Berkshire East 2/13/15

Berkshire East
Friday 2/15/2015
Cold, 7 degrees, light wind, sunny
Packed powder, powder

Haven't skied Berkshire East since Monday(damn work!). Conditions were excellent in the woods. I didn't ski any groomers really, just used them to connect to other trees. I was solo so I didn't go on any adventures to find fresh tracks but I did find many spots inbounds with untouched boot deep powder. Natural snow trails were all bumped up but still looked excellent. Only bad run was Horaces Grove which has a southwest exposure and is fairly open, some shark teeth were starting to show in there. Chief woods was by far the run of the day. Found untracked boot deep both times I went through. Umass and Grizzly woods
Chief woods
Chute looking down at Charlemont

Horaces Grove? Where/what is that?

Wow, there was so much in Horace's the other day I'm surprised to hear that. Check out all the trees around Roy's and East Glade? Those were wild the other day. I will get back there if this Tues/Weds deal comes through.

Tuna, horaces is behind the patrol building. Some rock in there, but pretty easy to hop over most of it.

Thanks Hado... Wasn't aware that had a name! Yeah it is rocky in there more often than not. I like obstacles!

Tin said:

Wow, there was so much in Horace's the other day I'm surprised to hear that. Check out all the trees around Roy's and East Glade? Those were wild the other day. I will get back there if this Tues/Weds deal comes through.

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East Glades were even better today than Friday. Best route today was Chief woods to Roy's way woods and the little pitch below Mohawk. I kept skiing the same route and the only other tracks were mine!

I dont know catsup, tomahawk to the DH bike trail was pretty damn sweet too, we patrollers hit your route pretty hard too.

what's the rope policy there? when i visited a 2 weeks ago the report was 100% open but east glade was roped off at the top.

That's an idiot rope. If you dont know whats behind it, dont go there. Because it's a clearly marked glade off an easy trail we want to keep beginners out.