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Date(s) Skied: Wednesday, 1/24/2007 - 6:35 pm - 10:15 pm
Resort or Ski Area: Ski Sundown, New Hartford, CT
Conditions: Manmade packed powder, hard pack, seeded moguls. Temps in the high 20's, Mostly cloudy. No crowds after 7 pm.
Trip Report: I noticed some nice bumps lines on Exhibition on the way in so I was psyched. The lot had a few buses and I was happy to see many school groups loading and getting ready to leave. I hopped on Lift 2 and noticed Grassi21 coming down Gunbarrel. I waited at the top, but ski patrol stopped the lift to let mountain ops groom Temptor. I didn't know how long the lift would be stopped so I hit Gunny. Firm hard pack with some loose manmade as expected.
I then loaded lift 1 and Nor'easter was still close so I hit Canyon and then the bumps on Exhibition. The upper section was weird with spaced out bumps on a flat pitch. They got progressively better as you got down Exhibition and the pitch increased. The next two runs were Nor'easter. The seeds were very funky looking, but the run looked far better than Brian's pics from last night. They definitely top-coated overnight. Still weird bumps with very flat troughs. Troughs were actually non-existent. These really needed to be skied in.
I then headed to the sundeck where bvibert and Grassi21 were already waiting. We gave Paul 7 or 8 minutes and decided to head out as we weren't sure he was coming. Luckily, Paul skied up right as we were clicking in! Introductions and we were off. I had a one track mind and skied the Nor'easter and Exhibition bumps the entire night. I was psyched to see the other three guys jumping into the bumps on Exhibition. The moguls there started to ski in and actually began to take the shape of actual moguls. Paul, Chris and Brian seemed to be enjoying themselves. I liked these low-angle bumps as well and really focused on a tight stance through them.
Nor'easter began to ski better and better each run with some semblance of one or two bumps lines starting to show up. Later in the night Brian decided to try them and did very well. The next few runs Paul joined us and held his own. These jaunts gave them the confidence to hit Ex with a bit more authority. Brian in particular made a ton of progress tonight and the smile on his face proved it. He was sticking lines on the last bit of Nor'easter which is somewhat steep and where the best line was setting up. He also had some really strong runs through much of Ex and even took some airs off the last bump. It's great to see Brian progressing so quickly this season. He's literally like a new skier. We were all able to get one of the last chairs and had the time to take a leisurely final run. Patrol was not far behind and sort of seemed to want us to move along.
Paul and Chris seemed thrilled to have some easy bumps to practice on. Brian is ready to start hitting Nor'easter exclusively. I had a ton of fun and look forward to next Wednesday already. So, with that the bumps are seeded. They're pretty sketchy right now and the fields overall don't really resemble actual bumps yet, but with the deep cold coming in the next few days, they should get some nice top-dressings. Hopefully the weekend traffic will get them fully skied in. I'm definitely going to shoot for Sunday night. I think by then, they will really be set up well. I should mention the quantity of bumps is really impressive. Probably 4 to 5 lines starting at the sundeck. In fact, the bail-out is only a groomer width wide. Side-to-side on Lower Nor'easter and probably 5 lines worth on Exhibition. This is a really great start to hopefully many nights of bumping it up at the local hill. Great time, and a new AZer met in Paul. Good stuff. I am a happy man!
Resort or Ski Area: Ski Sundown, New Hartford, CT
Conditions: Manmade packed powder, hard pack, seeded moguls. Temps in the high 20's, Mostly cloudy. No crowds after 7 pm.
Trip Report: I noticed some nice bumps lines on Exhibition on the way in so I was psyched. The lot had a few buses and I was happy to see many school groups loading and getting ready to leave. I hopped on Lift 2 and noticed Grassi21 coming down Gunbarrel. I waited at the top, but ski patrol stopped the lift to let mountain ops groom Temptor. I didn't know how long the lift would be stopped so I hit Gunny. Firm hard pack with some loose manmade as expected.
I then loaded lift 1 and Nor'easter was still close so I hit Canyon and then the bumps on Exhibition. The upper section was weird with spaced out bumps on a flat pitch. They got progressively better as you got down Exhibition and the pitch increased. The next two runs were Nor'easter. The seeds were very funky looking, but the run looked far better than Brian's pics from last night. They definitely top-coated overnight. Still weird bumps with very flat troughs. Troughs were actually non-existent. These really needed to be skied in.
I then headed to the sundeck where bvibert and Grassi21 were already waiting. We gave Paul 7 or 8 minutes and decided to head out as we weren't sure he was coming. Luckily, Paul skied up right as we were clicking in! Introductions and we were off. I had a one track mind and skied the Nor'easter and Exhibition bumps the entire night. I was psyched to see the other three guys jumping into the bumps on Exhibition. The moguls there started to ski in and actually began to take the shape of actual moguls. Paul, Chris and Brian seemed to be enjoying themselves. I liked these low-angle bumps as well and really focused on a tight stance through them.
Nor'easter began to ski better and better each run with some semblance of one or two bumps lines starting to show up. Later in the night Brian decided to try them and did very well. The next few runs Paul joined us and held his own. These jaunts gave them the confidence to hit Ex with a bit more authority. Brian in particular made a ton of progress tonight and the smile on his face proved it. He was sticking lines on the last bit of Nor'easter which is somewhat steep and where the best line was setting up. He also had some really strong runs through much of Ex and even took some airs off the last bump. It's great to see Brian progressing so quickly this season. He's literally like a new skier. We were all able to get one of the last chairs and had the time to take a leisurely final run. Patrol was not far behind and sort of seemed to want us to move along.
Paul and Chris seemed thrilled to have some easy bumps to practice on. Brian is ready to start hitting Nor'easter exclusively. I had a ton of fun and look forward to next Wednesday already. So, with that the bumps are seeded. They're pretty sketchy right now and the fields overall don't really resemble actual bumps yet, but with the deep cold coming in the next few days, they should get some nice top-dressings. Hopefully the weekend traffic will get them fully skied in. I'm definitely going to shoot for Sunday night. I think by then, they will really be set up well. I should mention the quantity of bumps is really impressive. Probably 4 to 5 lines starting at the sundeck. In fact, the bail-out is only a groomer width wide. Side-to-side on Lower Nor'easter and probably 5 lines worth on Exhibition. This is a really great start to hopefully many nights of bumping it up at the local hill. Great time, and a new AZer met in Paul. Good stuff. I am a happy man!
