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Originally Posted by 2knees  anyway, right side was nice and got better. we managed to bring two lines back to life. There will be no bump contest if it doesnt soften by sunday.
nice day, had fun, good company. thats what counts. |
Nice way of putting it. Those two right lines did sort of rise from the dead. I should also mention we cut in a nice line on the left side of Upper Nor'easter. As soon as the sun got lower and the shadows hit it though, it too got harder than your Aunt Stella's fruitcake...
Also, skier's right of Gunny will now be ungroomed. Brian and I hit that a few times hoping to ski in some sort of line. Anything we did will be wiped out by slide slipping snowboards I'm sure though.
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Originally Posted by MR. evil large pile of ice chunks in the middle of the left line almost killed me  |
That was the result of Jarrod and his crew attempting to build the kicker with shovels and a pick axe. Those chunks were pretty soft during the day, but I can see how they might firm up into death cakes by nightfall.
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Originally Posted by 2knees His plan was to build the kicker the width of the trail so line choice coming into the jump was not a big deal. sounded like a good plan to me. |
I thought this was a good idea this afternoon too, but it occurred to me though that now the contestants will be committed to taking some sort of air, i.e. no skiing around the kicker. Jarrod was actually asking me for advice on where to put them I tried to suggest something, but qualified it by saying I really don't know what the hell I'm talking about.
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Originally Posted by deadheadskier well, it is only Tuesday. Perhaps an immediate re-seed is in order.....as four days would be enough time to work them back into shape
hope it all works out |
Ain't gonna happen. Not enough skier traffic to ski in quality lines. Plus like was already mentioned there will be no top-coating so raw seeds will need 50+ degrees and sun to form into real bumps by Sunday. That ain't happening. The lines/bumps that are there are actually pretty good. They just need to soften and be skied by some skiers with a basic level of mogul skill. I still have hope.
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Originally Posted by loafer89 There is a 50% chance or greater that Sundown could get 3" + of snow on saturday night/sunday, so that would help to soften things up. |
NOAA is now calling for a chance of rain or snow. As much as I hate to say it, some light rain may be the best thing for those bumps short of a 55 degree sunny day, which looks unlikely. I'm still holding out hope the comp will go off okay. If it's on, I'm in. I have to support the event even if the course is rough. The Sundown bump crew is used to icy bumps so we should be somewhat competitive.