riverc0il
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Killer day at Black Today. Teaser of Austin killing it. The landing was stuck!!!
More later tonight.
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Black Mountain!!!!! 01/19/09
- Thread starter riverc0il
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Killer day at Black Today. Teaser of Austin killing it. The landing was stuck!!!
More later tonight.
maineskier69
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Nice shot!
You had me there, but..
The landing was stuck!!!
now I know you're full of shit, unless we're talking about a different Austin...
Seriously, nice shot!
Carter Notch Glade drop?
hardline
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it looks like he is about to get real personal with that tree.
riverc0il
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I knew there would be doubters! But tis true, the pictures don't lie... he nailed it...
Yup!
That was nothing compared to the launch that he threaded in T2. Given awf170's history, I thought for sure I was going to be heading down to the base at mach 7 to fetch patrol. :blink:
riverc0il
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Those were the pictures. Now time for the words. Black Mountain! Haven't been here in a half dozen years and I was LONG past due. One of my favorite "smaller" sized mountains. Mostly this is a family paradise with sensational character and charm (not to mention cheap lift tickets). But despite the general lack of pitch, Black has several short but awesome trails that ski exceptionally well on a powder day. Aside from awf170 and myself, I counted no more than a half dozen other powder hounds that were really "going for it". I skied untracked snow from open until I left at 12:30pm and for sure there will still be pockets of untracked snow left tomorrow.
Today was the first day the double was open to the summit. I wasted no time in taking first of the season tracks on completely untouched Lostbo, Lostbo Glade, White Knuckle, and Carter Notch Glade. If you are playing along at home... that involved three individual laps off the summit yielding three completely untracked first of the season runs. FTW!!! Boot to knee deep. KILLER!!! Three unadulterated face shots today... the cold smoke was blowing right over my shoulders and up into my face. SICK!!!
Lostbo Glade was really only good for the first few tracks and later deteriorated quickly. White Knuckle got better as tracks were laid so you could keep speed up on the flat parts. Carter Notch Glade has some crap under foot but not back at all. Not many people hitting it and the cliffs were mint for launching. Black crams more decent sized 6-16' cliffs into so little terrain. Later in the day, I was ducking for mint snow on Upper Maple Slalom with a huge drop due to a snow making whale. Sickness. And Galloping Goose yielded good tracks late in the day under the lift.
Lower mountain trails had been hit yesterday. But at any other mountain, it would have been played out by 10am the latest. Here we had left overs from yesterday that was only 33-50% tracked out at most. T2 was more crunchy than Carter Notch Glades but good huckability factor and nice snow below that. Roller Coaster was SENSATIONAL. Can't believe how little that trail gets hit being right under a lift. Maple Slalom.... YES! Right under the triple was untracked as well.
All this for only $39? Meanwhile, just up the road a spell at Wildcat..... tracked out from yesterday and this morning's refresh went quick. I will always take a leisurely untracked boot to knee deep on any run over fighting for sloppy seconds. I tried to put Black Mountain on the map a half dozen years ago. Today I had to wonder if I wanted to follow up on that report with another. I certainly don't want Black to become Jay on a powder day. But they are under rated and under appreciated and could probably use one or two more skier visits.
Those were the pictures. Now time for the words. Black Mountain! Haven't been here in a half dozen years and I was LONG past due. One of my favorite "smaller" sized mountains. Mostly this is a family paradise with sensational character and charm (not to mention cheap lift tickets). But despite the general lack of pitch, Black has several short but awesome trails that ski exceptionally well on a powder day. Aside from awf170 and myself, I counted no more than a half dozen other powder hounds that were really "going for it". I skied untracked snow from open until I left at 12:30pm and for sure there will still be pockets of untracked snow left tomorrow.
Today was the first day the double was open to the summit. I wasted no time in taking first of the season tracks on completely untouched Lostbo, Lostbo Glade, White Knuckle, and Carter Notch Glade. If you are playing along at home... that involved three individual laps off the summit yielding three completely untracked first of the season runs. FTW!!! Boot to knee deep. KILLER!!! Three unadulterated face shots today... the cold smoke was blowing right over my shoulders and up into my face. SICK!!!
Lostbo Glade was really only good for the first few tracks and later deteriorated quickly. White Knuckle got better as tracks were laid so you could keep speed up on the flat parts. Carter Notch Glade has some crap under foot but not back at all. Not many people hitting it and the cliffs were mint for launching. Black crams more decent sized 6-16' cliffs into so little terrain. Later in the day, I was ducking for mint snow on Upper Maple Slalom with a huge drop due to a snow making whale. Sickness. And Galloping Goose yielded good tracks late in the day under the lift.
Lower mountain trails had been hit yesterday. But at any other mountain, it would have been played out by 10am the latest. Here we had left overs from yesterday that was only 33-50% tracked out at most. T2 was more crunchy than Carter Notch Glades but good huckability factor and nice snow below that. Roller Coaster was SENSATIONAL. Can't believe how little that trail gets hit being right under a lift. Maple Slalom.... YES! Right under the triple was untracked as well.
All this for only $39? Meanwhile, just up the road a spell at Wildcat..... tracked out from yesterday and this morning's refresh went quick. I will always take a leisurely untracked boot to knee deep on any run over fighting for sloppy seconds. I tried to put Black Mountain on the map a half dozen years ago. Today I had to wonder if I wanted to follow up on that report with another. I certainly don't want Black to become Jay on a powder day. But they are under rated and under appreciated and could probably use one or two more skier visits.
awf170
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Steve also enjoys the air...
(More pics to come tonight or tomorrow morning)
(More pics to come tonight or tomorrow morning)
Outside of you guys getting a blue bird day, it sounds like you had the exact same kind of day I had there last year.
http://forums.alpinezone.com/24990-black-mountain-nh-3-1-08-a.html?highlight=Black
Great place to go on a Powder due to some small areas of sick terrain and minimal competition for powder
http://forums.alpinezone.com/24990-black-mountain-nh-3-1-08-a.html?highlight=Black
Great place to go on a Powder due to some small areas of sick terrain and minimal competition for powder
billski
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I don't believe when I went midweek that I could get to the top. Grrrr. you guys got me salivating here - Carter Notch hmmmmmm
I knew there would be doubters! But tis true, the pictures don't lie... he nailed it...
Nice work Austin! Good thing Steve is around to back you up, otherwise I'd think the pics were photoshopped.
roark
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That didn't suck.
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Yep Black on a Powder day is great. Awesome TR and pics!
Marc
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Thanks for calling me, Austin. h8 u die
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Nice pictures..serious stoke and Riveroils jacket looks like a ski instructor jacket..
cat fight!
