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Old Apr 27, 2008, 10:27 PM   #84 (permalink)
Zand
 
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Leicester, MA
Posts: 1,835
My annual mini recap:

1. Mount Snow 11/12: AZ Day, great snow on Chute
2. Wachusett 11/23: Opening Day, Crowded and narrow Conifer, skied with Austin for a bit
3. Mount Snow 11/24: Very crowded with few trails, horrible conditions, rude people
4. Wachusett 11/29: Mini AZ Day, 10th open with a kicker that Marc was doing 90s off of
5. Wachusett 12/6: Smith open, excellent early season conditions
6. Wachusett 12/9: Vickery Bowl opens early due to absence of Minuteman
7. Wachusett 12/14: Minuteman opens, Smith ungroomed 2 days after snowstorm, Vickery liftline skiing
8. Wachusett 12/20: Light powder day, more Vickery liftline
9. Wachusett 12/22: Bumps debut on 10th, Polar Express breakdowns
10. Mount Snow 12/28: Crowded, Great tree skiing for December
11. Wachusett 1/4: Crowded Friday night, last before thaw
12. Wachusett 1/7: Warm January afternoon
13. Wachusett 1/15: Halfpipe opens
14. Wachusett 1/17: Rare (for me) day session... crappy grooming after snowmaking from night before
15. Wachusett 1/18: Wet snow from night before freezes solid
16. Mount Snow 1/21: Cold, awesome bumps on Fallen Timbers and great snow on Freefall, good Beartrap
17. Wachusett 1/25: Park reopens for good
18. Wachusett 1/27: Light powder night, crowded and cold
19. Wachusett 2/4: VERY dense snow
20. Wachusett 2/8: More new snow
21. Wachusett 2/12: Snow late
22. Wachusett 2/14: Couple hours with Austin... very scraped... also a run with waloaf
23. Mount Snow 2/20: More fun in the Trials as well as other natural trails I hadn't skied before
24. Berkshire East 2/23: Powder day (even though they groomed most of it), mini AZ day
25. Wachusett 2/27: Deep golf balls
26. Wachusett 2/29: 24 hours of skiing, most crowded day in Wachusett history (at 1 AM), lights out
27. Okemo 3/7: Great early spring day... soft snow, warm, good glades and bumps all over, 100% open
28. Wachusett 3/10: Cold March night, yo-yo runs
29. Stowe 3/15: Fun in the woods, DEEP snow
30. Stowe 3/16: Very foggy and icy, but still great in the woods
31. Mad River Glen 3/20: Mostly closed due to breakable crust, mini powder day, disappointment to hit it that day
32. Sugarbush 3/21: AZ Day, Powder day, lots of Castlerock
33. Wachusett 3/26: Soft snow in the afternoon
34. Wachusett 3/28: Wet PS that became awesome cruising snow, good in the park too
35. Wachusett 3/29: Teens and January PP in late March
36. Wachusett 4/6: Closing Day, cold and foggy
37. Mount Snow 4/19: Still a lot open, even some woods, awesome Ripcord and Ego Alley, 80 degrees
38. Mount Snow 4/27: Mini AZ day, closing day, Freefall and Ripcord good for late April
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2003-2004: 21; 2004-2005: 27; 2005-2006: 31; 2006-2007: 31

2007-2008 Days- 38
Wachusett: 11/23; 11/29; 12/6; 12/9; 12/14; 12/20; 12/22; 1/4; 1/7; 1/15; 1/17; 1/18; 1/25; 1/27; 2/4; 2/8; 2/12; 2/14; 2/27; 2/29; 3/10; 3/26; 3/28; 3/29; 4/6
Mount Snow: 11/12; 11/24; 12/28; 1/21; 2/20; 4/19; 4/27
Berkshire East: 2/23
Okemo: 3/7
Stowe: 3/15; 3/16
Mad River Glen: 3/20
Sugarbush: 3/21
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