Far better day than expected today at Wildcat. I was a little late to arrive grabbing my first chair at 10:15, but I was greeted with a soft buttery surface most everywhere. I was told it was like that from the opening bell. Met up with Cannonball and fcksummer after first run and caught up with yeggous later on for a couple runs.
The challenge with spring skiing is I find forecasts to be even more erratic than mid-winter. I was expecting a dreary day in the 30s with rain. I may not have gone if it weren't for reports on here that Wildcat might not make it to next weekend. It rained only slightly, snowed up top briefly, but there were also periods of sun or just comfortable overcast. Basically a classic spring day in Pinkham Notch.
Bumps were firm except for the bottom 500 vertical or so where they were nice mashed potatoes on Catenary. They were still fun up top though, especially on lift lion. Catapult side of the hill skied best, but sections of Lynx were great. Best groomers for me were Bobcat and Cheetah.
Best part of the day was the last run. I was pointing out Thompson's Brook to fcksummer for future reference, but the future became the present. We saw someone head in there, so we decided to go for it. Coverage was surprisingly good with no open water until the very bottom, which was easily avoidable.
Wildcat is planning on opening next weekend. I'd say the skiing should be pretty good if the weather permits. Deep coverage on Bobcat trail, so there will be that at minimum. Today may have been my last day though. With a month old baby, times are busy at home. I'm glad I've made it out a bit since he was born to finish out the year. Ending it skiing Thompson's on 4-26 is pretty sweet if that's indeed it.
Fcksummer in T brook:
The challenge with spring skiing is I find forecasts to be even more erratic than mid-winter. I was expecting a dreary day in the 30s with rain. I may not have gone if it weren't for reports on here that Wildcat might not make it to next weekend. It rained only slightly, snowed up top briefly, but there were also periods of sun or just comfortable overcast. Basically a classic spring day in Pinkham Notch.
Bumps were firm except for the bottom 500 vertical or so where they were nice mashed potatoes on Catenary. They were still fun up top though, especially on lift lion. Catapult side of the hill skied best, but sections of Lynx were great. Best groomers for me were Bobcat and Cheetah.
Best part of the day was the last run. I was pointing out Thompson's Brook to fcksummer for future reference, but the future became the present. We saw someone head in there, so we decided to go for it. Coverage was surprisingly good with no open water until the very bottom, which was easily avoidable.
Wildcat is planning on opening next weekend. I'd say the skiing should be pretty good if the weather permits. Deep coverage on Bobcat trail, so there will be that at minimum. Today may have been my last day though. With a month old baby, times are busy at home. I'm glad I've made it out a bit since he was born to finish out the year. Ending it skiing Thompson's on 4-26 is pretty sweet if that's indeed it.
Fcksummer in T brook:
