eatskisleep
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Black Mountain, NH OPEN AGAIN more alive than ever
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urungus
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Yikes that sounds dangerous
Smellytele
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Okay so today was a lot of fun. Trails were perfectly groomed in the am and no ice was seen all day.
Checked off all my goals today. Start on the low end. Finally hit up the j bar. Oldest overhead lift any where. Interesting as it does not retract and is rigid. Cable is like a foot over your head. My taller buddy hit his head on the wheels!
Hiked up the to the new terrain. Even with the fresher snow it was scrappy. With another couple of snow falls it would be better. Fun to check it off though.
Skied just about every other wooded area. Some had better coverage than others.
Then the ladies hit up the alpine cabin for some mimosas and fondue when we did the hike to stuff.
Met them there for a beer and Eric was djing. Fun again! I’ll post pix later.
Checked off all my goals today. Start on the low end. Finally hit up the j bar. Oldest overhead lift any where. Interesting as it does not retract and is rigid. Cable is like a foot over your head. My taller buddy hit his head on the wheels!
Hiked up the to the new terrain. Even with the fresher snow it was scrappy. With another couple of snow falls it would be better. Fun to check it off though.
Skied just about every other wooded area. Some had better coverage than others.
Then the ladies hit up the alpine cabin for some mimosas and fondue when we did the hike to stuff.
Met them there for a beer and Eric was djing. Fun again! I’ll post pix later.
LoafSkier19
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I was there as well. Took a couple family members for their first time there. They couldn’t stop raving about the place. Never managed to take a hike up to the new terrain knowing it might be a bit out of their ability. Still a great time!
urungus
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What was the hike like ? How long did it take ?
Smellytele
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Took 10 minutes but got stuck behind some slower folks.
You start going down a 30 foot slope then it starts out mellow then once above blackout it steepens for the last 150 yards.
You start going down a 30 foot slope then it starts out mellow then once above blackout it steepens for the last 150 yards.
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pinion
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Did Friday Night Lights (on a Saturday!) Feb 21st, not the normal way though. The group I was with did not have uphill kits, and one was a bit nervous to ski down in the dark, so we booked a snowcat ride for the whole group. Prompt 5:30p departure from Lostbo deck / Xmas tree area. Fondue, pretzels, brats, and chili for dinner, with live music and thankfully no wind. It wasn't as busy as most FNL events, which was nice. Left the Alpine Cabin around 7:30p. Purchasing the snowcat ride gets you one trip up to the Alpine Cabin, and if you want it will take you back down as well.
The snowcat makes 5-6 trips with the groomer track down, so if you time it right you're getting fresh tracks during your descent. Headlamps are required as there is no illumination aside from the groomer lights and then the red LED signals to mark the way. Since one of my group was taking the snowcat down, we waited until it was halfway down the mountain before taking off and had an excellent run back down to base, passing the snowcat on the way down.
FNL ticket and managing the uphill oneself is obviously the preferred and more economical way to do this since snowcat rides are $50, but it's a unique and good experience and allows for folks without AT gear (or a willingness to descent via headlamp) to enjoy that experience. ** EDIT ** non-passholder FNL tickets are $42 apparently so the $50 snowcat ride is very fair pricing relative to that.
Everyone had a great time. Nice to do something different like this. I highly recommend the experience.
The snowcat makes 5-6 trips with the groomer track down, so if you time it right you're getting fresh tracks during your descent. Headlamps are required as there is no illumination aside from the groomer lights and then the red LED signals to mark the way. Since one of my group was taking the snowcat down, we waited until it was halfway down the mountain before taking off and had an excellent run back down to base, passing the snowcat on the way down.
FNL ticket and managing the uphill oneself is obviously the preferred and more economical way to do this since snowcat rides are $50, but it's a unique and good experience and allows for folks without AT gear (or a willingness to descent via headlamp) to enjoy that experience. ** EDIT ** non-passholder FNL tickets are $42 apparently so the $50 snowcat ride is very fair pricing relative to that.
Everyone had a great time. Nice to do something different like this. I highly recommend the experience.
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