Woodbury Ski Area - 11/8/2007

[Grassi21]

Don't go tonight! Funny details after dinner. Jan/Feb boilerplate in November. No skier traffic to break it up. Throw in the temps and lack of sun.... tonight is going to be rough.

 

[bvibert]

Sounds pleasant...

 

[Grassi21]

Disclaimer - I give Rod at Woodbury Ski area a lot of credit. Every year he pounds that little run and "opens" early. I knew what I was getting into when I went over there. I paid for the lift ticket.

I arrived at Woodbury at 3:45. Snow was already melting. I paid for my lift ticket. The gentleman who helped me was genuinely nice as hell. So while he swipes my card he starts to look for a wire wicket for me. He had to put down his cigarette while he looked for it. Since the ticket machine was broken he hand wrote my lift ticket. I boot up and wait for the rope tow. 4:00, 4:10, 4:15... I say screw it and decide to earn my first turns of the season. After the 2 minute hike they crank up the rope tow. The view is kinda nice. The snow is like cement. I try to make my first turn and my edges don't bite. Glad to say I got my first wipe-out of the season out of the way. I rode the rope tow up, took one last run and headed for the parking lot. Channel 3 News was there doing some filming. Besides me there was 5 snowboarders. If he opened a bit earlier or there was more skier traffic to break up the cement it wouldn't have been bad. But it was... well.... bad....

 

[andyzee]

. Glad to say I got my first wipe-out of the season out of the way. ..

Oh man, don't you know that you're suppose to save the falls for my vid! :evil:

 

[Grassi21]

Oh man, don't you know that you're suppose to save the falls for my vid! :evil:

i'll see what i can pull off for you on monday.

 

[andyzee]

i'll see what i can pull off for you on monday.

BBYY

 

[Grassi21]

BBYY

 

[andyzee]

 

[severine]

Sorry it didn't work out well. But hey, at least you went!

 

[Greg]

Well, congrats Chris on starting your season. Sorry the surface wasn't better for you...

 

[Grassi21]

Well, congrats Chris on starting your season. Sorry the surface wasn't better for you...

I wasn't expecting much going in. It was more the novelty of a Woodbury opening that drew me in. I'm sure the surface will be a bit better Snow on Monday.

 

[ski_resort_observer]

So...what's the story...did Woodbury open on Wed or Thurs?

 

[Grassi21]

So...what's the story...did Woodbury open on Wed or Thurs?

My hand written lift ticket says 11/8, Thursday.

 

[Mildcat]

I just hope channel 3 news didn't get your wipeout on film. That almost happened to me years ago at Wachusetts. As I skied by a news crew I caught an edge. I didn't go down but it wasn't what you would call graceful. When I got home I watched the news but luckily I wasn't on it.

 

[Mildcat]

Now you have to put "'07-'08 1 day so far" on your sig.

 

[Grassi21]

I just hope channel 3 news didn't get your wipeout on film. That almost happened to me years ago at Wachusetts. As I skied by a news crew I caught an edge. I didn't go down but it wasn't what you would call graceful. When I got home I watched the news but luckily I wasn't on it.

My in-laws said they saw a guy in a red jacket which I was wearing. So according to them my crash didn't make the news. Maybe next year? ;-)

 

[Grassi21]

Now you have to put "'07-'08 1 day so far" on your sig.

Tough to call it a day. I might count it as .02 since it was only two crappy runs. That or at least an asterisk.

 

[loafer89]

Looking at their website cam I see that snowmaking has resumed tonight and it must be cold down south as it's 30F here in northern CT. I saw the cannon in place earlier this week in preperation for snowmaking, but I honestly could not justify a 50 + mile drive with such high gas prices for a small patch of snow and a rope tow.

I did this with Warren on November 9th, 2003 and that is still his earliest skiing to date.

 

[Greg]

I stopped by Woodbury today to show my kids the snow. They actually made a decent amount:

 

[FRITOLAYGUY]

I give ya credit Chris i dont think that would have been too much fun.