Parked at Skyeship Gondola at bottom of Great Eastern -- nice, no
crowds, easy parking, walk a hundred feet and jump a gondola, i like
it.
Due to Sunday Superbowl fever, there were No/None/Zero lines
anywhere all day long; lots of runs. I had to pinch myself -- simply walk up to a Gondola and take your pick, really?!
Difficult conditions all day -- much much ice, Blue, Black, didn't matter.
Even though I tuned my edges the night before, there's was much
surprise skidding all day long.
I saw a few guys going pretty fast and keeping it nailed to the rail, but not many.
The headwall at Superstar was built up an additional 20 to 30 feet
high since last visit and was essentially a big block of ice.
Skipped that and got to mid-Superstar by way of Launchpad.
At my skill level, it was difficult the whole way down. There was some lumpy stuff on the
sides, but still mostly ice. It was slow pole-hopping turns almost all
the way down.
Saw ski-patrol taking a dude down Superstar in those conditions - a
whole new respect for their skills and technique.
Wildfire on Bear Mtn was actually in okay shape.
Looking at the map, I we did every single Blue off of Skye Peak
and Bear, at least twice.
Skyeburst and Bear Claw had some decent stuff here and there; and, of course the guns were blazing along parts of Skyelark, Bittersweet, High Road.
Rime was holding up decently on K-peak.
Was surprised to see the Header on Ramshead looking so beat: scratch-ice-scratch.
Last run of the day was Great Eastern top to bottom, and took a detour to Home Stretch - ouch: skiing on ice, scrub, and twigs until reaching the Closed Rope, and detoured again onto Carpenter's Run (woof the homes along there are the stuff of dreams).
The buttonhook left turn almost at the bottom of Great Eastern was solid block ice; certainly the biggest controlled slide of the day.
Good times all in all.
For my level, it was a good skills builder.
crowds, easy parking, walk a hundred feet and jump a gondola, i like
it.
Due to Sunday Superbowl fever, there were No/None/Zero lines
anywhere all day long; lots of runs. I had to pinch myself -- simply walk up to a Gondola and take your pick, really?!
Difficult conditions all day -- much much ice, Blue, Black, didn't matter.
Even though I tuned my edges the night before, there's was much
surprise skidding all day long.
I saw a few guys going pretty fast and keeping it nailed to the rail, but not many.
The headwall at Superstar was built up an additional 20 to 30 feet
high since last visit and was essentially a big block of ice.
Skipped that and got to mid-Superstar by way of Launchpad.
At my skill level, it was difficult the whole way down. There was some lumpy stuff on the
sides, but still mostly ice. It was slow pole-hopping turns almost all
the way down.
Saw ski-patrol taking a dude down Superstar in those conditions - a
whole new respect for their skills and technique.
Wildfire on Bear Mtn was actually in okay shape.
Looking at the map, I we did every single Blue off of Skye Peak
and Bear, at least twice.
Skyeburst and Bear Claw had some decent stuff here and there; and, of course the guns were blazing along parts of Skyelark, Bittersweet, High Road.
Rime was holding up decently on K-peak.
Was surprised to see the Header on Ramshead looking so beat: scratch-ice-scratch.
Last run of the day was Great Eastern top to bottom, and took a detour to Home Stretch - ouch: skiing on ice, scrub, and twigs until reaching the Closed Rope, and detoured again onto Carpenter's Run (woof the homes along there are the stuff of dreams).
The buttonhook left turn almost at the bottom of Great Eastern was solid block ice; certainly the biggest controlled slide of the day.
Good times all in all.
For my level, it was a good skills builder.