Zand
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Cloudyish 50 degree day on the hill. Realized I left my gloves at MRG when I got to the mountain but it was warm enough to do without for the day rather than buy new ones for $65.
Skied all over the mountain today, mixing up between glades and bumps. Started at 11 am on a CanAm/Liftline run. CanAm was more slick than I expected. Liftline had a few good bump lines but a lot of dirt in the troughs as well. Did a weird run down Goat Run to Bushwacker afterwards... never skied Bushwacker before as it's a kind of out of the way blue glade but it's nice and spacious if you're looking for a first timer kind of glade.
Beaver Pond was up next... obviously pretty worn down in there but holding up pretty well. Many of the glades are still very nicely covered and should make it another week or two anyway.
Finally hit Face Chutes for the first time as I caught a tram ride with a bunch of people that were hitting it. That allowed me to really see the different lines and find one for myself. Other than a sheet of ice under the tram house and a little boneyness at the top of the pitch, the snow was phenomenal. Nice and soft the entire way. Finished up with some Milk Run bumps.
Headed over for a few runs off the Jet... hit Timbuktu, UN, and Kitz/Hells woods. The glades were in amazing shape... you were hard pressed to even find a patch of dirt anywhere in the woods over there. Compared to March 31 last year, it was heaven today. UN had plenty of bumps with a couple decent lines and a burnt out trough or two.
Headed back over to Tramside as the line was short which you don't get too often. Did a repeat of Face Chutes and headed down to Everglade from there. After coming off the Face, kinda made the steepness of Everglade feel like a piece of cake. Coverage in Everglade is terrific. A few rocks poking out in the usual places, but well worth hitting if you don't mind the SLLLOOOOOWWW runout on Ullr's at the bottom. Face to Everglade is 1,800ish vertical feet of insanity, I'll say that.
Next up was Green Beret. Again, another run that usually feels big and steep, but was nice and relaxing after hitting the face. The initial rocky area is actually not too bad getting through right now... a testament to how much snow the place has. Rest of the trail was nice. Took Hell's Woods to the bottom.
Did a Bonnie Liftline run before wrapping up the afternoon with a Canyonland/Lower Powerline combo. Canyonland is actually one of the more worn-out glades on the hill with quite a few dirt patches in the wider lines, but getting out on the edges reveals deeper snow. Powerline obviously has quite a few rocks poking out now, but some sick bumps as well.
Terrific past few weeks here in northern VT after 2 years of completely crap. Currently lightly raining here in Lyndonville but it should be a net neutral storm for the mountains with a few inches of snow on the backside. Spring weather returns later this week... looking forward to one more day at Burke Thursday, Jay Friday, and then I'm on spring break so I'll probably hit Wachusett for closing weekend festivities.
Doesn't feel like the season is coming to an end... in fact it feels like it just started because so much of the season has sucked here. But the days are getting limited. I'm intrigued by how deep Superstar looks right now and the rumblings of making it to June. My birthday is Sun June 2, and it would be pretty damn cool to ski on my birthday. Memorial Day would be great too. Hope they can make it.
Skied all over the mountain today, mixing up between glades and bumps. Started at 11 am on a CanAm/Liftline run. CanAm was more slick than I expected. Liftline had a few good bump lines but a lot of dirt in the troughs as well. Did a weird run down Goat Run to Bushwacker afterwards... never skied Bushwacker before as it's a kind of out of the way blue glade but it's nice and spacious if you're looking for a first timer kind of glade.
Beaver Pond was up next... obviously pretty worn down in there but holding up pretty well. Many of the glades are still very nicely covered and should make it another week or two anyway.
Finally hit Face Chutes for the first time as I caught a tram ride with a bunch of people that were hitting it. That allowed me to really see the different lines and find one for myself. Other than a sheet of ice under the tram house and a little boneyness at the top of the pitch, the snow was phenomenal. Nice and soft the entire way. Finished up with some Milk Run bumps.
Headed over for a few runs off the Jet... hit Timbuktu, UN, and Kitz/Hells woods. The glades were in amazing shape... you were hard pressed to even find a patch of dirt anywhere in the woods over there. Compared to March 31 last year, it was heaven today. UN had plenty of bumps with a couple decent lines and a burnt out trough or two.
Headed back over to Tramside as the line was short which you don't get too often. Did a repeat of Face Chutes and headed down to Everglade from there. After coming off the Face, kinda made the steepness of Everglade feel like a piece of cake. Coverage in Everglade is terrific. A few rocks poking out in the usual places, but well worth hitting if you don't mind the SLLLOOOOOWWW runout on Ullr's at the bottom. Face to Everglade is 1,800ish vertical feet of insanity, I'll say that.
Next up was Green Beret. Again, another run that usually feels big and steep, but was nice and relaxing after hitting the face. The initial rocky area is actually not too bad getting through right now... a testament to how much snow the place has. Rest of the trail was nice. Took Hell's Woods to the bottom.
Did a Bonnie Liftline run before wrapping up the afternoon with a Canyonland/Lower Powerline combo. Canyonland is actually one of the more worn-out glades on the hill with quite a few dirt patches in the wider lines, but getting out on the edges reveals deeper snow. Powerline obviously has quite a few rocks poking out now, but some sick bumps as well.
Terrific past few weeks here in northern VT after 2 years of completely crap. Currently lightly raining here in Lyndonville but it should be a net neutral storm for the mountains with a few inches of snow on the backside. Spring weather returns later this week... looking forward to one more day at Burke Thursday, Jay Friday, and then I'm on spring break so I'll probably hit Wachusett for closing weekend festivities.
Doesn't feel like the season is coming to an end... in fact it feels like it just started because so much of the season has sucked here. But the days are getting limited. I'm intrigued by how deep Superstar looks right now and the rumblings of making it to June. My birthday is Sun June 2, and it would be pretty damn cool to ski on my birthday. Memorial Day would be great too. Hope they can make it.