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currently, most of new england has suffered from a lack of natural snow and super cold temperatures for the past month or so. i've found conditions at most resorts lately to be hard pack. groomed stuff i'd guess they would call "packed powder" - that's before it gets skied off. once it warms up a bit and the snow turns to corn (hero snow they call it), you won't have to worry about the hard pack. i get up in arms when ever people refer to conditions as "icy" -- that generally means "scraped" which you can turn on, but it's tough... you really need an excellent edge and perfect technique to ski scraped well. now ice... well you just can't ski ice!
any ways, i was at sunday river for their dollar deal on friday. conditions ranged from awesome packed powder on an occasional trail (upper ruby palace and sections of vortex and oz were sweet) to total scratched up scraped stuff (most of white heat, except for the edges).
problem becomes, how does a resort label "primary conditions" in a single term for the whole mountain? well of course, they use their best trail with their best conditions. take it with a grain of salt and always excellent the "secodary conditions" as reality.
some suggestions for avoiding scraped surfaces: start skiing when the place starts operating the lifts. first tracks are always the best. look for groomed surfaces, as they are the same quality almost everywhere. ski the sides of the trails, never ski down the center, i always find scraped down the center with loose powder on the sides. ski areas less travelled by, analyze skier patterns and avoid the crowds. ski natural snow trails if possible, often times most skiers stick to the groomers leaving the best snow on trails left ungroomed.
and the best suggestion i can offer for avoiding scraped conditions is ski in the spring! wooooooo!!! this is the best time for skiing, i love march!
any ways, i was at sunday river for their dollar deal on friday. conditions ranged from awesome packed powder on an occasional trail (upper ruby palace and sections of vortex and oz were sweet) to total scratched up scraped stuff (most of white heat, except for the edges).
problem becomes, how does a resort label "primary conditions" in a single term for the whole mountain? well of course, they use their best trail with their best conditions. take it with a grain of salt and always excellent the "secodary conditions" as reality.
some suggestions for avoiding scraped surfaces: start skiing when the place starts operating the lifts. first tracks are always the best. look for groomed surfaces, as they are the same quality almost everywhere. ski the sides of the trails, never ski down the center, i always find scraped down the center with loose powder on the sides. ski areas less travelled by, analyze skier patterns and avoid the crowds. ski natural snow trails if possible, often times most skiers stick to the groomers leaving the best snow on trails left ungroomed.
and the best suggestion i can offer for avoiding scraped conditions is ski in the spring! wooooooo!!! this is the best time for skiing, i love march!
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