salsgang
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Date(s) Skied: January 14th, 2009
Resort or Ski Area: Saddleback
Conditions: Powder / Wind blown Powder, PP
Trip Report: WHOA - it was COLD today. My friend and I planned this day off a couple of weeks ago so despite the arctic forecast, we decided to give it a go. We left coastal Maine at 6:00 AM at 25 degrees. By Farmington it was 7 degrees, and getting into Rangeley around 8:30 AM it was -7 and the wind was HOWLING. :-o I was thinking we made a mistake. But the Rangeley double was turning (Quad to the top on hold) when we get to the hill so we buy our $25 Men's day ticket and figure if we get a few runs would be worth the trip.
We skied to the LAST CHAIR. We had a blast! The skiing was excellent and as long as you covered every square inch of skin and stayed off the wide windy groomers... freshies was to be had all over the place. The glades were MINT. They got 2 inches overnight and made them ski silky smooth. It helped we were scoring first tracks all over the place.
The Glade run of the day (and all the glades were excellent) was the Intimidator glade from the NW Pass. I had not skied it from this high before and it was tight and very fun. The trail of the day was both Golden Smelt and Parmachenee Bell. Both of these narrow and winding trails had great wind blown powder. We were skiing 4-6 inches fresh in some places. All the trails on the left side had great wind blow powder to play in.
It was my friends first trip to Saddleback and first time into the trees in a serious way. He loved them both! There were about 30 cars max in the lot. A cold, but true gem of a day. I could go on but I will let the pics finish this report up.
Can you say First Tracks on Lower Nightmare
Where is everyone? :razz: Saddleback has a great lodge though...
NW Pass traverse. A good 3-4 feet natural base in here.
Nightmare Glade from the Northwest Pass. I fell on a 1 foot drift had to dig out my ski.
Dropping into Lower Intimidator
This does not stink. Intimidator from the NW Pass
Looking down Intimidator from the NW Pass
Last run of the day coming out of Thrombosis
Resort or Ski Area: Saddleback
Conditions: Powder / Wind blown Powder, PP
Trip Report: WHOA - it was COLD today. My friend and I planned this day off a couple of weeks ago so despite the arctic forecast, we decided to give it a go. We left coastal Maine at 6:00 AM at 25 degrees. By Farmington it was 7 degrees, and getting into Rangeley around 8:30 AM it was -7 and the wind was HOWLING. :-o I was thinking we made a mistake. But the Rangeley double was turning (Quad to the top on hold) when we get to the hill so we buy our $25 Men's day ticket and figure if we get a few runs would be worth the trip.
We skied to the LAST CHAIR. We had a blast! The skiing was excellent and as long as you covered every square inch of skin and stayed off the wide windy groomers... freshies was to be had all over the place. The glades were MINT. They got 2 inches overnight and made them ski silky smooth. It helped we were scoring first tracks all over the place.
The Glade run of the day (and all the glades were excellent) was the Intimidator glade from the NW Pass. I had not skied it from this high before and it was tight and very fun. The trail of the day was both Golden Smelt and Parmachenee Bell. Both of these narrow and winding trails had great wind blown powder. We were skiing 4-6 inches fresh in some places. All the trails on the left side had great wind blow powder to play in.
It was my friends first trip to Saddleback and first time into the trees in a serious way. He loved them both! There were about 30 cars max in the lot. A cold, but true gem of a day. I could go on but I will let the pics finish this report up.
Can you say First Tracks on Lower Nightmare
Where is everyone? :razz: Saddleback has a great lodge though...
NW Pass traverse. A good 3-4 feet natural base in here.
Nightmare Glade from the Northwest Pass. I fell on a 1 foot drift had to dig out my ski.
Dropping into Lower Intimidator
This does not stink. Intimidator from the NW Pass
Looking down Intimidator from the NW Pass
Last run of the day coming out of Thrombosis
