Charlie Schuessler
New member
Precipitation - 32° - 42°F
Lots of Trails Open – Nobody there to Ski on them!
Coverage consisted of grass & rocks to soft snow to hardpack-ice and dust on hardpack.
I didn’t get to the mountain until nearly noon where it was raining at the base. Being the last day I decided to ski anyway.
With the Kancamagus Quad, the Kissing Cousin double, the Gondola and the NorthPeak Express lifts operating, there were enough lifts operating to get around, just no skiers to get on the chairs. I skied onto both quads and the Gondola without anyone within two-three chairs in front or behind me the entire time I was on the mountain.
The lower elevation(s) weather consisted of steady raining; mid-mountain was a mixture of rain-sleet-snow and at the peak it was snowing. The upper trails were hardpack bases with some dust covering it. The top was also very windy and having left my goggles in the lodge, skiing up top was a challenge. Skiing the lower elevations was easier due to the soft snow but skiing in the rain was not much fun.
I skied a little more than 2-1/2 hours before I stopped. I was becoming a sponge.
My favorite run at the end of the day was off the Kancamagus Quad to Rampasture to Lower Northstar. It had soft snow with some bumps and open spots of grass & rocks feeling like spring conditions.
Summary for the day: Sorry to see the season end so soon…see ya next November with more trails and another lift…
Lots of Trails Open – Nobody there to Ski on them!
Coverage consisted of grass & rocks to soft snow to hardpack-ice and dust on hardpack.
I didn’t get to the mountain until nearly noon where it was raining at the base. Being the last day I decided to ski anyway.
With the Kancamagus Quad, the Kissing Cousin double, the Gondola and the NorthPeak Express lifts operating, there were enough lifts operating to get around, just no skiers to get on the chairs. I skied onto both quads and the Gondola without anyone within two-three chairs in front or behind me the entire time I was on the mountain.
The lower elevation(s) weather consisted of steady raining; mid-mountain was a mixture of rain-sleet-snow and at the peak it was snowing. The upper trails were hardpack bases with some dust covering it. The top was also very windy and having left my goggles in the lodge, skiing up top was a challenge. Skiing the lower elevations was easier due to the soft snow but skiing in the rain was not much fun.
I skied a little more than 2-1/2 hours before I stopped. I was becoming a sponge.
My favorite run at the end of the day was off the Kancamagus Quad to Rampasture to Lower Northstar. It had soft snow with some bumps and open spots of grass & rocks feeling like spring conditions.
Summary for the day: Sorry to see the season end so soon…see ya next November with more trails and another lift…
