Catamount - 3/5/05

skijay · Mar 5, 2005, 5:45 PM

Resort: Catamount Ski Area

Date Skied: 03/05/05

Conditions: Upper 30’s , lots of sun, powder, packed powder

Trip Report:
We arrived around 10:00am. The first trip up was on the green chair (the one closest to the lodge). We had thought this went to the summit. I got a nice view of Catapult, all bumped up and waiting for me! We skied down a nice short run with nice soft bumps. I think it was "Off Stage" and then on to the Blue chair to the summit.

This will be my first time that I had skied Catamount that was not either pre-season or end of season. My first run down was down Catapult, and what a blast it was! Very little scratchy areas. We skied various trails off of this lift and I also liked the Glade trail. There were bumps on the right side.

The best part of the trip today was the half pipe. I had gone back to using my Salomon mimimax 99 snowblades and had a blast. I had never been in a half pipe and was able to ski up the sides. I had a blast there.

Overall Catamount rocked! I was impressed with the degree of difficulty & length of the trails. I had originally thought this place to be ancient because of all of the double chairs, but things were efficient. The only lift we had problems with was the turquoise one (the one with mid station) it kept stopping. We decided to take the blue lift to the summit and take the ridge trail each time we wanted to go to the terrain park area. Having snowblades makes it easy to get around and get a workout at the same time! Here are some pictures:
Lower section of Off Stage trail:

Catapult trail from lift (only one pic that showed bumps):

Where else can you ski in two states?:

The view from the summit:

sal37 · Mar 6, 2005, 6:03 AM

Hi SkiJay,
I was there saturday too, with my wie and son. I had never been there before, but it was great! Excellent conditions, and the varied terrain really made for an enjoyable ay. And the weather was just georgous. All in all we hd a great time.

Sal

**Greg** · Mar 6, 2005, 8:12 AM

Catamount is a great hill. Nice to see the bumps on Catapult. Off-stage was a great bump run last time I was there too. Yeah, I've found that turquoise chair not worth it. It seems to stop a lot and it doesn't really get that high on the mountain or service the best terrain. I do remember a gladed area off the right side of that chair last time I was there though. Did you notice if that was skiable?

Mar 7, 2005, 3:04 PM

i was also there on saturday for the first time. thought there was a good selection of trails based on ability and lift lines were short even though parking lot was filled. even got in a couple of runs on the race course.

**thetrailboss** · Mar 7, 2005, 3:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shoeup11

i was also there on saturday for the first time. thought there was a good selection of trails based on ability and lift lines were short even though parking lot was filled. even got in a couple of runs on the race course.

Welcome to the forum, Shoeup11! Hope to see you around in our forums!

Mar 7, 2005, 5:47 PM

i will. this is frank from the berkshire east ski day. the great and mighty sliding down trails god.

**Greg** · Mar 7, 2005, 8:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shoeup11

i will. this is frank from the berkshire east ski day. the great and mighty sliding down trails god.

HE'S ALIVE!

Welcome, Frank!

**bvibert** · Mar 8, 2005, 7:29 AM

Welcome Frank! Glad you were able to make it over here.

**bvibert** · Mar 8, 2005, 7:33 AM

The conditions at Catamount looked good! I hope they're still good on this Sunday because I'll be there!

billski · Mar 8, 2005, 8:05 AM

Yikes, that parking lot looks full from the pics. How were the lines?

Excuse me for asking, but I can't help myself... Why do so many people arrive late morning for skiing?

Mar 5, 2005, 5:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
skijay Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: CT Avatar: T-bar @ Mont Shefford Posts: 686	Catamount - 3/5/05 Resort: Catamount Ski Area Date Skied: 03/05/05 Conditions: Upper 30’s , lots of sun, powder, packed powder Trip Report: We arrived around 10:00am. The first trip up was on the green chair (the one closest to the lodge). We had thought this went to the summit. I got a nice view of Catapult, all bumped up and waiting for me! We skied down a nice short run with nice soft bumps. I think it was "Off Stage" and then on to the Blue chair to the summit. This will be my first time that I had skied Catamount that was not either pre-season or end of season. My first run down was down Catapult, and what a blast it was! Very little scratchy areas. We skied various trails off of this lift and I also liked the Glade trail. There were bumps on the right side. The best part of the trip today was the half pipe. I had gone back to using my Salomon mimimax 99 snowblades and had a blast. I had never been in a half pipe and was able to ski up the sides. I had a blast there. Overall Catamount rocked! I was impressed with the degree of difficulty & length of the trails. I had originally thought this place to be ancient because of all of the double chairs, but things were efficient. The only lift we had problems with was the turquoise one (the one with mid station) it kept stopping. We decided to take the blue lift to the summit and take the ridge trail each time we wanted to go to the terrain park area. Having snowblades makes it easy to get around and get a workout at the same time! Here are some pictures: Lower section of Off Stage trail: Catapult trail from lift (only one pic that showed bumps): Where else can you ski in two states?: The view from the summit:

Mar 6, 2005, 6:03 AM	#2 (permalink)
sal37 Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 8	Catamount Hi SkiJay, I was there saturday too, with my wie and son. I had never been there before, but it was great! Excellent conditions, and the varied terrain really made for an enjoyable ay. And the weather was just georgous. All in all we hd a great time. Sal

Mar 6, 2005, 8:12 AM	#3 (permalink)
Greg Nassahegan, CT: 8/14 Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Thomaston, CT Posts: 20,309	Catamount is a great hill. Nice to see the bumps on Catapult. Off-stage was a great bump run last time I was there too. Yeah, I've found that turquoise chair not worth it. It seems to stop a lot and it doesn't really get that high on the mountain or service the best terrain. I do remember a gladed area off the right side of that chair last time I was there though. Did you notice if that was skiable? __________________ Greg 2007-08, 2006-07, 2005-06, 2004-05 Life's too short for warm up runs.

Mar 8, 2005, 7:29 AM	#8 (permalink)
bvibert West Hartford Res 6/22/08 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Torrington, CT Posts: 11,782	Welcome Frank! Glad you were able to make it over here. __________________ Brian SAC Tracker

Mar 8, 2005, 7:33 AM	#9 (permalink)
bvibert West Hartford Res 6/22/08 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Torrington, CT Posts: 11,782	The conditions at Catamount looked good! I hope they're still good on this Sunday because I'll be there! __________________ Brian SAC Tracker

Mar 7, 2005, 3:04 PM	#4 (permalink)
shoeup11 Guest Posts: n/a	i was also there on saturday for the first time. thought there was a good selection of trails based on ability and lift lines were short even though parking lot was filled. even got in a couple of runs on the race course.

Mar 7, 2005, 5:47 PM	#6 (permalink)
shoeup11 Guest Posts: n/a	i will. this is frank from the berkshire east ski day. the great and mighty sliding down trails god.

Mar 8, 2005, 8:05 AM	#10 (permalink)
billski Outing Club Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Lexington, Mass. Posts: 2,820	parking Yikes, that parking lot looks full from the pics. How were the lines? Excuse me for asking, but I can't help myself... Why do so many people arrive late morning for skiing? __________________ Millions and Millions of Lifts Served. Since 1976 ACE

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