Mad River Glen - 2/8/2008

[Greg]

Yes we did stay at KingM's place Thurs night but we drove home Friday after skiing. As usual, Michael & Melinda's hospitality was most appreciated.

Agreed! Thanks again for your hospitality, Michael and Melinda! If anyone needs a bed in the MRV, check them out.

What a great ski day! This second half of winter is looking very promising IMHO.

Agreed. I think we're on to a solid rest of the season.

Glad to hear you're as sore as I am Steve. I just dragged my butt out of bed. Slowly.

Yep. Tired today too. Looking forward to crashing in a few minutes. I spoke with Joe briefly today. Poor guy. First time skiing since last April at MRG. He struggled getting out of bed too.

unreal. Nice skiiing guys, madskier lookin real smooth.

Allskiing, i thought for a second you were gonna huck that waterfall. Nice bump form too greg, lookin better on much steeper stuff.

Yep. Jeff is always smooth, yet also always right on the edge. Great combo. I think we had Dave psyched out for the Paradise "drop". There really isn't one right now. It's always tough to approach technical terrain like that for the first time; not knowing what to expect.

I was coming off an 11 day hiatus from skiing so I was just psyched to be out. Had a strong second wind shortly after lunch. I'm happy to have progressed to the point with my skiing where I can thoroughly enjoy most of the on map stuff at MRG.

What a day!!Great to see Joe again and ski with Greg and Jeff. That place kicked my butt...What a mountain..unreal.

I'm glad you enjoyed MRG, Dave. I think your above pic of Jeff sums up the day perfectly. All smiles.

:-o Nice, Steve. You got more of a sack than me, that's for sure.

MRG rules it!

 

[SkiingInABlueDream]

Awesome pics & vid guys! Your trip report reads a lot like mine would have been - I too was showing a first-timer around the Glen (tho ive only been there ~5 times myself so im hardly a veteran). My friend left watertown at 4:30 to meet me in westford at 5:15. Got to the parking lot at 8:40, on the single at 9:15. Skied until ~3:40 with 20 min breaks at 11 & 1. 9 exhausting runs. I was initially a bit disappointed that the 12" from Thurs had been chewed as much as it had but we quickly realized there was better snow & less ice to be found away from the obvious trails. I took the same drop as riverc0il (maybe exact same line) and also soiled the landing. i thought i was going off the far (skiers) left end where it's the least drop so i just let myself carry a bit of momentum over it, but then as i spotted the landing i realized i was going, umm, a bit bigger than i intended. So being too late to abort I instinctiely gave the "oh-sh!t call", got balanced, braced and proceeded to land ungracefully. [i had a tan softshell, black pants and blue dynastar skis in case anyone saw it and can agree with the sloppiness :lol: ]
all in all, it was definetely worth the vacation day. Was also thrilled that much of a wait never developed at the single.

would love to join up with an AZ group some day!
cheers,
SF

 

[bvibert]

Nice work on the video Greg, I've watched it a few too many times. I seriously think I'm slipping into a state of depression, I haven't been out on skis in a week and I likely won't be out again until Wednesday or Thursday...

We actually drove up on Friday and stayed over night at a really nice B&B, The Yellow Farm House Inn which was about 5 minutes from MRG. We were on the hill for 8:30 am. It was an awsome day, loads of great skiing! I felt like a kid in a candy store!

Cool, I'm glad you guys were able to find lodging.

 

[kcyanks1]

Great video and pics. I had my turn at the ungraceful landings off the lower-Liftline cliffs today I also do the jump and pray routine, not having much of a feeling of how to properly land. Soft snow makes it all irrelevant. Though I'm still somewhat scared each time.

 

[awf170]

Hahahaha!!!!11!!!1!11!!!

Sweet air...:lol:

I would say that puts up some competition for my burke airs.

 

[deadheadskier]

Question?

Am I crazy or did that big yellow barn next to the single not used to be there? It's been a good 8 years since I last went.

anyone?

 

[bvibert]

Question?

Am I crazy or did that big yellow barn next to the single not used to be there? It's been a good 8 years since I last went.

anyone?

The building that houses the ticket office, ski shop, and rental shop to name a few in this pic?

It was there when I first visited 4 years ago. Or are you talking about something else??

 

[Greg]

I can't tell for sure, but I think that guy on the Single has a huge grin on his face...

 

[bvibert]

I can't tell for sure, but I think that guy on the Single has a huge grin on his face...

Looks like a grumpy SOB to me..

 

[deadheadskier]

The giant yellow barn. I haven't skied MRG since January of 2001. For whatever reason I don't recall a massive yellow barn at the base. If it was, perhaps it was a different color?

 

[MRGisevil]

The giant yellow barn. I haven't skied MRG since January of 2001. For whatever reason I don't recall a massive yellow barn at the base. If it was, perhaps it was a different color?

I'm pretty sure the base box hasn't been added to since the 60's, but they may have re-painted since you were there last.

 

[deadheadskier]

Yeah, the lodge to the left looking down from the chair looks familiar, it's just the yellow barn sticks out for some reason. Perhaps it was brown years back.

 

[Greg]

I think the basebox used to be red at one time, right? The ticket office/rental building is no doubt newer than the basebox, but it was there when I first visited in 2005 FWIW....

 

[deadheadskier]

....hmmm maybe ski resort observer could clarify or someone else who's been in that area for a long time.