powderfreak Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 The rain will be tough but what a run it’s been early season. Three solid events moved through, producing high-end skiing and riding. Today: 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcglups Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 2 hours ago, powderfreak said: The rain will be tough but what a run it’s been early season. Three solid events moved through, producing high-end skiing and riding. Today: Looks great. Just arrived up north and its a winter wonderland and ready to get some runs Friday and Saturday before the rain. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Layman Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 16 hours ago, eyewall said: Wow looking great up there! Down here in North Carolina we are seeing winter arrive in the mountains and Beech opened up: Nice pics! Where in NC is that? EDIT: Pardon my reading comprehension....I just saw you said Beech and looked it up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwt3650 Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 It is still really, really good out there…weird skiing some trails that are always snowmaking and open on natural snow. You have to be on your toes…and this weekend now looking like a net gain and then some; fantastic start.. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 5 hours ago, Layman said: Nice pics! Where in NC is that? EDIT: Pardon my reading comprehension....I just saw you said Beech and looked it up. Yes just outside Banner Elk, NC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Layman Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 2 hours ago, eyewall said: Yes just outside Banner Elk, NC Looks like a really nice area. Ironically, I need to secure a "home base" for about 6-10 months in NC during 2024 about an hour outside of Greensboro for my company next year. Any direction and within an hour or so from that area. I was thinking Lake Norman however, do you have any recommendations for places to avoid or areas that are nice? I'm going in blind and am trying to find a nice area to pop into for a few days at a time each month to check on things while we get operations going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boston Bulldog Posted December 9, 2023 Share Posted December 9, 2023 A beauty of a day up high at Sugarbush with immaculate views north towards Camels Hump and Mansfield. Getting a bit skied off in most spots, but taking the hike along of the Long Trail to Castlerock was well worth the effort for some softer turns. For December 8th, hard to do better than this 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted December 9, 2023 Share Posted December 9, 2023 14 hours ago, Layman said: Looks like a really nice area. Ironically, I need to secure a "home base" for about 6-10 months in NC during 2024 about an hour outside of Greensboro for my company next year. Any direction and within an hour or so from that area. I was thinking Lake Norman however, do you have any recommendations for places to avoid or areas that are nice? I'm going in blind and am trying to find a nice area to pop into for a few days at a time each month to check on things while we get operations going. Well that is the Triad which puts you about 2 hours and change from the mountains. Definitely check out Grandfather mountain and that area. Lake Norman is cool for sure as well. I am in Raleigh about an hour east of Greensboro which can be a fun place to visit. You will be about 3-4 hours away from the closest beaches (which are actually at the end of I-40). I would avoid Myrtle Beach in SC though. If you can invest the extra time (5 hours or so) drive to the Outer Banks. Finally in NC, Fayetteville and much of the coastal plain region (inland) is kind of the armpit region of the state. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted December 9, 2023 Share Posted December 9, 2023 8 hours ago, Boston Bulldog said: A beauty of a day up high at Sugarbush with immaculate views north towards Camels Hump and Mansfield. Getting a bit skied off in most spots, but taking the hike along of the Long Trail to Castlerock was well worth the effort for some softer turns. For December 8th, hard to do better than this I miss those scenes! My favorite view is from the top of Madonna Mountain at Smuggs. I am hoping to get there this winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boston Bulldog Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 Today was no exaggeration a top tier spring skiing day at Mad River Glen. Variable conditions with elevation (packed powder up high, hard pack down low) evolved into a universal corn surface that peeled away underfoot with ease in the bumps. I was concerned when I skinned to the top of the double before opening bell, as the entire place was either a coral reef or threatening to become manky. Instead, the hard pack softened and the wet snow ended up being confined to a small slice of elevation around mid mountain. Some sort of shallow funky inversion must have been in place last night. The trails themselves were super spicy with rocks and stumps everywhere. You had dealers choice of fun techy bump lines in all directions off the summit. Caution was necessary though, troughs were often rock riddled, forcing some quick decision making in order to find creative lines. Cat Bowl skied the best I can remember. Paradise was totally ledged out down low, quick feet were needed to navigate this chokepoint. The thin base exposed several very fun features all over the mountain, with normally hidden ledges appearing on Chute and cliffs/ledges on lift line growing dramatically in size. Given how forgiving the surface was, many of these airs were very much in play. Chute in particular had a sporty double drop up high. Meanwhile the tower 10 and 11 ledges on Lift Line offered several big combos. So rare to ride this terrain before the new year, let alone in conditions like this! What a start to the season 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcglups Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 Day 04 & 05 at Wildcat on Friday and Saturday and conditions were very good with groomers in mid-winter form and ungroomed trails with plenty of snow and manageable. I think the recent round of a foot or so wet-snow boded well for adding to the base and covering up the surface, often times that dry snow just blows around and never sticks. Saturday skied better than Friday, but the crowds did show up, and while I can ski in comfort with other people, my interest in navigating diverse skill sets (people learning, race team practicing) is fading with age! Overall, very enjoyable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STILL N OF PIKE Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 Had a fun day @ Stowe today . Nice snower , extraordinary number of trails for early Dec and loved the fresh snow 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tunafish Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 Airlift rescue on Mt. Washington this weekend after a slide was triggered. This is from a ski thread on another forum: On Saturday my buddy Kevin was skiing Airplane on Washington with two other guys. First guy triggered a slide, stayed on top but sustained a leg injury that led to massive blood loss. Kevin and the other guy kept injured dude alive for 4 hours until a Blackhawk got him out.These guys are all experienced and took every precaution, as you can see in the injured guys report in his Insta post. Scary shit.Stay safe out there.https://www.instagram.com/reel/C0ujv9iuauO/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tunafish Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 3 minutes ago, tunafish said: Airlift rescue on Mt. Washington this weekend after a slide was triggered. This is from a ski thread on another forum: On Saturday my buddy Kevin was skiing Airplane on Washington with two other guys. First guy triggered a slide, stayed on top but sustained a leg injury that led to massive blood loss. Kevin and the other guy kept injured dude alive for 4 hours until a Blackhawk got him out.These guys are all experienced and took every precaution, as you can see in the injured guys report in his Insta post. Scary shit.Stay safe out there.https://www.instagram.com/reel/C0ujv9iuauO/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== He slid for awhile. Terrifying. https://www.instagram.com/reel/C0ui8IcuhWG/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STILL N OF PIKE Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 Diastah cutter for whites not thrilled as I have a rental after Xmas , gonna need plenty of fresh snow post 12/19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwt3650 Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 1 hour ago, STILL N OF PIKE said: Diastah cutter for whites not thrilled as I have a rental after Xmas , gonna need plenty of fresh snow post 12/19 Not gonna lie; it's a disaster for the northern greens as well. Only difference is greater ability to recover faster with upslope, but after the phenomenal start we have had, this one is gonna hurt. I could see them going from almost 100 percent open, to 20 trails...and losing 4 days of snowmaking temps going into Christmas week blows too. Water bars are going to be brutal next week. Need to fake snow our way to a foot into next weekend to fix this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STILL N OF PIKE Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 1 hour ago, bwt3650 said: Not gonna lie; it's a disaster for the northern greens as well. Only difference is greater ability to recover faster with upslope, but after the phenomenal start we have had, this one is gonna hurt. I could see them going from almost 100 percent open, to 20 trails...and losing 4 days of snowmaking temps going into Christmas week blows too. Water bars are going to be brutal next week. Need to fake snow our way to a foot into next weekend to fix this. Ya def . I mean ..nh two weekends in a row ..but yes N greens just an epic kick in nads after the start elevations have had . Gonna need to resurface the heck out of everything to keep folks from skiing on dangerous ice . Resort ops must be puking looking at this system Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qg_omega Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 Another terrible Xmas week for the resorts, multiple rain storms between now and new years with little cold in between Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 4-6" rn with locally higher amounts for some of the maine mtns. Terrible for the resorts Sent from my SM-G981U1 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STILL N OF PIKE Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 38 minutes ago, Lava Rock said: 4-6" rn with locally higher amounts for some of the maine mtns. Terrible for the resorts Sent from my SM-G981U1 using Tapatalk I wish there was something they could apply to the snow pack to make the rain runoff or raise the melting temp. I can’t imagine places that don’t blast guns will be able to just groom slush that freezes , but I could certainly be wrong . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 I am anxious to see the damage report once this storm passes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Rain Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 What a bummer for ski country. Okemo was a lot of fun this weekend. Certainly not great but the snow was soft and the crowds weren't bad at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwt3650 Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 Disaster in no uncertain terms. Almost 100 percent open to bare spots here. Backyard at 1850’ has a stream running through it. Not that you ever want a hard freeze after, but it would have at least helped the water bars. Guns will go on tnrw afternoon, but after the best start since 18, this is a worst case scenario going into the holiday week.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STILL N OF PIKE Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 4 hours ago, bwt3650 said: Disaster in no uncertain terms. Almost 100 percent open to bare spots here. Backyard at 1850’ has a stream running through it. Not that you ever want a hard freeze after, but it would have at least helped the water bars. Guns will go on tnrw afternoon, but after the best start since 18, this is a worst case scenario going into the holiday week. . NH even worse off as this was their second cutter (two weeks in a row ) but just crazy of a Grincher . Truly hate to see it after skiing several times already at Stowe . Ski carefully when trails reopen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 Saddleback just announced they will resume ski operations on Saturday. Not sure if anyone else has seen the video of the cliff trail at Stowe from this AM - bonkers. Screen shot of a social media post...this went on for quite a distance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tunafish Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 1 hour ago, Angus said: Saddleback just announced they will resume ski operations on Saturday. Not sure if anyone else has seen the video of the cliff trail at Stowe from this AM - bonkers. Screen shot of a social media post...this went on for quite a distance. Terrible (here's the full clip) https://www.instagram.com/reel/C1CWQGQucQ7/?igshid=MjJkMmIyYzQxYw%3D%3D 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 I used to drive this route to ski Smuggs weekly when I lived in Winooski (which I miss every day). This is just mind blowing to me! This scene should look like a Christmas card this time of year. Wow talk about a Super Grinch! Just awful! I really hope people get the help they need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 15 hours ago, tunafish said: Terrible (here's the full clip) https://www.instagram.com/reel/C1CWQGQucQ7/?igshid=MjJkMmIyYzQxYw%3D%3D holy shit, is that even fixable this time of year? How can you even bring back in all the dirt/rock that eroded? Hard to rely on just snow to fill the gap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 31 minutes ago, Lava Rock said: holy shit, is that even fixable this time of year? How can you even bring back in all the dirt/rock that eroded? Hard to rely on just snow to fill the gap. My guess is that they will probably try to use the fill from the sides in order to make it less severe. That's what we try to do with snowmobile trails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STILL N OF PIKE Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 Many mountains reopened today . Wildcat hasn’t but I figured most resources would be diverted to attitash given the amount of rentals planned over next 2 weeks there 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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