Monroe Brook 4-29-07

[awf170]

Met up with Skilasnow from T4T for a fun day of skiing in the fog and rain. Only did one top to bottom run since the rain started to move in as the day went on. Coverage is great. It will defiantly be good for another couple of weeks if you don't mind bush-whacking a little at the bottom.

Lots of snow even at the trail head:

The bottom of Monroe brook:

Skilas entering the brook:

Skinning into the fog:

Skilas having skinning difficulties:

Sadly this is the brightest it got all day:

Bootpacking:

Looking north:

Looking up:

Skilas skiing through the pea soup:

 

[awf170]

Look at the very left edge:

Looking up from about 2/3irds of the way down:

Looking down from the same spot:

Two of three skiers we saw today:

Skilas skiing to the parking lot:

Making a daring jump turn in a definite no fall zone:

 

[awf170]

Then airing out into the parking lot:

Success!!!

 

[thetrailboss]

The Ammo Trail....that would have some nice spots to ski...was it soft or firm?

 

[awf170]

The Ammo Trail....that would have some nice spots to ski...was it soft or firm?

It was very soft. Yeah, the Ammo trail would have some nice spots to ski in a very good season. Monroe Brook holds snow way better though.

 

[thetrailboss]

Doesn't Monroe Brook cross the Ammo Trail? Or am I in the wrong place?

 

[awf170]

Doesn't Monroe Brook cross the Ammo Trail? Or am I in the wrong place?

Yeah, you take the Ammo trail for the first mile or so then turn south. I thought you were talking about skiing the upper part of the Ammo, as in the gullies and snowfields. The bottom part of the ammo was pretty flat and not too good but a whole lot better than hiking down.

Here's a map:
http://www.terraserver-usa.com/image.aspx?T=2&S=12&Z=19&X=392&Y=6128&W=3
(We probably got close to the "1500" on the map, at the tip-top of the river line for Monroe brook)

 

[thetrailboss]

Yeah, you take the Ammo trail for the first mile or so then turn south. I thought you were talking about skiing the upper part of the Ammo, as in the gullies and snowfields. The bottom part of the ammo was pretty flat and not too good but a whole lot better than hiking down.

Here's a map:
http://www.terraserver-usa.com/image.aspx?T=2&S=12&Z=19&X=392&Y=6128&W=3
(We probably got close to the "1500" on the map, at the tip-top of the river line for Monroe brook)

OK. You're two streams over from where I thought you were.....

 

[cbcbd]

Sweet pics... looks exactly like Hillmans looked today - snow gully, fog

 

[Newpylong]

Is this Monroe Bridge, MA??? or am I way off?

I read it wrong, Monroe Brook.... lol. Near Washington...