xwhaler
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Date: 12/23/09
Location: Saddleback, Rangeley ME
6th day out this season (4th at my home mtn Saddleback)
Best conditions of the year so far.....machine groomed PP was the general rule of the day on Grey Ghost and Green Weaver but some loose powder from last night could be found on the sides. Excellent coverage on those two runs; Saddleback takes a while to bury the trails but they release an excellent product when they do open em up.
Ungroomed Terrain
Made two runs down Golden Smelt....litle scratchy and thin up top but nice down below.
3 runs down Blue Devil was the pick of the day. Some water bars and rocks underfoot were present but still boot deep fresh lines could be had.
Parmachenee Belle was similiar to Blue Devil with a little less coverage up top
Peachy's Peril was the only trail I felt like they maybe shouldnt have open....nice up top and way down near the intersection with Green Weaver but the middle section was pretty rocky and thin. Fun for a run but no need to get hurt this eary in the season in what seemed like 6" on top of nearly no base.
The light dry snow we have up here is great to bash through but not the best base building snow on the trails they dont blow snow on.
Little more crowded than I expected....still no lift lines but seemed like nearly every chair was filled from 9-2 when we were there.
They were blowing snow on Royal Coachman but seemed to be removing hoses around 1 on that trail so I'm thinking they may have enough to work with....some huge whales top to bottom they can start pushing around.
Unsure why but am only able to upload 2 photos here.
Location: Saddleback, Rangeley ME
6th day out this season (4th at my home mtn Saddleback)
Best conditions of the year so far.....machine groomed PP was the general rule of the day on Grey Ghost and Green Weaver but some loose powder from last night could be found on the sides. Excellent coverage on those two runs; Saddleback takes a while to bury the trails but they release an excellent product when they do open em up.
Ungroomed Terrain
Made two runs down Golden Smelt....litle scratchy and thin up top but nice down below.
3 runs down Blue Devil was the pick of the day. Some water bars and rocks underfoot were present but still boot deep fresh lines could be had.
Parmachenee Belle was similiar to Blue Devil with a little less coverage up top
Peachy's Peril was the only trail I felt like they maybe shouldnt have open....nice up top and way down near the intersection with Green Weaver but the middle section was pretty rocky and thin. Fun for a run but no need to get hurt this eary in the season in what seemed like 6" on top of nearly no base.
The light dry snow we have up here is great to bash through but not the best base building snow on the trails they dont blow snow on.
Little more crowded than I expected....still no lift lines but seemed like nearly every chair was filled from 9-2 when we were there.
They were blowing snow on Royal Coachman but seemed to be removing hoses around 1 on that trail so I'm thinking they may have enough to work with....some huge whales top to bottom they can start pushing around.
Unsure why but am only able to upload 2 photos here.
