Surprised how nice it was for such a small hill - 225 vertical; out from 12:30 until 5:00 with a couple of short breaks; overcast with temps comfortably around freezing; 25 runs; 5,600 vertical; skied the Volkl RaceTiger SL Cheaters and the Head i.Speed GS Cheater 17's; picked up new skis from FedEx in Horseheads
Out 9:00 until 12:00 no break; sunny but cold, low-single digit temps; 11 runs; 12,000 vertical; skied the Head i.Speed GS Cheater 19's; 2-Run Ski Bum: Run 1 - 28.57 (20) Run 2 - 29.10 (19) Total: - 57.67 (17) +10.46 behind Sardelli; conditions remain good.
On the hill from 9:00 until 1:30 with a coffee beak; clear, cold, and windy; -5° for first chair, -1° when I left; 20 runs + 6 Snowdon Poma's; 27,700 vertical; skied the Head i.Speed GS Cheater 17's; very few people, very good snow.
On the hill from 9:00 until 1:00 with a coffee break; temps falling through the twenties as a quick 3" of snow fell in a howling wind storm; 17 runs; 23,750 vertical; skied the Head i.Speed GS Cheater 19's and changed to the Volkl Katanas after coffee; I'm looking for a new name for the blog - any ideas?
NEMS GS Run 1: 1:29.22 (95) Run 2: 1:31.82 (96) Total: 3:01.04 (91) 15° and snow accumulating to 4" by the time I left at 2:30; skied the Atomic D2 Race GS #1 and #2's.
Out for 45 minutes at 3:15 just to keep the feel for the GS skis before tomorrow's Master's Race at Stratton; clear and cold, 5° with a very light breeze; skied the Atomic D2 Race GS #2's; went down on Gold Rush when I stepped out of my right ski - great way to start my ski day!
Thankfully, warmer today than I expected. On the hill from 8:30 until 1:00 with a coffee break; -14° at home when I left at 6:00 AM, but much warmer on the hill, 0° for first run and 8° when I left; brilliant sunshine with a light and variable wind; 21 runs; 24,100 vertical; skied the Head i.Speed GS Cheater 19's; The Rumor wasn't open, but Lies was pretty good so I did like 9 or 10; nobody on the hill today but me, nice; my skiing feels better, but not as good as I'd like; I'm getting my hips much more forward and inside before applying pressure high and early - this is creating much higher edge angles and less skidding and gives me the ability to control or tighten the turn radius as needed.
On the hill just long enough not to freeze to death. Out for 4, then quickly in for coffee, then 5 more before calling it a day; -10° warming to a balmy -7°; brilliant sunshine didn't help much since there was a stiff wind that made it almost unbearable; skied the Atomic D2 Race GS #2's; nobody on the hill, not even very many people on the Gondi; Skyburst was pretty good; lots of snowmaking today.
On the hill from 9:00 until 1:00 with a rather long coffee break to warm up; increasing light overcast dimmed the morning's sunshine; -5° for first chair, 0° when I left; no wind; 22 runs; 26,600 vertical; skied the Head i.Speed GS Cheater 17's; they've groomed everything flat, flat, flat; did 9 Superstars by 10:00; nobody, I mean nobody, on the hill today; wish I would have taken one of the Atomic 27's today.
Good day - it felt good to get some mileage. On the hill from 8:00 until 12:00 with just a quick coffee break; light snow accumulating to 2"; intermittently windy with temps in the low twenties; skied the Blizzard Brahmas; 21 runs; 22,800 vertical; light crowd for a holiday - never waited in a lift line and the KBL parking lots were only half full when I left at 12:00; hit a rock on Dip Dip and nailed the edge on the Brahmas - first time I've dinged them up; got to ski Lower Ovation and Outer Limits for the first time this year; felt pretty good today - I handled lots of tough conditions with ease; Lower O was gnarly, icy bumps; Lower Downdraft was flat, but an ice skating rink; Vertigo Headwall was an ice skating rink as well.
NEMS GS - DNF Run 1; on the hill from 8:30 until 11:00 - left after blowing out in Run 1; light snow accumulating to 2" with temps in the low twenties; skied the Atomic D2 Race GS #1 and #2's; a little disappointed.
ASRA GS - three runs back-to-back-to-back from about half way down B-Slope, best two counted; Run 1: 32.94 (20) Run 2: 33.27 (20) Total: 66.21 (20) On the hill from 8:30 until 11:30; mostly sunny with temps rising into the low thirties; skied the Atomic D2 Race GS #1 and #2's; feeling better skiing in the gates, but my times don't seem to be improving; first chair to the summit this morning for an unobstructed run down a well groomed and untracked Pike on my GS skis - nice!
NEMS 'Give It A Try' clinic - some good swag; on the hill for a couple of hours; mostly cloudy with temps in the low thirties; skied the Head i.Speed GS Cheater 19's; our group was lead by Bobby Cochran - the youngest looking 72 year old I've ever seen; get the skis out away from the body and up on edge as early as possible - ankles, then knees, then hip.
A little more snow today; on the hill from 9:00 until 1:00 with a coffee break; upper twenties with a light snow that ended around noon - another inch or so of accumulation; skied the Head i.Speed GS Cheater 19's; parked in the Vale and started at Ramshead, then moved to the Canyon before coffee, then a run down Superstar and over to Bear; the mountain needs some love - not as much snowmaking going on as I would have expected; got to ski Downdraft today, but Cascade was much better; hiked up the very top of old Snowshed Crossover to get OL, but they had it roped at the top, so I turned around.
Surprisingly good today after a full day of hard rain yesterday. On the hill from 9:00 until 12:30 with a quick coffee break; skied the Head i.Speed GS Cheater 19's; yesterday's rain ended as 2" of new snow above 3,000 ft.; bright sunshine today with temps rising into the 40's at KBL; got to ski Dip Dip for the first time this year; Ski Bum today: 29.46 (24) +4.84 behind Sardelli.
Quite a contrast in conditions from KBL to the top of the Canyon!
On the hill for a couple of hours then left - that's all it took to ski all the trails; skied the Head i.Speed GS Cheater 19's; the overcast was so thick that the light were on and it actually helped.
ASRA GS in the rain; skied the Head i.Speed GS Cheater 17 & 19's; good and bad today - nearly came to a stop twice in the first run, but recovered for a decent second run; Run 1: 48.39 (11); Run 2: 43.75 (6); Total: 91.14 (9); visited the doctor on Thursday and got a steriod shot in my right knee - for now it feels much better.
Not much open; skied for about an hour and a half; skied the Head i.Speed GS Cheater 17's; my right knee is still a problem.
ASRA GS; on the hill from 8:30 until 12:30; cold and sunny with no wind - 2° to start, warming to 15° by the time I left; skied the Atomic D2 Race GS #1 and #2's; another crappy result Run 1: 45.01 (37) Run 2: 45.81 (30) Total: 1:30.82 (33) +19.35 behind 1st place.
Snow! On the hill for 5+ hours 9:00 through 2:30; cold and snowing - 10° with 4" new snow to start with at least 3 new inches through the day; skied the Rossignol Experience 98's; the new Quad is nice and shiny; skied with Dave; staying over with Dave and Mel even though I'm not skiing tomorrow.
Out first thing for three hours with no break; 30° with a few high clouds and no wind; skied the Volkl RaceTiger SL WorldCups and the Head i.Speed GS Cheaters; a little better today - 16 handicap at NASTAR.
