Date(s) Skied: 3/12/2007
Resort or Ski Area: Catamount, Hillsdale, NY
Conditions: Packed powder, corn, and then, you guessed it, mashed potatoes, mid 50s no wind
Trip Report: I'll make this short and sweet since I have to go learn CPR. I was riding a lift by 9 am. The entire mountain was pretty firm at the start. I hit the usual suspects. After about an a hour all the areas that get the early sun were skiing really nice. Around 10:30 most of the mountain was skiing really nice. The only exception was Catapult. It stayed firm until 11 or so. The bump line on Offstage was extended by at least 1/3 of its original length. Catapult was bumped up and looked to have a nice line under the lift. Upper and Lower Glade had their own set of bumps. The bumps on Glade looked just OK (really icy troughs, thin cover in a few troughs), bumps on Catapult looked sweet but I didn't hit them, and bumps on Offstage looked to be in good shape. I didn't do a lot of bumps today. I was in a cruising mood. I had a blast bombing runs down U/L Sidewinder without stopping. I need to start conditioning for lax. I took one nice long cruise down Ridge Run to U/L Promenade. When I was coming down to the Meadows lift area I noticed some tracks in the woods. I rode the lift for the hell of it and noticed a bunch of tracks. After doing some exploring and poking around just slightly off the trail I spied some mellow tree stuff. I was alone and the cover was pretty much a few inches of really hard crust so I didn't make more than 2 or 3 turns while navigating in and out.
Great day with great weather. I was wearing a medium weight under armour and a thin shell. No crowds and some music blaring from the terrain park made it a fun day. I bailed when at 2 pm when the mashed potatoes started to get really bad. Here are some pics.
Catapult
Resort or Ski Area: Catamount, Hillsdale, NY
Conditions: Packed powder, corn, and then, you guessed it, mashed potatoes, mid 50s no wind
Trip Report: I'll make this short and sweet since I have to go learn CPR. I was riding a lift by 9 am. The entire mountain was pretty firm at the start. I hit the usual suspects. After about an a hour all the areas that get the early sun were skiing really nice. Around 10:30 most of the mountain was skiing really nice. The only exception was Catapult. It stayed firm until 11 or so. The bump line on Offstage was extended by at least 1/3 of its original length. Catapult was bumped up and looked to have a nice line under the lift. Upper and Lower Glade had their own set of bumps. The bumps on Glade looked just OK (really icy troughs, thin cover in a few troughs), bumps on Catapult looked sweet but I didn't hit them, and bumps on Offstage looked to be in good shape. I didn't do a lot of bumps today. I was in a cruising mood. I had a blast bombing runs down U/L Sidewinder without stopping. I need to start conditioning for lax. I took one nice long cruise down Ridge Run to U/L Promenade. When I was coming down to the Meadows lift area I noticed some tracks in the woods. I rode the lift for the hell of it and noticed a bunch of tracks. After doing some exploring and poking around just slightly off the trail I spied some mellow tree stuff. I was alone and the cover was pretty much a few inches of really hard crust so I didn't make more than 2 or 3 turns while navigating in and out.
Great day with great weather. I was wearing a medium weight under armour and a thin shell. No crowds and some music blaring from the terrain park made it a fun day. I bailed when at 2 pm when the mashed potatoes started to get really bad. Here are some pics.
Catapult
