Zand
Well-known member
Date(s) Skied: Friday Night 2/27/09 (well... actually 2/28/09)
Resort or Ski Area: Wachusett, MA
Conditions: Late-April... Running Rivers on the Trails, Bare Spots, Rain, 50s
Trip Report:
Well for the first time since its inception, 24 hour night was an epic fail. Real surprised it wasn't postponed. Got to the mountain at 11 PM and it was pouring, so I hung around for a while. Around midnight it went down to a drizzle so I set out in a hoodie and jeans (tried snowpants... too warm) and hit Conifer and Hitchcock before the rain started coming down again. Conifer was alright... some rivers at the top but decent potatoes on most of it. Hitchcock was a mess... almost all ice, lots of bare spots. Look Mom park was trashed and will take a lot of fixing... the entire left ride of the trail is rotted out. Even the summit trails were getting down to the dirt in spots (so much for that 40-52" base).
Started raining again at about 12:15 so I decided screw it... if the conditions were good I would've waited it out and skied the rest of the night but it just wasn't worth it. Oh well, till next year I guess. I'm actually hoping to do all 24 hours next year. So that's my report... tomorrow is going to suck royally up there so you probably don't want to go. Twin storms coming Sunday and Monday will get everything going good again.
Resort or Ski Area: Wachusett, MA
Conditions: Late-April... Running Rivers on the Trails, Bare Spots, Rain, 50s
Trip Report:
Well for the first time since its inception, 24 hour night was an epic fail. Real surprised it wasn't postponed. Got to the mountain at 11 PM and it was pouring, so I hung around for a while. Around midnight it went down to a drizzle so I set out in a hoodie and jeans (tried snowpants... too warm) and hit Conifer and Hitchcock before the rain started coming down again. Conifer was alright... some rivers at the top but decent potatoes on most of it. Hitchcock was a mess... almost all ice, lots of bare spots. Look Mom park was trashed and will take a lot of fixing... the entire left ride of the trail is rotted out. Even the summit trails were getting down to the dirt in spots (so much for that 40-52" base).
Started raining again at about 12:15 so I decided screw it... if the conditions were good I would've waited it out and skied the rest of the night but it just wasn't worth it. Oh well, till next year I guess. I'm actually hoping to do all 24 hours next year. So that's my report... tomorrow is going to suck royally up there so you probably don't want to go. Twin storms coming Sunday and Monday will get everything going good again.
