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Date(s) Skied: Wednesday, 3/7/2007, 9:05 am - 12:20 pm
Resort or Ski Area: Sugarbush, Vermont
Conditions: Crud, wind-packed powder, powder, smooth on the groomers, Bluebird Day! COLD - temps strating at -5*F, NO WIND!
Trip Report: Started this cold bluebird day by heading up Bravo and then Heaven's Gate to the summit. Took an awesome top to bottom run on Upper and Lower Jester. I'm normally not much of a groomer guy, but the run skied so smooth and buttery, it was a pleasure just crusing this morning. The visibility from the summit was amazing. We could see Whiteface and the other ADK high peaks to the West, all the way to the Presidentials to the East, and of course Mansfield and Camel's Hump. Three of the highest Northeast state summits visible. Cool!
I had to take a break at the Gatehouse lodge (work-related :roll but luckily that was only a few minutes. Headed back out and went back to the summit. We took Upper Jester again and then Joe and I hit Spillsville which was very tricky with dense windblown snow in the troughs. Lower Ripcord was the same and I double-ejected at one point, tweaking my knee.
We then took Heaven's Gate back to the summit and skied Upper Jester again to the top of Bravo. Joe and I then skied Upper and Lower Domino towards the Castlerock chair. It was Rumble Time!
Wow. What a run. I have not been intimidated by a trail in a long time, but Rumble got the blood flowing for sure. I was psyching myself out in spots, but was fine once I commited to taking my first turn. TONS of powder in there and not as dense as some of the more exposed trails. Joe called Rumble the best run of his life. It really skied awesome. We almost hit it again, but like the good husbands we are, we headed back in to take over kid duty and let the ladies enjoy this bluebird day. Finished up on the awesome bumps of Twist to Lower Moonshine.
Another great one at the Bush! About to hit the magic carpet with my 4 year old for an hour or so...
Resort or Ski Area: Sugarbush, Vermont
Conditions: Crud, wind-packed powder, powder, smooth on the groomers, Bluebird Day! COLD - temps strating at -5*F, NO WIND!
Trip Report: Started this cold bluebird day by heading up Bravo and then Heaven's Gate to the summit. Took an awesome top to bottom run on Upper and Lower Jester. I'm normally not much of a groomer guy, but the run skied so smooth and buttery, it was a pleasure just crusing this morning. The visibility from the summit was amazing. We could see Whiteface and the other ADK high peaks to the West, all the way to the Presidentials to the East, and of course Mansfield and Camel's Hump. Three of the highest Northeast state summits visible. Cool!
I had to take a break at the Gatehouse lodge (work-related :roll
but luckily that was only a few minutes. Headed back out and went back to the summit. We took Upper Jester again and then Joe and I hit Spillsville which was very tricky with dense windblown snow in the troughs. Lower Ripcord was the same and I double-ejected at one point, tweaking my knee.We then took Heaven's Gate back to the summit and skied Upper Jester again to the top of Bravo. Joe and I then skied Upper and Lower Domino towards the Castlerock chair. It was Rumble Time!
Wow. What a run. I have not been intimidated by a trail in a long time, but Rumble got the blood flowing for sure. I was psyching myself out in spots, but was fine once I commited to taking my first turn. TONS of powder in there and not as dense as some of the more exposed trails. Joe called Rumble the best run of his life. It really skied awesome. We almost hit it again, but like the good husbands we are, we headed back in to take over kid duty and let the ladies enjoy this bluebird day. Finished up on the awesome bumps of Twist to Lower Moonshine.
Another great one at the Bush! About to hit the magic carpet with my 4 year old for an hour or so...
