Cornhead
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After skiing Killington Friday, I took the three hour drive to Gorham. It was a day of frozen granular groomers. As the morning wore on, more moving "gates" showed up, adding a little more interest to buzzing the relatively flat, long trails ar Wildcat. I stopped in the Lodge for breakfast after a handful of runs, I asked if there were a group there, found out they were part of the British Spring invasion. While in the lodge, one of them pulled her pullover off revealing a clingy, sheer white top. It was as if she were wearing only a bra, I approve.
After breakfast I befriended a physical therapist from Boston. We, skied together for.a couple hours. The company was welcome. The conditions were good throughout the day. Things got a little manky at the base, but it stayed pretty cool, and the sun struggled to make an appearance all day, so things stayed pretty nice. I only regretted not having my Mantras at the end of the day, they would have skied the crud better than my Tigersharks. So glad I left my newer boots in the car, I almost left them home. I was a little.apprehensive about adjusting the bindings to fit them, but it is pretty straight forward. I would not have enjoyed this trip nearly as much if I had to ski my old boots. It emphasized the importance of boots in skiing, it was like day and night. It felt great ripping up the groomers on my old friends, it's where they shine.
All open terrain had decent coverage. The high speed quad covers a lot of horizontal distance, providing quite long runs to the base. Nothing steep or bumpy, just the opposite of Killington. The views of Mt. Washington and Tux were a little subdued, I didn't get a glimpse of the summit all day, clouds. I did remember my binoculars, and watched skiers in the bowl for a half hour. I could see them skiing just below the chute on Left Gully. I saw no one above this point.
This may very well be it for me, no complaints, but I hope 2012-2013 is snowier.
Looks like fun, with snow.
Patrol's fleet of sleds.
The ghost town look.
After breakfast I befriended a physical therapist from Boston. We, skied together for.a couple hours. The company was welcome. The conditions were good throughout the day. Things got a little manky at the base, but it stayed pretty cool, and the sun struggled to make an appearance all day, so things stayed pretty nice. I only regretted not having my Mantras at the end of the day, they would have skied the crud better than my Tigersharks. So glad I left my newer boots in the car, I almost left them home. I was a little.apprehensive about adjusting the bindings to fit them, but it is pretty straight forward. I would not have enjoyed this trip nearly as much if I had to ski my old boots. It emphasized the importance of boots in skiing, it was like day and night. It felt great ripping up the groomers on my old friends, it's where they shine.
All open terrain had decent coverage. The high speed quad covers a lot of horizontal distance, providing quite long runs to the base. Nothing steep or bumpy, just the opposite of Killington. The views of Mt. Washington and Tux were a little subdued, I didn't get a glimpse of the summit all day, clouds. I did remember my binoculars, and watched skiers in the bowl for a half hour. I could see them skiing just below the chute on Left Gully. I saw no one above this point.
This may very well be it for me, no complaints, but I hope 2012-2013 is snowier.
Looks like fun, with snow.
Patrol's fleet of sleds.
The ghost town look.
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