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Date(s) Skied: Tuesday, 12/4/2007, 10:50 am - 4:15 pm
Resort or Ski Area: Killington, Vermont
Conditions: Powder (14-16"+), Some hardpack between powder bumps. Cold in the teens, breezy.
Trip Report: Prior to about 4 pm yesterday, I wouldn't have considered this a possibility, but a number of things lined up favorably! Had to do some parenting duties in the morning, so I didn't leave the Waterbury, CT area until around 7:20 am. In my effort to make good time, I ended up having to have a little chat with one of the state of Vermont's finest (77 MPH, just a warning)...
Made it to the mountain around 10:40 and met up with JimG. in KBL. We were soon off. Made a number of runs off the gondola (Cascade and Downdraft). Found ourselves on Rime. Hit Powerline, East Fall. Eventually at the summit Jim spoke with an ambassador and learned Northstar had opened, so we made our way to the Snowden Quad.
The quad ride was pretty brutal with a moderate breeze, but Northstar was more than worth it. Powder, powder bumps on a natural (not much of a) base. We hit Northstar a few more times and then rode the K1 back up and hit Royal Flush which was pretty thin, but nice.
Took lunch at 1:30 and headed out a bit before 2 pm. Rode the Superstar quad up and hit Bittersweet and Superstar a few times. We both agreed it wasn't as nice as Northstar so we made our way back over to Snowden. The snow had picked up during lunch and we found Northstar to be fully refreshed. We spend the remainder of the day lapping Northstar enjoying constantly refreshing lines and powder bumps. Lots of hooting and hollering. We went right to closing.
Awesome, awesome day. It snowed all day. We were greeted to about 14" and left with about 16-18" on the ground. If you can get up there this week, it is highly recommended.
So, ~6.5 hours of driving and 365 miles for a bit over 5 hours of powder skiing. Worth it? Without question. Thanks for the great company, Jim! It was great to keep a fast two man pace going all day.
Working on a vid...
Resort or Ski Area: Killington, Vermont
Conditions: Powder (14-16"+), Some hardpack between powder bumps. Cold in the teens, breezy.
Trip Report: Prior to about 4 pm yesterday, I wouldn't have considered this a possibility, but a number of things lined up favorably! Had to do some parenting duties in the morning, so I didn't leave the Waterbury, CT area until around 7:20 am. In my effort to make good time, I ended up having to have a little chat with one of the state of Vermont's finest (77 MPH, just a warning)...
Made it to the mountain around 10:40 and met up with JimG. in KBL. We were soon off. Made a number of runs off the gondola (Cascade and Downdraft). Found ourselves on Rime. Hit Powerline, East Fall. Eventually at the summit Jim spoke with an ambassador and learned Northstar had opened, so we made our way to the Snowden Quad.
The quad ride was pretty brutal with a moderate breeze, but Northstar was more than worth it. Powder, powder bumps on a natural (not much of a) base. We hit Northstar a few more times and then rode the K1 back up and hit Royal Flush which was pretty thin, but nice.
Took lunch at 1:30 and headed out a bit before 2 pm. Rode the Superstar quad up and hit Bittersweet and Superstar a few times. We both agreed it wasn't as nice as Northstar so we made our way back over to Snowden. The snow had picked up during lunch and we found Northstar to be fully refreshed. We spend the remainder of the day lapping Northstar enjoying constantly refreshing lines and powder bumps. Lots of hooting and hollering. We went right to closing.
Awesome, awesome day. It snowed all day. We were greeted to about 14" and left with about 16-18" on the ground. If you can get up there this week, it is highly recommended.
So, ~6.5 hours of driving and 365 miles for a bit over 5 hours of powder skiing. Worth it? Without question. Thanks for the great company, Jim! It was great to keep a fast two man pace going all day.
Working on a vid...
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