Date(s) Skied: Jan. 21, 2007
Resort or Ski Area: Pico Mountain
Conditions: MG P/PP
2007 Trip Report #: 27
Trip Report: Back to Pico again for some more turns. Ms. Trailboss and I got there at 8:45am and found great bluebird skies, fresh snow on the trees, and quite a few folks by Pico standards.
Got on the lift and skied Expressway to Panhandler. Some nice rolls that caught Ms. TB by surprise.
From here, we went to the top to enjoy the snow before it got skied off. Good call. Upper KA had been groomed and skied well. The PP held on better than 49er, which was windswept ice at the top. We skied KA at least six or so times. It did get crowded at times, but it was worth the trips. Great terrain and a nice old school feel! You can't "make" these trails. I was also
to see that they made snow on it and got it open.
49er, as I said, was pretty slick in spots. Skier's left harbored the best snow, but the second pitch was consistently ice across. Not fun. Lower 49er, in contrast, was great thanks in part to Easy Street and Lower Sunset and KA.
Easy Street was windswept and icy in spots.
Middle Pike had HUGE whales on it and Ms. TB was We even hiked up 50 yards or so of the Upper Pike to get some fresh pow. Amazing. Boot deep and soft. Ms. TB did take a "dive" in the snow when she hit a waterbar.
Right before lunch we tried B Slope, which had just opened. The whales were gnarly to say the least. Ms. TB took a fall down one of the icy sides. The lower part was soft and nice...a bit flatter as well. I did another spin on this after lunch.
In the afternoon, we skied Expressway/Panhandler, Fool's Gold, Triple Slope, Ace of Clubs. We repeated Expressway and Fool's Gold once more before calling it quits. Gnome's Knoll seems so small now that Little Pico is open...and that liftline is gnarly! I cannot imagine riding a T-Bar up that! Lower Mountain terrain held up very, very well. Edge to edge in most spots!
Things were busy...busiest I have seen it, yet the trails and lifts handled the crowd well. Ski on ski off most of the day. Short 2 min wait otherwise. Met some folks as well.
Now...to get Sunset '71 going for next weekend....no snowmaking had been done contrary to Snow Reports. I did not brave the thin natural snow trails, but heard mediocre reviews.
Resort or Ski Area: Pico Mountain
Conditions: MG P/PP
2007 Trip Report #: 27
Trip Report: Back to Pico again for some more turns. Ms. Trailboss and I got there at 8:45am and found great bluebird skies, fresh snow on the trees, and quite a few folks by Pico standards.
Got on the lift and skied Expressway to Panhandler. Some nice rolls that caught Ms. TB by surprise.
From here, we went to the top to enjoy the snow before it got skied off. Good call. Upper KA had been groomed and skied well. The PP held on better than 49er, which was windswept ice at the top. We skied KA at least six or so times. It did get crowded at times, but it was worth the trips. Great terrain and a nice old school feel! You can't "make" these trails. I was also
to see that they made snow on it and got it open. 49er, as I said, was pretty slick in spots. Skier's left harbored the best snow, but the second pitch was consistently ice across. Not fun. Lower 49er, in contrast, was great thanks in part to Easy Street and Lower Sunset and KA.
Easy Street was windswept and icy in spots.
Middle Pike had HUGE whales on it and Ms. TB was
We even hiked up 50 yards or so of the Upper Pike to get some fresh pow. Amazing. Boot deep and soft. Ms. TB did take a "dive" in the snow when she hit a waterbar. Right before lunch we tried B Slope, which had just opened. The whales were gnarly to say the least. Ms. TB took a fall down one of the icy sides. The lower part was soft and nice...a bit flatter as well. I did another spin on this after lunch.
In the afternoon, we skied Expressway/Panhandler, Fool's Gold, Triple Slope, Ace of Clubs. We repeated Expressway and Fool's Gold once more before calling it quits. Gnome's Knoll seems so small now that Little Pico is open...and that liftline is gnarly! I cannot imagine riding a T-Bar up that! Lower Mountain terrain held up very, very well. Edge to edge in most spots!
Things were busy...busiest I have seen it, yet the trails and lifts handled the crowd well. Ski on ski off most of the day. Short 2 min wait otherwise. Met some
folks as well. Now...to get Sunset '71 going for next weekend....no snowmaking had been done contrary to Snow Reports. I did not brave the thin natural snow trails, but heard mediocre reviews.
