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[LoafSkier19]

Was planning to use my last Loaf day on Ikon tomorrow, but we’ve been invited to stay at a friends place tomorrow night at K. So we’ll be skiing both tomorrow and Sunday there. Can’t wait.

 

[crippity]

Got to K at 12 yesterday. 1215-4 straight, one umbrella beer break for 15 min. 15 runs off Sup chair. Rode today 8-11 non stop for 18 runs, Sup, Box, NR. Fantastic. opening bell today well worth it. never froze up.

 

[KustyTheKlown]

Knife thru warm butter stuff on the first chair groomahs

 

[KustyTheKlown]

Significantly shittier up the gondola where it is still cloudy and the groom is not soft and smooth

 

[crippity]

some pic friday/saturday

 

[KustyTheKlown]

Supe just broke down with me on it. At the very low part near the top. Jumped off and skied away

 

[skiur]

Supe just broke down with me on it. At the very low part near the top. Jumped off and skied away

Supe is definitely the best chair to get stuck on, once you get past the first few towers you can jump off at about anywhere.

 

[Zand]

Just got here at noon. 60s feel nice after last week. Probably stay on the box for another hour or so then head over to Supe.

I'm easy to spot. Marchand jersey.

 

[letitsnow1]

Supe just broke down with me on it. At the very low part near the top. Jumped off and skied away

I was stuck at the high point over the trail between towers 3 and 4

 

[Zand]

Very fun afternoon. Sun came out from like 1 to 3 and the temps shot up into the low 70s. Corn everywhere, some bumps were better than others, fun scene at the Umbrella Bar. Love this place in the spring (as long as mother nature doesn't screw us like last Sunday).

Cascade at noon still pretty flat and corny. Ridge Run was adventure skiing but I always have fun with that stuff. Couple areas of grass skiing. That coupled with Highline was my ROTD. Wish I did them more than twice. Bumps on Highline were fun and only a couple bare spots to avoid.




Downdraft and Double Dipper had bigger bumps and I hit them late in the afternoon so I was pretty tired and skied them like shit. But coverage was good and the good bumpers were fun to watch.



Most of my day was spent lapping Mid O to lower Supe. Lots of fun bump lines on both. Also did an adventure run down Panic to Needles and back. Thought Needles was really good. Run back down Highlander I was able to do without taking my skis off but not sure I'd recommend anyone so the same with their skis lol. Definitely was skiing on gravel road where the snow wore thin.




Super fun day, thanks to K for reopening the box and North Ridge. Definitely made for some awesome variety today. It's now officially Superstar season. Hope to get up maybe in two weeks if Skylark and Bittersweet are still going strong for one more decent variety day.

 

[letitsnow1]

Yea it was a great weekend of spring skiing, you can't beat skiing in a t shirt

 

[KustyTheKlown]

middle o skied awesome.

went 9-4 yesterday and 8-12 today. great weekend. really needed it.

 

[Newpylong]

Always crazy how some north facing natural only trails like Upper West Glade still have coverage while many snowmaking trails are toast.

 

[Zand]

Always crazy how some north facing natural only trails like Upper West Glade still have coverage while many snowmaking trails are toast.

Yup, and then one thing I forgot to ski that I wish I did was the Light. Sounds like it was still in good shape and it would've been fun to ski the woods one more time this year.

 

[KustyTheKlown]

sorry? upper west glade and the light? am i missing something here? i like to think i know killington pretty damn well. names for off-map hits that i just call by their entry points? what the heck are y'all speaking of?

 

[djd66]

sorry? upper west glade and the light? am i missing something here? i like to think i know killington pretty damn well. names for off-map hits that i just call by their entry points? what the heck are y'all speaking of?

West Glade is skier's right of the North Ridge Quad - I think they changed the name of the trail to Ridge Run. The Light is off the top Escapade (skiers right)

 

[Newpylong]

West Glade was the name of Ridge Run from roughly 1960 until Powdr renamed it after purchasing the resort. Old names die hard with me, especially new names that serve no purpose.

 

[KustyTheKlown]

West Glade is skier's right of the North Ridge Quad - I think they changed the name of the trail to Ridge Run. The Light is off the top Escapade (skiers right)

thanks.

ridge run is skier's left of the north ridge. looker's right. the boundary trail. you'd go past it to get to coopers. the woods between it and powerline ski well. i think reason and rime used to be east and west glade perhaps?

did not know the name of hte trees next to escapade

 

[djd66]

thanks.

ridge run is skier's left of the north ridge. looker's right. the boundary trail. you'd go past it to get to coopers. the woods between it and powerline ski well. i think reason and rime used to be east and west glade perhaps?

did not know the name of hte trees next to escapade

sorry, yes, I meant skiers right (on the way to Coopers) That was West Glade, not sure when they changed it

 

[cdskier]

Right...Ridge Run was West Glade and Reason was East Glade. Rime was Rime. That "North Ridge" area was "The Glades" and the chair before it was "North Ridge" was the "Glades Triple". You can see this on old maps through the early 2000s.