thinnmann
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Poor Belleayre, lucky us. For a Saturday on a holiday week after Christmas, Belleayre was eerily uncrowded. We dodged a bullet because last night's drizzle stopped before dawn, kept the crowds away, and the snow conditions were just buttah... Upper Yahoo was finally groomed and open. It skied wonderfully all day. Moguls started to build by noon. I didn't even break for lunch and did at least 8 laps of Yahoo/Lift 7, bouncing off bumps and trying to zipper. But there were few people to try to show off for, because the lift was so empty. I literally skied right up to the lift-load stop line every run from 11:30-1 PM, and just hopped off on top, carved a hard left and hit it again.
I encountered no ice, because it was fairly warm, maybe a high of 38 today, and the traffic was light. Wanatuska, Mohawk, Onteora, Seneca, Dot Nebel were all an awesome ride. Lower Yahoo was a carving dream, and in the AM you could even ski the slalom brushes that were set up if the racers were on the lift. I stay away from the dangerous green runs and Boring Brook, so I can't say what was happening there.
Note to Ski Patrol: Here is a sign I would like to see at the top of Yahoo: "No snowboarders who can't carve a turn on steep terrain!" 75% of the snowboarders hitting Yahoo today were sideslipping or falling and sliding on their butt, and ruining the development of the bump run. But, hey, at least they were entertaining on that slow Lift 7 ride.
Upper Yahoo finally open
I encountered no ice, because it was fairly warm, maybe a high of 38 today, and the traffic was light. Wanatuska, Mohawk, Onteora, Seneca, Dot Nebel were all an awesome ride. Lower Yahoo was a carving dream, and in the AM you could even ski the slalom brushes that were set up if the racers were on the lift. I stay away from the dangerous green runs and Boring Brook, so I can't say what was happening there.
Note to Ski Patrol: Here is a sign I would like to see at the top of Yahoo: "No snowboarders who can't carve a turn on steep terrain!" 75% of the snowboarders hitting Yahoo today were sideslipping or falling and sliding on their butt, and ruining the development of the bump run. But, hey, at least they were entertaining on that slow Lift 7 ride.
Upper Yahoo finally open
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