a lot tougher if we weren't able to kick toe holds into the short steeper sections... __________________ Brian SAC Tracker

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Mar 14, 2007, 8:23 AM	#7 (permalink)
2knees The big pig @ Forrest Park Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,908	so they are back. thats really good to hear. not to pester you guys, but are they top to bottom filled in again or are there big dead spots in the middle still.