Zand
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Date(s) Skied: 2/3/05
Resort or Ski Area: Wachusett Mountain, MA
Conditions: Packed Powder, Hardpack
Trip Report:
Was today National Skiing Moron Day? I couldn't believe how many idiots were on the mountain tonight. You couldn't turn without having a snowplowing beginner right in your face. There were WAY too many people on the summit that should have been down skiing the carpets. I'm not too crazy about crowds, but when 50% of it can't ski for crap, there's a problem.
Conifer: Skiied it once. There were about 10 ski patrollers in various locations yelling at everyone who went by. Well, I got in 4 straight days without seeing one, but I guess they needed them tonight with all of the idiots up there.
10th: Spent nearly all night on it. The top was fast and the bottom was also fast. The top had WAY too many morons on the steep. The cool thing was watching the little 5 year olds fly through the bumps with their short skis. Kudos to them!
Smith: Only took one run down upper, but it was bumpy up there and reletively icy. Most of the 10th runs I took, I crossed over to Smith and tucked the whole way down gathering insane speeds. Fun.
Frannie's: Used it to get the heck out of the Minuteman Area. Too many people over there and the summit had about 1/4 a line, so it was an easy decision to bail. Frannie's was icy with quite a few bare spots. I couldn't believe my eyes. We just had a blizzard and then some a week and a half ago and there's already bare spots. Odd.
That's all for today. I'll be back up tomorrow night.
Resort or Ski Area: Wachusett Mountain, MA
Conditions: Packed Powder, Hardpack
Trip Report:
Was today National Skiing Moron Day? I couldn't believe how many idiots were on the mountain tonight. You couldn't turn without having a snowplowing beginner right in your face. There were WAY too many people on the summit that should have been down skiing the carpets. I'm not too crazy about crowds, but when 50% of it can't ski for crap, there's a problem.
Conifer: Skiied it once. There were about 10 ski patrollers in various locations yelling at everyone who went by. Well, I got in 4 straight days without seeing one, but I guess they needed them tonight with all of the idiots up there.
10th: Spent nearly all night on it. The top was fast and the bottom was also fast. The top had WAY too many morons on the steep. The cool thing was watching the little 5 year olds fly through the bumps with their short skis. Kudos to them!
Smith: Only took one run down upper, but it was bumpy up there and reletively icy. Most of the 10th runs I took, I crossed over to Smith and tucked the whole way down gathering insane speeds. Fun.
Frannie's: Used it to get the heck out of the Minuteman Area. Too many people over there and the summit had about 1/4 a line, so it was an easy decision to bail. Frannie's was icy with quite a few bare spots. I couldn't believe my eyes. We just had a blizzard and then some a week and a half ago and there's already bare spots. Odd.
That's all for today. I'll be back up tomorrow night.