Very First time posting here!
Skiied Windham Mountain today (Saturday 1-31-09). Normally I ski on weekdays when it's not as crowded, However since this was my first time skiing on a weekend this year, I figure I would give it a try and see how it would go.
So, I got to the mountain at around 7:30AM (my lift ticket was free because my dad and stepmom won it at a silent auction).I was waiting in front of the lift waiting them to drop the ropes and open, And for the second time this year I GOT FIRST CHAIR LIFT!!!.. When i got to the top, i ventured on over to Upper Wolverine as my first run(double Black), and the first thing I noticed was the gromming was TERRIBLE!!.....however i did enjoy myself. My second run was The Wall a Double Black (it sould just be rated as a single black). This run was not grommed, and we got 1-3'' of fresh snow on the ground from the night before. So as I'm skiing it, Guess what was burried under the powder??? YUP!! You Guessed it!! A GIANT SHEET OF ICE!!!! :angry:. I then made my way to the East Peak where there were no lines
Now im starting to think that today wouldn't be crowded! I made my way down the Why Not(Black Diamond) before they closed it for races that day. I went up the east peak lift 2 more times and went down Wingin' it, and Wonderfully Wicked (bolth Blacks). I did wipedout on wicked, but hey, it was powder that i landed on .
Ok, NOW for the turn-around point of my day. I went back down to the main lift, and the line was LONG!. The wait in line was about 5 minutes. After getting off the lift at the top, i went to upper wolveriene, and then went over to the wheelchair lift. I stayed on the Wheelchair lift for most of the day, and upper wheelchair was a great run. Not to bumpy, but icy in some parts. Wedel was nice and smooth at the top, but the steep middle section was, of course, ICEEEEEEEE. Upper wipeout was a very nice powdery run, however it does require you to hike over to it which is tough. I went into the lodge around 12:00 and it was over-crowded. took like 20 minutes to find a place to sit.
After lunch, me and my step mom went out for a run. When we got to the main lift, IT WAS DOWN!!!!!!!!!!!! so we went up the C lift and did the warm up park. As she went back inside the lodge with her 2 kids, i went up the wheelchair lift and did my last 2 runs from there. Upper wheelchair was all skiied off at this point, but there were still some powdery spots that i was trying hit instead of the ice. MY last run was upper Wolveriene which was all skiied off as well.
By the time i got to the bottom, the main lift was still down, so we decided to call it a day.
If Anyone wants my advice, DON'T GO NEAR THIS PLACE ON WEEKENDS. I will be headed back down there monday, 2-2-09. hopfully it wont be as crowded
Skiied Windham Mountain today (Saturday 1-31-09). Normally I ski on weekdays when it's not as crowded, However since this was my first time skiing on a weekend this year, I figure I would give it a try and see how it would go.
So, I got to the mountain at around 7:30AM (my lift ticket was free because my dad and stepmom won it at a silent auction).I was waiting in front of the lift waiting them to drop the ropes and open, And for the second time this year I GOT FIRST CHAIR LIFT!!!.. When i got to the top, i ventured on over to Upper Wolverine as my first run(double Black), and the first thing I noticed was the gromming was TERRIBLE!!.....however i did enjoy myself. My second run was The Wall a Double Black (it sould just be rated as a single black). This run was not grommed, and we got 1-3'' of fresh snow on the ground from the night before. So as I'm skiing it, Guess what was burried under the powder??? YUP!! You Guessed it!! A GIANT SHEET OF ICE!!!! :angry:. I then made my way to the East Peak where there were no lines
Now im starting to think that today wouldn't be crowded! I made my way down the Why Not(Black Diamond) before they closed it for races that day. I went up the east peak lift 2 more times and went down Wingin' it, and Wonderfully Wicked (bolth Blacks). I did wipedout on wicked, but hey, it was powder that i landed on . Ok, NOW for the turn-around point of my day. I went back down to the main lift, and the line was LONG!
. The wait in line was about 5 minutes. After getting off the lift at the top, i went to upper wolveriene, and then went over to the wheelchair lift. I stayed on the Wheelchair lift for most of the day, and upper wheelchair was a great run. Not to bumpy, but icy in some parts. Wedel was nice and smooth at the top, but the steep middle section was, of course, ICEEEEEEEE. Upper wipeout was a very nice powdery run, however it does require you to hike over to it which is tough. I went into the lodge around 12:00 and it was over-crowded. took like 20 minutes to find a place to sit. After lunch, me and my step mom went out for a run. When we got to the main lift, IT WAS DOWN!!!!!!!!!!!!
so we went up the C lift and did the warm up park. As she went back inside the lodge with her 2 kids, i went up the wheelchair lift and did my last 2 runs from there. Upper wheelchair was all skiied off at this point, but there were still some powdery spots that i was trying hit instead of the ice. MY last run was upper Wolveriene which was all skiied off as well. By the time i got to the bottom, the main lift was still down, so we decided to call it a day.
If Anyone wants my advice, DON'T GO NEAR THIS PLACE ON WEEKENDS. I will be headed back down there monday, 2-2-09. hopfully it wont be as crowded
