Cannonball
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b]Date(s) Skied: [/b] 3/17/11
Resort or Ski Area: Cannon Mtn
Conditions: Corn-slush under Bluebird skies
Trip Report:
A buddy of mine who's always been one of my best riding partners just hasn't been able to pull it together for any riding time this year. Finally yesterday he decided to make the trip up. Given his rustyness we both set the bar pretty low. The forecast was for warming throughout the day with clouds and sun. So we figured on the usual spring late-start of 10am. And we assumed we'd be drinking green beer and watching NCAA hoops by 1:00.
By 10 we were at the summit. It was already nearing 40 with just a few low clouds in the notch. Ravine was first up and was soft and super carveable. Back at the summit we met AZ's Puck It. Then it was on. Puck It is FAST and he helped generate the motivation we needed. Skylight, Taft, Profile all skied very well with classic spring conditions. Following those runs we set out for the hike up the saddle. It was still before 11:00 but temps were already up around 40 and there wasn't a hint of a cloud in the hundreds of miles of visibility in all directions. Mittersill turned out to be in top shape. We ran into a few skier bottlenecks but managed to play through. After every run at Mitt we decided it was time to grab coldies....but it was too good and we kept it up for a handful more runs.
A few tailgate beers around noon under perfect skies on St Patty's only improved on the day. This was the point in the day that could have easily turned into naps in the sun. But the riding was too good. Back on the hill, one run on Paulie's revealed that the lower mtn was slush-bound and grabby to the point of dangerous. My wife showed up just in time to catch us heading back to the summit. Multiple laps up top were all excellent, although getting a little sticky. Dropping into the trees we found slightly colder snow and surprisingly good turns. We kept it up until just after 3:00.
It was one of those spring days that far exceeded our expectations. I'd love to see a few more feet...but I'm not complaining about days like this.
Resort or Ski Area: Cannon Mtn
Conditions: Corn-slush under Bluebird skies
Trip Report:
A buddy of mine who's always been one of my best riding partners just hasn't been able to pull it together for any riding time this year. Finally yesterday he decided to make the trip up. Given his rustyness we both set the bar pretty low. The forecast was for warming throughout the day with clouds and sun. So we figured on the usual spring late-start of 10am. And we assumed we'd be drinking green beer and watching NCAA hoops by 1:00.
By 10 we were at the summit. It was already nearing 40 with just a few low clouds in the notch. Ravine was first up and was soft and super carveable. Back at the summit we met AZ's Puck It. Then it was on. Puck It is FAST and he helped generate the motivation we needed. Skylight, Taft, Profile all skied very well with classic spring conditions. Following those runs we set out for the hike up the saddle. It was still before 11:00 but temps were already up around 40 and there wasn't a hint of a cloud in the hundreds of miles of visibility in all directions. Mittersill turned out to be in top shape. We ran into a few skier bottlenecks but managed to play through. After every run at Mitt we decided it was time to grab coldies....but it was too good and we kept it up for a handful more runs.
A few tailgate beers around noon under perfect skies on St Patty's only improved on the day. This was the point in the day that could have easily turned into naps in the sun. But the riding was too good. Back on the hill, one run on Paulie's revealed that the lower mtn was slush-bound and grabby to the point of dangerous. My wife showed up just in time to catch us heading back to the summit. Multiple laps up top were all excellent, although getting a little sticky. Dropping into the trees we found slightly colder snow and surprisingly good turns. We kept it up until just after 3:00.
It was one of those spring days that far exceeded our expectations. I'd love to see a few more feet...but I'm not complaining about days like this.
