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Date(s) Skied: Sunday, 4/6/2008, 11:15 - 4:15 pm
Resort or Ski Area: Okemo Mountain, Vermont
Conditions: Firm bumps early, softening later, cloudy, temps in the 40's.
Trip Report: On the way up this morning, I figured out I haven't been to Okemo in 11 years, last in February 1997 with my wife (then GF). Was looking forward to hitting the OkeMoguls in 50 degree temps and sunshine. Unfortunately, the weather forecast didn't pan out. Still a great day though.
Met up with powhunter, johnnypoach + daughter Alyssa (sp?), and ALLSKIING. We got started about 11:15. We were in no rush since we knew the bumps would be firm early. None of us really knew the mountain all that well (Dave's first time, in fact) so it was fun stumbling around the place. Finally found the lower mountain bumps runs - Black Out, Sel's Choice and Ledges. BO was firm early - decent lines, Sel's was softer and longer with better lines. Ledges was a bit more inconsistent and short - still fun though. Saw severine on the Sachem Quad above us.
We then made out way to the South Face. Dave, Steve and I were surprised by Outrage which was an awesome gladed run with a lot of character. Firm surface, but very skiable. We wanted to try neighbor Double Diamond, but never got a chance. We wanted to hit Sel's again so we took Mountain Road from the summit. We found another cool run called the Narrows which was just that; a narrow traverse though the woods. Anyone that claims there is no character at Okemo has got it wrong.
Spent the rest of the day lapping Jolly Green Giant (cruiser that reminded me of the upper mountain cruisers on the main face at Mount Snow) to Sel's Choice. Sel's was the choice trail of the day.
Eventually hooked up with 2knees and then bvibert. Pat split out a bit after 3 pm. Took a few runs with Brian and then hooked up with Steve for one final run on Sel's. We then made the Sachem Quad at 3:59 to hit Ledges again. Stayed cloudy all day, but the bumps were soft. Really fun today!
I would like to say that Okemo does not at all get a fair shake and often times gets bashed undeservedly (Slokemo, etc.). Yeah, not a ton of pitch, but there are some character runs. Outrage was great and I imagine Double Diamond was similar. Looks like there is some other great terrain on the South Face. Never made it to Jackson Gore, but I hear there is some fun stuff over there too. The seeded bump runs are second to none.
So, does it have the character of Magic? No. Is it overly steep? No. can you have a lot of fun there? Hell effin yeah, as we did today. At about 2:40, it's only a bit further than Mount Snow for me. I'm sure there are a lot of neat little trails here and there. I'll definitely be back and won't wait another 11 years to do so.
Thanks for the great company too, everybody! Vids:
High Res: Okemo: 4/6
YouTube:
Resort or Ski Area: Okemo Mountain, Vermont
Conditions: Firm bumps early, softening later, cloudy, temps in the 40's.
Trip Report: On the way up this morning, I figured out I haven't been to Okemo in 11 years, last in February 1997 with my wife (then GF). Was looking forward to hitting the OkeMoguls in 50 degree temps and sunshine. Unfortunately, the weather forecast didn't pan out. Still a great day though.
Met up with powhunter, johnnypoach + daughter Alyssa (sp?), and ALLSKIING. We got started about 11:15. We were in no rush since we knew the bumps would be firm early. None of us really knew the mountain all that well (Dave's first time, in fact) so it was fun stumbling around the place. Finally found the lower mountain bumps runs - Black Out, Sel's Choice and Ledges. BO was firm early - decent lines, Sel's was softer and longer with better lines. Ledges was a bit more inconsistent and short - still fun though. Saw severine on the Sachem Quad above us.
We then made out way to the South Face. Dave, Steve and I were surprised by Outrage which was an awesome gladed run with a lot of character. Firm surface, but very skiable. We wanted to try neighbor Double Diamond, but never got a chance. We wanted to hit Sel's again so we took Mountain Road from the summit. We found another cool run called the Narrows which was just that; a narrow traverse though the woods. Anyone that claims there is no character at Okemo has got it wrong.
Spent the rest of the day lapping Jolly Green Giant (cruiser that reminded me of the upper mountain cruisers on the main face at Mount Snow) to Sel's Choice. Sel's was the choice trail of the day.
Eventually hooked up with 2knees and then bvibert. Pat split out a bit after 3 pm. Took a few runs with Brian and then hooked up with Steve for one final run on Sel's. We then made the Sachem Quad at 3:59 to hit Ledges again. Stayed cloudy all day, but the bumps were soft. Really fun today!I would like to say that Okemo does not at all get a fair shake and often times gets bashed undeservedly (Slokemo, etc.). Yeah, not a ton of pitch, but there are some character runs. Outrage was great and I imagine Double Diamond was similar. Looks like there is some other great terrain on the South Face. Never made it to Jackson Gore, but I hear there is some fun stuff over there too. The seeded bump runs are second to none.
So, does it have the character of Magic? No. Is it overly steep? No. can you have a lot of fun there? Hell effin yeah, as we did today. At about 2:40, it's only a bit further than Mount Snow for me. I'm sure there are a lot of neat little trails here and there. I'll definitely be back and won't wait another 11 years to do so.
Thanks for the great company too, everybody! Vids:
High Res: Okemo: 4/6
YouTube:
