salsgang
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Date(s) Skied: Saddleback
Resort or Ski Area: April 12, 2008
Conditions: Corn / Wet Snow
Trip Report: Sweet Spring Day at Saddleback. Temps mid 30's to around 50 mid day. Sun was in an out of the fog and a couple of showers.
Got on the hill about 10 and got some silky smooth turns on groomers Gray Ghost, Blue Devil and Royal Coachman / Lower Professor. Once things softened up a bit, we bounded into the glades and bumps. It was all great. Super soft snow and creamy moguls. The cover was excellent. We measured about 3 feet in the Nightmare glade.
Bump run of the day was Golden Smelt. Great soft bumps down this windy narrow trail. Upper Professor was good too and it was buried in snow. Peachy's Peril is a favorite and didn't disappoint either.
The wife and oldest boy rented some of those super-short skis. Snow Blades they call them? Anyway, was the first time my wife really enjoyed the bumps and woods. Easy to turn!
No pics but plenty of snow. Some slush around the base lodge and on parts of Gray Ghost... but they should be fine until their closing day on the 20th - particularly upper mountain. They didn't have the upper-T going for some reason, but we were satisfied off the Rangeley chair all day.
Last trip of the year... but we had a great year. Loads of fun. So if you are looking for plenty of soft stuff - head to Saddleback.
Resort or Ski Area: April 12, 2008
Conditions: Corn / Wet Snow
Trip Report: Sweet Spring Day at Saddleback. Temps mid 30's to around 50 mid day. Sun was in an out of the fog and a couple of showers.
Got on the hill about 10 and got some silky smooth turns on groomers Gray Ghost, Blue Devil and Royal Coachman / Lower Professor. Once things softened up a bit, we bounded into the glades and bumps. It was all great. Super soft snow and creamy moguls. The cover was excellent. We measured about 3 feet in the Nightmare glade.
Bump run of the day was Golden Smelt. Great soft bumps down this windy narrow trail. Upper Professor was good too and it was buried in snow. Peachy's Peril is a favorite and didn't disappoint either.
The wife and oldest boy rented some of those super-short skis. Snow Blades they call them? Anyway, was the first time my wife really enjoyed the bumps and woods. Easy to turn!
No pics but plenty of snow. Some slush around the base lodge and on parts of Gray Ghost... but they should be fine until their closing day on the 20th - particularly upper mountain. They didn't have the upper-T going for some reason, but we were satisfied off the Rangeley chair all day.
Last trip of the year... but we had a great year. Loads of fun. So if you are looking for plenty of soft stuff - head to Saddleback.
