Cannon Jan. 29, 2014

[Abubob]

Date(s) Skied: January 29, 2014


Resort or Ski Area: Cannon


Conditions: Machine Groomed, a bit of natural and Awesome


Trip Report: The day started cold. -5ºF when I got up. By the time we reached Cannon it had warmed to a balmy +5ºF. But the wind was calm and it was sunny with barely a cloud in the sky. It was a beautiful day to be out.


We just headed straight for the top. We stuck to groomers but my buddy being used to Ragged found all the challenge he could handle. Once he found that the snow wasn't completely hardpack he could let loose. There was some natural around the edges which was fun to dip into in Rocket. Vista Way was open - all natural - well skied but still very skiable. I also heard that Mittersill was very nice. Didn’t go over there myself but the report came from a reliable source.


Snow Guns were going under the Peabody chair all day so there will be plenty of soft snow on the lower mountain. A good dump would set Cannon up real good.

Video to come.


GOPR1374 by Bob Misu, on Flickr


GOPR1361 by Bob Misu, on Flickr


GOPR1359 by Bob Misu, on Flickr

 

[MadMadWorld]

Looks great. Can't wait to check things out on Sunday. For whatever reason I've never been

 

[Abubob]

 

[Cannonball]

Nice! Thanks for the update

 

[JDMRoma]

Yes thanks for the update, cant wait to get there tomorrow morning.....and Sunday !

 

[JDMRoma]

Nice Vid, Skylight and Vista way .....?
Skylight looked very good and Vista had some obstacles you could easily aviod....

 

[Puck it]

Nice Vid, Skylight and Vista way .....?
Skylight looked very good and Vista had some obstacles you could easily aviod....

That was Upper Ravine not Skylight. Typical Vista conditions.

 

[Abubob]

Skylight, Upper Ravine and Upper Cannon all had similar conditions. As did Rocket and Avalanche. Everything I tried skied well.

 

[C-Rex]

I'm really thinking about going up Sunday, but I'm doing Berkshire East Friday night, then Mount Snow on Saturday. I'm not sure if I'm up for the drive, but if I can catch a ride, I'll be there.

 

[jaysunn]

Awesome vid and pics, love ripping on good snow/groomers.

 

[skian]

Thanks for the report and the pictures

 

[Abubob]

Thanks, everyone for the compliments. It keeps me posting. I've been away from Cannon for too long. I'll be back in a couple weeks for another NH residents day. Hopefully by then some of the natural trails will be in even better shape.