Ski Sundown (night): Friday, 2/22/2008

[Greg]

Right now there's a 60% chance of snow Friday into Satruday, according to NOAA. I might be down for a night session in the snow Friday night.

 

[Grassi21]

50/50. Depending on what we are expecting for snow I will see if its worth it to ask for the wife's permission. This is going to be so much easier when the little bugger can rip on skis.

 

[madskier6]

This is going to be so much easier when the little bugger can rip on skis.

You are so right about that. I'm going to Sundown tonight for racing & to just get some turns in but I'm taking my 14-year old son & 2 of his buddies with me. My 9-year old son may also join us. There's no way my wife was going to object to that. In fact, she encouraged me to go becasue now she has one (maybe 2) less child on school vacation to deal with this afternoon/tonight. Your time will come.

 

[bvibert]

You are so right about that. I'm going to Sundown tonight for racing & to just get some turns in but I'm taking my 14-year old son & 2 of his buddies with me. My 9-year old son may also join us. There's no way my wife was going to object to that. In fact, she encouraged me to go becasue now she has one (maybe 2) less child on school vacation to deal with this afternoon/tonight. Your time will come.

I'll be there working, maybe skiing tonight. Keep an eye out and say hi if you see me.

 

[madskier6]

I'll be there working, maybe skiing tonight. Keep an eye out and say hi if you see me.

Will do, Brian. Hopefully, the conditions will be good despite all that nasty rain we got. It'll be good to just get out & make some turns.

 

[bvibert]

I'm probably going to be working there Friday night. There's a good chance that I'll be able to get out early though...

 

[MRGisevil]

In (most likely)

 

[Greg]

Still hoping for some fresh snow Friday night. And praying for bumps on Temptor (not holding my breath though).

 

[MRGisevil]

Even if there aren't any bumps on Temptor, I will be happy with just getting out. I've gotten a whopping 2 ski days in in February, and the third was looking to be with the nephews. While it's fun to watch them have fun, at the same time... it's not so fun

 

[Greg]

Temptor!!!

Temptor gets seeded tonight!!! They will start at the sun deck skier's left. The lower (steeper) part of temptor will be top-coated with snowmaking tonight as well. Let's pray for some natural snow on Friday for our ski-in session Friday night!!! Woohoo!!!

 

[Beetlenut]

Temptor gets seeded tonight!!! They will start at the sun deck skier's left. The lower (steeper) part of temptor will be top-coated with snowmaking tonight as well. Let's pray for some natural snow on Friday for our ski-in session Friday night!!! Woohoo!!!

YES!!! Now I'm going to have problems making it thru work until then. Great news!!

 

[powhunter]

Unfortunately im out on this one.......Glad they are seeding temptor.....Im gonna be up sunday if anyone else is

steve

 

[Greg]

Unfortunately im out on this one.......Glad they are seeding temptor.....Im gonna be up sunday if anyone else is

steve

Might do Monday afternoon...

 

[Greg]

Operation: TEMPTOR

Update from Chris on the bumps:

The bumps are in. They run from the sundeck to the end of Temptor.
There is a short groomed spot for about 40-50ft where the trail is too
narrow to maneuver the groomer. That spot should bump up naturally with
some good skiing.

Next week we will extend the bumps another 100ft or so down Exhibition
and dig in a few kickers.

Exhibition bumps are gone. I need that space for Senior games & Special
Olympics.

Sweet!!! The Ex bumps were pretty beat. Won't miss those in the least.

I am so psyched for Temptor bumps. We were commenting last night on how nice the pitch is there for rocking the piles! The comp is going to be fun and finally, we have a trail with some pitch which will get some nice sun. We're going to get in some rad spring bump sessions at the mighty Ski Sundown!!!

It also looks like a potential for up to 8" of snow tomorrow into tomorrow night. Here's an excerpt from the latest NOAA discussion:

WE BELIEVE SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOWFALL ARE LIKELY FROM
THE CAPITAL REGION SOUTH...WHERE THE BEST BAROCLINIC ZONE WILL BE.
OUR CONFIDENCE IS NOT GREAT ENOUGH FOR A WATCH FOR 7" OR MORE IN 12
HOURS OR...9" OR MORE IN 24 HOURS /12Z FRI TO 12Z SAT/. WE ARE
FORECASTING QPF AMOUNTS FOR THE 24-HR PERIOD OF A TENTH TO A QUARTER
OF AN INCH OVER THE NRN ZONES...AROUND A THIRD OF AN INCH OVER THE
CAPITAL REGION...SRN VT...AND THE MOHAWK VALLEY...WITH AROUND A HALF
AN INCH TO MAYBE UP TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH OVER THE ERN
CATSKILLS...MID HUDSON VALLEY...SRN TACONICS...LITCHFIELD HILLS AND
SRN BERKSHIRES.

3/4" of liquid at 10:1 or 12:1 ratios might result in a healthy dumping of snow. Perfect to topcoat over the bumps. We should have legit moguls within a day or too. With that said, these suckers need to be skied in. I might actually try to get there in the mid to late afternoon tomorrow and ski until my legs fail. Who's with me?!

 

[Beetlenut]

I might actually try to get there in the mid to late afternoon tomorrow and ski until my legs fail. Who's with me?!

I plan on trying to be skiing by 6pm, traffic not with standing.

 

[Greg]

I plan on trying to be skiing by 6pm, traffic not with standing.

Roads are going to be rough at that time. Try to avoid Hartford traffic at all costs.

 

[Marc]

So as not to burn any more bridges between Greg and me, there's a strong possibility I'll show my ugly face on Friday. What about Chris and Pat?

 

[bvibert]

Yup, not missing much with the Ex bumps being gone, psyched to see how Temptor came out!

 

[Greg]

So as not to burn any more bridges between Greg and me, there's a strong possibility I'll show my ugly face on Friday. What about Chris and Pat?

Nice! Being freshly seeded, the bumps will be all sort of funk, but we could definitely use your skills to ski them in. Powder on top is going to help. Drag that gangly long-haired kid down with you...

 

[bvibert]

With that said, these suckers need to be skied in. I might actually try to get there in the mid to late afternoon tomorrow and ski until my legs fail. Who's with me?!

Hmmm... Maybe I could do a half day at my real job and get some good turns in before having to work at Sundown... :idea: