[uphillklimber]

Date(s) Skied: March 17, 2007

Resort or Ski Area: The Rivah!!!!

Conditions: Deep powder, snow, some sleet, snow

Trip Report: We were really looking forward to this!!! I shoveled the drive Friday night and got up at 4 AM to shovel it again so we could get out and ski. We wanted this!!!! On the way up, we notice considerable wind. When we get there, there is no parking in the near by lot at Barker, and it's only 20 after 8. I drop Skier75 off and go park the truck. We notice the wind is not blowing so hard!!!!

First trip is up the Barker quad. Fortunately, we decide on the relatively sedate Lazy River. We are anxious to try out this deep snow, remembering how much fun we had at Sugarbush in the deep snow. Only thing is, we rented fat skiis at the bush, and couldn't afford to this time. Our 9 year old K-2's were not up to this. We didn't think fat skiis made "that" much difference. Besides our skiis being too skinny, we are not well practiced in snow this deep.

Looks like today, we are gonna get plenty of practice in deep snow. We head over to Moonstruck, that lift isn't running, so we head over to South ridge. A couple runs and we are exhausted. Back to Barker for rest and snacks, as well as peeling layers. Back over to Moonstruck. Best place at the Rivah to practice. Long gentle green, uncrowded, very lonely in fact..... One side of that run had been groomed mid night some time, and the snow was half as deep as the other half. Great place to practice.

Let me say that I have skiied White Heat many times, some just to say I have, some for fun. It's not that I don't have any ability on the slopes. But in this stuff, I plain didn't have it. It wasn't even fun. What is wrong with me????? We do notice that a good many folks are losing their skiis today. Lots of them. And we are seeing more sleds out today also. Several injuries. This is the worst we have ever seen for mishaps and injuries, and we are not covering nearly as much trail as we normally do. Skier75 even takes a digger and loses a ski.

We try and we try. All we are doing isn't working and we are reverting way into self preservation mode. Legs spread way apart trying to snowplow, sitting in the back seat. We were pathetic. And we were worried about getting hurt. Come 11:30, we call it. We are not doing well, can't afford fat rentals or a lesson this week. That is a decision we'll surely regret. This would have been perfect for us to work on that facet of our skiing.

This season, we got new proper fitting boots, next season, we will have fat stiff skiis. We want to be able to ski the deep powder and maintain control on the boilerplate. Those Volkl AC3's are looking better and better to us all the time.

Next weekend, I have to work Saturday, and maybe Sunday. I sure hope all is accomplished Saturday. If so, We are heading to the slopes Sunday!!!! This horse threw us, and we aren't ending the season like this.