Sundown 3-9-11

[thorski]

3-9-11
sundown night skiing
groomed loose granular
Great night at Sundown. Almost no one there. Bumps were really good from 6 to about 8 when they got a little icy.
The groomers groom the park, but do not groom the center line going to the jumps. Anyone know why? There was a really nice sized jump there but the line to it had a couple bumps right before you take the jump that could have been groomed out. IMHO

Bumps at the top of Gunny, the only ones i found were real good for a couple of hours.

A cool feature i have seen before but have not been able to hit due to conditions.
I really like that the Mountain guys make stuff like this.

More of the jump feature

View of the Park

 

[severine]

That feature on Gunny was for a photo shoot, actually. Wasn't really intended for "hitting"--at least, that was my understanding of it.

Don't know why they didn't groom fully leading up to the park features. Maybe because of conditions? I don't think they normally skip parts that should be groomed. Then again, I almost never go down Stinger...

 

[Greg]

Holy crap. Who said they were icy. They look mint.

 

[thorski]

Holy crap. Who said they were icy. They look mint.

They were mint until about 8 to 8:30 they got icy in between.

 

[Greg]

They were mint until about 8 to 8:30 they got icy in between.

I guess they must have finally softened later afternoon. Reports as of 1 pm indicated they were still icy. I would have went over late afternoon had I known.....

 

[Greg]

Re: grooming the jumps. I suspect they would have to back the cat down to groom the approaches to the jumps. Presumably, the night groom should be done as quick as possible so the trails can be reopened, so they must normally only hit the areas around the jumps.

 

[gmcunni]

Holy crap. Who said they were icy. They look mint.

F me.. i was all set to go yesterday afternoon but heard they were icy and the weather was EH so i skipped it.

 

[bvibert]

I guess they must have finally softened later afternoon. Reports as of 1 pm indicated they were still icy. I would have went over late afternoon had I known.....

F me.. i was all set to go yesterday afternoon but heard they were icy and the weather was EH so i skipped it.

Never trust the reports.... Always check it for yourself!

 

[2knees]

thorski, if i ever run into you, pitcher on me. thanks for those pics. lifted my spirits today. those bumps look SWEET.

 

[gmcunni]

Never trust the reports.... Always check it for yourself!

you're right. it will never be 3/9/11 again and i lost a ski day that i can't get back.

 

[gmcunni]

That feature on Gunny was for a photo shoot, actually. Wasn't really intended for "hitting"--at least, that was my understanding of it.

where is the output from that photo shoot?

 

[severine]

where is the output from that photo shoot?

IIRC, planb420 helped ishovelsnow set it up...but it didn't happen.

 

[planb420]

Yeah it was a bummer they never showed!

 

[gmcunni]

Yeah it was a bummer they never showed!

who is "they"?

 

[Madroch]

Crap.. sorry I bagged it.

 

[planb420]

I cant remember at the moment...??

 

[jarrodski]

Stept Productions. they had a knee injury in boston with one of their athletes. that feature on gunny wasn't meant to be i guess. no worries