Weekend March 4-6 2016

[yeggous]

If it makes you feel better, I had a shitty day. Shit tune from Bob and Terry's, and I brought out my rock skis for the ungroomed. If I can't fix them this week they're about to be shot skis.

It did not help that I showed up still drunk from last night. Snow was excellent, but I did not bring my A game.


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Also worth noting that today was very busy. They were parking in the overflow lots by 9:30am. Despite this lift lines never got long, even by Wildcat standards. You could tell it was the EICSL championship race because the bar had a several person line as long as I I was there from 12 to 3:30. I've never seen that before.


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[deadheadskier]

That's good to hear. Hopefully the girls made bank.

 

[fcksummer]

Wildcat was great today. Legit packed powder.


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Same at Cannon. Best non-powder conditions of the year

 

[Madroch]

Hoping winds Aren't as bad as advertised mon at jay- then a nice spring day at k tues...

 

[yeggous]

Cranmore is great today too. Just warm enough to soften the surface, but not warm enough to turn to mush. I am pleased.


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[JDMRoma]

Hoping winds Aren't as bad as advertised mon at jay- then a nice spring day at k tues...

K is brutal today ! Better wait till it warms up a lot. A lot !


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[steamboat1]

K is brutal today ! Better wait till it warms up a lot. A lot !

Ugh, planning on being there tomorrow. Guess I can take my time getting there. Hopefully it will soften up a little during the week.

 

[ALLSKIING]

K is brutal today ! Better wait till it warms up a lot. A lot !


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Skied yesterday from 8 to 1030 and was decent until 1030 when it started to get scraped off

 

[JDMRoma]

Ugh, planning on being there tomorrow. Guess I can take my time getting there. Hopefully it will soften up a little during the week.

Weekday traffic will be less so I'm sure it will groom out well. Superstar was awesome on skiers right till about 10. Afternoon boilerplate was on most trails. Such a shame ! This weeks weather will take its toll


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[Madroch]

Should be 45-50 tues-hope that softens it...

 

[JDMRoma]

Should be 45-50 tues-hope that softens it...

Don't know if those temps will soften boilerplate. Me thinks a lot of trails will be closed from what we could see yesterday.

Pray and hope for the best !


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[benski]

Don't know if those temps will soften boilerplate. Me thinks a lot of trails will be closed from what we could see yesterday.

Pray and hope for the best !


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So what do you think will survive till Saturday?

 

[BenedictGomez]

Hit Smuggs Friday and Saturday. Both days were beautiful outside, but Friday was much better than Saturday. Woods were very variable Friday depending where you were, but it was a really fun day. Saturday was fairly icy though. Ruthie's should not have been open there was so much glare ice, etc... It's fine if you leave diamonds open like that, but not lower-level intermediates, that's how people get hurt IMO.

 

[xwhaler]

Hit Smuggs Friday and Saturday. Both days were beautiful outside, but Friday was much better than Saturday. Woods were very variable Friday depending where you were, but it was a really fun day. Saturday was fairly icy though. Ruthie's should not have been open there was so much glare ice, etc... It's fine if you leave diamonds open like that, but not lower-level intermediates, that's how people get hurt IMO.

We were there as well all wknd (Fri-Sun)
Agree the ice was bad on Ruthie's and the headwall on Drifter was bad yesterday. That said, the coverage was fantastic over the rest of the mtn and both on/off map woods skied very well all things considered.

 

[JDMRoma]

So what do you think will survive till Saturday?

Depends on how much rain ! Not much excess snow to push around other than on the superstar pod. What wasn't boilerplate yesterday only had traces of snow on it and I would think the rain will wash it away. No snowmaking temps, think it will be hard to recover.

I'm no Killington expert but from what I
Saw yesterday heat and rain will do some serious damage


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[benski]

Depends on how much rain ! Not much excess snow to push around other than on the superstar pod. What wasn't boilerplate yesterday only had traces of snow on it and I would think the rain will wash it away. No snowmaking temps, think it will be hard to recover.

I'm no Killington expert but from what I
Saw yesterday heat and rain will do some serious damage


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Damn. I am locked into a bus trip to Killington for next Saturday. At least there will still be some bumps, which i am most exited about.

 

[JDMRoma]

Damn. I am locked into a bus trip to Killington for next Saturday. At least there will still be some bumps, which i am most exited about.

The bars will be open ! That can make up for less trails. !


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[SIKSKIER]

Sun is the great equalizer.Cannon sure was firm underneath but I had 2 great mornings of hi speed cruising.Unlimited sun sure makes conditons better when you can see where not to turn.Heres the thing though...I raved how good Mittersill was and sent many friends over.They came back saying "what?.I went over late morning and boy had it changed.I go there 1st runs and have a blast for 4 runs before anybody gets there.I'm always on the lift at 8:30 so that really helps.I will say that I didn't get off the mt till after 3 Sunday and was real suprized that my last run down Middle Ravine was still really nice.I dont know how it got fixed from the frozen cat tracks of last week but Middle Cannon to Rock Garden was sweet.And Upper Gremlin was hi speed heaven.

 

[SkiFanE]

Had two awesome days this weekend at Sunday River. They seemed to get snow the week before which was entombed under an inch of crust or so. So once the masses of people decrusted there was great snow. Weather was perfecto. And there was fresh blown snow both days. I was on a trail that had so much manmade snow the last few weeks - there was at least 10ft more than there was at edge of trail a few weeks ago. A little warm up this week isnt going to dampen much but the natural - excited for some softness next weekend

 

[KustyTheKlown]

Had two awesome days this weekend at Sunday River. They seemed to get snow the week before which was entombed under an inch of crust or so. So once the masses of people decrusted there was great snow. Weather was perfecto. And there was fresh blown snow both days. I was on a trail that had so much manmade snow the last few weeks - there was at least 10ft more than there was at edge of trail a few weeks ago. A little warm up this week isnt going to dampen much but the natural - excited for some softness next weekend

yep sounds like its gettin to be sunday river max pass time. either this weekend or next. still hoping to get some decent powder-ish skiing in vt or adks this weekend. opensnow and tim kelley are talking possibilities for thursday night.