Magic Mtn will open for 2010-11!

[makimono]

Another great day at Magic! Perfect morning, steady snowfall until noon, got about the 7th chair at 8:50 and had fresh tracks for about the first 5 runs. Silky smooth turns on the east side and dancing with the powder filled bumps on the west. Then got reaquainted with Red Line and she treated me so much nicer than on Sunday...favorite run of the day, had to stay with her for 2 more laps before breaking for lunch.But after 1pm the day took a real downturn, snow stopped falling and a thick freezing fog started creeping in. Unfortunately I decided to take a beer break about 5 minutes before the lift stopped, otherwise I might have been able to get another 1/2 run in and maybe a comp ticket for another awesome day up there. :dunce:

Hopefully the swelling on my elbow goes down enough so I can make it back on Sunday.

 

[makimono]

It's not often I see monoskiiers, especially on the East coast. I'll be up there most weekends from Presidents Day on! I hope to see some monos there. I am new to the sport, and mostly snowboard at Okemo and Suicide Six. Stratton and Mount Snow are not my thing.

Cheers!

Cool PTV! We'll have to hook up, it's pretty rare that there's more than 1 mono on a hill at one time on the EC. I've also got a Yama V2 that you might like to check out if your interested in the Coda boards. I think I'm a little too heavy for it (6'2" 225) and overpower the swallow tail. I've been riding the single ski for a long long time but I'm a noob to Magic and am really loving it...breaking me out of the corporate ski area zombiefunk I fell into.

 

[roark]

...but I'm a noob to Magic and am really loving it...breaking me out of the corporate ski area zombiefunk I fell into.

EXACTLY. :flag:

 

[Brewbeer]

We made it ! Pulled into the parking lot at 8:45 after a harrowing 3 hour drive. What an awesome day, powder turns everywhere. Favorite run of the day was Goniff Glade. Steep and so soft. Made me feel like I was young and strong. The thrill of the place is unsurpassed in southern Vermont. As an added adrenaline rush, I got lowered off the chair by rope and harness for out last run. Can't wait to get back there. Awesome !!

 

[4aprice]

Lift problem at Magic? According to SJ there was an evacuation. Hope all's fixed soon.

Alex

Lake Hopatcong, NJ

 

[billski]

Good vibes that all you Magic noobies had a great time. Now you know why the regulars buzz so much about it. Get the word out!

 

[Scruffy]

Any word? website has nothing yet? I wanna go tomorrow. I've never been to Magic, been planning this for a week, now the lift is in question.

So what is Magic like ? a smaller MRG?

 

[jrmagic]

Any word? website has nothing yet? I wanna go tomorrow. I've never been to Magic, been planning this for a week, now the lift is in question.

So what is Magic like ? a smaller MRG?

Keep tabs on the facebook page for updates. Hopefully it will be ready to go for tomorrow.

As for what its like.... An awesome vibe combined with nice steeps, some cliff bands and sweet glades. Check out the videos in this thread for a better idea or go to savemagicvermont.com and see all the videos there.

 

[Greg]

So what is Magic like ? a smaller MRG?

I think this is a fair description, at least the top half of the mountain. The bottom of Magic is run-out city though. It's a fun hill, some gnarley steepish terrain, limited grooming on the good stuff....that's what makes it sort of MRG-like. I like to think of Magic as more of a bigger, more technical Berkshire East than a smaller, less technical MRG. When there's powder, I think it's the most fun hill south of the MRV though.

 

[billski]

Any word? website has nothing yet? I wanna go tomorrow. I've never been to Magic, been planning this for a week, now the lift is in question.

So what is Magic like ? a smaller MRG?

Matt writes at 1pm on FB

alright everyone, the part is at the machine shop right now and we should have it back late this afternoon. We will install it and be back up and running. Tomorrow isn't 100% just yet, but we are close.

 

[madriverjack]

How much snow did they end up getting?

 

[jrmagic]

How much snow did they end up getting?

With the dryslotting it seems the Sundown Hole shifted NW over Magic for the day as they got around 9 inches out of it. Not exactly epic but with what was already on the hill those there had a really good day.

 

[billski]

Magic Mountain Ski Area Saturday is 100%.17 minutes ago

 

[billski]

How much snow did they end up getting?

On Wednesday I heard about 9+ and NO crust.

 

[reefer]

I think this is a fair description, at least the top half of the mountain. The bottom of Magic is run-out city though. It's a fun hill, some gnarley steepish terrain, limited grooming on the good stuff....that's what makes it sort of MRG-like. I like to think of Magic as more of a bigger, more technical Berkshire East than a smaller, less technical MRG. When there's powder, I think it's the most fun hill south of the MRV though.

Well Stated....I call it Berkshire East on steroids................or MRG South.
I also changed my plans and will be at Magic Sunday (perhaps Saturday also, Bromley might be my Saturday choice however). Hope you make it Greg, I'll be on the look-out for you Sunday!

 

[madriverjack]

Thank you jrmagic and Bill. If they get the chair going I may be heading there tomr..

 

[Greg]

Thank you jrmagic and Bill. If they get the chair going I may be heading there tomr..

Any chance for Sunday?

 

[Jisch]

I wish I knew for sure it was going to be spinning tomorrow, I'd like to grab liftopia tickets. Oh well, I'll probably end up at Bromely tomorrow anyway.

 

[madriverjack]

My wife is working this weekend, so tomr. is my chance get out.

 

[billski]

I think this is a fair description, at least the top half of the mountain. The bottom of Magic is run-out city though. It's a fun hill, some gnarley steepish terrain, limited grooming on the good stuff.....

Greg nailed it . I spent a day in the fall tromping the mountain pruning glades. Runout on bottom steep for the top 1/2. The blacks on the west site generally are left natural and bump up like MRG. The priority on Blues and Greens is grooming, all on the east side. You can ski all day on blues and never see them scraped off. I skied with a solid skilled but hesitant blue skier all morning and she just loved it. So when people say there is something for everyone, they are right, except, uh, maybe for lack of a half-pipe or a board park.

What I'm noticing this year however is that there are more powderhounds than in past years. This tends to really beat the hell out of the blacks. I've found sloppy seconds to be much more difficult to ski. Still love the place, still go back.

Go on the weekends and you'll see few crowds compared to the biggies. Great place to hide, even on a holiday, at least for now! A few inches each day adds up, but no powder hounds in sight. They are looking for the "big dump"