Greg's Hunter Pow Bump Report - 3/2/10

[bvibert]

I got a text from Greg exclaiming that today at Hunter was "The greatest mogul skiing experience of his entire life"

 

[dmc]

Seeded bumps

 

[Greg]

had to stop already. felt dehydrated. chugging gatorade, iced tea and water. heading back out in a few. west side is t2b side to side small to medium sized zipperline bumps. i sunk my pole two feet down into a trough. unreal. claires and anna are epic!!! best mogul skiing day of my life, bar none.

 

[deadheadskier]

Bummer they're not spring bumps

http://forums.alpinezone.com/showthread.php?t=71669

 

[bvibert]

Bummer they're not spring bumps

http://forums.alpinezone.com/showthread.php?t=71669

:lol:

 

[gmcunni]

Bummer they're not spring bumps

http://forums.alpinezone.com/showthread.php?t=71669

well, NOAA says it is pretty warm today -
This Afternoon: A slight chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37.

 

[JimG.]

had to stop already. felt dehydrated. chugging gatorade, iced tea and water. heading back out in a few. west side is t2b side to side small to medium sized zipperline bumps. i sunk my pole two feet down into a trough. unreal. claires and anna are epic!!! best mogul skiing day of my life, bar none.

The prodigal son returns home.

Remember that Hunter was the place you started your journey to your skiing "A" game.

 

[Greg]

Seeded bumps

Nope. All natural, but I did see some snowboarders wreck a few.

 

[Greg]

The prodigal son returns home.

Remember that Hunter was the place you started your journey to your skiing "A" game.

I thought about that day six years ago as I was marching out this afternoon drenched in sweat. I felt like I got a bit of retribution against the mountain which kicked my ass so bad that day with you and Karl. Not that I was free of any gaper moments, but overall I was happy with my skiing today.

Full report with pics later.

 

[dmc]

Nope. All natural, but I did see some snowboarders wreck a few.

Those bumps had it comin'..

 

[Greg]

Bummer they're not spring bumps

http://forums.alpinezone.com/showthread.php?t=71669

Okay....maybe I was caught up in the moment. Perhaps not the "greatest mogul experience of my life" but definitely up there, probably top 3 all time bump day, and definitely #1 day this season. Sun eventually shined. Perhaps the snow was a tad tacky, but really I'm just being picky.

 

[Greg]

Powbump Report

Okay, if you're not a mogul enthusiast, you're going to find this report epically boring, especially since there are 36 pics of moguls. :-o Today was truly epic though as far as bump skiing goes, so, here it is:

Left town about 8:15 (bus and preschool drop off duty). Smooth ride and I discovered the Catskills were out of the clouds for probably the first time in a week:

Not much snow 10 miles east of Hunter:

A little different in town:

Obligatory mountain shot from 23A:

 

[Greg]

First run, Claire's Way:

44:

44, looking up:

44, from bottom:

Quality bumps on Claire's:

 

[Greg]

Annapurna:

View from 'Purna:

Typical wait at Z lift:

Artsy shot:

 

[Greg]

Lower K-27:

Looking back up Lower K:

Some woods off K-27:

These trees were packed and skied great!

Course on Eisenhower:

Racer's from quad:

Racer's:

 

[Greg]

Trees off Claire's:

Deep and grabby. Tough skiing.

My pole is to the ground. My pole is 44".

Claire's bumps:

View from Z lift:

Upper Taylor's, notice the blue sky! 8)

Lower Claire's:

 

[Greg]

Sunny moguls

These were typical all over Claire's Way.

Moguls:

Switched to the Legends in the afternoon. Good move!

Bumps!

Here comes the sun!

 

[Greg]

Last run:

View from summit on the way down:

Great day at Hunter Mountain. See you in the spring!

 

[WoodCore]

Nicely done Greg!!! :beer:

 

[Greg]

Some final comments:

• Skied from 10:30 - 3:30 with a quick 20 minute break to eat lunch and rehydrate around 11:45. I am thoroughly spent. I expect soreness from this one.
• Zippers everywhere all over Claire's. 44 was okay. Seemed less skied and looser and less in the way of zippers. Same on 'Purna, although it had great lines at the top narrow section. These two should bump up nicely as they are skied more.
• Skied 44 once, Annapurna 3 times, K-27 > Ike once, Cliff to Racer's once, Cliff to Hellgate via a cheater path by the Cliff fence to Ike once, and Claire's many many many times. I lost count. ROTD was undoubtedly Claire's Way. Incredible mogul skiing.
• Switched from the Twisters to the Legends early afternoon after I started flailing on the bump skis. The extra width really helped. Snow was thick and tacky.
• Sun came out around 2:30, although enough sunlight was filtering through all day lighting up the surface nicely.
• Groomers were like butter.
• Lots of tracks on the lift lines.
• Crowds were light, as expected. Far different place than last Friday, and I assume the weekend. No more than a couple chair wait all day.
• It takes me almost exactly 2 hours from my house to Hunter via 23. I'll never go 84 again.
• There will be skiable snow here well into spring. I hope they stay open late. I'll be back and may hike in May if VT lift-service ends sooner than expected.

Best day of the year. Even better than last Friday, only because I managed to get in far more skiing. I really couldn't have skied more or harder than I did. Fully satisfied. Yay Huntah!