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Mt Snow - 2.5.11

gmcunni

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from another thread - sums up the day well:


It was a zoo today @ Mt snow. We called it a little early.


we got on the lift @ 8, by 10 place was pretty crowded. snow conditions were outstanding! sunny in the AM, snowing with some sleet mixed in when we called it a day around 2.
 

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I should have mentioned the snow. It was outstanding. The only scratch I hit was on Ripcord. Other than that....awesome packed powder.

Hoping tomorrow is a bit less nuts. Ill try and post a pic of the lifeline. Gotta jump on the laptop.
 

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I should have mentioned the snow. It was outstanding. The only scratch I hit was on Ripcord. Other than that....awesome packed powder.

Hoping tomorrow is a bit less nuts. Ill try and post a pic of the lifeline. Gotta jump on the laptop.
What's the "lifeline?" ...oh...must be liftline, right?
 

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We took advantage of the passholder AM Express this morning and got 3 runs in before the 8 am on some nice chord, snow was great of course. At 8:05, for our 4th run, the line was still just as if it were still AM Express. Then at 8:20, for our 5th run, it was already starting to be a zoo. I guess devo and other programs had started. We met up w our non-passholder friends at the Summit at 8:30 and skied the North Face. After 3 runs over there, it was getting pretty crowded (moreso on the trails than at the lifts, though they were more crowded than usual too) so we headed over to Sunbrook. Wow. What a zoo! I have never seen it like that that I can remember, with long lines for both chairs, esp. the Beartrap Double.We did 3 laps over there (haven't skied Big and Little Dipper in a long time!) before it got unbearable. We headed back over to the main face to brave the single's line on Grand Summit. Usually it is quite quick, but it seems like each successive week they add another lane to the singles line. I think there are at least 5 now. So it is getting slower and slower. One of our day pass riders lost her ticket, so we skied down Cascade to meet her at Guest Services, only to find out that she had taken care of it so quickly (had her receipt/stub) that she was already back in line. We waited through yet another long line, and it being almost 12:30, we called it a day bc of the crowds and the impending sleet.

After a shower and some food, I've been sitting here at my computer for the last little bit doing some job hunting, and have watched the following progression of weather: freezing rain/sleet-->puking snow-->rain-->nothing-->sleet-->puking snow-->light snow-->nothing-->rain-->nothing. Hope with nightfall it changes to all snow and then they groom up what needs to be groomed!
 

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What's the "lifeline?" ...oh...must be liftline, right?

Damn you auto correct! Sorry about that. Friggin iPad. My spelling stinks, but at least you can tell what I'm attempting to type. The iPad always "corrects" it incorrectly. :lol:
 

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Rolled in around 8:30...based on how the lot was (and how the local inns looked on rt 100), we know it was going to be busy.

The Summit Local just opened after we booted up, so we headed up that. Lines at the other lifts were already a bit nuts. Took a rip down Cascade and hit River Run. Went up the North Face. My wife did the same run again...I hit the Ripper. It was a little scratchy up top, but the bottom half was nice. I stayed to the left. Plummet was nice. I found it weird that they race team had set up a practice course there. They had a pretty big race on South Bowl, so maybe there wasn't room. Did a few runs near South Bowl; Hop Ridge, ect. We made our way back to the main mountain around 11:30...the Summit Local was stopped and they had to shut it down. After looking at the other lines...we called it day Figured tomorrow may be a bit less busy because it's Sunday and the Super Bowl.

Here's a shot I took of the Grand Summit liftline (not "lifeline" like Steve Jobs typed :lol: ) This was a bit before noon.

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We hit the Snow Mountain Market for a few things and I grabbed a PBR tallboy. Off to the Snowbar we went! If you don't know, vcunning runs the Snowbar. He's not around this weekend, so we did a "wellness" check.

Me shoveling:
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Mrs Glenn:
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We had an awesome lunch: PBR and ChexMix:
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Mrs Glenn hard @ work:
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PBR on the bar!
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Thanks for the wellness check guys. Sorry the secret key location didn't work. I'll give you a couple keys (although this is the only ski weekend we will miss). Maybe next weekend for some après ski?,

And thanks for the cleanup with the new snow.

I really missed skiing this weekend, but Memphis is a really cool town.
 

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Hit the grand summit about 7:35 for AM Express and managed 7 runs before we dropped kid #2 off at her ski program at 9:20 - then my wife and I avoided the crowds the best we could by lapping ego alley and sundance chairs followed by a few laps through the dippers in sunbrook - hit the main base lodge about 10:45 after 13 runs, 22.2 miles and about 14k of verts via phreshreez where we ran into one of our friends who along with her husband took their 1st snowboarding lesson today - after a bunch of broken a$$ jokes and the addition of another couple of friends, it was suddenly just after noon, and since Mrs Dr Jeff's toes were still cold :mad: we adjourned upstairs to the Station taproom where we made some new friends (and I enjoyed the Long Trail Coffee Stout that's now in rotation) until we had to pick the kids up at 3:30 - unfortnately as i'm typing this at 6:15, the stuff falling out of the sky is liquid and nort frozen :( the forcast is for 4-6" overnight! FINGERS CROSSED!
 

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Thanks for the wellness check guys. Sorry the secret key location didn't work. I'll give you a couple keys (although this is the only ski weekend we will miss). Maybe next weekend for some après ski?,

And thanks for the cleanup with the new snow.

I really missed skiing this weekend, but Memphis is a really cool town.
Operation WWFD begins next weekend! Lol!
 

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Hit the grand summit about 7:35 for AM Express and managed 7 runs before we dropped kid #2 off at her ski program at 9:20 - then my wife and I avoided the crowds the best we could by lapping ego alley and sundance chairs followed by a few laps through the dippers in sunbrook - hit the main base lodge about 10:45 after 13 runs, 22.2 miles and about 14k of verts via phreshreez where we ran into one of our friends who along with her husband took their 1st snowboarding lesson today - after a bunch of broken a$$ jokes and the addition of another couple of friends, it was suddenly just after noon, and since Mrs Dr Jeff's toes were still cold :mad: we adjourned upstairs to the Station taproom where we made some new friends (and I enjoyed the Long Trail Coffee Stout that's now in rotation) until we had to pick the kids up at 3:30 - unfortnately as i'm typing this at 6:15, the stuff falling out of the sky is liquid and nort frozen :( the forcast is for 4-6" overnight! FINGERS CROSSED!

Is it plain rain, or freezing rain?
 

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Vince, no worries on the key. Figured we'd try for ha-ha's. As you can see, we made out just fine.

Jeff, that sounds like a solid day. 32f and raining in Dummerston. Double-you-tee-eff. I hope it switches to snow at the mountain soon.
 

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FWIW, its 36 per the thermometer on my deck now :( I don't think I need to elaborate - i'll update hopefully soon when it becomes white, flakey, frozen stuff falling outside!

30 and raining in Wilmington as we came back from dinner. walking from the restaurant to the car was a joke, the sidewalks were coated with ice.
 

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i was there today. powder condition was really good i thought. the main base chairs were very crowded as usual. stay on the northface side all day. thru the singles line i got on almost immediately without any wait all day. the trees next to free fall was sweet.
 

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Not pretty here this AM! Wild weather last night! Thunder, lighting, rain, sleet, snow! Wind is real gusty this AM - lift de-icing is mandatory today and there's a heavy crust on my car that i'm hoping a half hour of my car warming up will let me get it cleared off :eek: Mountfish is on the Snow show this AM now talking about lift holds all over the place :(
 

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Not pretty here this AM! Wild weather last night! Thunder, lighting, rain, sleet, snow! Wind is real gusty this AM - lift de-icing is mandatory today and there's a heavy crust on my car that i'm hoping a half hour of my car warming up will let me get it cleared off :eek: Mountfish is on the Snow show this AM now talking about lift holds all over the place :(

i've been flip flopping all morning about going to magic. after reading this and some stuff on kzone, i'm going back to bed.
 

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Well we all wanted to have fun time skiing,but I'm so broke I can use the money I save today towards another ski trip,but I been at the hills on these icy days to, many times to count,and it really was looking good into yesterday,that's the north east weather,but I still love it
 
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