salsgang
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Date(s) Skied: January 13, 2010
Resort or Ski Area: Saddleback
Conditions: PP - Wind Blown Powder
Trip Report: Great day at Saddleback! My friend and I are again taking the occasional Wednesday off to go skiing. We were rewarded with a super day at the 'Back.
Clicked in at 9AM - pretty chilly with the temp around zero to start, but would warm into the teens later in the day. The groomed trails skied perfect all day and we started with a great run down Gray Ghost. We got our legs loosened up on Golden Smelt and lower Nightmare glade, Peachy's Peril and Thrombosis glade (all skied very well) and then took the Quad to the top.
We hit Casablanca entry #4 and it was very good, but found the snow to be a bit better in the tighter glade sections. Overall a great run. I found the glades to ski "fast" as the cover was excellent but not a whole lot of powder to turn in. You just had to be on your toes. We skied Intimitador Glade from Tri Color and ducked into Governor. Sweet wind blown powder stashes on the sides on Governor. Win!
At lunch I took out my ITouch and Saddleback posted a picture from today on Facebook from Black Beauty. DEEP. When we were hauling butt to Casablanca the top of Black Beauty look sketchy, but that picture showed some goods to be had. We ended up hitting that trail four times in a row! Once you got past the first 100 yards (and even that was not bad) major wind blown stashes and excellent coverage everywhere! Score!
We finished the day ripping some groomers. Lower Professor and nice stashes and the last run down Lower Jane Craig had amazing powder on the sides.
Light mid-week crowd. Felt like we had the mountain to ourselves. Folks, Saddleback has to be skiing better than any mountain in New England at the moment. If you have a chance to get up there you should go. It is so worth it!!!
My friend showing Lower Nightmare Glade what it is all about.
A rare picture of me (as I am usually behind the camera) getting in some Governor Stash
Black Beauty and the Beautiful View
Black Beauty Powder
More Black Beauty Goodness
Resort or Ski Area: Saddleback
Conditions: PP - Wind Blown Powder
Trip Report: Great day at Saddleback! My friend and I are again taking the occasional Wednesday off to go skiing. We were rewarded with a super day at the 'Back.
Clicked in at 9AM - pretty chilly with the temp around zero to start, but would warm into the teens later in the day. The groomed trails skied perfect all day and we started with a great run down Gray Ghost. We got our legs loosened up on Golden Smelt and lower Nightmare glade, Peachy's Peril and Thrombosis glade (all skied very well) and then took the Quad to the top.
We hit Casablanca entry #4 and it was very good, but found the snow to be a bit better in the tighter glade sections. Overall a great run. I found the glades to ski "fast" as the cover was excellent but not a whole lot of powder to turn in. You just had to be on your toes. We skied Intimitador Glade from Tri Color and ducked into Governor. Sweet wind blown powder stashes on the sides on Governor. Win!
At lunch I took out my ITouch and Saddleback posted a picture from today on Facebook from Black Beauty. DEEP. When we were hauling butt to Casablanca the top of Black Beauty look sketchy, but that picture showed some goods to be had. We ended up hitting that trail four times in a row! Once you got past the first 100 yards (and even that was not bad) major wind blown stashes and excellent coverage everywhere! Score!
We finished the day ripping some groomers. Lower Professor and nice stashes and the last run down Lower Jane Craig had amazing powder on the sides.
Light mid-week crowd. Felt like we had the mountain to ourselves. Folks, Saddleback has to be skiing better than any mountain in New England at the moment. If you have a chance to get up there you should go. It is so worth it!!!
My friend showing Lower Nightmare Glade what it is all about.
A rare picture of me (as I am usually behind the camera) getting in some Governor Stash
Black Beauty and the Beautiful View
Black Beauty Powder
More Black Beauty Goodness
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