powderfreak Posted December 31, 2024 Share Posted December 31, 2024 9 hours ago, qg_omega said: XMAS week special Gore? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted December 31, 2024 Share Posted December 31, 2024 7 hours ago, bwt3650 said: This is a unique one from a mountain ops perspective. I don’t think it really even set up that much before the snow on weds. It should be right side up so this may actually just kind of fix itself by the weekend. The damage was major though; the difference between 35 and rain and 45 and rain for 2 days decimated it…but if there was going to be a grinch, one that is fixed 48-72 hours later is probably best case scenario in my opinion. The challenge tonight is it’s a holiday week, you need to groom. People don’t pay big money to vacation in ski country, just to have the hill offer a midweek late season thaw groom. The less grooming the better for the snowpack tonight, but the calendar and visitation say all core routes absolutely need to be groomed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted December 31, 2024 Share Posted December 31, 2024 21 minutes ago, hazwoper said: Damn! I’ll be at Stowe Thursday through Saturday. Thoughts on natural runs opening this weekend @powderfreak? The Front needs a good foot of snow, with some moisture. It’s definitely possible at elevation. But that sustained pitch for that vertical? The part of the mountain between Hayride and Nosedive, known as “the Front” in Mtn Ops lexicon takes the most snow to open. You are in it to win it once you enter those runs and the threshold to open them is higher than shorter, mellower pitches. I do think a 6+ inch snowfall will reopen many closed intermediate natural snow trails though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwt3650 Posted December 31, 2024 Share Posted December 31, 2024 The challenge tonight is it’s a holiday week, you need to groom. People don’t pay big money to vacation in ski country, just to have the hill offer a midweek late season thaw groom. The less grooming the better for the snowpack tonight, but the calendar and visitation say all core routes absolutely need to be groomed.I’ve been all in on this upcoming thurs-sun period so might as well ride it…I think we get a lot back by the weekend…but didn’t think about your holiday week point. Maybe next week if it was a random January tues lay off most of it because it’s not going to firm much…perfect example tho of why you know mountain ops and I’m just a skier.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwt3650 Posted December 31, 2024 Share Posted December 31, 2024 Gore?There’s some at jay that look similar, but I also skied the top half of Derrick, which is natural, at 3pm in the rain and it was more than skiable…but def quad burning.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazwoper Posted December 31, 2024 Share Posted December 31, 2024 8 minutes ago, powderfreak said: The Front needs a good foot of snow, with some moisture. It’s definitely possible at elevation. But that sustained pitch for that vertical? The part of the mountain between Hayride and Nosedive, known as “the Front” in Mtn Ops lexicon takes the most snow to open. You are in it to win it once you enter those runs and the threshold to open them is higher than shorter, mellower pitches. I do think a 6+ inch snowfall will reopen many closed intermediate natural snow trails though. Thanks! My two boys are telling me they plan to hike to profanity. Guessing I should put the kibosh on that one? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwt3650 Posted December 31, 2024 Share Posted December 31, 2024 Temp dropped much more than I would have thought above 2500’. Everything firmed up so we have hard pack and granular piles til tmrw.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tunafish Posted December 31, 2024 Share Posted December 31, 2024 Pleasant was pretty good last night. My and the kiddo had it to ourselves. Mostly mashed potatoes but super comfortable out - 36 or so degrees and very little wind. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amarshall Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 When we left the loaf today it was 4-6" at 1pm and still nuking . Mid mountain down it was cement . Big cement moguls . Not the best but we'll take it for a bonus day. Super quad was down all day which sucked . . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlue Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 17 hours ago, amarshall said: When we left the loaf today it was 4-6" at 1pm and still nuking . Mid mountain down it was cement . Big cement moguls . Not the best but we'll take it for a bonus day. Super quad was down all day which sucked . . All lifts but double runner are on wind hold today. Quad is still down but supposed to be up today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmcginvt Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 On 12/30/2024 at 10:09 PM, powderfreak said: The Front needs a good foot of snow, with some moisture. It’s definitely possible at elevation. But that sustained pitch for that vertical? The part of the mountain between Hayride and Nosedive, known as “the Front” in Mtn Ops lexicon takes the most snow to open. You are in it to win it once you enter those runs and the threshold to open them is higher than shorter, mellower pitches. I do think a 6+ inch snowfall will reopen many closed intermediate natural snow trails though. lol well it happened and "the front" opened :) I got 7-8 here at 820' 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GCWarrior Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Past the holiday doldrums! Yay! Time to get after it. Stowe tomorrow and Jay Saturday. Freshest snow in the lower 48 right now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Kid died at Cranmore over New Years. https://www.wmur.com/article/cranmore-mountain-new-hampshire-skier-1225/63321791 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radarman Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Periodically dumping at Magic today. Not much base and firm and lumpy underneath but the light snow skied in well and could pretty much rip on the low angle natural without much hesitation by 11 or so. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GCWarrior Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 Managed to make it up to Northern Vermont for a couple days. Stowe Friday and Jay Peak today. Both skied extremely well. This most recent storm and upslope has really helped them make a quick recovery for the natural snow terrain. Talking to people on the lift it seems much of the rest of NNE outside NVT is very bleak. Both mountains were crowded but we still managed to get plenty of runs in plus skinned to the top of the tram and down Green Beret. 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcglups Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Day seven and eight on the mountain at Wildcat were enjoyable and it sure felt like winter! Conditions took a hit with the rain last weekend but only with modest recovery, however that is more theoretical in nature because natural snow terrain hasn't really been open. Open terrain was man-made groomed granular, with a few variations of top to bottom runs, but overall terrain is limited. Not any semi-permanent ice locations underneath, but there is more noticeable amount of pebbles and small rocks. Snow making is happening on middle and lower polecat, one would imagine that will be ready for action by next weekend. Wind hold got the best of the mountain the past several days with operations closed on Thursday, Friday and on Sunday it opened at 11am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwt3650 Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Just a damn good, deep winter ski day. Lots of packed powder, cold, but not as windy. Powder stashed to be had, but by now, have to hunt…. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwt3650 Posted Friday at 12:41 PM Share Posted Friday at 12:41 PM Anyone have thoughts on these? . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRVexpat Posted Saturday at 02:17 AM Share Posted Saturday at 02:17 AM 13 hours ago, bwt3650 said: Anyone have thoughts on these? . These are basically the new version of the Soul 7, which in the mid 2010s was probably the most popular ski out there and maybe Rossi's best selling model in North America ever? The sender series is slightly more robust from what I hear, while still retaining that approachability that made the original Soul so popular. 102 under foot is about where you want to be for a one ski quiver in northern VT. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRVexpat Posted Saturday at 02:21 AM Share Posted Saturday at 02:21 AM Mad River was a tale of two aspects today. The woods off of the double housed about a foot of blower while the single was wind hammered to hell, though still skied fairly well. Super fun day overall! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boston Bulldog Posted Saturday at 03:08 AM Share Posted Saturday at 03:08 AM 45 minutes ago, MRVexpat said: Mad River was a tale of two aspects today. The woods off of the double housed about a foot of blower while the single was wind hammered to hell, though still skied fairly well. Super fun day overall! Been the season of the double that’s for sure. The upper single chair has been getting absolutely crushed by wind pretty consistently. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borderwx Posted Saturday at 11:35 AM Share Posted Saturday at 11:35 AM Like MRG, Jay had also switched sides. Bump lines that are usually on one side of a trail were scoured to cement and moved to the opposite side of the trail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeepowderhunter Posted Saturday at 12:41 PM Share Posted Saturday at 12:41 PM 10 hours ago, MRVexpat said: These are basically the new version of the Soul 7, which in the mid 2010s was probably the most popular ski out there and maybe Rossi's best selling model in North America ever? The sender series is slightly more robust from what I hear, while still retaining that approachability that made the original Soul so popular. 102 under foot is about where you want to be for a one ski quiver in northern VT. I can’t help much with big name brands anymore. But I would at least look at what ON3P has to offer in that type of ski. I have really enjoyed their stuff (3 sets) and they are down to earth individuals who stand behind their product. I am also a fan of the 100% bamboo core they use. Good luck in your search! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwt3650 Posted Saturday at 08:45 PM Share Posted Saturday at 08:45 PM These are basically the new version of the Soul 7, which in the mid 2010s was probably the most popular ski out there and maybe Rossi's best selling model in North America ever? The sender series is slightly more robust from what I hear, while still retaining that approachability that made the original Soul so popular. 102 under foot is about where you want to be for a one ski quiver in northern VT. Thanks..yes, looking for something all mountain to replace my rip sticks in that category.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NW_of_GYX Posted Sunday at 12:49 AM Share Posted Sunday at 12:49 AM 3 hours ago, bwt3650 said: Thanks..yes, looking for something all mountain to replace my rip sticks in that category. . Armada declivity, Nordica enforcer, the new liberty radian, Salomon stance are all great all mountain options IMO. I like the newer ripsticks a lot since they stiffened them up, especially the black series. If you have an older pair of ripsticks before elan stiffened them up a bit you probably would like the sender. The OG ripstick reminded be a lot of the soul 7. I did not like the new blizzard anamoly series and I’ve never been a mantra fan but that’s also perhaps one of the best selling all mountain skis over the last decade so clearly a lot of folks enjoy them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NW_of_GYX Posted Sunday at 12:52 AM Share Posted Sunday at 12:52 AM I also love love love the line sakana but admittedly that won’t be most folks cup of tea. Worth a demo though. I come from a race background and typically like skis with a ton of sidecut, which is why I never clicked with the mantra 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NECT Posted Sunday at 01:43 AM Share Posted Sunday at 01:43 AM 4 hours ago, bwt3650 said: Thanks..yes, looking for something all mountain to replace my rip sticks in that category. . I had ripsticks, and now have Volkl Blaze 94's. Light, turns easily, and can go kinda fast and straight. Nice all mountain old guy ski. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borderwx Posted Sunday at 10:52 PM Share Posted Sunday at 10:52 PM Captivating skiing, all sorts of snow types, ice, rocks, sugar, chalk, powder,…Ski the East indeed. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcglups Posted Monday at 01:51 AM Share Posted Monday at 01:51 AM Day nine, ten, and eleven on the mountain at Wildcat were similar to last weekend, a bit warmer but still winterish, with a nice surprise of 2 inches of snow this morning. Terrain expansion is limited (non-existent) so the main runs are scratched off rather quickly, however those first few runs are mighty good. Snow making is happening on middle and lower polecat, saw signs of the groomers smashing some of the piles, so it is likely close. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted Monday at 02:11 AM Share Posted Monday at 02:11 AM 3 hours ago, borderwx said: Captivating skiing, all sorts of snow types, ice, rocks, sugar, chalk, powder,… Ski the East indeed It's as variable as it gets, but also in a good way. The type of conditions that lead to the type of skiers the East breeds. I got out late in the day, but found some 3:30pm fun inbounds. Home field advantage. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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