BackLoafRiver
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I'll let the pics speak for themselves. Basic rundown, SR got around 2" of new snow Saturday night into Sunday morning. Not enough to open anything but enough to change the vibe up there.
Top to bottom on the Locke Triple and the Barker Express. Right Stuff, Lower Punch, and T-2 were the only "trails" open while Upper Sunday Punch had a terrain park in it. During a few of the slow times, a guy who I randomly started making turns with and dipped in to ski the edges which had easily the best snow on the mountain. Conditions were varied...edges were soft and manageable. Center was skied off by about 11:30. The groomers had hit everything the night before.
Snow was being made on Ecstasy and Lazy River but they weren't open yet. (although, a few folks reported ducking the rope on Ecstasy and said it was awesome)
The crowd was the biggest so far but manageable. By noon, it was fairly dead and the conditions improved in some key places.
The biggest challenge of the day was visibility. There were low-level clouds around mid mountain and you couldn't see more than a foot in front of you. The top cleared up around 1:30 but the lower 2/3 of the mountain remained in the soup. It made for some very scary moments.
One of the interesting things that I alluded to earlier was randomly meeting people on the chair.
I love chairlift chat. I like hearing people's stories, learning about them, and seeing their passion for the sport. Sometimes I am not in the mood but, more often than not, I am game. On Sunday, I was fortunate enough to share a chair with someone I had spoken with a week prior. His name is Mike and he skis the River on a regular basis. I mentioned that we had met a week ago and we just began the normal banter. By the time we reached the top, he suggested we make a run. From there, we probably spent the next 3 hours skiing together and chatting. Real super nice guy...salt of the earth, very passionate about the sport, and extremely talented. I picked up so much just watching him ski and talking technique. In between ski chat, it was nice to learn of his interest in Maine Handicapped Skiing and working with adaptive ski programs.
Top to bottom on the Locke Triple and the Barker Express. Right Stuff, Lower Punch, and T-2 were the only "trails" open while Upper Sunday Punch had a terrain park in it. During a few of the slow times, a guy who I randomly started making turns with and dipped in to ski the edges which had easily the best snow on the mountain. Conditions were varied...edges were soft and manageable. Center was skied off by about 11:30. The groomers had hit everything the night before.
Snow was being made on Ecstasy and Lazy River but they weren't open yet. (although, a few folks reported ducking the rope on Ecstasy and said it was awesome)
The crowd was the biggest so far but manageable. By noon, it was fairly dead and the conditions improved in some key places.
The biggest challenge of the day was visibility. There were low-level clouds around mid mountain and you couldn't see more than a foot in front of you. The top cleared up around 1:30 but the lower 2/3 of the mountain remained in the soup. It made for some very scary moments.
One of the interesting things that I alluded to earlier was randomly meeting people on the chair.
I love chairlift chat. I like hearing people's stories, learning about them, and seeing their passion for the sport. Sometimes I am not in the mood but, more often than not, I am game. On Sunday, I was fortunate enough to share a chair with someone I had spoken with a week prior. His name is Mike and he skis the River on a regular basis. I mentioned that we had met a week ago and we just began the normal banter. By the time we reached the top, he suggested we make a run. From there, we probably spent the next 3 hours skiing together and chatting. Real super nice guy...salt of the earth, very passionate about the sport, and extremely talented. I picked up so much just watching him ski and talking technique. In between ski chat, it was nice to learn of his interest in Maine Handicapped Skiing and working with adaptive ski programs.
