Ski Sundown 12/29/2009

Date(s) Skied: 12/29/2009

Resort or Ski Area: Ski Sundown, New Hartford, CT

Conditions: 15*F, wind gusts +20mph, sugary granular snow on top of ice.

Trip Report: Again, low crowds at "the institution." Arrived around 9:15AM and left at 10:45AM. VERY windy and cold but decent snow. A lot of debris on Nor'Easter from the winds: pine cones, pine needles, small branches, and it looks like some larger ones were taken down on the edges by the wind. Still, skied nicely, especially skier's right on Ex where a nice layer of sugar accumulated. Got out in the Nordica Beasts today and my feet were much happier aside from my toes freezing. Ended the morning early because of fears of frostbite, actually; toes hurt A LOT after I got back into the lodge, though they weren't feeling cold other than on the lift rides. Still, GET OUT THERE. Skied right onto the lifts the whole time and the trails were empty. It's cold but if you dress for it, it's a great opportunity to enjoy yourself without a crowd.

Thanks for the update!

Strongly considering hitting the place tonight/late afternoon, missed last night due to being a bit over tired.

Here's mine from about 6 to 7:

ice ice baby-
sums up my day pretty well, all the wind blew my kids over every two min.

Skied the night shift, 6:15 - 9:45...

Took two short breaks for a couple warm ups.. hot chocolate.. mmmm...

Anyhow, took a few runs to loosen up a bit and then hit the bumps for a couple of hours. Some really good runs, even though they are an icy mess I made the best out of it.

Good night....would prefer less ice... no complaints.

I am glad to hear it was a good day. I was thinking about heading up there yesterday, but was pounded with a new project that I wanted to get a head start on. I will be back in action at some point in the next few days. Starting to itch.

Skied about an hour and a half at the end of the night. Temptor was rough and icy. Skied it once. Tough to get motivated to lap it after such an epic day on Sunday. Instead I hit Stinger and Gunny aside from one run on Canyon run. All were skiing very well given the evening groom and very little skier traffic. Guns came on about 10 pm. Should be good today.

Greg said:

Temptor was rough and icy.

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Right!

I was headed down on my first run and got stopped by the Ski Police while tightening up a boot. Basically said go to the ice bumps if that is what you want, warning them being very bad tonight, or go down that way(over there, the other trail.. lol).. either way, if you stay here you suffer the equivalent of this http://snipurl.com/twzov only with groomers.

I skipped the bump trail for a bit, then decided that I should try it..

Decided to stick to it all night and make the best out of them. That I did.. I've been out of the game for a while, need to be persistent my goal for the evening was achieved..

Good night of skiing.. tough bump run with the ice.. but very nice with the low crowd..

I did have the pleasure of watching a Yarde Sale. Young guy was going down the bumps prior to me, and I swear I think I have no business there, he sure as hell had none. I didn't realize there was any snow at all on the hill.. till he blew it up..

EDIT: And yes, you can freely make fun of me when I yard sale, blow up, break bones, etc... I do not have an issue with it.