Date(s) Skied:
11/23/2008
Resort or Ski Area:
Mount Snow, Vermont
Conditions:
Man made: Packed Powder Fan Gun Goodness
Trip Report:
My wife and I went up to Mt. Snow today. Mt. Snow blew a ton of snow last week. All open trails were covered edge to edge. For man made snow, the conditions were awesome. Most of the snow was packed powder. There were a few scratchy spots, but even those weren't that "scratchy". We were on the mountain, making turns around 9AM.
We started off Deer Run/Long John to get our legs back. Great coverage on these trails! We made on run on Carinthia. Nitro had a nice park set up. The trail is much wider and straighter than the old "Gulch" and I enjoyed the new layout. There was plenty of room to ski around the features if needed. Lower Titianum had more "Natural" features. I'm interested in seeing those along the entire trail when it opens. Standard/Canyon proved to the be the trail of the day for us. The trail was wide with edge to edge coverage and the snow was great. Plus: no lift lines. The longest we had to wait at any lift was maybe a minute or two.
I had a lot of new gear to test out: Impact 8 boots, new poles, and a new set of twin tips. My every day skis were relatively "new" as well. I only skied those two days last year and that was in the spring crud. It was nice to get them out on some more traditional snow. I started the day on my Nordica Hot Rod Nitrous skis. After lunch, I switched over to my Dynastar Nothing But Trouble twins. The twins ski a lot different! I found them much more manageable at slower speeds vs. the Hot Rods. But I felt the Hot Rods were better at speed and plowing through pretty much anything. I'm looking forward to getting more time on both; we'll be back up there on Black Friday.
Everyone like pics, right?
My wife: (pics taken on Long John)
Fan gun laying down the goods:
Me near the Fan gun:
A shot from the ski racks near the base lodge/ticket window:
11/23/2008
Resort or Ski Area:
Mount Snow, Vermont
Conditions:
Man made: Packed Powder Fan Gun Goodness
Trip Report:
My wife and I went up to Mt. Snow today. Mt. Snow blew a ton of snow last week. All open trails were covered edge to edge. For man made snow, the conditions were awesome. Most of the snow was packed powder. There were a few scratchy spots, but even those weren't that "scratchy". We were on the mountain, making turns around 9AM.
We started off Deer Run/Long John to get our legs back. Great coverage on these trails! We made on run on Carinthia. Nitro had a nice park set up. The trail is much wider and straighter than the old "Gulch" and I enjoyed the new layout. There was plenty of room to ski around the features if needed. Lower Titianum had more "Natural" features. I'm interested in seeing those along the entire trail when it opens. Standard/Canyon proved to the be the trail of the day for us. The trail was wide with edge to edge coverage and the snow was great. Plus: no lift lines. The longest we had to wait at any lift was maybe a minute or two.
I had a lot of new gear to test out: Impact 8 boots, new poles, and a new set of twin tips. My every day skis were relatively "new" as well. I only skied those two days last year and that was in the spring crud. It was nice to get them out on some more traditional snow. I started the day on my Nordica Hot Rod Nitrous skis. After lunch, I switched over to my Dynastar Nothing But Trouble twins. The twins ski a lot different! I found them much more manageable at slower speeds vs. the Hot Rods. But I felt the Hot Rods were better at speed and plowing through pretty much anything. I'm looking forward to getting more time on both; we'll be back up there on Black Friday.
Everyone like pics, right?
My wife: (pics taken on Long John)
Fan gun laying down the goods:
Me near the Fan gun:
A shot from the ski racks near the base lodge/ticket window:
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