gmcunni
Active member
Date(s) Skied: 12.30.2011
Resort or Ski Area: Mount Snow
Conditions: machine groomed man made
Trip Report: Day trip to Mt Snow today with the kids. arrived in Sundance parking lot just after 9:00 AM and got nice spot near the lodge. Inside the lodge was empty. Talked to ticket guy who said it was a transition day, people up for the week were heading home and the weekend crowds were just trickling in. Worked for me, i was expecting horrible crowds.
Conditions were good considering the lack of natural snow. As the day went by anything with pitch got scraped off. Crisscrossed the mountain all day, snow off the canyon lift was nice. Didn't hit the north face but rode up over it late in the day, hard packed for sure.
The only lift line to speak of was the blue bird bubble. with limited trails open the main slopes were pretty crowded. Nitro lift in carinthia was also long but we didnt' wait in it.
was both impressed and disappointed with the bubble lift.
PRO-
CON-
in the bubble
with the holiday crowd you expect to see the unusual and i did spot more than 1 dude sportin' jeans tucked into boots but i was lucky to catch on film an even rarer spectacle, gray sweatpants guy:
Resort or Ski Area: Mount Snow
Conditions: machine groomed man made
Trip Report: Day trip to Mt Snow today with the kids. arrived in Sundance parking lot just after 9:00 AM and got nice spot near the lodge. Inside the lodge was empty. Talked to ticket guy who said it was a transition day, people up for the week were heading home and the weekend crowds were just trickling in. Worked for me, i was expecting horrible crowds.
Conditions were good considering the lack of natural snow. As the day went by anything with pitch got scraped off. Crisscrossed the mountain all day, snow off the canyon lift was nice. Didn't hit the north face but rode up over it late in the day, hard packed for sure.
The only lift line to speak of was the blue bird bubble. with limited trails open the main slopes were pretty crowded. Nitro lift in carinthia was also long but we didnt' wait in it.
was both impressed and disappointed with the bubble lift.
PRO-
- fast
- quiet
- warm
CON-
- the bubble was coated with ice, we had no view. subsequent rides the lifties were trying to clear the glass but it wasn't working well.
- lift was stopping a lot today. there was no wind, not exactly sure what the issue was.
- offloading requires paying attention. the 2 high speed lifts drop you off at basically the same spot and the bubble turns 90 degrees and steers you right to the other lift's exit. plus the bubble and leg rest don't open until right before you get off. fine for anyone who's done it once but noobs beware.
in the bubble
with the holiday crowd you expect to see the unusual and i did spot more than 1 dude sportin' jeans tucked into boots but i was lucky to catch on film an even rarer spectacle, gray sweatpants guy:
