Buckeye Skier 1330
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I know this report is not much compared to others on this forum, but I thought I would post just for the heck of it. We don't get a lot of snow around here, and it's really rare to get the right conditions for some free skiing.
About a week ago we got 3 or 4 inches of snow, then about 1/4 inch of ice, then 4 or 5 more inches of snow on top of that. I have been looking at the hill on the back side of a corp of engineer's dam for a few years wondering if it would be skiable. Well I figured the conditions were as good as I was going to get. I didn't want to get any hassle so I got up at sunrise last Sunday to give it a shot. I figured no park rangers would be around that early. There was a sign that said no sledding, but didn't mention skiing. But I didn't want to take a chance.
A lot of the snow had blown off in the 3 days since the storm, but there were still 2 or 3 inches on top of an edgeable crust. I'm guessing the hill was at least 50 vertical feet, maybe closer top 75. I got 8 to 10 turns on each run. It was pretty fun. This was the first time I had ever done anything like this, except on a much smaller hill last year in PA.
There were fishermen driving by to fish the spillway, they must have thought I was crazy. I made 16 runs, at least 800 vertical feet. I do a lot of grouse hunting in the hills of southern Ohio, so I'm used to doing some climbing. But I could definitely feel it when I was done. Anyone who earns their turns has my utmost respect.
Next time I'm going to try to hit it closer to the storm( or during). Here are a few pics.
About a week ago we got 3 or 4 inches of snow, then about 1/4 inch of ice, then 4 or 5 more inches of snow on top of that. I have been looking at the hill on the back side of a corp of engineer's dam for a few years wondering if it would be skiable. Well I figured the conditions were as good as I was going to get. I didn't want to get any hassle so I got up at sunrise last Sunday to give it a shot. I figured no park rangers would be around that early. There was a sign that said no sledding, but didn't mention skiing. But I didn't want to take a chance.
A lot of the snow had blown off in the 3 days since the storm, but there were still 2 or 3 inches on top of an edgeable crust. I'm guessing the hill was at least 50 vertical feet, maybe closer top 75. I got 8 to 10 turns on each run. It was pretty fun. This was the first time I had ever done anything like this, except on a much smaller hill last year in PA.
There were fishermen driving by to fish the spillway, they must have thought I was crazy. I made 16 runs, at least 800 vertical feet. I do a lot of grouse hunting in the hills of southern Ohio, so I'm used to doing some climbing. But I could definitely feel it when I was done. Anyone who earns their turns has my utmost respect.
Next time I'm going to try to hit it closer to the storm( or during). Here are a few pics.
