sankaty
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Date(s) Skied: 1-30-16
Resort or Ski Area: Mount Snow
Conditions: Some man-made PP, mostly hardpack
Trip Report:
The conditions were not memorable, but still a fun day of skiing. Despite just a typical weekend crowd, the trails were pretty congested due to a relatively low trail count. Most of the man-made packed powder was relegated to the fringes of the trails after the first hour or so. I was skiing mostly with family, so I didn't even try steeper ugroomed stuff, but I can't imagine it was in very good shape unless there was a trail I missed where they had recently been blasting the snow guns. Woods that I saw were generally not in play by typical standards. Lift lines were very reasonable; typically just a few minutes on the Grand Summit Express.
A bigger problem was people skiing/riding way too fast for the crowds and conditions. I got hit from behind twice while just skiing my very predictable narrow line on the edge of the trail. No damage done either time, but it was very annoying and potentially unsafe. I routinely saw folks zoom past my kids at unsafe speeds and distances, especially on the green slopes.
On the plus side, this was my first real test of a new pair of Blizzard Magnum 8.5 TI skis. I got a great deal on them over the summer of 2014 with the intention of making them my go-to skis on days where I was likely to be doing mostly frontside hardpack skiing. I mercifully didn't have any occasion to use them last season. They really excelled today. Nimble enough to dance in the stip of soft snow on the extreme edge of the trail, but they had a super tenacious and predictable grip on the hardpack. These skis made the day so much more fun.
Resort or Ski Area: Mount Snow
Conditions: Some man-made PP, mostly hardpack
Trip Report:
The conditions were not memorable, but still a fun day of skiing. Despite just a typical weekend crowd, the trails were pretty congested due to a relatively low trail count. Most of the man-made packed powder was relegated to the fringes of the trails after the first hour or so. I was skiing mostly with family, so I didn't even try steeper ugroomed stuff, but I can't imagine it was in very good shape unless there was a trail I missed where they had recently been blasting the snow guns. Woods that I saw were generally not in play by typical standards. Lift lines were very reasonable; typically just a few minutes on the Grand Summit Express.
A bigger problem was people skiing/riding way too fast for the crowds and conditions. I got hit from behind twice while just skiing my very predictable narrow line on the edge of the trail. No damage done either time, but it was very annoying and potentially unsafe. I routinely saw folks zoom past my kids at unsafe speeds and distances, especially on the green slopes.
On the plus side, this was my first real test of a new pair of Blizzard Magnum 8.5 TI skis. I got a great deal on them over the summer of 2014 with the intention of making them my go-to skis on days where I was likely to be doing mostly frontside hardpack skiing. I mercifully didn't have any occasion to use them last season. They really excelled today. Nimble enough to dance in the stip of soft snow on the extreme edge of the trail, but they had a super tenacious and predictable grip on the hardpack. These skis made the day so much more fun.