riverc0il
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Blasting down untracked sections of Fall Line without any moguls, launching off rocks, and landing in knee deep fluff was pretty spectacular. So was charging hard down Chute reaching speeds that would cause even the best mogul skier in the world to wreck while launching as many cliff bands I could find (and cliffs are bigger in the early season, sweet!). This may be considering blasphemy around these parts and the mogul crew likely won't understand, but skiing these trails bump free and full of powder was simply AWESOME!!!
Pre-Christmas powder days are some of the best I experience in any given year. Even the die hard powder hounds are all too busy with family commitments and Christmas shopping to realize over a foot of untracked fresh is to be had. When I was recently asked which month is my favorite month to ski, I said December without even thinking about the answer, much to the stunned amazement of the person asking the question. I like every month for what it offers.... but no month provides so little competition for powder as the month between the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays.
So somewhere between a foot to two feet of fresh, Mad River without moguls, most trails open, no line for either chair all day, and plenty enough base to avoid any core shots or base killing nasties. Thank you, Sir--may I have another?
Unedited video clips. Keep in mind these clips were shot later in the day.
Nhski:
Random Tele Skiers:
Blasting down untracked sections of Fall Line without any moguls, launching off rocks, and landing in knee deep fluff was pretty spectacular. So was charging hard down Chute reaching speeds that would cause even the best mogul skier in the world to wreck while launching as many cliff bands I could find (and cliffs are bigger in the early season, sweet!). This may be considering blasphemy around these parts and the mogul crew likely won't understand, but skiing these trails bump free and full of powder was simply AWESOME!!!
Pre-Christmas powder days are some of the best I experience in any given year. Even the die hard powder hounds are all too busy with family commitments and Christmas shopping to realize over a foot of untracked fresh is to be had. When I was recently asked which month is my favorite month to ski, I said December without even thinking about the answer, much to the stunned amazement of the person asking the question. I like every month for what it offers.... but no month provides so little competition for powder as the month between the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays.
So somewhere between a foot to two feet of fresh, Mad River without moguls, most trails open, no line for either chair all day, and plenty enough base to avoid any core shots or base killing nasties. Thank you, Sir--may I have another?
Unedited video clips. Keep in mind these clips were shot later in the day.
Nhski:
Random Tele Skiers:
