Date(s) Skied: December 15, 2005
Resort or Ski Area: Sunapee
Conditions: PP/FG
Trip Report: Greg had told me he was planning on coming up to get his new boots and to hit Sunapee for a few hours and it worked out that the weather postponed him until this week--my exam week--when I was able to shift my schedule around. No regrets at taking a study break--the skiing was great as was the company.
Greg was held up a bit, but it allowed me to sample the terrain beforehand. The Pipeline trail was edge-to-edge corduroy and the lift was empty. The trail beside it had 20-30 foot snow piles Great way to start the afternoon.
From here, I did two runs down Flying Goose, which was in excellent shape--my pick of the day. No lines at the triple either. I like the consistent pitch on this run.
Before Greg arrived, I was able to hit each of the summit trails once and IMHO Bonanza was in the best shape. At 2:30pm, I met Greg and his new boots (very nice) and we proceeded to Bonanza, which he liked and then Sunapee's signature trail, Skyway Ledges. The snow here was still a bit scratchy, but the edges were nice. Kickback was open, but it was death cookies and boilerplate. Chipmunk was soft on the edges.
Our next run was down Blast Off, which Greg especially liked. On the encore, he shot some pics and video.
The last summit run was down Skyway again to enjoy the sunset on the lake and the soft snow on the edges.
At 3:50pm, we took a chance and headed to the North Peak Triple to catch the last chair. Much to our surprise, the trail still had soft snow and was a great way to end the day. :beer:
The HSQ delivered us some quality runs in a short time. I wish that the Sunbowl was open, but oh well :roll: Great day to show Greg Sunapee and what it is all about.
Feel free to add your comments Greg....and/or set me straight.
:beer:
Resort or Ski Area: Sunapee
Conditions: PP/FG
Trip Report: Greg had told me he was planning on coming up to get his new boots and to hit Sunapee for a few hours and it worked out that the weather postponed him until this week--my exam week--when I was able to shift my schedule around. No regrets at taking a study break--the skiing was great as was the company.
Greg was held up a bit, but it allowed me to sample the terrain beforehand. The Pipeline trail was edge-to-edge corduroy and the lift was empty. The trail beside it had 20-30 foot snow piles Great way to start the afternoon.
From here, I did two runs down Flying Goose, which was in excellent shape--my pick of the day. No lines at the triple either. I like the consistent pitch on this run.
Before Greg arrived, I was able to hit each of the summit trails once and IMHO Bonanza was in the best shape. At 2:30pm, I met Greg and his new boots (very nice) and we proceeded to Bonanza, which he liked and then Sunapee's signature trail, Skyway Ledges. The snow here was still a bit scratchy, but the edges were nice. Kickback was open, but it was death cookies and boilerplate. Chipmunk was soft on the edges.
Our next run was down Blast Off, which Greg especially liked. On the encore, he shot some pics and video.
The last summit run was down Skyway again to enjoy the sunset on the lake and the soft snow on the edges.
At 3:50pm, we took a chance and headed to the North Peak Triple to catch the last chair. Much to our surprise, the trail still had soft snow and was a great way to end the day. :beer:
The HSQ delivered us some quality runs in a short time. I wish that the Sunbowl was open, but oh well :roll: Great day to show Greg Sunapee and what it is all about.
Feel free to add your comments Greg....and/or set me straight.
:beer: