dlague
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Conditions: loose granular, PP, frozen HP
Originally our plan was to head up to Bretton Woods but that did not pan out so our backup was Dartmouth Skiway. We had never been there and though only one side had skiing we went for it using the Upper Valley Dollar Saver voucher.
We got there and the first impression was that lodge was really nice! However, there was no bar. We got our gear on and headed to the lift that never had a lift line all day. They claimed to have 9 trails open but there were technically 4 ways down. That was ok since we were there to make some fun turns which we did!
The main trails we skied were MBA, and Howard Chevers (blue), Pass-Fail (green) and our favorite Lower Thomas (black). Initially there were a bunch of ski teams training which caused a lot of traffic and technically shut down Thomas. This was a bit of a bummer but we just skied the least trafficked trails. After about 5-6 runs Thomas became available and that was a lot of fun! Up to that point MBA was our go to trail with nice twist and turns and a quick drop in the middle. Howard Chevers was a straight shot and skied nice on the edges but was scraped off in the middle in some spots.
Thomas once available is where we finished the day lapping it the last 4-5 runs. It is a trail though wide had different fall lines which allowed it to be skied differently each time. There were a several whales and some smallish bumps and a few good kickers. I had a lot of fun on that trails for sure. Not that is was that challenging, just that the terrain changed from top to bottom. Technically it skied like a blue at Sunday River. Funny thing - they had a sign at the top of the trail that read "Experts Only".
On the Holt's Ledge side nothing was open but the trails over there look very interesting with more steeps, pitches and fall lines.
Look at the cliff next to Dow Wordon Schuss
Wife looking at the potential on Holt's Ledge
Looking down Thomas wife is the skier below
Originally our plan was to head up to Bretton Woods but that did not pan out so our backup was Dartmouth Skiway. We had never been there and though only one side had skiing we went for it using the Upper Valley Dollar Saver voucher.
We got there and the first impression was that lodge was really nice! However, there was no bar. We got our gear on and headed to the lift that never had a lift line all day. They claimed to have 9 trails open but there were technically 4 ways down. That was ok since we were there to make some fun turns which we did!
The main trails we skied were MBA, and Howard Chevers (blue), Pass-Fail (green) and our favorite Lower Thomas (black). Initially there were a bunch of ski teams training which caused a lot of traffic and technically shut down Thomas. This was a bit of a bummer but we just skied the least trafficked trails. After about 5-6 runs Thomas became available and that was a lot of fun! Up to that point MBA was our go to trail with nice twist and turns and a quick drop in the middle. Howard Chevers was a straight shot and skied nice on the edges but was scraped off in the middle in some spots.
Thomas once available is where we finished the day lapping it the last 4-5 runs. It is a trail though wide had different fall lines which allowed it to be skied differently each time. There were a several whales and some smallish bumps and a few good kickers. I had a lot of fun on that trails for sure. Not that is was that challenging, just that the terrain changed from top to bottom. Technically it skied like a blue at Sunday River. Funny thing - they had a sign at the top of the trail that read "Experts Only".
On the Holt's Ledge side nothing was open but the trails over there look very interesting with more steeps, pitches and fall lines.
Look at the cliff next to Dow Wordon Schuss
Wife looking at the potential on Holt's Ledge
Looking down Thomas wife is the skier below
