Abubob
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Date(s) Skied: Saturday February 25, 2012
Resort or Ski Area: Magic Mountian
Conditions: Wind blown powder and crust
Trip Report: Many times we make plans far ahead and deal with the consequences. I bought ticket vouchers back in early December on a tip from the Skiing on the Cheap - 2011-12 Edition thread. My brother and I then made plans to ski at Magic some time if February. One planned trip on the 4th was cancelled due to an untimely cold and so we made subsequent plans for the 25th.
It seemed that those plans were harmonizing nicely with the weather as a rare snow storm was poised to bring several inches overnight on the 24th. Well a good deal of that was in the form of rain in Southern Vermont that formed a frozen glaze over everything (and stuck pretty mightily to the Black chair) with only a couple inches of powdery snow on top of a kind of edge-able crusty-ish corduroy. That coupled with the rest of this miserable season and Magic’s limited snowmaking there was little to ski. I don’t remember any trails other than Talisman and Trick. It was windy too - very windy - although not extremely cold and the chairs were out of the wind enough so it was a comfortable ride up. The new cushions on the newly painted Red Chair made a huge difference compared to the Black Chair on which we froze our butts.
We ended our day at the Black Line Bar with a $11 deal for food but a computer glitch meant we waited over an hour to eat. We weren’t alone in out wait, as very many people around us all waited patiently for their food. The staff was gracious and apologetic and did their best.
As my Mom used to say ‘You pays your money and you takes your chances’ but all in all it wasn’t too bad - much better than work.
Video to come - working on a GoPro edit that my take a couple days.
Resort or Ski Area: Magic Mountian
Conditions: Wind blown powder and crust
Trip Report: Many times we make plans far ahead and deal with the consequences. I bought ticket vouchers back in early December on a tip from the Skiing on the Cheap - 2011-12 Edition thread. My brother and I then made plans to ski at Magic some time if February. One planned trip on the 4th was cancelled due to an untimely cold and so we made subsequent plans for the 25th.
It seemed that those plans were harmonizing nicely with the weather as a rare snow storm was poised to bring several inches overnight on the 24th. Well a good deal of that was in the form of rain in Southern Vermont that formed a frozen glaze over everything (and stuck pretty mightily to the Black chair) with only a couple inches of powdery snow on top of a kind of edge-able crusty-ish corduroy. That coupled with the rest of this miserable season and Magic’s limited snowmaking there was little to ski. I don’t remember any trails other than Talisman and Trick. It was windy too - very windy - although not extremely cold and the chairs were out of the wind enough so it was a comfortable ride up. The new cushions on the newly painted Red Chair made a huge difference compared to the Black Chair on which we froze our butts.
We ended our day at the Black Line Bar with a $11 deal for food but a computer glitch meant we waited over an hour to eat. We weren’t alone in out wait, as very many people around us all waited patiently for their food. The staff was gracious and apologetic and did their best.
As my Mom used to say ‘You pays your money and you takes your chances’ but all in all it wasn’t too bad - much better than work.
Video to come - working on a GoPro edit that my take a couple days.
Enjoy.
