Zand
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Date(s) Skied: 4/10/05
Resort or Ski Area: Wachusett Mountain, MA
Conditions: Spring
Trip Report:
Well, today was the closing day to Wachusett's season as well as my season. There were many bare spots, slushy spots, puddles, and narrow parts of trails all over the place, but it was good enough for the middle of April. At 11, the temp was 60 at the base and 50 at the summit. At 2, it was 75 at the base and 60 at the summit. At 4, it was 70 at the base and 55 at the summit. I dressed like a hockey player: shorts and long ski socks, also in a T-shirt.
Conifer: From the top to the 1st road it was all slush, and I mean that. There was literally no snow, just slush. From then on, it was fine with mashed potatoes and the usual junk.
10th: There was a huge bare spot near the top that was almost impossible to get over. There was a 3 foot wide patch to get over, but that was mainly slush. After that, it was relatively smooth sailing. All of Salamander was closed.
Smith: The headwall was very bumpy, but the rest was smooth. I took a nice spill at the end right under the lift. I forgot how cold snow was.
Hitchcock: I don't even think it should've beem open, but it was. You had to enter from the road because the top was all melted. In fact, most of the trail was melted, but there was just enough to "open" the trail.
Look Mom: It was hard to get speed for the jumps, so it wasn't that great. The halfpipe was a long quarter pipe as one of the walls was gone. No park pass required today.
Challenger: It was very thin as only half the trail was covered. The mashed potatoes were tough to turn in so it wasn't very good.
Ralph's: Best trail of the day. The top was water-skiing, but after the road, it was awesome. It was completely smooth and pretty fast for the most part.
Resort or Ski Area: Wachusett Mountain, MA
Conditions: Spring
Trip Report:
Well, today was the closing day to Wachusett's season as well as my season. There were many bare spots, slushy spots, puddles, and narrow parts of trails all over the place, but it was good enough for the middle of April. At 11, the temp was 60 at the base and 50 at the summit. At 2, it was 75 at the base and 60 at the summit. At 4, it was 70 at the base and 55 at the summit. I dressed like a hockey player: shorts and long ski socks, also in a T-shirt.
Conifer: From the top to the 1st road it was all slush, and I mean that. There was literally no snow, just slush. From then on, it was fine with mashed potatoes and the usual junk.
10th: There was a huge bare spot near the top that was almost impossible to get over. There was a 3 foot wide patch to get over, but that was mainly slush. After that, it was relatively smooth sailing. All of Salamander was closed.
Smith: The headwall was very bumpy, but the rest was smooth. I took a nice spill at the end right under the lift. I forgot how cold snow was.
Hitchcock: I don't even think it should've beem open, but it was. You had to enter from the road because the top was all melted. In fact, most of the trail was melted, but there was just enough to "open" the trail.
Look Mom: It was hard to get speed for the jumps, so it wasn't that great. The halfpipe was a long quarter pipe as one of the walls was gone. No park pass required today.
Challenger: It was very thin as only half the trail was covered. The mashed potatoes were tough to turn in so it wasn't very good.
Ralph's: Best trail of the day. The top was water-skiing, but after the road, it was awesome. It was completely smooth and pretty fast for the most part.