Wachusett
Date(s) Skied: 1/18/09
Resort or Ski Area: Wachusett, MA
Conditions: Powder!
Trip Report:
Picked up my gold pass last weekend so i was itching for a good ski day. Figured the storm would scare familes away yesterday.....boy was i wrong. I arrived at noon and had to park in lot 3 which sucked. The mountain was great 100% ungroomed and 3-5 inches of powder across the entire mountain. What a difference some snow will make. Started as always on theminuteman express and skied over to the summit side. Took the lift to the top and hit smith walton which had been bumped up. Next I hit 10th mountain which had some killer bumps. The things were freaking huge. Next i checked connifer and much to my surprise the trail had loads of powder and hardly a scratcy section. Of course the packs of teenagers and families were there but I find if you let them go ahead you can have a decent run. All in all the lines weret too bad. In the singles line I waited 5 minutes max for a lift.As the afternoon progressed i was almost able to ski onto the lift due to a changeover from the daytime people to the night. I practiced my tecniques all day and worked on the basics. I even hit some of the bumps. (connifer was also bumped up which was nice finally some low angle bumps!!!!) Some of the 10th mountain bumps were hard for me but I made a few good turns. A great day into night at Wachusett.
Date(s) Skied: 1/18/09
Resort or Ski Area: Wachusett, MA
Conditions: Powder!
Trip Report:
Picked up my gold pass last weekend so i was itching for a good ski day. Figured the storm would scare familes away yesterday.....boy was i wrong. I arrived at noon and had to park in lot 3 which sucked. The mountain was great 100% ungroomed and 3-5 inches of powder across the entire mountain. What a difference some snow will make. Started as always on theminuteman express and skied over to the summit side. Took the lift to the top and hit smith walton which had been bumped up. Next I hit 10th mountain which had some killer bumps. The things were freaking huge. Next i checked connifer and much to my surprise the trail had loads of powder and hardly a scratcy section. Of course the packs of teenagers and families were there but I find if you let them go ahead you can have a decent run. All in all the lines weret too bad. In the singles line I waited 5 minutes max for a lift.As the afternoon progressed i was almost able to ski onto the lift due to a changeover from the daytime people to the night. I practiced my tecniques all day and worked on the basics. I even hit some of the bumps. (connifer was also bumped up which was nice finally some low angle bumps!!!!) Some of the 10th mountain bumps were hard for me but I made a few good turns. A great day into night at Wachusett.
