snowmonster
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Date(s) Skied: May 23, 2010
Resort or Ski Area: Eastern Snowfields, Mt. Washington
Conditions: Sunny bluebird day in the 70's, minimal wind and almost no clouds, corn snow
Trip Report:
With the Auto Road open, trailboss and I decided to go the slacker route. The original plan was to go to the Great Gulf but, when we got to the "parking lot" at the 7.5 mile mark, there seemed to be a lot of activity on the other side of the road. We had never skied the Eastern Snowfields, so we decided to do that. After leaving the parking lot and cresting a pile of rocks, the snow was right there in less than 50 yards.
The skiable snow was about 400 to 500 feet -- enough room to make a variety of turns -- and quite wide. Other than huge rocks sticking out near the bottom, coverage was pretty good. The pitch was mellow compared to other parts of Mt. Washington but TB and I agreed that the slope and the features of the snowfields reminded us of White Nitro Extension at Sugarloaf. Most skiers went down straight in the middle. However, the best snow was found on skier's right and left.
We planned on doing just a few runs here and head over to the GG but the conditions were just about perfect so we hung around until about 5:00 and put in about 8 or 9 runs. There was a group of folks (who we later learned were from T4T) with coolers, tents and grills. I think the most number of folks at the snowfields at any one time was about 30 to 50 (I'm lousy at crowd estimates though) but it didn't feel crowded at all. By late afternoon, there was just us, the folks with the coolers, 5 really drunk guys and a young observatory intern. Lots of good skiing left but get it while it lasts. Conditions in Tux itself and the places around Mt. Washington look more mid-June like then late May.
TB has way better photos but I'll start this off with some of mine.
From the highest point of the snowfield: the main huge patch is on the area that bends to the right
Huge rocks on skiers' left of the snowfield: cut right for more skiing
Looking up from 4/5s of the way up:
Trailboss carving up White Nitro, I mean, the Eastern Snowfields
The bootpack late on this bluebird day:
Party time!
Resort or Ski Area: Eastern Snowfields, Mt. Washington
Conditions: Sunny bluebird day in the 70's, minimal wind and almost no clouds, corn snow
Trip Report:
With the Auto Road open, trailboss and I decided to go the slacker route. The original plan was to go to the Great Gulf but, when we got to the "parking lot" at the 7.5 mile mark, there seemed to be a lot of activity on the other side of the road. We had never skied the Eastern Snowfields, so we decided to do that. After leaving the parking lot and cresting a pile of rocks, the snow was right there in less than 50 yards.
The skiable snow was about 400 to 500 feet -- enough room to make a variety of turns -- and quite wide. Other than huge rocks sticking out near the bottom, coverage was pretty good. The pitch was mellow compared to other parts of Mt. Washington but TB and I agreed that the slope and the features of the snowfields reminded us of White Nitro Extension at Sugarloaf. Most skiers went down straight in the middle. However, the best snow was found on skier's right and left.
We planned on doing just a few runs here and head over to the GG but the conditions were just about perfect so we hung around until about 5:00 and put in about 8 or 9 runs. There was a group of folks (who we later learned were from T4T) with coolers, tents and grills. I think the most number of folks at the snowfields at any one time was about 30 to 50 (I'm lousy at crowd estimates though) but it didn't feel crowded at all. By late afternoon, there was just us, the folks with the coolers, 5 really drunk guys and a young observatory intern. Lots of good skiing left but get it while it lasts. Conditions in Tux itself and the places around Mt. Washington look more mid-June like then late May.
TB has way better photos but I'll start this off with some of mine.
From the highest point of the snowfield: the main huge patch is on the area that bends to the right
Huge rocks on skiers' left of the snowfield: cut right for more skiing
Looking up from 4/5s of the way up:
Trailboss carving up White Nitro, I mean, the Eastern Snowfields
The bootpack late on this bluebird day:
Party time!
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