Cornhead
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Date(s) Skied: 5/18/13
Resort or Ski Area: Killington
Conditions: Sun, a few clouds, and tons-o-corn
Trip Report:
I was a little disappointed when I didn't see the usual $30 Liftopia deal on their site. On to plan B, I had lost my Greek Peak season's pass just prior to their closing, and found it cheaper to tell them I had forgotten it, $3 a pop, than say I'd lost it, $20, so I didn't replace it. On to plan C, I had thrown out a handful of used lift tickets not too long ago, I did find a Gore, and was hoping something was attached to my rarely used second pair of ski pants, bingo, another Gore pass!
I hit the road at 4:30 and pulled into the K1 lot exactly four hours later. The first drop of the headwall was a little shaky with zero warm up options, but subsequent runs were smoother. There is still a shitload of snow on Superstar with chair to chair skiing. The massive blown headwall has flattened considerably over the last two weeks, but it still exists. The pinch visible from the Superstar webcam is quite wide, and you don't even notice it coming down the trail. The only spot that's getting thin is the end of the flatter middle portion, just before the pinch, and even then it's still very skiable. Deeper cover is on skier's far left at that point. Other than there, no worries of touching bottom anywhere.
It is quite taxing to ski with no milder Skye Lark option to break things up, so I broke for an early lunch around 11 and grilled up a burger and a couple hotdogs at my car. After lunch I wondered if Shredder of Gnar would possibly make the trip from Albany. I'd read a TR or two of his from K this Spring. While on the lift I spotted his usual Spring uniform, a "Ski Tahoe" sweatshirt. We hooked up for some turns later, he had been there Friday too. We were both content to make runs of a hundred yards or so, then stopping to rest for a minute or so before repeating. I gave some thought of just heading home at the end of the day for fear of being too sore to enjoy Sunday, but couldn't resist one more chance to ski this late in the year. I figure to take it easy Sunday, and bag it early if I must. Not a bad time of year to just hang out, did that a couple times at both the summit, and the umbrella bar deck. A little sore today, but not too bad, seven hours of bumps will do that.:wink;
From the top early
From the bottom
What's left of the headwall pile
Weird seeing green mountains
Resort or Ski Area: Killington
Conditions: Sun, a few clouds, and tons-o-corn
Trip Report:
I was a little disappointed when I didn't see the usual $30 Liftopia deal on their site. On to plan B, I had lost my Greek Peak season's pass just prior to their closing, and found it cheaper to tell them I had forgotten it, $3 a pop, than say I'd lost it, $20, so I didn't replace it. On to plan C, I had thrown out a handful of used lift tickets not too long ago, I did find a Gore, and was hoping something was attached to my rarely used second pair of ski pants, bingo, another Gore pass!
I hit the road at 4:30 and pulled into the K1 lot exactly four hours later. The first drop of the headwall was a little shaky with zero warm up options, but subsequent runs were smoother. There is still a shitload of snow on Superstar with chair to chair skiing. The massive blown headwall has flattened considerably over the last two weeks, but it still exists. The pinch visible from the Superstar webcam is quite wide, and you don't even notice it coming down the trail. The only spot that's getting thin is the end of the flatter middle portion, just before the pinch, and even then it's still very skiable. Deeper cover is on skier's far left at that point. Other than there, no worries of touching bottom anywhere.
It is quite taxing to ski with no milder Skye Lark option to break things up, so I broke for an early lunch around 11 and grilled up a burger and a couple hotdogs at my car. After lunch I wondered if Shredder of Gnar would possibly make the trip from Albany. I'd read a TR or two of his from K this Spring. While on the lift I spotted his usual Spring uniform, a "Ski Tahoe" sweatshirt. We hooked up for some turns later, he had been there Friday too. We were both content to make runs of a hundred yards or so, then stopping to rest for a minute or so before repeating. I gave some thought of just heading home at the end of the day for fear of being too sore to enjoy Sunday, but couldn't resist one more chance to ski this late in the year. I figure to take it easy Sunday, and bag it early if I must. Not a bad time of year to just hang out, did that a couple times at both the summit, and the umbrella bar deck. A little sore today, but not too bad, seven hours of bumps will do that.:wink;
From the top early
From the bottom
What's left of the headwall pile
Weird seeing green mountains
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