Your season wrap-up report, goals, new areas, ect.

[gmcunni]

assuming plans for remainder of season work out -


cons -
nagging knee pain all season. first time i've had something like this, hope it's not a sign of the future.
late start to the season but i can't control the weather
less night skiing than last year. not that night skiing is great but it translates to less skiing overall.
didn't land a 360 (heck, didn't even give it a serious try)

pros -
i am a better skier than i was last season. not a whole lot better but better.
should hit my 30 day goal this weekend
have a good chance of skiing in May for the first time ever
will likekly have 2 April ski days this season, having had only 1 other ever.
skied 6 new mountains this season (ragged, pat's, catamount, keystone, breckenridge, abasin)
skied CO for the first time in 25 years
both my kids made huge improvements in their skiing skills

 

[neil]

My second season:

Good
- Got almost 20 days in
- Utah trip
- Improved a ton
- Can get some air off jumps/bumps
- Visited a lot of new places

Bad
- Wanted to get more days in
- Broke my collar bone, ending my season
- It's a long wait till next season

 

[2knees]

i am a better skier than i was last season. not a whole lot better but better.

you sure got waaay faster in the bumps, thats for sure.

 

[Euler]

I started a new job this fall and was pleaed to find how well skiing meshes with my job...I'm able to ski 2X per week most weeks during peak season. I skied 20 days which is about normal for me lately, and saw lots of improvement in my skiing, particularly in the bumps. I'm trying desperatly to stay good enough to keep up with my 9 year old son, and this is going to require a continuous improvement plan on my part!

I shattered my collarbone last year in January, ending that season; I was pleased that I didn't lose much ground during my extended off season, and that fear of another injury didn't hold me back TOO much.

I met Dr. Jeff and his wife!

I skied (or at least descended with control) Ripcord at Mt. Snow for the 1st time.

I did some real warm weather spring skiing for the first time and loved it!

I checked out Okemo for the first time and didn't love it...but it was on a "refreeze" day during the spring skiing season so trail options were limited to groomers. It did look like there were some great bump and tree trails to be enjoyed during different weather.

I may have one or two days yet to come this year...or my season might be all done...we'll see!

 

[SKIQUATTRO]

22 days, not bad living on LI
-tele turns are flowing and legs getting stonger

New area hit: Whiteface, will be back

Best was skiing with my 2 girls thru the trees and bumps (4 and 7) seeing them enjoy it and skiing as a fam is fantastic.

Few more days planned...

 

[Philpug]

Down from the last two years where i skied in the mid 40's, only 33 this year. I might have a few more in me in a Mothers Day Western Trip, it is a 30/70 chance. New areas this year include Alpine Meadows Sugar Bowl and Northstar.

 

[Warp Daddy]

The Great :
1. After suffering a major heart attack and open heart surgery -- I'm still alive and 45 lbs lighter

2. and able to ski again

3 an able to do so at the same level of intensity all day long as before .

4. I got out for 16 days of opening chair to ending bell of skiing with friends and family especially grandson #1 and while that's lower than most years considering #1 above 't'aint bad



The uncontrollable:

1. The late start and early finish to the season Jan 16-March 11 due to weather ( I don't ski bumps or slush )

2, Would have preferred a few more days but see above .


The wish for the future :

1. That grandson # 2 recovers from a potentially serious malady that kept him off the slopes this season and that his health returns so he ski with his grandad

2. Continued good health and happy trails to all of us here at AZ !!

 

[ta&idaho]

Best season of my three years living in the Northeast:

• First trips to Powder Mountain, Snowbasin, Jay, Stowe, Magic, Bromley, Pico.
• Foot+ powder days at Bogus Basin, Plattekill, Snowbird, and Heavenly.
• 50+ degree spring days at Magic, Bromley, Killington, and Pico.
• Demo'd rockers and 100mm+ fatties for the first time.
• Most importantly, really started figuring out the logistics of living without a car in NYC but still getting lots of great skiing in. Managed to get in a quality ski day in on every trip I took this year.

:beer:

 

[mikestaple]

The Good.
Skied Ragged, Gunstock, Pat's and Sunapee for the first time. All part of the southern NH day trip tour.

Ragged - can't wait for the new lift and getting there when the snow pack is deeper (skied it twice in Dec then not at all).

Went back to Sugarloaf - where most of the family learned to ski. Along with two of the kids venturing into the bumps and loving it.

Steamboat - wow. 4 year old graduating from a disaster to a blue/black bump skier with 5 straight days of lessons. Fantastic. Endless tree runs.

Finally being able to ski independently with all 3 kids. 10 and 8 year old looking for bump and tree skiing.

The bad.
Maine Supertroopers nailing me for 82 in a 65.

Last run of the day at Sugarloaf - my wife broke her ankle. Awful.

 

[abc]

Gonna have to get back to you on this....my season is not over yet

Same here.

Already, this has been a pretty good season. Quite a few new resorts and new scenary. Met new ski buddies too.

Number of days aren't quite as high as some other years but one can't have everything, right?

 

[jrmagic]

I ended up with somewhere in the low 30s for days on the hill which is about average but got to finish in awesome fashion with 2 days of near 80 temps with good amounts of trails open and skiing nicely. This is the first year that I didn't ski anywhere other than Magic due mostly to the consistently good conditions Magic had this season and to a lesser extent the state of the economy.

The most outstanding part for me was seeing how much my 2 boys have improved this year. Watching my 12 Y/O really attack the hill skiing nice tight lines with good balance and rhythm blew me away and watching my 8 Y/O navigate his down advanced terrain with good control made me smile wide. From a technical standpoint for myself, I spent some time working to make my short radius turns cleaner and had a blast doing so. Other than that I just had a good time skiing with more of the Magic family and enjoying the vibe. The only downer for me was missing the really big powder days of Wed - Fri that occured during that incredible storm we had though not too bad as the conditions that weekend were still amazing.

It was also cool to meet and ski with some AZers this year as well as more of the Magic family.

 

[WWF-VT]

My 2009-10 ski season was OK, not spectacular.
Season started for me on Nov 11th with a day at Killington with my younger son
Was there on Dec 6th for opening day at Sugarbush with the family
Have skied 30 days so far, rest of the family got about 45 days on the mountain
Continued to improve my skills in all snow and terrain conditions
Sat out 3+ weeks in February & March with a leg injury
Watched my older son compete in a USASA freestyle competition at Smuggs
Never had any really bad weather days or melt downs so even though there weren’t many great days -none sucked
Skied on April 2nd in 75 degree sunshine
Had a lot of great family time on the car rides back and forth to VT
Keeping my fingers crossed that I’m doing laps of Stein’s Run on closing day

 

[riverc0il]

-not utilizing the touring gear I purchased last summer.

Plenty of time left for that....

 

[Angus]

So far 21 days - started at Ragged on New Year's Day, followed two days later by 2'+ of snow at Cannon. Other mountains including Stowe, Bromley, Okemo, Pico, MRG, Sugarbush, Crotched, Bolton and 7 days in Utah. All days in NE have been skied with at least one of my two children. Haven't had a bad day condition or weather-wise. Hoping for one more day lift-served ... this weekend? Then 1 or 2 days up on Mount Washington.

Highlights:

Our just turned 14 year old is now indisputably a better skier. He's been faster for a couple of years but this season we've really focused on bump skiing, and he's good, real good. Our 8-year old has made huge leaps this season keeping up with her brother. She is now at the point of being able to ski just about anything on the mountain.

7 days in Utah in February with son. Wow. Had the opportunity to ski with my uncle for the first time who got interested in skiing 35+ years ago. What a great trip.

My big focus was improving on the bumps and I would consider it a successful year in terms of progress. Far more comfortable skiing them. Next year will continue to work on bumps with focus on very steep slopes with big, deep troughs - I still lean back!

Work to be done.

hand position - I tend to drop my hands down and back, especially on steep, frightening stuff.

fitness - limped through the season with a variety of nagging aches and pains - knees and back - due to keeping up with my son. Need to enter next season, much, much stronger. In general, this is just a middle-age issue!

Regrets.

Weather and back ache kept my # of x-c skiing days way down from last year.

Couldn't convince my wife to get out on the slopes even once!

 

[newskier]

New areas:
Berkshire East
Pico

Old Standbys:
Sunapee
Steamboat
Okemo
Stowe

Areas I wanted to try but didn't get to (among others of course):
Sugarbush
Sugarloaf
Stratton

Goals accomplished:
skiing faster with more confidence
general technique improvement
tried (and liked) snowboarding

Goals for next year:
get more comfortable in ungroomed terrain-- and spring conditions
demo skis earlier in the season
go snowboarding a few more times
ski more days

 

[Riverskier]

No major goals for the year. I was shooting for 40 days, but got 33. Ultimately anything over 30 and I am happy. Skied Saddleback for the first time, which was the only new area I was shooting to get to this season. The only disapointment is the season ending injury I suffered Saturday, and the surgery to follow. At least I will be ready to go at the start of next season and it didn't happen earlier in the year!

 

[catsup948]

My goal was 40 days but the slow start, quick finish and having to work full time have limited me to 28 now with hopefully three or four more before I'm done. I did make it to Magic for the first time in 10 years. First time to Bolton and Saddleback. I skied 19 days at Berkshire East. I had a few powder days but not enough. I did do the tbolt race, which was a total bonus to the season.

For next year...

Goals I can attain without help.
40 days/nights
Night ski
More bc. Only got 6 days in this winter.

Goals depending on consistent snowfall.
BC in Southern Vermont and the Berkshires.
ski 10 months straight not 8
10 powder days! I'm probably dreaming because I live in western mass.

 

[jaywbigred]

The Bad:
-Didn't land a 360 (yet). Crashed trying a few times.
-Only skied 2 days in December thanks to short season and LL.M. finals.
-Never got to demo skis as both Mt. Snow demo days were canceled.
-Skied with a slightly injured right knee following January football game with HS buddies.
-Missed all major storms on the east coast, though there were only a few.
-Didn't practice rails much.
-Didn't get to ski Beartrap at Mt. Snow in the spring.
-Didn't get to meet or ski with any of the Mt. Snow crew! Maybe this summer?
-Lost at least 2 ski days to windholds/weather. Lost another couple night skiing days due to March warm-up.

The Good:
-Found used Public Enemies the first weekend of the year and grabbed 'em. Aside from a couple of prereleases from the demo bindings, they skied AWESOME and have basically become my all mountain ski. Surprisingly good in the bumps.
-Got a handful of days in on my Cabrawlers.
-Enjoyed my first season as a ski condo owner and passholder.
-Got to experience the mogul renaissance at Mt. Snow and it was fantastic!
-Got in 3 trips out west with another coming this Friday!
-Got engaged at Jackson Hole
-Got up the nerve to ski Tower 3 Chute at Jackson Hole and skied it well.
-Got better at 180s and simple grabs.
-I think my bump skiing improved quite a bit, esp. hand position, though I still need work.
-Got in 33 days so far, barring injury or weather/other issues, will have 37 when I get back from CO. Previous high since graduating was 27 I believe.
-Got to ski Powder Mountain, Snowbasin, Jackson Hole, and Park City Mountain Resort for the first time. Should be able to add Copper, Beaver Creek and A-Basin to that list by the end of season.
-Powder days or at least good leftovers at PowMow and Snowbasin.
-Lots of warm weather fun skiing at JHMR, Deer Valley and Mount Snow.
-Got back to Blue Mt. for the first time in 17 years.
-Got to ski a mogul course with open kickers for the first time and thought it was f-ing awesome.

And for my vain self, probably the highlight of the year (so far):
-Having the ripper who runs the Blue Bumps and Jumps comp compliment a run of mine down the Blue mogul course and tell me to enter next year.

The Meh:
-maybe will push for 40 days with some combo of Mt. Snow hiking, Kmart lift served, and perhaps my first trip to Tucks.
-A couple of friends who I was hoping to get some skiing in with didn't pan out. Hopefully next year.
-Was hoping to get a day in at Shawnee, but that didn't happen.
-Still waiting to hear from Shawnee re: possibly seeding moguls next year.

 

[gorgonzola]

-Got back to Blue Mt. for the first time in 17 years.

glad to see that's in the good!

another good season in the books
lotsa good days - although i didn't ski my age in days i was in the low 40's
fun times with family and friends in the new digs at greek peak - some fun days, looking forward to some cny mtb'g now
some excellent xc days - hoping to morph in to more xc/bc
blues bumps were great culminating in the bump-n-jump contest, a definate for next year
relatively injury free although a pinched nerve grounded me for the season
race game improved - fun clinics and nastar nights
seeing mrs snowbunski up her game
having to now play catch up to my 12 year old son :-o
seeing my daughter back on her board and completing the season safely (with a torn acl)
whiteface trip
skiing with az'rs root, tarponhead and campggp

 

[frozencorn]

New areas: Saddleback, Mt. Snow, Nashoba.

Might as well be new: Cranmore (hadn't been in about 19 years), Black (25 years), Cannon, (11 years).

Missed: Jay, Sugarbush (hoping for Monday....hoping).

Hoping to finish with 21 days depending. My goal was 20, so I'm happy.