bdfreetuna
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Well I just read Gladerider's report from yesterday and he definitely got after the goods better than me.
Got there early, parked at Ramshead because it looked like I could get a spot real close to the lodge. First run I took down Ramshead into Snowden was beautiful. Corduroy and sweet carvable snow. This was looking good.
I thought I'd do a tour of the resort, so to speak, before deciding which areas had the best snow. Also I wanted to scope out the woods, if possible. So I skied Bear Mountain, then back to Skye, then K1, then Canyons, then Snowdon, back to K1, back to Ramshead.
This was the progression of my short day, taking a couple runs in each area. The snow was not what I had hoped for or expected. The steep trails were either groomed and scraped off, or ungroomed with weird icy bumps. Cascade and Downdraft were straight up slick. I wanted to go in Big Dipper but the top section had a lot of bare exposed grass/dirt/rock and I didn't feel like ducking under the ropes on Double Dipper to have a half-assed woods experience.
The soft snow in the early morning firmed up and got scraped off so quickly. Eventually I evacuated the main mountains. I am able enough to ski steep icy stuff making short skiddy turns but it's not my idea of fun and for me it's at least as stressful as it is enjoyable. Called it a day by lunch time and as soon as I got in the car it started raining.
My prediction:: Big K needs snow and until then it's gonna be slick.
The woods: Big Dipper was clearly skiable although thin, except for the bare windblown top section. All the other woods I saw I wouldn't and didn't even bother to try. I'm somebody who will ski woods with thin cover. But this was too thin even for me.
Overall not the most fun I've had skiing.
Got there early, parked at Ramshead because it looked like I could get a spot real close to the lodge. First run I took down Ramshead into Snowden was beautiful. Corduroy and sweet carvable snow. This was looking good.
I thought I'd do a tour of the resort, so to speak, before deciding which areas had the best snow. Also I wanted to scope out the woods, if possible. So I skied Bear Mountain, then back to Skye, then K1, then Canyons, then Snowdon, back to K1, back to Ramshead.
This was the progression of my short day, taking a couple runs in each area. The snow was not what I had hoped for or expected. The steep trails were either groomed and scraped off, or ungroomed with weird icy bumps. Cascade and Downdraft were straight up slick. I wanted to go in Big Dipper but the top section had a lot of bare exposed grass/dirt/rock and I didn't feel like ducking under the ropes on Double Dipper to have a half-assed woods experience.
The soft snow in the early morning firmed up and got scraped off so quickly. Eventually I evacuated the main mountains. I am able enough to ski steep icy stuff making short skiddy turns but it's not my idea of fun and for me it's at least as stressful as it is enjoyable. Called it a day by lunch time and as soon as I got in the car it started raining.
My prediction:: Big K needs snow and until then it's gonna be slick.
The woods: Big Dipper was clearly skiable although thin, except for the bare windblown top section. All the other woods I saw I wouldn't and didn't even bother to try. I'm somebody who will ski woods with thin cover. But this was too thin even for me.
Overall not the most fun I've had skiing.