AlpineZone Ski Area Challenge: Magic Mountain

[Greg]

Ethan's answers are in:

http://skiing.alpinezone.com/articles/challenge/response.htm?resort=magic

Ethan opted to not answer a question pertaining to "management philosophy" so I replaced question 2 with skijay's question:

Since Magic has tubing, does that cater to specific "tubing" only crowd or does it attract skiers who tube since they are already at the mountain?

I will update the page as soon as I hear back from Ethan.

 

[Joshua B]

The Redline is riddled with bumps, jumps, stumps, lift towers, cliffs and rocks to negotiate all the way down. On a Powder Day there is no better run to showcase your skills on the snow. Where most mountains in the East may have one or two premier expert runs they showcase, Magic has over a half dozen. Your best bet is to get out and take them on for yourself.

Hmmm, I wonder if that is sound advice.

 

[Greg]

Does anyone have any pics from some of the trails at Magic? I'd be interested in seeing some of runs like Master Magician and Redline...

 

[Joshua B]

Couresy of Ethan / Magic

 

[Greg]

What trails are visible in that pic, Josh?

 

[riverc0il]

these pictures don't show very well the pitch of red line but:
http://www.netway.com/~theway/ski/2003/magic2003.htm

in the picture above redline is on the left with lucifer in the middle. can't remember the trail on the right, maybe master magician up top with heart of magician down low with? i'm too lazy to pull out the trail map

 

[sledhaulingmedic]

A view of Master Magician from Broomstick, 2/2003:

and the skier's right side taken from the last pitch:

Sled

 

[Greg]

Great pics, sledhaulingmedic! Welcome to the boards.

 

[Joshua B]

You'd have to pay me a lot of money, or at least dare me...to ski in those conditions!

 

[sledhaulingmedic]

Thanks for the welcome, Greg.

JoshuaB: It skied better than it photographed. Cheap camera, what can I say...

 

[Joshua B]

So it's really not glistening ice and bulletproof?

 

[Greg]

So it's really not glistening ice and bulletproof?

At first I thought it looked pretty solid, but after looking at it again, it looks like flash frozen spring mush. The glare in the pics does make it look a bit forboding...

 

[sledhaulingmedic]

"Carvable styrofoam". You needed sharp edges and good technique, w/o question. Still, any day that Master Magician has that kind of coverage is a good day!