HoarfrostHubb Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 Wachusett was packed tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 In reality, it was pretty busy, but for a Saturday late afternoon/evening after some good snow, it was not terrible. Snow conditions were great. Soft, but fun. My biggest complaint is the dearth of lift attendants. This is unacceptable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 15 minutes ago, White Rain said: Nice Pic! I am planning on getting my 4 year old daughter into lessons there (Polar Kids club). Big Thumbs up to Wachusett. I am normally an avid skier but have been dealing with some severe medical issues that have made me miss out on the last 2 seasons (Just got my new Brahma's 2 years ago too!). I bought a bronze GPS pass in 2015-2016 and called them last week to see if they would get me a refund for the pass for last season so I could get my daughter some free lessons. They gave me $202 back for it more than a year later - awesome customer service. My daughter will be out there on her atomic's soon! That's very cool that they did that. Keep the customer happy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 Apparently the ski season has been good out west. Whistler per my buddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 48 in North ConwayMob scene at bretton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 Bretton Woods was decent but should have gone to Wildcat. Glades are good, but trails aren't very challenging at bretton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 15 hours ago, HoarfrostHubb said: My biggest complaint is the dearth of lift attendants. This is unacceptable Interesting statement...you mean like in the mazes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 4 hours ago, powderfreak said: Interesting statement...you mean like in the mazes? When the mazes end there have typically been lifties to group people into 4s, 3s, singles etc. When people fend for themselves it gets rather ugly. They added RFID card gates this season and most of their attention seems to be spent on getting people through those, but they are not being grouped and it gets chaotic. I'm pretty chill there but this has been problematic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 Whitewater. Nelson, bc. Epic day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 Temps spiked and wet slides started in the Notch. All that rock on the ridgeline, summit and notch region will start warming up with insolation and above freezing temperatures. That will start to loosen and weaken the bonds between the ground and snow surface. If too much weight, it could slide towards the ground if it gets really warm with this load on it. A lot of reported wet slides in the Notch over the past 48 hours. Some running close to RT 108, which is closed in the winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 Made it over to Pico on Saturday. First time there, but my thoughts were a nice little mountain that gets "ignored" by the city crowds as they head to Killington. I also forgot just how warm skiing at 50 degrees feels. We drip. In classic late day fashion I did manage to miss a carved mogul in some flat light and banged my shoulder pretty good trying to save it. Rubbed some dirt on it and got a few more runs in before the Long Trail was calling my name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 12 hours ago, OceanStWx said: Made it over to Pico on Saturday. First time there, but my thoughts were a nice little mountain that gets "ignored" by the city crowds as they head to Killington. I also forgot just how warm skiing at 50 degrees feels. We drip. In classic late day fashion I did manage to miss a carved mogul in some flat light and banged my shoulder pretty good trying to save it. Rubbed some dirt on it and got a few more runs in before the Long Trail was calling my name. Good times. Going to be a great spring season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amarshall Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 Saturday they opened Oz at Sunday River after wind holds on Friday. Deep deep mashed potatoes . My knee has been in recovery mode and was not helped by 3 ft of cement. Friday I head to Brighton UT, I may time this right. http://www.wasatchsnowforecast.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 2 minutes ago, amarshall said: Saturday they opened Oz at Sunday River after wind holds on Friday. Deep deep mashed potatoes . My knee has been in recovery mode and was not helped by 3 ft of cement. Friday I head to Brighton UT, I may time this right. http://www.wasatchsnowforecast.com/ Nice, yeah I tweaked mine a little. Back for cortisone before my week at SR. Friday was anything but cement. Have fun in Utah looks awesome. Today's Euro puts another 6 to 8 feet in the Sierras. Sick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radarman Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 Couldn't ask for a better couple days at the resorts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Miser Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 On 2/18/2017 at 2:42 PM, alex said: Very different mountains, both with great scenery. Bretton Woods has more mellow terrain but fantastic snow and the glades are awesome. Wildcat has tougher terrain and a great lift, but can be icier. Back in my skiing days Bretton Woods was my place. At 250+ pounds Mellow was always my thing. Looks like some great skiing all around east to west this season. Nice to see the pics from everyone as always. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 32 minutes ago, Cold Miser said: Back in my skiing days Bretton Woods was my place. At 250+ pounds Mellow was always my thing. Looks like some great skiing all around east to west this season. Nice to see the pics from everyone as always. Mammoth is just getting annihilated. From their Ski patrol and doesn't include today. Possibly 6 more feet this week. Date HN24(") Base Depth SWE Rain % Density StormSnow " Storm SWE " Storm Rain Season Snow Season SWE Season Precip Base Hi Temp Base Lo Temp Notes 2/16/2017 2.5 176.0 0.30 N 12 2.5 0.30 0.00 420.5 60.41 70.42 41 33 Short day time cell then cleared by afternoon. 2/17/2017 21.0 189.0 1.63 N 8 33 21 Started snowinig around 4am. All but 3.5/.3 fell during ops hrs 2/18/2017 14.0 200.0 0.90 N 6 35.0 2.83 0.00 455.5 63.24 73.25 29 24 All snow was after ops hrs. Clear day but crawling eye over mammoth. 2/19/2017 8.5 199.5 1.05 N 12 464.0 30 23 2' fell during ops 2/19 2/20/2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugarloaf1989 Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 Mount Snow today was less than ideal with flash frozen snow and Rock hard groomers. It was not very crowded with mostly ski on lift access through noon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Miser Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 17 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said: Mammoth is just getting annihilated. From their Ski patrol and doesn't include today. Possibly 6 more feet this week. Date HN24(") Base Depth SWE Rain % Density StormSnow " Storm SWE " Storm Rain Season Snow Season SWE Season Precip Base Hi Temp Base Lo Temp Notes 2/16/2017 2.5 176.0 0.30 N 12 2.5 0.30 0.00 420.5 60.41 70.42 41 33 Short day time cell then cleared by afternoon. 2/17/2017 21.0 189.0 1.63 N 8 33 21 Started snowinig around 4am. All but 3.5/.3 fell during ops hrs 2/18/2017 14.0 200.0 0.90 N 6 35.0 2.83 0.00 455.5 63.24 73.25 29 24 All snow was after ops hrs. Clear day but crawling eye over mammoth. 2/19/2017 8.5 199.5 1.05 N 12 464.0 30 23 2' fell during ops 2/19 2/20/2017 That base depth is amazing. (lol at the season total) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 18 minutes ago, Cold Miser said: That base depth is amazing. (lol at the season total) 63 inches of water locked up in that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisStraight Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 39 minutes ago, Cold Miser said: That base depth is amazing. (lol at the season total) Skiing til 4th of July in bikinis and shorts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masomenos Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 2 hours ago, DavisStraight said: Skiing til 4th of July in bikinis and shorts Probably more like Labor Day if this pattern can keep up into April. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 That base depth is amazing. (lol at the season total)Snowman would disagree. Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 from RENO NWS The powerful storm has brought some of the most extreme Sierra ridge winds seen in many years, with peak gusts of 199 and 193 mph at Alpine and Squaw Summits respectively around 11 pm Monday night. The highest sustained wind was 148 mph at Alpine. Currently the winds are "only" gusting between 130-140 mph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 5 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said: from RENO NWS The powerful storm has brought some of the most extreme Sierra ridge winds seen in many years, with peak gusts of 199 and 193 mph at Alpine and Squaw Summits respectively around 11 pm Monday night. The highest sustained wind was 148 mph at Alpine. Currently the winds are "only" gusting between 130-140 mph. That's some pretty legit wind there. Man stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Miser Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 10 hours ago, DavisStraight said: Skiing til 4th of July in bikinis and shorts Looking forward to the pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 Just now, OceanStWx said: That's some pretty legit wind there. Man stuff. 2/21/2017 4:31 AM S (182.68°) 138.40 75.91 this isn't the summit of Mammoth as that is broken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eekuasepinniW Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 GILFORD — "It was nuts," said Greg Goddard, general manager of Gunstock Mountain Resort, where on Sunday, for the first time in more than two decades, the crowd was so large that skiers were turned away. http://www.laconiadailysun.com/newsx/local-news/102107-overflow-at-gunstock Pretty impressive for a little mountain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SR Airglow Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 Big news out of Stowe this morning: http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/2017/02/21/vail-resorts-buy-stowe-mountain-resort/98189012/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 6 minutes ago, eekuasepinniW said: GILFORD — "It was nuts," said Greg Goddard, general manager of Gunstock Mountain Resort, where on Sunday, for the first time in more than two decades, the crowd was so large that skiers were turned away. http://www.laconiadailysun.com/newsx/local-news/102107-overflow-at-gunstock Pretty impressive for a little mountain. so great to see as a lot of people depend on winter up there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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