thinnmann
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Today - January 2, 2009 (notice I have the year correct) - the conditions were very good at Belleayre. At about 25 degrees F, it was a veritable heat wave compared to yesterday. The flat groomed upper trails lacked ice, so it was fun to lay down the carves. Upper Yahoo is holding the ice from days ago. We have been discussing on the chairlift that upper Yahoo could really use a grooming to break that stuff up, then let the moguls develop once again. Dot Nebel was wide open and great for fast GS turns - plus it was really empty over there. Seneca was open from Tomahawk mid-station on down. It had a good share of death cookies from the groomers, but still allowed some fast skiing as long as your skis were beef enough to handle the vibrations.
Lift 7 shut down for a little while because one of the wheels the cable runs on got loose, just above mid-station. That is when I shot over to Tomahawk to avoid the inevitable lines that would result at Superchief. They must have fixed it pretty quickly, because there remained ski-onto lift status at Tomahawk all day. Just before I stopped skiing, there were 2-minute lines developing at Lift 7. I realized how spoiled I have gotten this week, because these lines felt like the first ones I have seen in a long time.
Skied from 9 AM until 1:30 PM, with a lunch break in there. Then my family and our friends headed on down to Woodstock for a walk around and a little money spending in the fun stores. We had a dinner that couldn't be beat at The Bear Cafe. Awesome food and service there - perhaps better than the local swanky place, Picamoose.
Some goofy pics at my blog...
Lift 7 shut down for a little while because one of the wheels the cable runs on got loose, just above mid-station. That is when I shot over to Tomahawk to avoid the inevitable lines that would result at Superchief. They must have fixed it pretty quickly, because there remained ski-onto lift status at Tomahawk all day. Just before I stopped skiing, there were 2-minute lines developing at Lift 7. I realized how spoiled I have gotten this week, because these lines felt like the first ones I have seen in a long time.
Skied from 9 AM until 1:30 PM, with a lunch break in there. Then my family and our friends headed on down to Woodstock for a walk around and a little money spending in the fun stores. We had a dinner that couldn't be beat at The Bear Cafe. Awesome food and service there - perhaps better than the local swanky place, Picamoose.
Some goofy pics at my blog...
