Wachusett Tues 2 Jan

[Sky]

Got there @ 9 expecting conditions to be pretty bad. I was wrong. Apparently Wa had groomed while the snow was still wet, so the corduroy surface was very smooth and totally re-frozen. It was totally edgeable and very fast.

Not many folks there today...not even the usual contingent of "seniors". So with only one trail open off the summit and three off the intermediate lift (and two off the beginner lift) there was still no crowd.

I was amazed that there was no ice. No blue or gray patches. Also, I was amazed that even after the corduroy was scraped off, there was still plenty of texture in the base for edges! Absolutely nothing at all like "sand on plywood" that I anticipated.

So, congrats to Wa on holding on to what they've got.

I made 15 - 20 runs and left with my quads completely exercised. *sweet*

 

[hrstrat57]

my bad

I shoulda known better, had day off today for skiing....was gonna do wa as usual half day/ first chair....the hard driving rain all day here in lil rhody drove me off.

gotta lotta errands done, but I would rather have been rippin up conifer...

I shoulda known.....

wa gits er done.....

thanks for the report sky

 

[SnowRider]

were base depths good? My ski club starts soon so I can only hope they can accompany the capacity of skiirs.

 

[Sky]

thanks for the report sky

I came close to baling as well pal. But I figured I'd give it a shot.

You would have gotten a great workout today man...yo yo runs on Conifer @ Mach Schnel.

I was going to make two last runs...but after the first of the two...my quads were burning about half-way down, so I dialed it back and balked on that infamous "one last run" where you catch that edge and get hurt.

I'll sleep well tonight!

 

[Sky]

were base depths good? My ski club starts soon so I can only hope they can accompany the capacity of skiirs.

The guys I was with today and I were talking about just that subject. Few trails...and lots of school programs could be tough.

At least the conditions will be good. No terrain park though...I know lots of folks enjoy that stuff.

A rep from a school program came up to me and asked about the conditions. He was wondering the same thing as you. This guy decided to "go fo it" since 1) the conditions are good and 2) Who the heck knows what the rest of this winter will be like!

...and oh yes...Base Depths...Conifer had a sign stating thin cover...but I didn't see any evidence of it. Edge to edge!

The trails off Minuteman are not quite edge to edge, but what is covered...is covered well.

Good luck!

 

[snowmonster]

Thanks for the report sky521. Is Ralph's Run completely open? When I was there last week, they only had the lower portion open but were trying to blow snow on the upper portion.

 

[Sky]

Thanks for the report sky521. Is Ralph's Run completely open? When I was there last week, they only had the lower portion open but were trying to blow snow on the upper portion.

re: Ralph's...yes, it's open top to bottom, but not edge to edge. It was in great shape regading surface conditions.