SkiDork
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they;re setting up a park on lower conclusion
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Killington - 4/15
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time for beer and grub time at the long trail brewery. :beer:
GrilledSteezeSandwich
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Greg, I enjoyed the play by play from the mountain today..enjoy the brewpub
did they leave any of the bumps?? if so then it's unbelievable that they've taken down the 2 best bump runs on the mtn.
and yeah play-by-play was fun. can't wait for friday ...
I got this one from Greg 2 hours ago, sorry for the delay..
Greg on escapade:
Greg on escapade:
madriverjack
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Is that pic of ss today?
SkiDork
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Iceman says they're gonna mow all the bumps on it tonight
mondeo
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Dear lord, why?? It's not like you can put features on the steep part.
RootDKJ
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Greg seems to be really angry for a guy having fun.:grin:Greg and Dannyp on escapade (at least it looks like escapade)
another bird from greg.
Otherwise, thanks for all the pics today. Great TR!
they are trying...
they have the steepest flat rail i have even seen on lower conclusionn
mondeo
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Outside the stupidity of grooming out the second best bumps on the mountain, I'm not sure if that's stupid or awesome.
It's a railyard. Didn't see any hits
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Had to drop the kids off this morning, but either way no need to rush out in the spring. Better to wait for the softening and just ski till the end. We ate an early lunch before even starting so we wouldn't need to bother with that.
Almost bluebird all day. Sunny, warm (but not hot), no wind.
Ovation opened. The top upper headwall was closed, but we got it from that traverse above Anarchy from the K1. Thanks for getting us there, danny!
Your typical big fall-away bumps. The bumps were better just up from there - A few lines of big bumps just to the right of the lift.
From what I could tell when I left, it looked like most of the course bumps (which looked awesome) were wiped out. It appeared like that steep section on Conclusion was left ungroomed on skier's left, but the bumps, and cover didn't look that great.
I'm glad you guys enjoyed it. It was fun to do. Thanks to 2knees and bvibert for posting the pics. I have to find a good way to upload directly from the phone.
Greg seems to be really angry for a guy having fun.:grin:
Hey! I threw in a thumbs up to balance out the bird.
Anyway a great day. Always fun to ski with my buddy, Joe who some of you have met. He's the guy back in college that got me into skiing. He doesn't get out much anymore, but I make it a point to drag him out at least once a season. He's not the most graceful skier, but he's up for anything. I kept a really fast pace today and he had no problem keeping up.
The move to the Legends was a good one due to the lack of bumps. Don't remember if I've ever skied them in spring snow/corn before and they were a lot more stable. Still great in the bumps too. I was a little disappointed in the lack of true zippers today. Again, Escapade was awesome this afternoon, but the bump fields are in small sections. I guess that 1,600 foot long bump field on Gunbarrel spoiled me. It blows me away that Sundown last month had far longer strings of quality bumps than Killington does in mid-April. Even the Temptor bumps weren't a whole lot shorter than the longest most consistent lines today. Oh well.
Aside from Escapade, East Fall looks like it has potential. Big sweepers now, but maybe some zippers will form, hopefully by Friday. Supe has decent lines here and there. I just flail on the steep honking spaced VW bumps. Chalk that critique up to lack of skill if you want. The Downdraft headwall and Skye Hawk had crunch bumps. Also found good lines to the skier's left of the Canyon Quad, along the Dipper woods. Had to duck to get to them. Also still a tad crispy. With Highline and Conclusion out of play, that's about if for bumps right now. Hopefully East Fall sets up for the weekend. I think that has the most potential to form some zippers. Good pitch for it, but again sweepy GS bumps right now. I wish people knew how to turn more... :roll:
Nice to meet Geoff and Mrs.G from the Bay 1 K-zone crew when I went to change out the skis. Sorry if I disrupted your lunch. Also nice to see Tyrolean and Iceman again. I didn't get your voicemail Ty until into the 3 o'clock hour and it would have been tough to try and hook up with Iceman without missing a run or two. As it was, we were 2 minutes late for last gondy since we wasted a run checking out Highline and Conclusion which were roped by then.
Still, a sweet spring day. Joe and I finished up with some Long Trails, wings and dinner at the brewery. Made it home in 3 hours from there with a few sixers in tow.
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thorski
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You know greg as an ambassador of alpinezone and sundown shouldn't you have the horns up instead of the middle finger?
Unless of course your flipping off HS then i understand. :razz:
Unless of course your flipping off HS then i understand. :razz:
madriverjack
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Thanks for the report Greg.
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Outer Limits yesterday around 11 am:
Still great coverage.
Still great coverage.
