Bretton Woods 11-21-09

[Northernflight]

Just a really good day today, started out making a record driving time and it got better from there. I pulled into the parking lot at 8:50 and caught the eighth chair up the mountain......hill.....slope. Only the learning area quad was open with a 10' by 500' WROD. It had rained overnight so the snow was clingy my first few runs, couple that with the fact this was my first time out all year I had a nice ballet routine trying to keep my balance because I was determined to use my edges. After the tenth or so run the snow conditions improved immensely as the sow got broken in. I skied for two and a half hours and ended up riding the lift with one of the snowmakers sons. Pretty interesting talking to him, apparently they ended up making snow Wednesday and Thursday nights. After a nice long break for lunch I headed back out around twelve and ran into the only crowd all day. The rush lasted for a half hour before the slope emptied out again, and by rush I mean instead of ski on I had to wait 30 seconds. I skied the next hour attempting to make my own mogul line and ended up with some sort of pre-pre-pre-pre mogul bumps. I called it quit around one. In 3.5 hours I managed to take 105 runs. To cap off a great first day out, rock and roll music started playing as I was walking valiantly away from the lodge, a classic low budget film ending moment, so I put my face on and departed. There was no way they could have opened the HSQ today but if they crank out the guns, maybe tomorrow, but definitely by the holiday weekend.

 

[Northernflight]

Some pics.

Rosebrook Lane looking down the WROD.

View of Brettons Wood from parking lot.

 

[snoseek]

F?cking hilarious!!!

 

[bvibert]

Awesome, glad they were able to open with something!

 

[billski]

I hope someone was learning something in the Learning Area! Glad you enjoyed yourself; I'm heading out for a hike tomorrow, for some free conditioning. I'm saving my days for the dumps that matter
Have fun any way you like!

 

[hrstrat57]

Nice report!

Thanks.

Looks better than the no skiing I am doing.....off to the links I go.

 

[Northernflight]

hope someone was learning something in the Learning Area!

To my surprise there was a fair number of beginners out, an interesting mix overall, you had the first timers, people who kind of knew what they were doing, a racer, a handful of jibbers, and some experienced skiers. All sharing a little patch of snow. I got in 85 hundred vertical feet, about six top to bottom runs. Anyone have an update on the snowmaking situation? I'm hoping to be riding off the HSQ on Friday.

 

[Johnskiismore]

Hey, skiing is skiing no matter how little it may be!

Nice report, I may ski there tomorrow afternoon after errands!

 

[Vortex]

Hey if that was all that was open I would have been there. Glad you got out. Its snow.

 

[bigbog]

...Always great to get outside with clothing and appropriate boots, either ski or hiking.

 

[tarponhead]

In 3.5 hours I managed to take 105 runs.

Your my hero