2022-01-17 Berkshire East Powder Day

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Resort or Ski Area

Berkshire East

Date

Jan 17, 2022

Snow Conditions

1. Powder

Berkshire East claiming 12” of powder From Izzy and nearly 100% open, so headed over there for some late afternoon turns. Was raining steadily on the drive along the Mohawk Trail and in parking lot, but sun came out during first chairlift ride up. Apparently there were some lift issues on Sunday resulting in unusuallly long 15 minute waits, but this afternoon the Summit Quad was ski on.

Only had enough time to take 5 runs, but conditions were fantastic,

First run, Big Chief -> Bear Run -> Mohawk -> Roy’s Way -> Lower Mohawk
For some reason, Upper Mohawk remains closed, so no way to get to Upper East Glades without ducking a rope

↓Mohawk, just below Bear Run


↓Mohawk, 5-way split


↓top of Roy’s Way


↓Roy’s Way hairpin

 

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Second Run, Jug -> Lower Flying Cloud

↓start of Jug


↓halfway down Jug, looking up


↓halfway down Jug, looking down

 

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Third Run, Horace’s Grove -> Outback -> Blizzard Island

↓Horace’s Grove


↓Blizzard Island


↓Bike Bridge near bottom of Blizzard Island

 

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Fourth Run, Tomahawk - no pictures

Fifth Run, Lift Line -> Lower Comp
Lower Lift Line closed but many tracks from poachers

↓”Upper Upper” Liftline. Entrance is a little trickier now due to new netting installed at top terminal.

 

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[180]

looks great

 

[reefer]

Doesn't get much better than that over there! Good call. Nice pics.