madskier6
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Date(s) Skied: December 22, 2008
Resort or Ski Area: Berkshire East - Charlemont, MA
Conditions: Wind-Blown Powder/Packed Powder; Very Cold & Windy Day
Trip Report: I got out for a few hours after all the fresh snow we received over the weekend. I would have preferred to hit Magic's opening day today for more untracked powder but I couldn't swing that due to family commitments in the morning. I was expecting somewhat of a powder day since they reported 9" from Friday/Saturday's storm & 8" from Sunday's storm. What I got was a lot of windblown powder & crud. Don't get me wrong - conditions were still quite good & I had a great day. I just expected more soft, untracked snow than what I found.
Most of the mountain was open & I had a lot of fun. The best runs for me were Grizzly, Flying Cloud, War Dance, Blizzard Island, Hemlock & Wilderness Peak. I was not able to ski some of my favorite Berkshire East runs such as Liftline, Jug, Tomahawk & East Glades. Some of those gladed runs may not have been open today.
It was very cold & extremely windy today. Temp was 18 at the base when I arrived around lunch time. As the afternoon wore on, the temps got colder & the winds got more intense. The triple chair stopped numerous times due to wind & they eventually had to close it shortly after 3:00. I was going to ski Liftline but they closed the lift right due to wind issues before I was going to hit it so I was out of luck.
I then skied the runs off the quad, which I rarely ski. That was a nice change of pace. I had never skied Hemlock & Wilderness Peak & really enjoyed those runs. The Blizzard Island trees were in very good shape considering BEast had just re-opened on Saturday after being closed for several days due to lack of snow.
I skied until closing at 4:30 & was very cold as I headed into the lodge. All-in-all, a very good day in cold & windy conditions.
Resort or Ski Area: Berkshire East - Charlemont, MA
Conditions: Wind-Blown Powder/Packed Powder; Very Cold & Windy Day
Trip Report: I got out for a few hours after all the fresh snow we received over the weekend. I would have preferred to hit Magic's opening day today for more untracked powder but I couldn't swing that due to family commitments in the morning. I was expecting somewhat of a powder day since they reported 9" from Friday/Saturday's storm & 8" from Sunday's storm. What I got was a lot of windblown powder & crud. Don't get me wrong - conditions were still quite good & I had a great day. I just expected more soft, untracked snow than what I found.
Most of the mountain was open & I had a lot of fun. The best runs for me were Grizzly, Flying Cloud, War Dance, Blizzard Island, Hemlock & Wilderness Peak. I was not able to ski some of my favorite Berkshire East runs such as Liftline, Jug, Tomahawk & East Glades. Some of those gladed runs may not have been open today.
It was very cold & extremely windy today. Temp was 18 at the base when I arrived around lunch time. As the afternoon wore on, the temps got colder & the winds got more intense. The triple chair stopped numerous times due to wind & they eventually had to close it shortly after 3:00. I was going to ski Liftline but they closed the lift right due to wind issues before I was going to hit it so I was out of luck.
I then skied the runs off the quad, which I rarely ski. That was a nice change of pace. I had never skied Hemlock & Wilderness Peak & really enjoyed those runs. The Blizzard Island trees were in very good shape considering BEast had just re-opened on Saturday after being closed for several days due to lack of snow.
I skied until closing at 4:30 & was very cold as I headed into the lodge. All-in-all, a very good day in cold & windy conditions.
