Killington - 1/28/2008

2knees · Jan 28, 2008, 9:49 PM

Date(s) Skied:1/28

Resort or Ski Area: Killington

Conditions: a bit of everything

Trip Report: Nice day today. crystal clear blue skies and little wind. Skied with Greg, Madskier6 and spinmasterk. Later caught up with powbumps from the mogul board. SpinmasterK is a fantastic skier and powbumps was killing it today. Hit O.L. early, probably too quick for this old man. Decent snow and some big bumps. No great lines that i found. My face found the snow a few times though. Hit up vertigo, wildfire, the boardercross/terrain park and northstar to name a few. Mostly hardpack with some loose piles. fast for sure. Middle ovation was nice but low rider and patsy's were more fun. Still alot of ice, real nasty ice, lying just below the now semi scraped off surface. K has done a good job of making snow but in all honesty, i think we need some natural, ok alot of natural, to really get it back in shape.

We all took turns behind the camera so there is some video floating around somewhere.

**Greg** · Jan 28, 2008, 9:50 PM

Date(s) Skied: Monday, 1/28/2008 , 11:20 am - 4:10 pm

Resort or Ski Area: Killington, Vermont

Conditions: Variable: loose snow, hardpack, scratchies, snowmaking bumps on Outer Limits. Sunny, calm.

Trip Report: Got kind of a late start due to fatherly duties and some traffic heading up. Jeff and I clicked in about 11:20 and met 2knees and Tom Horrocks (SpinMasterK) at the Superstar Quad. We loaded and took a spin through the Dreamaker terrain park on the way to Bear. Not a park skier, but the elements look pretty impressive and it is a long park.

Hopped on the Bear Mountain Quad for our "warm-up" on Outer Limits. Big ole snowmaking bumps with some slick hard pack here and there. We were all huffing and sweating by the bottom of that one, except for Tom.

Checked out Vertigo and then made our way to Snowshed for lunch (thanks Tom!). Head the pleasure of also meeting Dave Rathbun and Chris Nyberg down there.

We then made our way back to the base of Superstar to meet up with powbmps from the MogulSkiing.net and K-zone forums. Decided to try Snowdon and took a run down Northstar. At that point we bid farewell to Tom (tough morning at the office!). Nice guy, helluva skier. We had some great conversation on Killington's future as well as some discussion of various online topics...

We then checked out Low Rider and Patsy's (X 2). The woods were skiing pretty good. Thin, packed and a bit scratchy but definitely very skiable. Patsy's was the run of the day. The groomers all skied great today. The natural or ungroomed trails were sketchy here and there; made for some challenging yet fun skiing. Killington, like the rest of the Northeast needs a nice fat dump. Outer Limits was fun with lot of snowmaking bumps.

All in all a good day. Jeff and I had a couple beers in K-1. I rolled in about 8:45. Thanks again for everything Tom. Pat/Jeff - a pleasure. powbmps - great to meet you. You're an excellent skier. Got some footage, mostly of Low Rider and Patsy's. It's uploading now.

2knees · Jan 28, 2008, 9:53 PM

beat ya to it!

would've loved to grab a beer with you guys but had to hightail it home. When i got home, my wife gave me the ok to go to the Uconn/Louisville game tonight. damn near a miracle.

**Greg** · Jan 28, 2008, 9:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2knees

beat ya to it!

Ack! Merged them!

**Greg** · Jan 28, 2008, 10:10 PM

Still uploading. It will be ready in about 15 mins. Ridiculously large (100+ MB) for a 3 minute video, but here ya go:

Killington: 1/28

YouTubage tomorrow. Good night!

andyzee · Jan 28, 2008, 10:11 PM

You had fun at Killington? Gee, how did that happen?

**Greg** · Jan 28, 2008, 10:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by andyzee

You had fun at Killington? Gee, how did that happen?

I know, right? After all the whining all summer, I'm determined to give them a fair evaluation. I plan to hit up the big K at least once more this season. So far, so good.

madskier6 · Jan 28, 2008, 10:27 PM

I had a lot of fun at K today. Many thanks to spinmasterk for the hospitality. It was fun skiing with all you guys today. The Snowdon trees were definitely where it was at. There was some ice underneath from the Jan thaw but there was still some softer snow to be found in some places (if you looked hard enough). A great Killington day!

andyzee · Jan 28, 2008, 10:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Greg

I know, right? After all the whining all summer, I'm determined to give them a fair evaluation. I plan to hit up the big K at least once more this season. So far, so good.

Plenty of good stuff, just have to know where and when to look.

**Greg** · Jan 29, 2008, 5:50 AM

Jan 28, 2008, 9:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
2knees Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,934	Killington - 1/28/2008 Date(s) Skied:1/28 Resort or Ski Area: Killington Conditions: a bit of everything Trip Report: Nice day today. crystal clear blue skies and little wind. Skied with Greg, Madskier6 and spinmasterk. Later caught up with powbumps from the mogul board. SpinmasterK is a fantastic skier and powbumps was killing it today. Hit O.L. early, probably too quick for this old man. Decent snow and some big bumps. No great lines that i found. My face found the snow a few times though. Hit up vertigo, wildfire, the boardercross/terrain park and northstar to name a few. Mostly hardpack with some loose piles. fast for sure. Middle ovation was nice but low rider and patsy's were more fun. Still alot of ice, real nasty ice, lying just below the now semi scraped off surface. K has done a good job of making snow but in all honesty, i think we need some natural, ok alot of natural, to really get it back in shape. We all took turns behind the camera so there is some video floating around somewhere.

Jan 28, 2008, 9:50 PM	#2 (permalink)
Greg Nassahegan, CT: 8/14 Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Thomaston, CT Posts: 20,286	Killington - 1/28/2008 Date(s) Skied: Monday, 1/28/2008 , 11:20 am - 4:10 pm Resort or Ski Area: Killington, Vermont Conditions: Variable: loose snow, hardpack, scratchies, snowmaking bumps on Outer Limits. Sunny, calm. Trip Report: Got kind of a late start due to fatherly duties and some traffic heading up. Jeff and I clicked in about 11:20 and met 2knees and Tom Horrocks (SpinMasterK) at the Superstar Quad. We loaded and took a spin through the Dreamaker terrain park on the way to Bear. Not a park skier, but the elements look pretty impressive and it is a long park. Hopped on the Bear Mountain Quad for our "warm-up" on Outer Limits. Big ole snowmaking bumps with some slick hard pack here and there. We were all huffing and sweating by the bottom of that one, except for Tom. Checked out Vertigo and then made our way to Snowshed for lunch (thanks Tom!). Head the pleasure of also meeting Dave Rathbun and Chris Nyberg down there. We then made our way back to the base of Superstar to meet up with powbmps from the MogulSkiing.net and K-zone forums. Decided to try Snowdon and took a run down Northstar. At that point we bid farewell to Tom (tough morning at the office!). Nice guy, helluva skier. We had some great conversation on Killington's future as well as some discussion of various online topics... We then checked out Low Rider and Patsy's (X 2). The woods were skiing pretty good. Thin, packed and a bit scratchy but definitely very skiable. Patsy's was the run of the day. The groomers all skied great today. The natural or ungroomed trails were sketchy here and there; made for some challenging yet fun skiing. Killington, like the rest of the Northeast needs a nice fat dump. Outer Limits was fun with lot of snowmaking bumps. All in all a good day. Jeff and I had a couple beers in K-1. I rolled in about 8:45. Thanks again for everything Tom. Pat/Jeff - a pleasure. powbmps - great to meet you. You're an excellent skier. Got some footage, mostly of Low Rider and Patsy's. It's uploading now. __________________ Greg 2007-08, 2006-07, 2005-06, 2004-05 Life's too short for warm up runs.

Jan 28, 2008, 10:10 PM	#5 (permalink)
Greg Nassahegan, CT: 8/14 Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Thomaston, CT Posts: 20,286	High res video Still uploading. It will be ready in about 15 mins. Ridiculously large (100+ MB) for a 3 minute video, but here ya go: Killington: 1/28 YouTubage tomorrow. Good night! __________________ Greg 2007-08, 2006-07, 2005-06, 2004-05 Life's too short for warm up runs.

Jan 28, 2008, 10:11 PM	#6 (permalink)
andyzee Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Home Posts: 7,394	You had fun at Killington? Gee, how did that happen? __________________ Hardware is out Stitches are out

Jan 28, 2008, 10:27 PM	#8 (permalink)
madskier6 Having fun in the Northern Greens Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Western Mass Posts: 598	I had a lot of fun at K today. Many thanks to spinmasterk for the hospitality. It was fun skiing with all you guys today. The Snowdon trees were definitely where it was at. There was some ice underneath from the Jan thaw but there was still some softer snow to be found in some places (if you looked hard enough). A great Killington day! __________________ Jeff

Jan 28, 2008, 9:53 PM	#3 (permalink)
2knees Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,934	beat ya to it! would've loved to grab a beer with you guys but had to hightail it home. When i got home, my wife gave me the ok to go to the Uconn/Louisville game tonight. damn near a miracle.

Jan 29, 2008, 5:50 AM	#10 (permalink)
Greg Nassahegan, CT: 8/14 Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Thomaston, CT Posts: 20,286	YouTubage __________________ Greg 2007-08, 2006-07, 2005-06, 2004-05 Life's too short for warm up runs.

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