Cannon 3-27-13

[legalskier]

Changing conditions marked the day- cold and cloudy early on, with fast hard groomed surfaces, which led to sunshine and soft snow by mid morning, in turn leading to a storm blowing in in early afternoon with dropping temps, snow, and back to hard, wind blown surfaces on upper Cannon. The Front Five skied well all day, with bumps on skier's right and flats on the left- these deceptively steep runs can generate speed quickly. Zoomer Lift Line was bumped up with the sweetest snow on the lower mountain. Up top, Vistaway also was bumped up with soft natural snow and few scratchy patches that needed to be avoided. Cannonball skied fast all day long. It was more crowded than I expected for a weekday, but we never waited on a line. Groups of kids from the UK looked like they were enjoying themselves- so were we.

Rolled in yesterday just in time for a dramatic sunset, later moonlit skies.


Peabody Express was running at warp speed, but the tram was silent.


Afternoon snow- looking over towards Mittersill.


Snowed all afternoon with no end in sight. Forecast is calling for snow through the night, hopefully at least 3".


And a shout out goes to the AZer who recommended Kinsman Lodge a while back (sorry, can't remember who). Sue & Chet are lovely hosts.

 

[ScottySkis]

Way to get it, pictures are sweet, got to love a snowy March.

 

[Cornhead]

I think it was I who recommended the Kinsman, yes Sue and Chet both are great, it was my first B&B experience, and a good one. I told Sue that I had read a negative review that had stated that she stopped serving breakfast early in order to make it to the hill at opening, this was a positive review in my book. She explained that she volunteers for the kid's race program at Cannon, and had to be there early. I told Sue I would spread the good word of the Kinsman, word of mouth is the best advertising. I need to get back to Cannon on a less foggy day, the spectacular views were blocked.

 

[legalskier]

^ Thanks for the rec.

Update: Cannon 3-28-13
Picked up @ 4" overnight, then it snowed off & on all day. Awesome conditions. Got first tracks on Taft ripping through fresh pow in a low hanging cloud. Wore out my legs the rest of the day. Great time today!