Okemo 12/13/09

[reefer]

Quick trip report to give Okemo a little love. Hit the annual "cares and shares" food drive with my son Mike and Chris "double eject" in tow. Wasn't expecting anything except getting out of the house and getting Mikes first day in. The $25.00 lift tickets were our motivation. We've been doing this event for the last eleven years.
Beautiful morning to get out. Did cruisers over to Jackson Gore and Solitude. Found best snow in the terrain park at top to then to under the Timberline Lift. Great natural to be skiing on. Lapped that til' lunch.
Snowing hard after lunch. Mike quit at 1:30. Found a small bump field. Lapped that a few times. Picked up about 3 inches from 1:00 to 4:00 when we quit. Was getting better every run.
Best skiing I've done at Okemo this early in the year. They let some bumps form on a section of trail, and they gave us some natty to ski on. Again not the most challenging day, but a very good ski day for this early. Crowds really weren't bad at all. Nice snow along the edges everywhere, and the groomers were pretty nice.
Picture of Mike at the summit (obviously early in the day), the bump field, and a cruiser for good measure.
And a couple unedited low quality vids taken with my camera. Damn Chris forgot his camera.

 

[reefer]

The "B" movies

 

[SkiDork]

Nice!

Whats that "dinging" sound in the background?

 

[reefer]

Nice!

Whats that "dinging" sound in the background?

My cheap camera makes that noise. Really don't know what it is. Told you they were "B", maybe even "C" movies........................

 

[SkiDork]

My cheap camera makes that noise. Really don't know what it is. Told you they were "B", maybe even "C" movies........................

oh - funny.

I thought you had a small cowbell that was flapping in the breeze...

 

[MrMagic]

good to see okemo getting some love

 

[bvibert]

Looks pretty damn good to me.

Is that the same dude that was skiing with you the time I skied at MRG with you?

 

[reefer]

Looks pretty damn good to me.

Is that the same dude that was skiing with you the time I skied at MRG with you?

Yes it is...........

 

[tequiladoug]

Nice, I was there with 2 friends and we did the $25 deal too. We had fun, and it sounds like our favorite runs were the same as yours.

 

[bvibert]

Yes it is...........

I thought so, judging by his pole planting style. Seemed like a cool dude IIRC, hopefully we can hook up for some more turns again this year!

 

[powbmps]

Those bumps don't look too bad.

 

[reefer]

I thought so, judging by his pole planting style. Seemed like a cool dude IIRC, hopefully we can hook up for some more turns again this year!

You calll that style?...................he'll be part of my entourage at Sugarloaf.

 

[bvibert]

You calll that style?...................he'll be part of my entourage at Sugarloaf.

It's a style... of sorts...

See you guys at the Loaf, if not sooner!

 

[reefer]

Those bumps don't look too bad.

Bumps weren't great but I don't practice them much so they were good for my out-of-shape ass. Just the fact I didn't have to ski hard packed groomers constantly was a plus. You could have skied those bumps backwards.....................................

 

[amf]

.... Just the fact I didn't have to ski hard packed groomers constantly was a plus. .....

Amen to that! I was there too, and Timberline was such a treat. I'm not one for moguls, but I love skiing thin cover in soft snow. Is that weird or what? World Cup on the other side of the hill was in good shape too.