Rambo
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A few more pics from Friday 5/12/17:
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Fat Lady Thread 2017
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chuckstah
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Leaving it. No grooming past 2 weekends. This is what they did years ago when June was routine. Once May comes around, let it ride. For my sake, I hope they groom next weekend, but for June turns, they are doing the right thing. I want to go tomorrow, but don't think I'll talk myself into going solo on a questionable day, as my friend's have already bailed. We all bailed today, regrettably.
Smellytele
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I was at K today as well. it is holding out well. If they make it to June 1st I will attempt to go.
Jcb890
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I think the wet weather is playing a part in it as well. It looks like next weekend's weather could be nice and dry, so I think they'll probably groom a cat-track or 2 wide with the nice weather. Just a guess though. I'll probably try to get up there next weekend myself.
Smellytele
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Went back to sunny around 1-1:30Well, K was mostly sunny to start at 9 but quickly went to mostly cloudy. Great corn snow, not too wet mush with the clouds. Couple pics:
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Rambo
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A few more pics showing the bumps on Superstar. Taken Fri. 5/12/17:
machski
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They will not groom unless it gets cold enough or unless they have to start snowbridging the trail. Grooming when it is soft will kill any chance for June.
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Jcb890
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Well, I hope they'll groom for Saturday personally.
Jully
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With temps near 90 on Thursday in the flatlands and Friday with lingering heat, I'd be surprised but I certainly don't want to presume that I know what management is thinking. I'm sure there's lots of people who want SS groomed and management knows that.
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I'd assume most of the people who ski at this time of year, can ski bumps, so wouldn't mind it ungroomed. Again, just my assumption.
the 100-day club love arcing mandatory giant slalom turns on fresh cord from opening bell until 9:15am before posting grades for the day on K-zone and eating parking-lot barbecue. K needs to cater to their core demographic...
dlague
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I see they went to the Weekend only schedule? Makes sense for snow preservation and cost containment. I was looking at the web cam abd it is hard to tell whether they groomed it or not. They will groom it sooner or later but it never stays that way very long.
Jcb890
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Being a snowboarder, I prefer it when they groom a cat-track or 2 wide path down so that there's at least a few runs I can do to start the morning without it being entirely bumped up. I also like how it progresses throughout the day and provides different paths and changes rather than just being bumped up the whole time.
Like I said, that's just me personally. I'm sure most of the guys on skis don't mind it not groomed for the most part.
I'll probably go this weekend either way, groomed or not. Saturday is looking nice as I look this morning.
Like I said, that's just me personally. I'm sure most of the guys on skis don't mind it not groomed for the most part.
I'll probably go this weekend either way, groomed or not. Saturday is looking nice as I look this morning.
dlague
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About 6 years ago, I went to Killington in May for my birthday. It was the year after I tore my ACL. While we had skied there two weeks prior when there were a few runs still open, I had never been when it was SS only. Two weeks prior the bumps were manageable. However, It had not been groomed for about two weeks and the bumps seemed huge. It was a work out and a half. Having to jump right into bumps from the get go was tough and being worried about my knee did not help. I had avoided bumps most of the season until spring skiing to protect it. That was a very interesting experience.
There is not much room at the S turn to groom and keep bumps IIRC.
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Your photos do a good job making my point. I'm glad the three of you were able to enjoy the bumps.
Jully
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I appreciated it!
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machski
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If they didn't groom it monday night, doubt they will now. Way too warm and soft to put a cat on it now to the weekend. Only if they absolutely have to (IE, the S at tower 3 gets really bad).
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Jcb890
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Why would they groom it Monday night when they're closed all week until Friday? Friday night into Saturday it looks like temps may drop below 40*. Not below freezing obviously which is what everyone would hope for, but not absurdly warm either like the next couple days.
The end of next week looks like it could be a wash-out, so they also may determine that they'll get more visitors this weekend with the nicer weather. As of now, next Thursday and Friday look like rain and 60's. Not sure about next weekend yet, too far out to show on the 10-day forecasts.
I reached out to them on their FB Messenger and they replied yesterday saying that they have yet to make a decision about grooming for the weekend.
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