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Date(s) Skied: Sunday, 2/8/04, 8:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Resort or Ski Area: Ski Butternut, Great Barrington, Mass
Conditions: Hard-pack groomed w/ death cookies, frozen granular, things softened up with the sun and skier traffic later in the day. Cold, some wind, and bright sun.
Trip Report: Left th house at 6:45 AM and was in Great Barrington before 8 AM. The sign on the bank in town read 6*F. I noticed pulling in the lot what appear to be some nice bumps on Upper Downspout. You can see just the top section from the lot. It is just right of center in this pic. I sat down on the Top Flight at 8:17 AM (two minutes after opening). First run was Upper and Lower Applejack. The snow was hard and fast with some deatch cookies thrown in to make it interesting. The sun was still behind the mountain so there was no relief from the cold and wind. The next run down Lucifer's Leap and Hob Nob was similar. I then rode the quad again to hit Whip/Nut Hatch/Chute. By this point the sun was rising higher and it "felt" warmer.
I then rode the quad for what would be the last ride of the day. I hit Pied Piper/Fiddler/Lower Downspout. I took a break to check out Upper Downspout and saw some nice bumps. I knew these things must be rock hard after Friday's rain and last night's freeze. Rode the Overbrook Triple to check them out. On the ride up, I could tell the moguls were somewhat erratically spaced - typical for a mountain that see many beginner/intermediate skiers. Once on the run, I noticed the first few sets of bumps had some nice spacing but they did space out at towards the bottom of the run. These things were hard and fast and my first few runs were pretty humbling. I decided to keep at this run for the rest of my stay and by late morning, I was handling myself much better. The lower section was groomed and in bright sun and has a decent pitch which let me really concentrate on my form. I skied Downspout probably 7 or so times before calling it quits at 11:15.
It had warmed up nicely around 10 AM and I'm sure much of the mountain softened up a bit with the sun. All in all a great "practice" morning.
Click HERE for all pics.
Resort or Ski Area: Ski Butternut, Great Barrington, Mass
Conditions: Hard-pack groomed w/ death cookies, frozen granular, things softened up with the sun and skier traffic later in the day. Cold, some wind, and bright sun.
Trip Report: Left th house at 6:45 AM and was in Great Barrington before 8 AM. The sign on the bank in town read 6*F. I noticed pulling in the lot what appear to be some nice bumps on Upper Downspout. You can see just the top section from the lot. It is just right of center in this pic. I sat down on the Top Flight at 8:17 AM (two minutes after opening). First run was Upper and Lower Applejack. The snow was hard and fast with some deatch cookies thrown in to make it interesting. The sun was still behind the mountain so there was no relief from the cold and wind. The next run down Lucifer's Leap and Hob Nob was similar. I then rode the quad again to hit Whip/Nut Hatch/Chute. By this point the sun was rising higher and it "felt" warmer.
I then rode the quad for what would be the last ride of the day. I hit Pied Piper/Fiddler/Lower Downspout. I took a break to check out Upper Downspout and saw some nice bumps. I knew these things must be rock hard after Friday's rain and last night's freeze. Rode the Overbrook Triple to check them out. On the ride up, I could tell the moguls were somewhat erratically spaced - typical for a mountain that see many beginner/intermediate skiers. Once on the run, I noticed the first few sets of bumps had some nice spacing but they did space out at towards the bottom of the run. These things were hard and fast and my first few runs were pretty humbling. I decided to keep at this run for the rest of my stay and by late morning, I was handling myself much better. The lower section was groomed and in bright sun and has a decent pitch which let me really concentrate on my form. I skied Downspout probably 7 or so times before calling it quits at 11:15.
It had warmed up nicely around 10 AM and I'm sure much of the mountain softened up a bit with the sun. All in all a great "practice" morning.
Click HERE for all pics.
