Abubob
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Date skied: Jan 26,2013
Resort or Ski Area: Cardigan State Park - Duke's Ski Trail
Conditions: Tracked Powder
Trip Report: When we arrived at the AMC parking at 10:30 lot it was packed with cars. We got the last two spots on the road that would still allow traffic to pass. I don't think two cars could have gotten by but usually there's so little traffic there is not really a problem. It was beautifully sunny and brrrrisk. Skinning up was fairly easy considering my out of shape middle aged body. My two companions were often waiting for me where the trail leveled. There were only two ski tracks coming down as we ascended but three small groups were heading down as we skinned up. Duke's trail is a classic blue diamond trail with of course only natural snow. The cover was really quite nice - mostly tracked with patches of powder. There's no substitute. At the top of the trail at the intersection of the Manning trail as the trees opened up it was very windy and very cold. The surface above tree line was wind blown and skiing through some of the brush would have been difficult so while we didn't summit either Firescrew or Cardigan (to maybe ski the protected east side) skiing down from that point was not a disappointment.
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Resort or Ski Area: Cardigan State Park - Duke's Ski Trail
Conditions: Tracked Powder
Trip Report: When we arrived at the AMC parking at 10:30 lot it was packed with cars. We got the last two spots on the road that would still allow traffic to pass. I don't think two cars could have gotten by but usually there's so little traffic there is not really a problem. It was beautifully sunny and brrrrisk. Skinning up was fairly easy considering my out of shape middle aged body. My two companions were often waiting for me where the trail leveled. There were only two ski tracks coming down as we ascended but three small groups were heading down as we skinned up. Duke's trail is a classic blue diamond trail with of course only natural snow. The cover was really quite nice - mostly tracked with patches of powder. There's no substitute. At the top of the trail at the intersection of the Manning trail as the trees opened up it was very windy and very cold. The surface above tree line was wind blown and skiing through some of the brush would have been difficult so while we didn't summit either Firescrew or Cardigan (to maybe ski the protected east side) skiing down from that point was not a disappointment.
If the slide show appears green as it did on my computer try clicking on the full screen button on the lower left.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wasabibob/sets/72157632619534092/show/
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