Belleayre December 2, 2007

thinnmann · Dec 2, 2007, 11:38 PM

Introduction: Drove up 6-9:15 AM from NJ. Slow on I-287 because of new snow that had not been plowed yet. Drive up took half hour longer than usual.

Weapon of Choice: Atomic 9.22s 170. First time I skied them. Got them used, eBay, $51. Needed some work. I remounted the toe-piece of the bindings, filled p-tex, flat-filed, sharpened w/bevel, waxed. They were sweet and fast. Longer turning radius than I like at Bell, but good in the bumps as a result. Held an edge on everything until it got hard icy late.

(If you have not noticed, I am following adamti91\'s format....)

Conditions: Onteora, Wanatuska from the top, and Mohawk in the middle. Top to mid was bumped up irregularly. The snow was very skiable until about 2 PM, when it got icy on the steeper faces and in high traffic areas. Some chunky snow early, and some interesting features around the edges, as usual.

Weather: Cold, windy, spits of snow all day on and off. Never enough to need goggles.

Lifts: No wait ever. Mostly skied right into the chair. Only shared the chair once, on Superchief. Lift 7 stopped 1 or 2 times on every ride. Patrol was down-loading a lot of beginners because they got stuck on top with nothing but bumped up runs from the top.

Skiing: Did 10 runs 9:30-12:15, and 10 more 12:45-3:15. The place was relatively uncrowded, except for some groups of instructors and snowboarders. Was able to practice bumps on top, and GS some fast lines mid to bottom. Good workout and equipment check-out before I head to Vail on Wednesday.

Notes: As adamti said yesterday, "Belleayre is blowing snow of some lower mountain trails and Roaring Brook." There were groomers active on Tongora, I think! Also looked like they were blowing to connect Canyon to Discovery Way (that is the split to the left on your way down to Superchief.

Photos and vids:
http://public.fotki.com/thinnmann/sk...ent-check-out/
vid on Lift 7 in The Morning
vid on Superchief in The Afternoon

Checkout the bumps on Onteora!

**Greg** · Dec 3, 2007, 11:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thinnmann

Checkout the bumps on Onteora!

I gotta say; that looks pretty nice...

koreshot · Dec 3, 2007, 11:28 AM

It does look pretty solid. The headwall is legitimately steep in Belleayre.

Thanks for the thorough report. And, most importantly, thanks for the pictures and videos. (I am not a big fan of text only reports.)

Dec 2, 2007, 11:38 PM	#1 (permalink)
thinnmann "If you're on a lift, ride it to the top." ~ Elisha Otis Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: NJ Posts: 294	Belleayre December 2, 2007 Introduction: Drove up 6-9:15 AM from NJ. Slow on I-287 because of new snow that had not been plowed yet. Drive up took half hour longer than usual. Weapon of Choice: Atomic 9.22s 170. First time I skied them. Got them used, eBay, $51. Needed some work. I remounted the toe-piece of the bindings, filled p-tex, flat-filed, sharpened w/bevel, waxed. They were sweet and fast. Longer turning radius than I like at Bell, but good in the bumps as a result. Held an edge on everything until it got hard icy late. (If you have not noticed, I am following adamti91\'s format....) Conditions: Onteora, Wanatuska from the top, and Mohawk in the middle. Top to mid was bumped up irregularly. The snow was very skiable until about 2 PM, when it got icy on the steeper faces and in high traffic areas. Some chunky snow early, and some interesting features around the edges, as usual. Weather: Cold, windy, spits of snow all day on and off. Never enough to need goggles. Lifts: No wait ever. Mostly skied right into the chair. Only shared the chair once, on Superchief. Lift 7 stopped 1 or 2 times on every ride. Patrol was down-loading a lot of beginners because they got stuck on top with nothing but bumped up runs from the top. Skiing: Did 10 runs 9:30-12:15, and 10 more 12:45-3:15. The place was relatively uncrowded, except for some groups of instructors and snowboarders. Was able to practice bumps on top, and GS some fast lines mid to bottom. Good workout and equipment check-out before I head to Vail on Wednesday. Notes: As adamti said yesterday, "Belleayre is blowing snow of some lower mountain trails and Roaring Brook." There were groomers active on Tongora, I think! Also looked like they were blowing to connect Canyon to Discovery Way (that is the split to the left on your way down to Superchief. Photos and vids: http://public.fotki.com/thinnmann/sk...ent-check-out/ vid on Lift 7 in The Morning vid on Superchief in The Afternoon Checkout the bumps on Onteora! __________________ My Ski Blog ~ Skiing Belleayre Last edited by thinnmann; Dec 3, 2007 at 12:02 AM.

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Dec 3, 2007, 11:28 AM	#3 (permalink)
koreshot Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: NJ Posts: 960	It does look pretty solid. The headwall is legitimately steep in Belleayre. Thanks for the thorough report. And, most importantly, thanks for the pictures and videos. (I am not a big fan of text only reports.)

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