Ginx snewx Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 29 minutes ago, HIPPYVALLEY said: Great day at Black Mt. conditions were awesome groomers all day. It’s like the Berkshire East of NH!! #oldschoolNewEngland Nice, go go go 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GCWarrior Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 34 minutes ago, HIPPYVALLEY said: Great day at Black Mt. conditions were awesome groomers all day. It’s like the Berkshire East of NH!! #oldschoolNewEngland We’re they running the summit double? I love that little mountain. Had a pretty epic powder day their MLK day 2009. Boot to knee deep on top of no base. Summit is surprisingly steep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 6 minutes ago, GCWarrior said: We’re they running the summit double? I love that little mountain. Had a pretty epic powder day their MLK day 2009. Boot to knee deep on top of no base. Summit is surprisingly steep. Yup! Old school lift. I got to the top at 3:50 and the seasoned ski patrol guy up top said “ok, this is your last run have fun!” I got back to the base lift at 3:59 jumped on and winked at him when I got back off again up top. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 They were hosting an alpine touring race this weekend. Following on Instagram but I believe the guy who won ended up skiing & skinning for 33+ hours. Good mountain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 2 hours ago, Angus said: They were hosting an alpine touring race this weekend. Following on Instagram but I believe the guy who won ended up skiing & skinning for 33+ hours. Good mountain. Yes, it was quite impressive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugarloaf1989 Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 Saddleback put in an order for a HSQ chair to replace the Rangely Double Chair with Dopplemayer. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amarshall Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 On 2/15/2020 at 9:53 AM, PowderBeard said: LOVE the prancing moose emblem. Volvos > Subarus in the snow after my wife and I have owned one of each. Wouldn't mind a V90 with a 3" lift on it one day for a winter whip lol Thats the cross country! I've had so many people stop me who were old volvo owners and say how much they love the prancing moose. The car had Pirelli "all seasons" that were scary as hell in the snow. Added Continental Viking Contact 7 snows and its a beast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChasingFlakes Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 2 hours ago, amarshall said: Thats the cross country! I've had so many people stop me who were old volvo owners and say how much they love the prancing moose. The car had Pirelli "all seasons" that were scary as hell in the snow. Added Continental Viking Contact 7 snows and its a beast. I'd love some nice snow tires on my 15 Forester XT but I'm from PA and we literally have under 3" of snow to date.. Huge snowhole in SEPA with philly under 2" for the season, they're normally at 22" right now. Anyways I come up to NNE at least once a month in the winter but I still dont think it's worth it. Never had an issue getting around up there yet, but I've definitely been on some white knuckle drives that would have been more comfortable with snows on. Also, I went to Big Boulder, PA yesterday and after riding Jay and wildcat the other week, it was depressing. Hard being a powder lover in PA, getting outta here soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongBeachSurfFreak Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 Conditions were solid mid winter in SVT this weekend. Enough coverage to finally get into the trees. The line between awful winter and decent is right around the MA/VT border. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwt3650 Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 Mt. Snow yesterday. Started off kinda crappy with lots of ice and hard pack but got good by lunchtime with the 3-4 fresh. Even during snow, there are a couple trails on the north face that just stay slick no matter what; jaws in particular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowgeek Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 Bachelor was great! Hitting Hoodoo tomorrow and Mt. Hood Ski Bowl Sat. . 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 @snowgeek Wow! Good for you! Looks awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sankaty Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 Those pics from Bachelor look amazing. I need to get out there some day. Skiing at Pico on Tuesday was sublime. Falling snow, windloading, and light crowds allowed for fresh tracks most of the day. Blank slate on lots of trails: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 Wind-blown chalky snow up here. Base is solid and snow is fun but those 80-100mph winds did some wind-packing for sure. Blew a lot of the snow out of the trees too. From looking at the Mansfield Chin, the wind really scoured things and moved that snow down into the snowfields. Nice lower elevation transport in this wind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowgeek Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 Those pics from Bachelor look amazing. I need to get out there some day. Skiing at Pico on Tuesday was sublime. Falling snow, windloading, and light crowds allowed for fresh tracks most of the day. Blank slate on lots of trails:Nice! Pico rocks!!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowgeek Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 Hoodoo was so cool! $25 Thursday lift tickets. Amazing views of the Cascades!. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 Oregon is a beautiful state. Between the mountains and beaches - which are incredible - it is outdoor persons paradise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Still finding fresh untracked lines at Stowe despite the holiday week crowds. Anyone telling you that you can't find fresh lines hasn't looked hard enough 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GCWarrior Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Had a really fun day at Magic today. Judged the IFSA(formally ski the East) comp. I wish I could have skied more than a couple inspection runs. 100 competitors and reviewing scores took the entire day. Skiing was outstanding. My son skied pretty much everything and said it was great. Lines were pretty long and the BLT was hopping when we left. Hopefully the mountain made some money today. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowgeek Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Had a really fun day at Magic today. Judged the IFSA(formally ski the East) comp. I wish I could have skied more than a couple inspection runs. 100 competitors and reviewing scores took the entire day. Skiing was outstanding. My son skied pretty much everything and said it was great. Lines were pretty long and the BLT was hopping when we left. Hopefully the mountain made some money today. Sweet! How was the coverage on the steep stuff?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwt3650 Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 16 hours ago, powderfreak said: Still finding fresh untracked lines at Stowe despite the holiday week crowds. Anyone telling you that you can't find fresh lines hasn't looked hard enough Doing Stowe for the first time at the end of the week...Any recommendations on what is skiing the best and where the best woods are? How are the front four skiing? Trails like that I really only like to tackle with really good conditions so I'm not in over my head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowgeek Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Very impressed with Hood Meadows. We had to get there at 7:15 to avoid traffic chaos lol. Stayed in a nice condo about 30 min away. I guess people didn’t like the spring snow, because we actually only waited in one short line. Seems like lots of people left early. People said it was the least crowded Saturday since early season. Heather canyon is an expert skiers dream. Unfortunately they had about 12” of powder last weekend on glare ice on some steep bowls in heather canyon during the holiday weekend and 2 people died. Couldn’t see the ice under the powder and slid down into trees. Lots of serious injuries too. We found some nice bowl runs into the canyon with no ice and skied them over and over again. North facing slopes were packed powder due to low wet bulbs even though it was 40F. Sunny slopes were sporting spring hero snow. Very cool glacial valley. We had 5 bluebird days during the week overall and some fresh powder (8” first day, 1” 2nd day)!! Not your typical Pacific Northwest weather lol. . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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snowgeek Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Locals complaining that crowds were getting Colorado like. We got lucky and avoided lift lines all week. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radarman Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 Buttery goodness 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 Local XC area near me (Windblown in New Ipswich NH) closing after this season. Very nice place with great owners. He has been running it for 50 years and wants to retire, his kids don’t want to run it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GCWarrior Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 49 minutes ago, radarman said: Buttery goodness Devils Fiddle? Looks great! I haven’t skied that trail in many years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GCWarrior Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 10 hours ago, snowgeek said: Sweet! How was the coverage on the steep stuff? . Magician, Green line, tress were well covered, red looked pretty thin from the lift. I’m not sure how it will hold up after today and tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GCWarrior Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 Berkshire East was pretty great today! Manmade skied ok but the real prize was the natural. Layer of ice underneath covered the rocks pretty well with perfect corn on top. We skied east glades, liftline, jug, and many off map stashes. I hit a few rocks but for the most part the coverage was fine. Probably all she wrote with rain incoming Wednesday but damn it was fun to get one day last day in the woods in Southern New England! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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