Zand
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Date(s) Skied: Saturday 4/25/09
Resort or Ski Area: Sugarbush, VT
Conditions: Spring (although today went past that... I should say Summer)... Sunny, 90 base, 70 top
Trip Report:
Today was my maiden voyage as a Sugarbush passholder. Wasn't good for me at all. Most of it had to do with my problems, the conditions were pretty good for this time of year. I got killed by allergies yesterday and was still very fatigued from it today. Finally got up and left home at 7:45 and after a few stops for a donut and sunscreen (which I forgot to put on one arm... and I can tell haha), I boarded Super Bravo at high noon.
Headed for the top and started with Organgrinder. Took that to Spillsville. Both full of tightish bumps, but I wasn't feeling it at all. I was still pretty tired and hadn't had lunch yet so next run I headed down Jester to Steins. Jester is getting thin in places but most of it is fine. Steins had tight bumps on the initial drop, but started spacing out as it went. Those were a lot better for my slow ass.
Had a burger and chips at the grill, then headed back to the top. Lunch helped for a bit and I had 2 or 3 great runs down Ripcord with an Organgrinder thrown in. Ripcord had moderate-spaced bumps... not as spaced as Steins but not as tight as Organgrinder. Probably my run of the day. However, after about 90 minutes of these runs, my fatigue and the heat really started to get to me. I couldn't ski Ripcord to save my life and have the cuts and scrapes to prove it (ahh... the rights of skiing in shorts and a t-shirt). It seemed like everytime I hit a bump, I'd just go down. By 3, I decided it wasn't worth the potential injury and headed back to the base.
Tried a few more runs on Steins and Spring Fling around 4, but even those weren't going too good for me (Upper Snowball is about gone BTW) so I decided to head out early. Kind of a shame to have a day go like this, but I really wasn't feeling it today. I think today really crossed the line of "too hot to ski"... it was 90 at the base when I pulled out and that was after some clouds had rolled in.
NOTE to anyone heading up tomorrow, the VT staties had a big speed trap between exits 3 and 4 on 91 when I was coming home today. There were 2 clocking and 2 chasing. My ride home was also made easier by the Sox game lasing 4:15. You know it's a long game when it lasts an entire ride home from the Bush (including a McD's and Friendly's stop!).
So, I'm down to 1 more day, next Saturday at Killington. Hopefully the allergies go away so I can actually ski well the whole day. That will wrap up my longest season ever... 6 months exactly.
Resort or Ski Area: Sugarbush, VT
Conditions: Spring (although today went past that... I should say Summer)... Sunny, 90 base, 70 top
Trip Report:
Today was my maiden voyage as a Sugarbush passholder. Wasn't good for me at all. Most of it had to do with my problems, the conditions were pretty good for this time of year. I got killed by allergies yesterday and was still very fatigued from it today. Finally got up and left home at 7:45 and after a few stops for a donut and sunscreen (which I forgot to put on one arm... and I can tell haha), I boarded Super Bravo at high noon.
Headed for the top and started with Organgrinder. Took that to Spillsville. Both full of tightish bumps, but I wasn't feeling it at all. I was still pretty tired and hadn't had lunch yet so next run I headed down Jester to Steins. Jester is getting thin in places but most of it is fine. Steins had tight bumps on the initial drop, but started spacing out as it went. Those were a lot better for my slow ass.
Had a burger and chips at the grill, then headed back to the top. Lunch helped for a bit and I had 2 or 3 great runs down Ripcord with an Organgrinder thrown in. Ripcord had moderate-spaced bumps... not as spaced as Steins but not as tight as Organgrinder. Probably my run of the day. However, after about 90 minutes of these runs, my fatigue and the heat really started to get to me. I couldn't ski Ripcord to save my life and have the cuts and scrapes to prove it (ahh... the rights of skiing in shorts and a t-shirt). It seemed like everytime I hit a bump, I'd just go down. By 3, I decided it wasn't worth the potential injury and headed back to the base.
Tried a few more runs on Steins and Spring Fling around 4, but even those weren't going too good for me (Upper Snowball is about gone BTW) so I decided to head out early. Kind of a shame to have a day go like this, but I really wasn't feeling it today. I think today really crossed the line of "too hot to ski"... it was 90 at the base when I pulled out and that was after some clouds had rolled in.
NOTE to anyone heading up tomorrow, the VT staties had a big speed trap between exits 3 and 4 on 91 when I was coming home today. There were 2 clocking and 2 chasing. My ride home was also made easier by the Sox game lasing 4:15. You know it's a long game when it lasts an entire ride home from the Bush (including a McD's and Friendly's stop!).
So, I'm down to 1 more day, next Saturday at Killington. Hopefully the allergies go away so I can actually ski well the whole day. That will wrap up my longest season ever... 6 months exactly.
