Zand
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Date(s) Skied: 11/26/05 (Night)
Resort or Ski Area: Wachusett Mountain, MA
Conditions: Mainly scraped, powder to sides
Trip Report:
Very interesting night tonight. A lot of weird stuff going on up there, so let's get down to brass tacks. First, Ollie's opened today. I didn't bother, but it did get a lot of use. It didn't keep the novices off of the other 2 trails though.
Conifer: Upper was all ice in the middle, with great powder and bump lines off to the sides where they didn't groom. Skiing the middle was a death wish and the only control was some random bumps every now and then. There were a bunch of whales and mini-whales in random places as well. It was very interesting tonight. It was a lot of fun, but damn well a death wish. Polar Express was running SLOW at first (almost as slow as a fixed-grip) but they cranked it up to full speed which gave quicker rides, but put more people on Conifer.
Challenger: Only took a few runs on it. It was a lot like Conifer except the trail is less-steep so you weren't flying down hitting random bumps and otherwise ice.
So, overall, a very weird night on the hill. Would I do it again? Yes. Do I want conditions that are a little more sane? Yes. I never knew using people as trees and skiing fast on ice with bumps all over the place was this fun, but I enjoyed every minute of it. I'll be back up there in the spring conditions Monday.
Resort or Ski Area: Wachusett Mountain, MA
Conditions: Mainly scraped, powder to sides
Trip Report:
Very interesting night tonight. A lot of weird stuff going on up there, so let's get down to brass tacks. First, Ollie's opened today. I didn't bother, but it did get a lot of use. It didn't keep the novices off of the other 2 trails though.
Conifer: Upper was all ice in the middle, with great powder and bump lines off to the sides where they didn't groom. Skiing the middle was a death wish and the only control was some random bumps every now and then. There were a bunch of whales and mini-whales in random places as well. It was very interesting tonight. It was a lot of fun, but damn well a death wish. Polar Express was running SLOW at first (almost as slow as a fixed-grip) but they cranked it up to full speed which gave quicker rides, but put more people on Conifer.
Challenger: Only took a few runs on it. It was a lot like Conifer except the trail is less-steep so you weren't flying down hitting random bumps and otherwise ice.
So, overall, a very weird night on the hill. Would I do it again? Yes. Do I want conditions that are a little more sane? Yes. I never knew using people as trees and skiing fast on ice with bumps all over the place was this fun, but I enjoyed every minute of it. I'll be back up there in the spring conditions Monday.