Hit up magic solo today since i couldnt swing the mrg trip. got there around 10:00 to the usual swarming masses. drove around the parking lot for about 20 minutes till i found a spot to park. waited in the long ticket line and plunked down the ridiculous rate of $39 to fight all these damn people in their bogner one pieces. oh well, maybe the skiing would be nice.
Started off with a run down slide of hans. Much to my dismay, there was about 4 inches of light fluff on top of a creamy wind buff substance. where's the grooming and snowmaking? I was seriously thinking about going down and demanding a refund but i pressed on. next run down goniff. more of that damn fluff and cream cheese. I even saw the tip of a rock and a couple of twigs poking through. what kind of ski area is this?
Figured the run under the chair might be in good shape so i took off down witch towards redline. Hit the little rock on the approach, maybe a 3 footer and stuck the landing. stuck it so well my skis didnt move one inch upon landing and right in full view of the people riding, i managed a full flip. well, almost full as i landed on my back. Now I was getting really pissed. I mean, what area allows you to huck at your own risk? where were the bamboo poles and the huge orange warning signs. well, amazingly, i pressed on found the trail to be a mess of loose powder, cliff drops and more of that cream cheese.
the rest of the day was spent looking for the well manicured slopes we all dream of but I just couldnt find them. Magician, green line, black line, hallows??? all filled with unmarked natural features and loose snow.
ok, it was the most fun i've had since, well, since the last time i was at magic. I deperately need to get those mid fats mounted though, as the wind buffed slab under the fresh snow was really really tough to deal with on the 60mm bump skis, but thats my stupidity.
Saw Matt bumpin chairs and the people in the lodge were great as usual. Snow was coming down moderately at times, weekend should be fantastic. go get some. here are a few pics, i have more but having trouble uploading them. the ones in this post are slide, goniff, redline, black magic (i chickened out on that being alone) and green line. I have a nice pic of my bomb hole from the lift too.
Started off with a run down slide of hans. Much to my dismay, there was about 4 inches of light fluff on top of a creamy wind buff substance. where's the grooming and snowmaking? I was seriously thinking about going down and demanding a refund but i pressed on. next run down goniff. more of that damn fluff and cream cheese. I even saw the tip of a rock and a couple of twigs poking through. what kind of ski area is this?
Figured the run under the chair might be in good shape so i took off down witch towards redline. Hit the little rock on the approach, maybe a 3 footer and stuck the landing. stuck it so well my skis didnt move one inch upon landing and right in full view of the people riding, i managed a full flip. well, almost full as i landed on my back. Now I was getting really pissed. I mean, what area allows you to huck at your own risk? where were the bamboo poles and the huge orange warning signs. well, amazingly, i pressed on found the trail to be a mess of loose powder, cliff drops and more of that cream cheese.
the rest of the day was spent looking for the well manicured slopes we all dream of but I just couldnt find them. Magician, green line, black line, hallows??? all filled with unmarked natural features and loose snow.
ok, it was the most fun i've had since, well, since the last time i was at magic. I deperately need to get those mid fats mounted though, as the wind buffed slab under the fresh snow was really really tough to deal with on the 60mm bump skis, but thats my stupidity.
Saw Matt bumpin chairs and the people in the lodge were great as usual. Snow was coming down moderately at times, weekend should be fantastic. go get some. here are a few pics, i have more but having trouble uploading them. the ones in this post are slide, goniff, redline, black magic (i chickened out on that being alone) and green line. I have a nice pic of my bomb hole from the lift too.
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