jaywbigred
Active member
The drive up on Friday night was a bit harrowing, though I got to test out my snowtires for the first time. All I can say is WOW! What a difference. The biggest issue we had was visibility, not traction, when the falling snow and simultaneous windshield wiper malfunction combined to make things tough. Eventually we were able to find a replacement (winter) blade for the driver's side, and this made a big difference. Took us about an hour longer than usual.
Saturday was the first day of "AM Express" at Mt. Snow, the "new" program for passholders that allows them to ski/ride starting at 7:30, for a half hour before the everyone else. We were in line at 7:30, probably about the 10th or 15th chair, and got a couple runs of mostly fresh tracks in, which was nice. Of course, it was Saturday, so things "Tracked out" somewhat quickly. There were spots where the base snow belied the previous weekend's warm weather, i.e. quasi-dust on crust and some somewhat icy patches, but overall the snow was great, especially on the Fan Gun trails. Due to a back injury that I am recovering from, I had to stay out of the bumps all weekend, which was sad, because Bear Trap looked terrific from the lift. Our run of the day was Thanks Walt early in the morning.
We stopped in to check out the Station Tap Room, which is a great little space, with a fantastic beer list. We had some beers and finger food, and on the way out I recognized DrJeff having the same beer I had just downed (Widmer Brrrrbon, very good), and so we got to say hello and chat for a minute.
Back out for a few runs, and then the legs were done by about 1, after the early start and quasi-powder.
Sunday we got started later, a little after 9, and boy was I glad to have a season pass, as it was "Kids Pay their Age Day" and the ticket lines were shocking. Luckily, despite the crowds, the singles lines moved pretty quickly all day, but I have to say that overall, I was surprised how crowded it was. It wasn't very cold but there was a good amount of biting wind. However, the snow was great basically everywhere we skied. Unfortunately, we didn't make it over to the North Face, as we heard there was a windhold and some members of the group weren't into it. Oh well. My legs started to give out pretty early too, still getting into ski shape, and we were done by about 1 again.
Overall a great weekend, surprisingly crowded, but certainly manageable.
Saturday was the first day of "AM Express" at Mt. Snow, the "new" program for passholders that allows them to ski/ride starting at 7:30, for a half hour before the everyone else. We were in line at 7:30, probably about the 10th or 15th chair, and got a couple runs of mostly fresh tracks in, which was nice. Of course, it was Saturday, so things "Tracked out" somewhat quickly. There were spots where the base snow belied the previous weekend's warm weather, i.e. quasi-dust on crust and some somewhat icy patches, but overall the snow was great, especially on the Fan Gun trails. Due to a back injury that I am recovering from, I had to stay out of the bumps all weekend, which was sad, because Bear Trap looked terrific from the lift. Our run of the day was Thanks Walt early in the morning.
We stopped in to check out the Station Tap Room, which is a great little space, with a fantastic beer list. We had some beers and finger food, and on the way out I recognized DrJeff having the same beer I had just downed (Widmer Brrrrbon, very good), and so we got to say hello and chat for a minute.
Back out for a few runs, and then the legs were done by about 1, after the early start and quasi-powder.
Sunday we got started later, a little after 9, and boy was I glad to have a season pass, as it was "Kids Pay their Age Day" and the ticket lines were shocking. Luckily, despite the crowds, the singles lines moved pretty quickly all day, but I have to say that overall, I was surprised how crowded it was. It wasn't very cold but there was a good amount of biting wind. However, the snow was great basically everywhere we skied. Unfortunately, we didn't make it over to the North Face, as we heard there was a windhold and some members of the group weren't into it. Oh well. My legs started to give out pretty early too, still getting into ski shape, and we were done by about 1 again.
Overall a great weekend, surprisingly crowded, but certainly manageable.
Had a good crowd at Tbe Station on Saturday. Me and my wife, Glenn and Mrs Glenn, Vince and his wife, jawwithbigred, and I'm pretty sure his fiancee (for a brief minute as they headed back out), Madriverjack and his Dad (also sporting one cool hat!) and Mike Messier (from the MS Passholders site), We left before Mountsnowfish, and his really bright green jacket, put in his usual appearance
