Killington - 12/4/2007 (Powder Day)

[Greg]

Next time theres a pow day, I'll show you around the Snowdon bowl. Its actually a no brainer, you can't get lost in there as long as you just keep heading downhill. You'll eventually come out on Caper.

Not to mean I couldn't figure it out, but once we found Northstar we didn't want to venture out any further. Frolic had a bunch of snowmaking going on so we didn't even head over that way. The natural trails were skiing so much better. If we had known about Patsys we would have surly tried it.

 

[MRGisevil]

Very cool! Looks awesome. Thanks for the vid

 

[JimG.]

That was a fun as hell ski day.

I was totally wiped out when I got home at about 8:30. Ate dinner and fell asleep.

Couple of things:

Killington has a ton of terrain open, alot of snowmaking going on all around the resort, and got alot of snow from this storm which seemed to be localized mostly at higher elevation. It was still puking snow when we left the lot at about 4:40pm.

The customer service function seems to have been fixed at K...very responsive and friendly. I was quite shocked when I asked a mountain ambassador, someone I usually consider fairly useless at a ski area, where the best place to get some snow was and he told me that Northstar had just opened and was good. I almost cursed him because the lift ride on the Snowdon quad was so brutally cold, snowy, and windy, But the skiing made multiple trips there totally worth it.

I thought the foodservice was improved too...the food was pretty good at typically high ski area prices.

I was impressed.

 

[JimG.]

Sweet! Looks freakin awesome. I can't believe you got Jim to take some video of you. I'm surprised he didn't throw the camera into the woods! :lol:

Heh...I take good video and pics.

Look at all the nice comments Greg has gotten on his skiing.

I make sure the camera is kind.

 

[JimG.]

Even though Northstar was good, you would have been amazed at how much better Patsys would have been.

Northstar was great.

Maybe Patsy's was better; in fact, the only woods areas that looked really skiable were all over on the Snowdon side of the resort. The best snow was there by far.

It was almost impossible to leave Northstar though, especially in the afternoon when the snow intensified and the run had fresh snow every run down.

 

[Greg]

I thought the foodservice was improved too...the food was pretty good at typically high ski area prices.

Agreed. I paid $10 for a black angus bacon cheeseburger platter. It included fries and lettuce, tomatoes, and red onions with a pickle. It was very good and while not cheap, I thought it was a fair value considering the quality of the food.

Still grinning.

 

[JimG.]

LOL

Jim loves it. Its all an act. :smile:

Nice video Greg. You guys look damn good in it.

Stop blowing my cover Pat.

With 2 people it's nice to occasionally take a break and shoot some vid.

 

[JimG.]

I also wanted to say that as much as I depend on and enjoy manmade snow, there is simply no comparison between manmade and natural snow.

NO COMPARISON.

 

[Greg]

Heh...I take good video and pics.

You do. Thanks for doing that.

Stop blowing my cover Pat.

With 2 people it's nice to occasionally take a break and shoot some vid.

We didn't take a ton of footage, but the conditions were so good we didn't need to. I think we covered the main areas well; K Peak, Royal Flush, Superstar and of course Northstar. It was a nice steady pace despite a few stops for vid. I could have kept going; was feeling strong those last 2 hours. The good burger I mentioned earlier didn't weigh me down at all.

Thanks again for the great company, Jim. Always a pleasure.

 

[JimG.]

I want to be JimG! I think he's showed up in every ski report so far this season.

As Greg said yesterday, I seem to be the star of the show come video time.

I need a good yardsale to even things out a bit.

 

[Greg]

I also wanted to say that as much as I depend on and enjoy manmade snow, there is simply no comparison between manmade and natural snow.

NO COMPARISON.

None at all. I appreciate manmade for giving me the ability to ski further south and early and late, or when the weather doesn't come through with nice light powder, but yesterday was not a day to ski the snowmaking trails which is why we stuck mostly to Northstar. I'll be getting in plenty of turns on manmade hard pack and LSGR this season... :lol:

 

[SkiDork]

Northstar was great.

Maybe Patsy's was better; in fact, the only woods areas that looked really skiable were all over on the Snowdon side of the resort. The best snow was there by far.

It was almost impossible to leave Northstar though, especially in the afternoon when the snow intensified and the run had fresh snow every run down.

Thats what I like to call the Snowdon Bowl.

 

[JimG.]

Thats what I like to call the Snowdon Bowl.

The intermediate stuff over there had some nice character...not what I expect from K in terms of trail design. The woods around Northstar looked fairly clean and now I'm thinking I wish we had hooked up w/ danny p because it sounds like he was over there.

I could have spent the day over there as brutal as the lift ride was. I'd like to ski the other trails once each and hit those woods. I hope it's as brutal next time.

I guess I'll have to go back when the next snowfall comes. Next week?

 

[TheBEast]

Nice shots. What's the song and artist from the video? Totally diggin it!!

 

[Greg]

The Bravery - Believe

 

[millerm277]

The intermediate stuff over there had some nice character...not what I expect from K in terms of trail design.

Pretty much all the natural snow trails have some great character. If/when the South Ridge opens up, check it out as well.

The woods around Northstar looked fairly clean.

Skier's right of Northstar is a marked glade, "Low Rider."

 

[2knees]

Stop blowing my cover Pat.

With 2 people it's nice to occasionally take a break and shoot some vid.

just got home myself but i was telling greg earlier, your skiing is fantastic. great work and as painful as that video was to watch, it was very impressive.

 

[SkiDork]

The intermediate stuff over there had some nice character...not what I expect from K in terms of trail design. The woods around Northstar looked fairly clean and now I'm thinking I wish we had hooked up w/ danny p because it sounds like he was over there.

I could have spent the day over there as brutal as the lift ride was. I'd like to ski the other trails once each and hit those woods. I hope it's as brutal next time.

I guess I'll have to go back when the next snowfall comes. Next week?

Jim - the woods both skiers left AND right of North Star is superb. Some of the best tree skiing at K. You were right there, oh well. Next time (I wasn't there at all... so I'm the doofus ;-) )

 

[koreshot]

Great skiing, great video, great everything. I am so jealous looking through the trip reports right now. Missing out so big... sorry, but Hunter on the 14 won't make up for this.

 

[Greg]

The intermediate stuff over there had some nice character...not what I expect from K in terms of trail design. The woods around Northstar looked fairly clean and now I'm thinking I wish we had hooked up w/ danny p because it sounds like he was over there.

I could have spent the day over there as brutal as the lift ride was. I'd like to ski the other trails once each and hit those woods. I hope it's as brutal next time.

I guess I'll have to go back when the next snowfall comes. Next week?

Jim - the woods both skiers left AND right of North Star is superb. Some of the best tree skiing at K. You were right there, oh well. Next time (I wasn't there at all... so I'm the doofus ;-) )

I, for some reason, don't feel like I missed out on anything... You, Jim?

Great skiing, great video, great everything. I am so jealous looking through the trip reports right now. Missing out so big... sorry, but Hunter on the 14 won't make up for this.

You're forgetting about the forecasted huge dump next Wednesday/Thursday. Keep the faith, KS!