Saddleback, ME 12/14 Video TR

[jerseyrob]

Had a great first, lift serviced, day of the season yesterday at Saddleback! Got a fresh 4"-6" Sunday night which made for some soft surfaces with only 20 or so cars in the parking lot all day. Grey ghost was fast, as usual, with some great powder on the sides. Doodlebug was soft and natural with some saplings to contend with. As a bonus, patrol dropped the rope late in the day on lower Golden Smelt which kept us entertained until last chair.

http://vimeo.com/8207296

 

[Greg]

Very cool. Looked like a fun day!

 

[wa-loaf]

Nice vid. Looks like a good time.

 

[2knees]

PBR!

nice vid bro. good early stoke.

 

[salsgang]

Righteous! Thanks for Sharing.

OK I have a dumb question. I am confused on the location of Doodlebug. Isn't that just a connector trail... or does it lead into Parmacheenee Bell? We were there Sunday and I didn't see it open but maybe I am confused.

 

[jerseyrob]

Righteous! Thanks for Sharing.

OK I have a dumb question. I am confused on the location of Doodlebug. Isn't that just a connector trail... or does it lead into Parmacheenee Bell? We were there Sunday and I didn't see it open but maybe I am confused.

Yeah....looking closer at the map, I guess, Doodlebug turns into Parmachenee Belle. Looks like we were skiing Lower Doodlebug/Upper Parmachenee Belle. If you stay left on Grey Ghost just past The Pass, there is an entrance to lower Doodlebug that they dropped a rope on. I believe it should've been open on Sunday as well. It's a small entrance so you may not have noticed it if you weren't looking. Definitely a must do on a powder day!!!!

 

[salsgang]

Yeah....looking closer at the map, I guess, Doodlebug turns into Parmachenee Belle. Looks like we were skiing Lower Doodlebug/Upper Parmachenee Belle. If you stay left on Grey Ghost just past The Pass, there is an entrance to lower Doodlebug that they dropped a rope on. I believe it should've been open on Sunday as well. It's a small entrance so you may not have noticed it if you weren't looking. Definitely a must do on a powder day!!!!

Yeah I usually hit that trail from the pass. We must have blown by that entrance!

 

[snowmonster]

Nice! How's Casablanca filling in?

 

[jerseyrob]

Nice! How's Casablanca filling in?

I haven't ventured that far over yet but I imagine it has a ways to go. The new Yurt looks beautiful though!

 

[JD]

noice

 

[tipsdown]

Nice! Hopefully a few more inches will open up some of those glades...

 

[snowmonster]

Thanks for the stoke, jerseyrob! Seeing your vids makes me wonder why I never skied Saddleback before. It'll happen this year.