Only skier on the mountain

[kingslug]

Has anyone ever been the only skier, or boarder on the mountain. I nailed it once at Belleayre. We had gone to Hunter but is was beyond icy, insane more like it. My wife took a nasty dive and we gave up. Since we have a place up the road from Belleayre I figured I would give it a shot. 8 inches of new snow had fallen. They said I was the only paid ticket holder and the only one on the hill that day. Maybe a patroller or 2 was around but I never saw them. I had 8 inches of nice pow all to my self. Prolly never happen again. And my wife was so conked out from her fall that she wouldn't even come up with me.

[snoseek]

I had a day like that at cannon a couple of years ago. Nice pp snow but incredibly cold. after lunch i was the only person running the tram. whenever i skied to the bottom, the tram ops would just tell me to let me know when i was ready!

[2knees]

any weekday at magic. shared it with about 3 other people last year. never saw a soul except booting up in the lodge.

[Greg]

any weekday at magic. shared it with about 3 other people last year. never saw a soul except booting up in the lodge.

True dat. I saw one or two other people in the lodge at Magic one weekday:



I had several runs all to myself that day:

[2knees]

bro, you take the sweetest pics. I love the bottom two of twilight zone. the double fall line makes it that much more interesting.

[Greg]

bro, you take the sweetest pics. I love the bottom two of twilight zone. the double fall line makes it that much more interesting.

Thanks. It's not that I take the sweetest pics, it's that I try to take a lot of pics. Many are crap. Now that I've gotten into the video side of things, and that I have a decent camera for video, I hope to put together a few interesting presentations this season...

[haines]

bro, you take the sweetest pics. I love the bottom two of twilight zone. the double fall line makes it that much more interesting.

THe essence of NE skiing

[Greg]

Is the 3rd picture Sorcerer?

2nd pic is Sorceror, I believe. Third is Goniff and the last two are TZ.

[riverc0il]

very rare to be the "only" skier on the mountain. certainly near impossible at an open area, even if you wait until the lift closes, patrol still does sweep. i have assisted with a patrol sweep once, and that was as close to being the only skier on the mountain... knowing for a fact that only a half dozen skiers were any where on the mountain.

backcountry and earned turns is certainly a lot easier to be the only skier on a mountain, especially less travelled places and mid-week. pretty sure i have been out quite a few times as the only person on the mountain. i generally make that assumption when i am out there even if i know one or two other people are also on the mountain.

[reefer]

Keep it quite about Magic! I've been alone there on a weekend......... One of my favorite places on earth. The terrain rocks! Ascutney can get lonesome during the week. They have a couple nice trails - when it snows............
Those pics are great Greg!