Recent content by MadPadraic

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End up with 40 days, of which two were splitboarding. That's not a bad total considering that I missed early season due to a quad injury and a week in March due to covid, 5 countries this year, which is easily a record for me. Albeit the time in Switzerland was just one long run when our...

Ok, topic for discussion: Organgrinder is the signature bump trail with snow making and, say, exterminator would be the signature bump trail without (feel free to substitute as Brava/FIS/Diamond as you see fit). Does Ext trail ski/ride better than OG on a powder day? How about 4 days removed...

My apologies. This is just a terminology thing. i think of a head wall as being at the top of the trail and the rock fall is partway down if I remember correctly. Hmm maybe a skier/rider thing? I don't try to ride a zip line; instead I either go between the bumps or spin at top. Bigger bumps...

Bravo has the rock fall which is tricky to navigate. I've never noticed Ext's bumps being bigger than Bravo's, but I won't debate it. However, this raises an interesting question. Do you think bigger bumps make a trail harder? I'd never actually considered that before. (honestly--not trying...

I've given this more thought since my earlier post, which was more balanced. If this is your only trip to Maine for the foreseeable future, you should just go to Sugarloaf. It's the best in the East. If you don't have good weather then either SL or SR will be perfectly fine. However, if you do...

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On the whole, I agree with you, but I shall also nitpick. Rip Cord is a double and Organ Grinder and spill way are singles? Bravo is a single but Exterminator is a double? Birdland typically rides like a black. Perhaps Lixi's twist should be a blue? Silly nitpicking aside, SB does a very good...

I'd do Sugarloaf even over MLK. Sugarloaf's groomers off of Superquad and Skyline are better than most at Sunday River, and crucially they ski off later in the day. SR is mostly skiied off by 10:30. That being said, SR does have some fun spots. For steep stuff White Heat (SR) can sometimes...

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Crystal. The mandatory air gates at Northway are the most intimidating things I've ever seen inbounds at a resort. Note: there are tamer entrances to Northway. The entire Silver Queen area freaks me out, because the cliffs aren't well marked and it is too steep to see below. I have no...

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