Had a great time, first time out on the slopes this year!
Tracks from Google:
I was there for about 2 hrs and banged out about 12 runs or so. I pretty much stuck to Conifer the entire time, with the exception of one run down Ralph's... I was just enjoying the slightly steeper trails over on Conifer.
Lift lines were great, meaning no lines at all. Just hop on and go.
I didn't get the chance to try out the new Monadnock Express Quad (wasn't interested in the green, really), although based on some other TR's I'll probably hit it next time I go.
Conditions:
Snow conditions were great, definitely better than I expected. A few very, very slightly icy patches, but all in all some loose granular on top and the edges of the trail had some nice slightly fluffier snow. No bare patches anywhere to be seen on the trails themselves. Wachusett has done a great job pumping snow onto the mountain - during the drive up I was getting very skeptical.
Weather was great last night as well, clear skies, about 25 - 28 degrees.
Snowmaking, as others mentioned, was going heavy duty on 10th. Can't wait for them to get that open, I was really hoping to try out some bumps, but it was pretty much groomers and GS turns all night for me. Plenty of piles ready to spread out, I can't imagine it will be long before they open it up. Some natural snow would do wonders...
Most of the rest of the night was just breaking in my legs, getting used to the new boots and gear I'm on. The new Dalbellos Krypton Cross I picked up were killing my feet at first, particularly my left foot. Turns out I just had them too tight, even though they were on the last buckle. I unscrewed them looser and they were OK for the rest of the evening. I was hoping to be "blown away" by the new boots, but I wasn't just yet. I'm thinking that's probably in large part due to the fact that it has been seven months since I have skied and I probably don't remember how crappy I was doing before :lol:
Also had the chance to try out my new skis (Atomic Crimson TI's - more on that later in the Gear forum) and get some turns in with my new North Face Enzo pants.
All in all had a great time out there, conditions were great. I'm hoping to get there at least once per week for the entire winter. I met up with Tom Meyers as well (their director or marketing), and he showed me some of the different things around there I hadn't seen before, like the "box seats" overlooking the Polar Express lift. Also gave me a quick tour of their ski shop, which I hadn't been into in a while. Prices in there are more competitive than I remembered; I think I have a built-in stigma about "on-resort" prices.
I talked to Tom about some sort of AZ day or something similar, we will continue talking about it. I'll see if we can wrangle up some fun local get together beyond just hitting the place up regularly. They are doing nice things there.
Oh and of course the smell of waffles is out of control. I can hardly contain myself when I ski by that little waffle house. :lol:
I took a bunch of pics but need to load them in later (From my S95). Coming soon.
Tracks from Google:
I was there for about 2 hrs and banged out about 12 runs or so. I pretty much stuck to Conifer the entire time, with the exception of one run down Ralph's... I was just enjoying the slightly steeper trails over on Conifer.
Lift lines were great, meaning no lines at all. Just hop on and go.
I didn't get the chance to try out the new Monadnock Express Quad (wasn't interested in the green, really), although based on some other TR's I'll probably hit it next time I go.
Conditions:
Snow conditions were great, definitely better than I expected. A few very, very slightly icy patches, but all in all some loose granular on top and the edges of the trail had some nice slightly fluffier snow. No bare patches anywhere to be seen on the trails themselves. Wachusett has done a great job pumping snow onto the mountain - during the drive up I was getting very skeptical.
Weather was great last night as well, clear skies, about 25 - 28 degrees.
Snowmaking, as others mentioned, was going heavy duty on 10th. Can't wait for them to get that open, I was really hoping to try out some bumps, but it was pretty much groomers and GS turns all night for me. Plenty of piles ready to spread out, I can't imagine it will be long before they open it up. Some natural snow would do wonders...
Most of the rest of the night was just breaking in my legs, getting used to the new boots and gear I'm on. The new Dalbellos Krypton Cross I picked up were killing my feet at first, particularly my left foot. Turns out I just had them too tight, even though they were on the last buckle. I unscrewed them looser and they were OK for the rest of the evening. I was hoping to be "blown away" by the new boots, but I wasn't just yet. I'm thinking that's probably in large part due to the fact that it has been seven months since I have skied and I probably don't remember how crappy I was doing before :lol:
Also had the chance to try out my new skis (Atomic Crimson TI's - more on that later in the Gear forum) and get some turns in with my new North Face Enzo pants.
All in all had a great time out there, conditions were great. I'm hoping to get there at least once per week for the entire winter. I met up with Tom Meyers as well (their director or marketing), and he showed me some of the different things around there I hadn't seen before, like the "box seats" overlooking the Polar Express lift. Also gave me a quick tour of their ski shop, which I hadn't been into in a while. Prices in there are more competitive than I remembered; I think I have a built-in stigma about "on-resort" prices.
I talked to Tom about some sort of AZ day or something similar, we will continue talking about it. I'll see if we can wrangle up some fun local get together beyond just hitting the place up regularly. They are doing nice things there.
Oh and of course the smell of waffles is out of control. I can hardly contain myself when I ski by that little waffle house. :lol:
I took a bunch of pics but need to load them in later (From my S95). Coming soon.