Sunday River, ME: 10/16/09

[riverc0il]

Or, leaving work at 11:30am to go skiing. Report in brief with more details, pictures, and perhaps video to follow later:

Arrived around 1:30pm and paid $25 to upload and ski T2 for two hours. A better deal will not be had this season, IMHO. Dressed too warm as even at the summit it was above freezing. T2 was bumped up and skied well! Great views and the leaves and foliage viewing juxtaposed with the snow was stunning. Legs were burning right away. Nothing like a bump run on your first runs of the year. :-o Sun started going down around 3:15pm putting T2 gradually into the shade. I hung on for two more runs but it was getting pretty firm.

Coverage was really good. Edge to edge with some thin spots skiers right. When I got there, it was almost perfect spring bumps (not quite). Sunday Punch is going to need a LOT of snow tonight. If they go top to bottom tomorrow, it is still going to be quite thin. Patrol was talking about filling in the holes before snow making started to help out the cause. With a lot of folks planning to ski the only option in the region this weekend (jibbing at Mount Snow aside), hopefully the traffic won't hammer Punch too badly.

More later....

 

[bvibert]

Wow, sounds pretty good! Starting the season off with spring like bumps is really cool.

I really wish SR wasn't so far away from me!

 

[Vortex]

I was 2nd chair this morning and got out for only a couple of hours. Lots of wet snow, hard to see Man did I like skiing Oct. 16th though. I had to get back early to get the kids. I will drive back up late tomorrow and get some runs on Sunday. coverage was better than early season the last two years. Just amazing how much coverage for so early. Earliest I have ever got lift serviced skiing. Foliage and turns. About as good as it gets for October.

 

[riverc0il]

Photo Gallery and a full write up for those interested.

 

[riverc0il]

By the way, nice paint job on the Locke Triple.

It really is impressive what Boyne has done with Sunday River. When I was younger, I really dug Sunday River. Not really my scene at this point, but I can respect and appreciate what the change in ownership and management did for the resort.

 

[polski]

Nice blue sky you had there. I take it wind wasn't a problem? Thought that might be an issue today but the storm apparently tracked well offshore.

 

[riverc0il]

Weather was incredible. Not even a slight breeze, very calm up there yesterday.

 

[Greg]

Photo Gallery

Weather was incredible. Not even a slight breeze, very calm up there yesterday.

I guess so. Looks amazing. With decent snow, sun, blue sky and foliage, it must have been quite an experience. Congrats!

 

[bigbog]

Hey you guys, I don't think a Friday can be better spent anywhere else....

 

[bvibert]

Nice full report and pics!

Sunday River really seems to get it. I hope the weather stays in their favor.

 

[eatskisleep]

If there are still some bumps to be skied come Friday, I'll be there.

 

[prisnah]

If there are still some bumps to be skied come Friday, I'll be there.

They're not open Friday....shutting down for mid week next week and reopening for the season (hopefully) the weekend of the 24th.

 

[Newpylong]

Wow, that snow looks real good - definitely better than years past, and that was Holloween.

Sunday River wasn't really my scene until I re-visited again last year. I was also very impressed - a great atmosphere and a lot of coverage.

 

[eatskisleep]

They're not open Friday....shutting down for mid week next week and reopening for the season (hopefully) the weekend of the 24th.

Thanks for the info!

 

[Johnskiismore]

Photo Gallery and a full write up for those interested.

That's pretty awesome!

 

[FRITOLAYGUY]

Great pic Riv

 

[riverc0il]

This was more a test of my new camcorder than a serious effort. Limited action shots, just grabbed some shots of folks skiing by. Definitely will be moving stuff over to Vimeo in the future, YouTube has not increased their quality despite the competition.

 

[Greg]

This was more a test of my new camcorder than a serious effort. Limited action shots, just grabbed some shots of folks skiing by. Definitely will be moving stuff over to Vimeo in the future, YouTube has not increased their quality despite the competition.

NICE! Glad to see you shooting video again. I always enjoyed your movies. Looking forward to some more this season! :beer:

 

[bvibert]

This was more a test of my new camcorder than a serious effort. Limited action shots, just grabbed some shots of folks skiing by. Definitely will be moving stuff over to Vimeo in the future, YouTube has not increased their quality despite the competition.

Sweet bumps! 8)

Looked some damn fine skiing to be had.

 

[riverc0il]

NICE! Glad to see you shooting video again. I always enjoyed your movies. Looking forward to some more this season! :beer:

My old camcorder died after only its second season. I was just starting to get good at them too... my last Jay vid was really well received. Hopefully this one lasts a little longer this time around. Glad to be rid of MiniDV tapes and using a flash card now.

Just need some folks to hit up some powder days with me to get some sensational video! (That was an open invitation to all!). My videos have historically been lacking something in the past as I never seem to have enough action shots to fill up the time.