Cannonball
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Lots of people are trying to figure out where to go with their limited vacation time and pre-planned family ski trips. Conditions aren't thrilling enough to generate a lot of trip reports lately. So it seemed like a good idea to have a general thread where those of us who've actually put p-tex to the slopes over the past few days can quickly report back what we've seen. Might help a few folks get the most out of their vacation.
Here's what I've experienced in the past few days:
Cannon 12/26 & 12/27. Firm for sure, but decent edgeable sugar snow on top. This is the type of snow that can be pretty fun if you have some confidence because it's very soft. But it's definitely challenging for beginners and intermediates who steer away from the piles and find themselves on the ice in between. 27th was far more crowded and trail intersections were both overcrowded and scraped off majorly increasing the potential for carnage.
Cranmore 12/28. Went over to NC to meet up with old friends and possibly get out for some turns. It was raining fairly steadily until noon which lead to multiple cocktails instead of skiing. By the time it cleared we'd lost interest in skiing. But it looked like some fun spring-like conditions. On-the-ground reports since then say it's firmed up a LOT, but it is well groomed and decent family cruising.
Loon 12/29. I went over and hung out for a while with the dog, although I had no intention of heading up the lift. Snow around the base was sugary and people were having a blast! No shortage of people going for late day turns so it couldn't have been all that bad. The sky was beautiful and the folks around the firepit had obviously been enjoying their day.
Bretton Woods 12/30. I took a few runs today. Ouch! No way to sugar coat it, it was bad. Solid as a rock and very hard to find a reliable inch of edgeable snow. I felt so bad for the bazillion beginners who were there taking a beating. I saw several beginner snowboarders giving up mid-trail and walking. It's hard to blame them, the thought of falling repeatedly on that ice is horrifying. But the views at BW make it easy to forgive everything else....
Cannon 12/30. I considered stopping for a few runs, but decided against it. I did swing by to have a look though. They certainly aren't holding back on the Snowmaking....
We have family up for the rest of vacation. They will want to go regardless of conditions. We will probably be at: 12/31 Cannon, 1/1 Cannon, 1/2 Burke, 1/3 BW, 1/4 who knows.
Hopefully people are finding fun wherever the end up and aren't worrying too much about 'what could have been'.
Here's what I've experienced in the past few days:
Cannon 12/26 & 12/27. Firm for sure, but decent edgeable sugar snow on top. This is the type of snow that can be pretty fun if you have some confidence because it's very soft. But it's definitely challenging for beginners and intermediates who steer away from the piles and find themselves on the ice in between. 27th was far more crowded and trail intersections were both overcrowded and scraped off majorly increasing the potential for carnage.
Cranmore 12/28. Went over to NC to meet up with old friends and possibly get out for some turns. It was raining fairly steadily until noon which lead to multiple cocktails instead of skiing. By the time it cleared we'd lost interest in skiing. But it looked like some fun spring-like conditions. On-the-ground reports since then say it's firmed up a LOT, but it is well groomed and decent family cruising.
Loon 12/29. I went over and hung out for a while with the dog, although I had no intention of heading up the lift. Snow around the base was sugary and people were having a blast! No shortage of people going for late day turns so it couldn't have been all that bad. The sky was beautiful and the folks around the firepit had obviously been enjoying their day.
Bretton Woods 12/30. I took a few runs today. Ouch! No way to sugar coat it, it was bad. Solid as a rock and very hard to find a reliable inch of edgeable snow. I felt so bad for the bazillion beginners who were there taking a beating. I saw several beginner snowboarders giving up mid-trail and walking. It's hard to blame them, the thought of falling repeatedly on that ice is horrifying. But the views at BW make it easy to forgive everything else....
Cannon 12/30. I considered stopping for a few runs, but decided against it. I did swing by to have a look though. They certainly aren't holding back on the Snowmaking....
We have family up for the rest of vacation. They will want to go regardless of conditions. We will probably be at: 12/31 Cannon, 1/1 Cannon, 1/2 Burke, 1/3 BW, 1/4 who knows.
Hopefully people are finding fun wherever the end up and aren't worrying too much about 'what could have been'.
