amf
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Mt Snow 3/17: Marcski hit it right. Probably best conditions of the year on the north face & in the woods. Can't believe people were requesting refunds for too much snow!
Magic 3/18: Had planned to go to Stratton to maximize my free ticket value, but headed for Magic to avoid the snowboard comp at Stratton. Magic was magic - if anything, they groom with too light a touch... the blue cruisers to skiier right could have had a wider swath groomed to break up the thin icy crust from the freezing mist of early Saturday. The blacks to skiers left, where the crust was quickly broken out, were great. Soft powdery bumps for the most part, with only a few small icy patches beginning to show late in the day.
Stratton 3/19: Hard to believe it snowed at all... they groomed the mountain down to the man-made hard pack. By the end of the day most runs were like skiing on concrete, yet folks thought it was great. Four runs saved the day - Spruce, where they had not groomed, and although it was bumped up there were generally soft (I have little cartilage left in one knee, so I tend to avoid the mini-glaciers that are typical of eastern mogul fields). The woods runs off Rowleys were excellent - the thin ice crust was either absent or had not occurred at Stratton. Late in the day I made in over to Kidderbrook & the tree runs there, where I finally met bliss. K'brook never say a groomer, & was sweet & soft, & the trees were heavenly. I think I say three other parties over there the whole day. The only down side was getting there - from the sunbowl, you had to take a lift, then ski concrete over to the main face & take another lift to the top. But I'll say this - after seeing how they literally destroyed one of the best snowfalls of the year, sucking the very soul out of the mountain, the only way I'll be back again is with a free ticket.
Bromley 3/20: My first time there, figuring on a good cheap get-away day (the entire trip was built around skiing four areas for $50 - I had a comp at Snow, the free ticket at Stratton, & Magic & Bromley were both $25 midweek. Having to pay weekend rates at Magic upped the ante to $74!) Thoroughly enjoyed Bromley. Nothing particularly challenging, but after 3 days in powder & trees it was perfect. Nice mix of groomed & ungroomed, & the generally narrow trails allowed wind-blown snow to collect during the day making for good skiing. And best of all, the bathrooms in the lodge are ON THE MAIN LEVEL!!! Did I say that loud enough? I would definitely return there.
Magic 3/18: Had planned to go to Stratton to maximize my free ticket value, but headed for Magic to avoid the snowboard comp at Stratton. Magic was magic - if anything, they groom with too light a touch... the blue cruisers to skiier right could have had a wider swath groomed to break up the thin icy crust from the freezing mist of early Saturday. The blacks to skiers left, where the crust was quickly broken out, were great. Soft powdery bumps for the most part, with only a few small icy patches beginning to show late in the day.
Stratton 3/19: Hard to believe it snowed at all... they groomed the mountain down to the man-made hard pack. By the end of the day most runs were like skiing on concrete, yet folks thought it was great. Four runs saved the day - Spruce, where they had not groomed, and although it was bumped up there were generally soft (I have little cartilage left in one knee, so I tend to avoid the mini-glaciers that are typical of eastern mogul fields). The woods runs off Rowleys were excellent - the thin ice crust was either absent or had not occurred at Stratton. Late in the day I made in over to Kidderbrook & the tree runs there, where I finally met bliss. K'brook never say a groomer, & was sweet & soft, & the trees were heavenly. I think I say three other parties over there the whole day. The only down side was getting there - from the sunbowl, you had to take a lift, then ski concrete over to the main face & take another lift to the top. But I'll say this - after seeing how they literally destroyed one of the best snowfalls of the year, sucking the very soul out of the mountain, the only way I'll be back again is with a free ticket.
Bromley 3/20: My first time there, figuring on a good cheap get-away day (the entire trip was built around skiing four areas for $50 - I had a comp at Snow, the free ticket at Stratton, & Magic & Bromley were both $25 midweek. Having to pay weekend rates at Magic upped the ante to $74!) Thoroughly enjoyed Bromley. Nothing particularly challenging, but after 3 days in powder & trees it was perfect. Nice mix of groomed & ungroomed, & the generally narrow trails allowed wind-blown snow to collect during the day making for good skiing. And best of all, the bathrooms in the lodge are ON THE MAIN LEVEL!!! Did I say that loud enough? I would definitely return there.
I guess I need to check out Bromley next time...
