Date(s) Skied: December 11-12, 2004
Resort or Ski Area: Pat's Peak, Henniker, NH
Conditions: Sat: Fog and softer snow, mainly corn snow. Sun: Faster FG, LG surfaces.
Trip Report: Better late than never. Pat's Peak opened this past weekend and though it is not the largest resort, it is certainly one of the friendliest places that I have skied. They go out of their way to make you feel welcome and take good care of their visitors.
I drove up on Saturday for a few hours and expected to find thin cover and narrow strips of snow and instead found soft snow conditions, very good cover, friendly folks, few people, and good variety considering the poor weather as of late. The Valley Triple was offering two easier runs (Whisper and Puff) along with a narrow groomer track down the middle of the terrain park. The former two trails were covered edge to edge and the new glades look very nice. 8)
Off of the summit, the Peak had one route for expert skiers which consisted of Cyclone (single black diamond) leading to the green circle run-out. It was very well covered both days and featured soft bumps on Saturday. It was getting scratchy on Sunday thanks to lots of skiers and cold temps.
Fog made visibility tricky on Sat, but this was not a problem until about 3:30pm, which was about when I quit for the day.
Sunday was cooler, sunnier, clearer, and the snow was faster. Ms. Trailboss came up for the day and enjoyed her first outing for the season. Thanks to the staff for opening up and the hard work (the new bathrooms are great as are the other improvements). :wink:
Looking forward to a great season--more reports from here (every once in a while) and also from Burke and Sunday River later this season!!! :wink:
Resort or Ski Area: Pat's Peak, Henniker, NH
Conditions: Sat: Fog and softer snow, mainly corn snow. Sun: Faster FG, LG surfaces.
Trip Report: Better late than never. Pat's Peak opened this past weekend and though it is not the largest resort, it is certainly one of the friendliest places that I have skied. They go out of their way to make you feel welcome and take good care of their visitors.
I drove up on Saturday for a few hours and expected to find thin cover and narrow strips of snow and instead found soft snow conditions, very good cover, friendly folks, few people, and good variety considering the poor weather as of late. The Valley Triple was offering two easier runs (Whisper and Puff) along with a narrow groomer track down the middle of the terrain park. The former two trails were covered edge to edge and the new glades look very nice. 8)
Off of the summit, the Peak had one route for expert skiers which consisted of Cyclone (single black diamond) leading to the green circle run-out. It was very well covered both days and featured soft bumps on Saturday. It was getting scratchy on Sunday thanks to lots of skiers and cold temps.
Fog made visibility tricky on Sat, but this was not a problem until about 3:30pm, which was about when I quit for the day.
Sunday was cooler, sunnier, clearer, and the snow was faster. Ms. Trailboss came up for the day and enjoyed her first outing for the season. Thanks to the staff for opening up and the hard work (the new bathrooms are great as are the other improvements). :wink:
Looking forward to a great season--more reports from here (every once in a while) and also from Burke and Sunday River later this season!!! :wink:
