Sundown 3/11/08

[2knees]

Date(s) Skied: 3/11/08

Resort or Ski Area:Sundown

Conditions: spring/flash frozen

Trip Report: Took the afternoon off and met Brian and Greg for a few hours. Temptor was just softening when i got there but the other two had the pleasure of skiing it when it was much rougher. Only right side of trail was skiable as the left was still in the shade. When i say it was hard, it was totally unskiable. If you fell with any speed, i think you'd be lucky not to break an arm or leg.

anyway, right side was nice and got better. we managed to bring two lines back to life. There will be no bump contest if it doesnt soften by sunday.

nice day, had fun, good company. thats what counts.

 

[bvibert]

I actually had a real good time after the first couple of runs. My last two solo runs were the best, I finished a bit before 6.

 

[powhunter]

Date(s) Skied: 3/11/08

Resort or Ski Area:Sundown

Conditions: spring/flash frozen

Trip Report: Took the afternoon off and met Brian and Greg for a few hours. Temptor was just softening when i got there but the other two had the pleasure of skiing it when it was much rougher. Only right side of trail was skiable as the left was still in the shade. When i say it was hard, it was totally unskiable. If you fell with any speed, i think you'd be lucky not to break an arm or leg.

anyway, right side was nice and got better. we managed to bring two lines back to life. There will be no bump contest if it doesnt soften by sunday.

nice day, had fun, good company. thats what counts.

That trail doesnt get much sun...hopefully things will soften up a bit...plan on hitting it with jonnypoach tomorrow afternoon......did they put in the kickers???

steve

 

[deadheadskier]

There will be no bump contest if it doesnt soften by sunday.

Too warm between now and then to top dress it with snowmaking???

 

[MR. evil]

I just got back from Sundown, I must have just missed Brian. The left side of Temptor was almost unskiable, and the large pile of ice chunks in the middle of the left line almost killed me:angry: I was able to hit the right line several times before the sun went down and it wasn't that bad. I had a 30 minute break from temptor while they groomed that side of the hill. By the time they opened it back up it had a chance to firm up and even te right side was pretty rough. I did a few more runs and called it a night. I had a fall on my last run on Temptor and slid for a good 50 feet. My right hip is a little sore from the fall but nothing I am not used too.

 

[2knees]

Too warm between now and then to top dress it with snowmaking???

no the night temps are forecasted below freezing but they have so much snow already its sick. You seriously wouldnt believe the base depth on some of the trails. I think they are totally done with snowmaking and i cant really blame them, as much as this contest may hinge on it even.

 

[2knees]

That trail doesnt get much sun...hopefully things will soften up a bit...plan on hitting it with jonnypoach tomorrow afternoon......did they put in the kickers???

steve

they were smashing things up when i got there but we talked to Jarrod briefly and he had a new plan.

he was gonna sneak a cat through the little woods cut through from stinger and flatten a section, build the kicker, and then get out of dodge with the snowcat. His plan was to build the kicker the width of the trail so line choice coming into the jump was not a big deal. sounded like a good plan to me.

 

[deadheadskier]

no the night temps are forecasted below freezing but they have so much snow already its sick. You seriously wouldnt believe the base depth on some of the trails. I think they are totally done with snowmaking and i cant really blame them, as much as this contest may hinge on it even.

well, it is only Tuesday. Perhaps an immediate re-seed is in order.....as four days would be enough time to work them back into shape

hope it all works out

 

[bvibert]

Snowmaking is not going to happen. As much as they want to run this contest it's not in there best interest to make any more snow. There's already way more than they need to finish out the season, especially on that trail.

Sorry I missed you Tim, I didn't even know you were going to be there.

 

[MR. evil]

Sorry I missed you Tim, I didn't even know you were going to be there.

It was a last minute thing

 

[loafer89]

There is a 50% chance or greater that Sundown could get 3" + of snow on saturday night/sunday, so that would help to soften things up.

 

[Greg]

Vids

Here's a video from today.

High Res: Sundown: 3/11

YouTubage:

 

[gmcunni]

Just got back from Sundown myself. I took a couple of runs down temptor but my skills were far to weak to deal with the bumps tonight. Had fun cruising the other trails though.

 

[bvibert]

:lol: Love the cheesy spread of mine that you caught! You should have included more footage with the knee flags!

 

[Greg]

anyway, right side was nice and got better. we managed to bring two lines back to life. There will be no bump contest if it doesnt soften by sunday.

nice day, had fun, good company. thats what counts.

Nice way of putting it. Those two right lines did sort of rise from the dead. I should also mention we cut in a nice line on the left side of Upper Nor'easter. As soon as the sun got lower and the shadows hit it though, it too got harder than your Aunt Stella's fruitcake...

Also, skier's right of Gunny will now be ungroomed. Brian and I hit that a few times hoping to ski in some sort of line. Anything we did will be wiped out by slide slipping snowboards I'm sure though.

large pile of ice chunks in the middle of the left line almost killed me:angry:

That was the result of Jarrod and his crew attempting to build the kicker with shovels and a pick axe. Those chunks were pretty soft during the day, but I can see how they might firm up into death cakes by nightfall.

His plan was to build the kicker the width of the trail so line choice coming into the jump was not a big deal. sounded like a good plan to me.

I thought this was a good idea this afternoon too, but it occurred to me though that now the contestants will be committed to taking some sort of air, i.e. no skiing around the kicker. Jarrod was actually asking me for advice on where to put them I tried to suggest something, but qualified it by saying I really don't know what the hell I'm talking about.

well, it is only Tuesday. Perhaps an immediate re-seed is in order.....as four days would be enough time to work them back into shape

hope it all works out

Ain't gonna happen. Not enough skier traffic to ski in quality lines. Plus like was already mentioned there will be no top-coating so raw seeds will need 50+ degrees and sun to form into real bumps by Sunday. That ain't happening. The lines/bumps that are there are actually pretty good. They just need to soften and be skied by some skiers with a basic level of mogul skill. I still have hope.

There is a 50% chance or greater that Sundown could get 3" + of snow on saturday night/sunday, so that would help to soften things up.

NOAA is now calling for a chance of rain or snow. As much as I hate to say it, some light rain may be the best thing for those bumps short of a 55 degree sunny day, which looks unlikely. I'm still holding out hope the comp will go off okay. If it's on, I'm in. I have to support the event even if the course is rough. The Sundown bump crew is used to icy bumps so we should be somewhat competitive.

 

[Greg]

:lol: Love the cheesy spread of mine that you caught! You should have included more footage with the knee flags!

That was one of the least dumper airs I've seen from you so I had to include it. :lol: Be proud Brian; you wouldn't even have considered anything more than speed bump air last year, remember...

And yeah, the knee flags... :roll: Those suckers will come out one more day this season, and that's it. Although after watching that vid, I think they will hurt more than help... :lol:

 

[bvibert]

The dual format segment came out pretty good, I thought. Pretty trippy opening sequence.

 

[2knees]

Nice way of putting it. Those two right lines did sort of rise from the dead. I should also mention we cut in a nice line on the left side of Upper Nor'easter. As soon as the sun got lower and the shadows hit it though, it too got harder than your Aunt Stella's fruitcake...

Also, skier's right of Gunny will now be ungroomed. Brian and I hit that a few times hoping to ski in some sort of line. Anything we did will be wiped out by slide slipping snowboards I'm sure though.


NOAA is now calling for a chance of rain or snow. As much as I hate to say it, some light rain may be the best thing for those bumps short of a 55 degree sunny day, which looks unlikely. I'm still holding out hope the comp will go off okay. If it's on, I'm in. I have to support the event even if the course is rough. The Sundown bump crew is used to icy bumps so we should be somewhat competitive.

Aunt Stella's fruitcake? :lol: you're a fruitcake.

I was thinking about that little line we started to cut. If we get a sunny day, all it would take with a few more people is about 2 hours and we could have a primo line on gunny.

I wanted to go back and edit my post about the comp not happening if it doesnt soften. Sundown deserves nothing but praise from me this year. If the comp goes off, i'll be there regardless of the conditions. I'd be a total hypocrite a$$bag if i didnt show.

 

[bvibert]

That was one of the least dumper airs I've seen from you so I had to include it. :lol: Be proud Brian; you wouldn't even have considered anything more than speed bump air last year, remember...

I am proud, as sad as that may be.

I've watched that part of the vid at least 7 times now and laugh out loud every time I see it. :lol:

 

[Greg]

The dual format segment came out pretty good, I thought.

Indeed. One thing is clear. Pat will destroy when it comes to speed in the comp. Look how far he pulled away from me; not that I'm a quick bump skier or anything, but damn. Quite honestly, Pat, and this is not an ass kiss, but I haven't seen anyone ski any bumps at Sundown more aggressively than you do, so you better compete in the comp. Unless some sleeper comes out of the woodwork, I think you have a shot at gold, my brotha!