Magic Feb 10 2008

roark · Feb 10, 2008, 6:46 PM

Conditions: Pow over hardpack, some over groomed. Great shape overall. Pow turns were easy to come by all day, you just had to look a little harder later on

Arrived about 5 til 8 to a full lot one. Got over the shock once I realized it was almost entirely racers, although their parents get some fun runs in on the side. Black line got tracked incredibly quick on the ride up.

Random boarder on Black Line:

Liftline view:

Skied single for the first few runs. Off the bat hit a few out of the way favorites on the west side.

Then moved over to Red Line:

Follwed by some trees:

Met up with some friends and it started to snow:

roark · Feb 10, 2008, 6:49 PM

One of the more accessible detours:

djspookman rockin the sumos:

We hit some more trees. Boot or so deep, deeper in places. Found a few new stashes today.

roark · Feb 10, 2008, 6:54 PM

djspookman finds the line:

E.S. coming in:

Ubiquitous waterfall shot:

The old liftline was in good shape, although I did catch a small stump.

Overall a stellar day at Magic, maybe the best I've had. A lot of the traffic was contained to the east side for racing, leaving the west open for the taking. Magician and Hans were closed, although they both got hit a few times. I was a bit disappointed by Hans being closed, as it was listed as open on the website. Maybe it was "reserved". The trees really opened up to us today, we hit a few shots multiple times, traversing for the fresh stuff. I had a huge grin on my face all day.

The mountain should still be in good shape in the days to come, flurries arrived just as the lift closed. As billski said in the other thread, 4" day after day adds up!

riverc0il · Feb 10, 2008, 7:27 PM

Nice. Way better than Jay was today.

djspookman · Feb 10, 2008, 7:38 PM

Roark,

Definitely a killer day. I'm lovin' the "rocking the sumos" pic!! I'm in full attack mode

The woods were sick everywhere, can't wait to hit them again soon!!! I wish my training wasn't happening tomorrow, or I would be up there in the afternoon. That squall at 4 was interesting huh? Made for some fun driving home!

Nice pics, I wish I had some time to take some too!

roark · Feb 10, 2008, 7:43 PM

Bummer you couldn't get out more, but it's still pretty great you two can make it work with the kid and still get some turns in! I was glad to see you there, would never have done as much exploring on my own.

You made turning those monsters look pretty easy, you would have killed me with your fresh legs the last few runs.

Drive was sloooooow.

billski · Feb 10, 2008, 7:54 PM

roark! where da pics? they're all missing!

roark · Feb 10, 2008, 8:00 PM

hmmm, maybe a photobucket issue. Okay here, but maybe it's cached.

djspookman · Feb 10, 2008, 8:00 PM

yah! pics disappeared!

We both got in 5 SAWEEET runs today, not bad for getting there at 10, forgetting the diaper bag, having to run into town to get the "supplies" and having a 4 month old to take turns watching in the lodge!!!

And yes, the sumos are MONSTERS. They worked me pretty good today, could definitely have used some T1 race boots rather than the relatively soft T2's that I have... thanks for exploring with us, twas splendid!

Oh, and my legs are always fresh

(yah, I'm cocky, I know)

dave

roark · Feb 10, 2008, 8:10 PM

hopefully fixed the photos?

Feb 10, 2008, 6:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
roark Sugarloaf 2007-03-03 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: SW NH Posts: 1,333	Magic Feb 10 2008 Conditions: Pow over hardpack, some over groomed. Great shape overall. Pow turns were easy to come by all day, you just had to look a little harder later on Arrived about 5 til 8 to a full lot one. Got over the shock once I realized it was almost entirely racers, although their parents get some fun runs in on the side. Black line got tracked incredibly quick on the ride up. Random boarder on Black Line: Liftline view: Skied single for the first few runs. Off the bat hit a few out of the way favorites on the west side. Then moved over to Red Line: Follwed by some trees: Met up with some friends and it started to snow: Last edited by roark; Feb 10, 2008 at 8:07 PM.

Feb 10, 2008, 6:49 PM	#2 (permalink)
roark Sugarloaf 2007-03-03 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: SW NH Posts: 1,333	One of the more accessible detours: djspookman rockin the sumos: We hit some more trees. Boot or so deep, deeper in places. Found a few new stashes today. Last edited by roark; Feb 10, 2008 at 8:08 PM.

Feb 10, 2008, 6:54 PM	#3 (permalink)
roark Sugarloaf 2007-03-03 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: SW NH Posts: 1,333	djspookman finds the line: E.S. coming in: Ubiquitous waterfall shot: The old liftline was in good shape, although I did catch a small stump. Overall a stellar day at Magic, maybe the best I've had. A lot of the traffic was contained to the east side for racing, leaving the west open for the taking. Magician and Hans were closed, although they both got hit a few times. I was a bit disappointed by Hans being closed, as it was listed as open on the website. Maybe it was "reserved". The trees really opened up to us today, we hit a few shots multiple times, traversing for the fresh stuff. I had a huge grin on my face all day. The mountain should still be in good shape in the days to come, flurries arrived just as the lift closed. As billski said in the other thread, 4" day after day adds up! Last edited by roark; Feb 10, 2008 at 8:10 PM.

Feb 10, 2008, 7:27 PM	#4 (permalink)
riverc0il Ari Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Ashland, NH Posts: 6,826	Nice. Way better than Jay was today. __________________ -Steve TheSnowWay.com featuring Big Jay Coverage "Skiing is not a sport, it is a way of life." - Otto Schniebs 52

Feb 10, 2008, 7:54 PM	#7 (permalink)
billski Mt. Greylock Outing Club Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Lexington, Mass. Posts: 3,033	roark! where da pics? they're all missing! __________________ Millions and Millions of Lifts Served. Since 1976 ACE

Feb 10, 2008, 7:38 PM	#5 (permalink)
djspookman M1 at Smuggs Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Jericho, VT / Keene, NH Posts: 327	Roark, Definitely a killer day. I'm lovin' the "rocking the sumos" pic!! I'm in full attack mode The woods were sick everywhere, can't wait to hit them again soon!!! I wish my training wasn't happening tomorrow, or I would be up there in the afternoon. That squall at 4 was interesting huh? Made for some fun driving home! Nice pics, I wish I had some time to take some too!

Feb 10, 2008, 7:43 PM	#6 (permalink)
roark Sugarloaf 2007-03-03 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: SW NH Posts: 1,333	Bummer you couldn't get out more, but it's still pretty great you two can make it work with the kid and still get some turns in! I was glad to see you there, would never have done as much exploring on my own. You made turning those monsters look pretty easy, you would have killed me with your fresh legs the last few runs. Drive was sloooooow.

Feb 10, 2008, 8:00 PM	#8 (permalink)
roark Sugarloaf 2007-03-03 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: SW NH Posts: 1,333	hmmm, maybe a photobucket issue. Okay here, but maybe it's cached.

Feb 10, 2008, 8:00 PM	#9 (permalink)
djspookman M1 at Smuggs Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Jericho, VT / Keene, NH Posts: 327	yah! pics disappeared! We both got in 5 SAWEEET runs today, not bad for getting there at 10, forgetting the diaper bag, having to run into town to get the "supplies" and having a 4 month old to take turns watching in the lodge!!! And yes, the sumos are MONSTERS. They worked me pretty good today, could definitely have used some T1 race boots rather than the relatively soft T2's that I have... thanks for exploring with us, twas splendid! Oh, and my legs are always fresh (yah, I'm cocky, I know) dave

Feb 10, 2008, 8:10 PM	#10 (permalink)
roark Sugarloaf 2007-03-03 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: SW NH Posts: 1,333	hopefully fixed the photos?

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