-
Welcome to AlpineZone, the largest online community of skiers and snowboarders in the Northeast!
You may have to REGISTER before you can post. Registering is FREE, gets rid of the majority of advertisements, and lets you participate in giveaways and other AlpineZone events!
Saddleback - Pre AZ summit 3/26/10
- Thread starter wa-loaf
- Start date
on the fence
want to hit SB. Really depends on the snow that week. If things don't look good at SB, I'll hist SR on the way to the Loaf.
want to hit SB. Really depends on the snow that week. If things don't look good at SB, I'll hist SR on the way to the Loaf.
riverc0il
New member
I will be there 100%.
rocojerry
Member
Leaning towards in, will let you know if that turns to definately in.
BackLoafRiver
New member
I'm there!!
WJenness
Active member
In!
-w
-w
- Joined
- Jul 1, 2001
- Messages
- 31,154
- Points
- 0
Same boat. I know myself though. When I wake up on the Friday morning and look out the window at the 'Loaf, it's going to be very hard to get back in the car and drive an hour. I'd like to check out Saddleback, but again, it's going to be a game time decision. Might be nice to scope out the Loaf on Friday anyway so I can have a game plan for Saturday.
My hesitation to commit to Saddleback is because of this:
http://forums.alpinezone.com/showthread.php?t=25588&highlight=Saddleback
only day I skied there. It was a couple of days after a rain/freeze event. What irked me was the sheer amount of trails that weren't groomed and were left with the worst crust imaginable. If they were bump runs then I could understand leaving them to eventually soften. This was not the case. Numerous 'groomers' just left as garbage. I think those who read my Trip Reports know that I'm typically not ultra picky and try and find the silver lining in my days out always. I'd venture to say my Saddleback skiing experience was one of the worst I've had in the past three years.
I've salivated all season about skiing Casablanca and all the other great terrain. That said, if it's not a spring corn day or following some recent snow, I think either Sugarloaf or Sunday River will be far better options.
Don't mean this post to be fatalistic. Just being real.
http://forums.alpinezone.com/showthread.php?t=25588&highlight=Saddleback
only day I skied there. It was a couple of days after a rain/freeze event. What irked me was the sheer amount of trails that weren't groomed and were left with the worst crust imaginable. If they were bump runs then I could understand leaving them to eventually soften. This was not the case. Numerous 'groomers' just left as garbage. I think those who read my Trip Reports know that I'm typically not ultra picky and try and find the silver lining in my days out always. I'd venture to say my Saddleback skiing experience was one of the worst I've had in the past three years.
I've salivated all season about skiing Casablanca and all the other great terrain. That said, if it's not a spring corn day or following some recent snow, I think either Sugarloaf or Sunday River will be far better options.
Don't mean this post to be fatalistic. Just being real.
xwhaler
Active member
Saddleback has been in great shape all season...of course we'll see what this wknd brings but anyone in the area should really check it out....especially on a Friday when it will be quiet.
Any questions abt Saddleback just ask, Saturday will be my 27th day at 'the Back this yr (30th overall)
Any questions abt Saddleback just ask, Saturday will be my 27th day at 'the Back this yr (30th overall)
I'll be at Sunday River on Friday for several reasons:
*got a place to stay there on Thurs night.
*never been there before.
*I'm off all of the next week and will be at Saddleback at least Mon-Tues-Wed.
Guess I'll be hooking up with you folks Fri night.
*got a place to stay there on Thurs night.
*never been there before.
*I'm off all of the next week and will be at Saddleback at least Mon-Tues-Wed.
Guess I'll be hooking up with you folks Fri night.
WJenness
Active member
Jim,
There's a chance I'll be skiing SR on Friday instead of Saddleback myself.
My gear is there right now (buddy's condo), if I get a chance to take a day or two off like I'm hoping next week I'll probably go up and grab it, if not, I'll probably drive up there Thursday night before the summit, and depending on my motivation Friday, I may head to SB in the morning or just ski SR and then head over to the Loaf when the lifts close.
We should touch base when it gets closer and maybe catch a few SR runs together on Friday.
-w
Paul
New member
Isn't being stuck with you bozos for two days and two nights enough?
you're just sore that you can't be there. :razz:
salsgang
Member
Yea I hear you. I am as big of a Saddleback homer as anyone but this isn't a "groomer" mountain. Saddleback's gromed trails are fun no doubt, but this place shines when you can ski the ungroomed blacks and trees. That being said Saddleback's new grooming fleet helps them recover much quicker than 2 years ago when you wrote the trip report. They did an excellent job recovering from the January liquid event.
Paul
New member
Bah, Me and Jeffe will be doing the Fear and Loathing in Maine. Might even stop in Bat-Country!
As people are coming from all over should we set two meeting times? K Quad at 10 and 11.
Similar threads
