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Good coverage in the glades?
I'll second Chutzpah was rough. Good coverage, but the crust was noticeably different than Hard Ball (hard ball seemed to have almost none or firm enough you didn't break through). Chutzpah's crust broke easy and often and made for tough time. Also, middle section skier's right is usually best filled but needs a bit more to ski well. Favorite woods last weekend in addition to hardball were Poppy Fields (green,blue,orange lines) and the upper entrance lines on Blind Ambition off Lolla (as Excalibur was closed). Hollywood actually skied well too.Excellent, as of last Sunday. No more fear of hitting much under the fresh and skied off stuff was still fairly covered. Last Tango was very good and Hardball was awesome. The open space on top was a powdery blast (crust was well covered mostly) and the skiers right side down over the cliffy stuff was much better than normal. Can't imagine it got much worse over the week. Oh, super Nova was A+, still lots to be had in some parts. Can't wait for weekend, they've been getting a few inches here and there all week it seems.
edited- I heard Chutzpah was bad - crust was tough. Odd since its on same peak as Hardball, but it was a good source.
I'll second Chutzpah was rough. Good coverage, but the crust was noticeably different than Hard Ball (hard ball seemed to have almost none or firm enough you didn't break through). Chutzpah's crust broke easy and often and made for tough time. Also, middle section skier's right is usually best filled but needs a bit more to ski well. Favorite woods last weekend in addition to hardball were Poppy Fields (green,blue,orange lines) and the upper entrance lines on Blind Ambition off Lolla (as Excalibur was closed). Hollywood actually skied well too.
I see top of Spruce is up for guns on AmEx and Risky today/night. Sorry SkiFanE.
I did some trees today, North Woods. Ummmmm.... what can I say. By now, most of the snow is pushed up and the runs themselves are down to ice or dirt or very hard pack. And add to it when I came out near the bottom of the North Peak lift, it was some dicy ice to deal with. Not my favorite way to have fun. Some of the more experienced tree skiers will see nothing wrong with that, I am a novice tree skier.
But they are currently forecasting 5-8 inches on Tuesday!!!!
Good advice. All week I have been hitting bumps and started on some trees. It is getting easier. I like it, I'm just not so good at it. Last week, I did Tin Woodsman. This week, I've done Starburst, Shockwave, Uppercut, Crossbow, Tightwire, Downdraft, North Woods, Northern Exposure (Below the two headwalls), Last mile, Enchanted Forest, and Excalibur(Fresh whales). Basically touring the bumps and hitting them again! Just making the rounds!
I've been having loads of fun, but I call it like I see it. If it's icy, I'll say it's icy. If it's pristine, I'll say it's pristine. I try not to say it was good or awesome if I am trying to describe it. Whitney was asking how the coverage was, so I tried to call it as I saw it. Those are relative terms. But it really was mostly awesome!
So sad. Why do they mess with perfection? The only people willing to hike up that huge hill and fight off the Bears and coyotes and rabid squirrels are hard core skiers that hate that shyt. Sigh...
. I haven't had a wax since I bought my skis 2-3 seasons ago - husband just sharpens my edges every couple months. My tail edge started coming off, so finally going to take in this weekend- a couple core shots and 100+ days of scratches. Honestly, I can't tell a difference when they're tuned and days I need razor edges are days I usually skip. Spring conditions will sometimes drive me to a wax lol. With a one ski quiver, that means everyday = rock skis. Finally burned out my official rock skis. Growing up in big family means I was end of line on hand me downs - built a lifetime of tolerance for shitty equipment lol.ski bases are made to be destroyed. especially if youre trying to make eastern skiing interesting. thin rocky woods are just the way she goes