Seeded Moguls: Yea or Nay?

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

They seed the moguls on Barneys Bumps at Blue which is about 400 vert and maybe 1200 feet long..and I skied great moguls many days last season..they keep them for a few weeks then when the bumps get too gnarly..they plow them down and start over.

 

[jack97]

The ones Wachusett does are often spaced too far apart.

I noticed the same, the other factor is that boarders do flatten them out so that are further apart. Also, the ski patrol makes practice runs with the sled, they usually go on skiers left, I thinks that's why that side is so bad.

Several years back, we timed it perfectly, wachusetts reseeded the bumps just before mass feb vacation, previous to this they had a couples of weeks of rain and then freezing temps. They had two nice lines, easy troughs with soft/manageable snow, we had a blast.

 

[wa-loaf]

Also, the ski patrol makes practice runs with the sled, they usually go on skiers left, I thinks that's why that side is so bad./QUOTE]

I don't get that. The bump trail is such a small section of the hill and the rest of the mountain is groomed flat, why would they have any reason to practice int he bumps. If someone hurts themselves there you just slide to the right a couple feet to the groomed and cruise on down. :blink:

 

[jack97]

I don't get that. The bump trail is such a small section of the hill and the rest of the mountain is groomed flat, why would they have any reason to practice int he bumps. If someone hurts themselves there you just slide to the right a couple feet to the groomed and cruise on down. :blink:

That trail is usually 4-5 bumps wide, if a skier breaks a bone or tears some ligaments in the leg area it's kinda of hard to move over. Matter of fact, I've seen that section blocked off with a skier down, right in the middle of the field. They laid him on the sled, immobilized his leg and guided the sled down hill after navigating across the bumps.

Bottom line, these guys/gals have to train in all conditions. BTW, I've seen the patrollers practicing on the seeded bumps at Sunapee, it's not unique to wachusetts.

 

[Greg]

Bottom line, these guys/gals have to train in all conditions. BTW, I've seen the patrollers practicing on the seeded bumps at Sunapee, it's not unique to wachusetts.

Nope. They do it at night at Sundown too. Sucks because Nor'easter normally only has 2 or 3 good lines so you can count on losing the run.

 

[bvibert]

Nope. They do it at night at Sundown too. Sucks because Nor'easter normally only has 2 or 3 good lines so you can count on losing the run.

It drives me nuts when they have like 15 newbie patrollers and 5 sleds taking up the whole damn trail. They're so slow that there's no way you're going to wait for them to finish so you just have to pick your way through them. Oh well, like was mentioned above, it's training that they need to do. I know I'll be happy that they have such training if I ever hurt myself in the bumps....