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Date(s) Skied: Friday, 2/22/2008, 3:20 - 10:20 pm
Resort or Ski Area: Ski Sundown, CT
Conditions: Powder, powder bumps. Dumping snow with a few lulls here and there.
Trip Report: Called Brian as I left the house who was already skiing. Also called Grassi and found we were pretty much in sync. Got to the mountain a bit after 3 pm - 50 or so minutes, not bad. Met up with Chris in the lodge. Immediately headed for Temptor which was already skiing pretty nicely. The bumps on the middle part of Nor'easter are pretty wide with only a groomer pass on skier's right. These upper bumps were a bit rough and still need some massaging, but the number of lines is impressive.
The bumps then turn down into Temptor which is a really nice stretch of tight medium sized bumps. Great stuff in there. On the flats, there are no real bumps, and the seeds are actually a little silly, but they are still fun to pop off of and practice some A&E. Now the good stuff. The bumps on the steep section of Temptor are freakin' RADICAL! They skied in great over the course of the afternoon/evening and by nights end were pretty large. 3 to 4 beautiful lines in there. They are a work of art right now.
Met up with Brian and then Marc. Brian, Marc and I decided to check out Area 51. Whoa. :blink: Not quite ready. About 6" of fluffy powder over no base. Brian scored a massive core shot. Still a fun little adventure. We then hooked up with the Evils and Mikey1 and son for a while. Eventually hooked up with beetlenut at the sundeck. And finally jonnypoach arrived and Brian rejoined us (had to work a few hours).
All of us slayed those moguls for much of the night and again, the bumps on Temptor are awesome. This is about as good as bump skiing can get in CT. They are primed for the mogul comp and spring session. Kickers go in next week according to Brian so it should be a fun next few weeks at the mighty Ski Sundown. I'm effin spent. We killed it on those bumps and besides the Area 51 excursion we hammered them over and over for 7 hours with about a 45 minute dinner break. Brian, jonnypoach and I even hiked up the Lower Temptor bumps for one more run. Some tool guy says, "Not sure anything at Sundown is worth hiking for." I responded in the most snide voice I could find the energy for and said, "this trail is."
Best bump night at Sundown, bar none. Great skiing with everyone. Got some vid. I'll fool with it a bit tonight, but the final product probably won't be ready until tomorrow. Marge and Tim grabbed a ton of vid too. It was a great night!
Resort or Ski Area: Ski Sundown, CT
Conditions: Powder, powder bumps. Dumping snow with a few lulls here and there.
Trip Report: Called Brian as I left the house who was already skiing. Also called Grassi and found we were pretty much in sync. Got to the mountain a bit after 3 pm - 50 or so minutes, not bad. Met up with Chris in the lodge. Immediately headed for Temptor which was already skiing pretty nicely. The bumps on the middle part of Nor'easter are pretty wide with only a groomer pass on skier's right. These upper bumps were a bit rough and still need some massaging, but the number of lines is impressive.
The bumps then turn down into Temptor which is a really nice stretch of tight medium sized bumps. Great stuff in there. On the flats, there are no real bumps, and the seeds are actually a little silly, but they are still fun to pop off of and practice some A&E. Now the good stuff. The bumps on the steep section of Temptor are freakin' RADICAL! They skied in great over the course of the afternoon/evening and by nights end were pretty large. 3 to 4 beautiful lines in there. They are a work of art right now.
Met up with Brian and then Marc. Brian, Marc and I decided to check out Area 51. Whoa. :blink: Not quite ready. About 6" of fluffy powder over no base. Brian scored a massive core shot. Still a fun little adventure. We then hooked up with the Evils and Mikey1 and son for a while. Eventually hooked up with beetlenut at the sundeck. And finally jonnypoach arrived and Brian rejoined us (had to work a few hours).
All of us slayed those moguls for much of the night and again, the bumps on Temptor are awesome. This is about as good as bump skiing can get in CT. They are primed for the mogul comp and spring session. Kickers go in next week according to Brian so it should be a fun next few weeks at the mighty Ski Sundown. I'm effin spent. We killed it on those bumps and besides the Area 51 excursion we hammered them over and over for 7 hours with about a 45 minute dinner break. Brian, jonnypoach and I even hiked up the Lower Temptor bumps for one more run. Some tool guy says, "Not sure anything at Sundown is worth hiking for." I responded in the most snide voice I could find the energy for and said, "this trail is."
Best bump night at Sundown, bar none. Great skiing with everyone. Got some vid. I'll fool with it a bit tonight, but the final product probably won't be ready until tomorrow. Marge and Tim grabbed a ton of vid too. It was a great night!
