Day 55 - SNÖ Mountain

Beer League tonight; Clear and cold, 8°; Other than the league racers, very few people on the hill; Skied the Head i.Speed GS Cheaters; DSQ'ed my first run - I was the first racer so there was no track to follow and there was a gate hiding in the dark over to the right at the finish; Finished 1st in class M50-59, 8th men's overall, and 9th overall including women; Nearly killed myself on Smoke this evening - it looked groomed from the top and from the bottom, so I cruised over the headwall right into a mogul field. I didn't fall, but I scared myself to death; Cannonball on the other hand was marvelous.

RANK	BIB	NAME	BEST RESULT	HANDICAP
9	286	BURNS, MARTIN	33.62	19.81

Day 54 - Hunter

Clear, cold, and still; -6° at the top; 8° when I left; Chris and Jordan came up from PA; despite my left knee hurting, we had a nice day; started on the Head i.Speed GS Cheaters and changed to the Rossignol Experience 98's; lots of good snowmaking.

Day 53 - Killington

2"-3" new snow overnight; Partly cloudy and 10°; Parked at Bear; On the hill at 9:00 and jsut skied for a couple of hours; Skied the Rossignol Experience 98's; Nice morning. Bear Claw-Wildfire; The Stash-Lower Skyburst; Outer Limits; Skylark, Superstar, Gateway-Great Eastern-Skyburst-The Northway-Home Stretch-Great Eastern; 4 Way-Bear Trax-Bear Cub-Sun Dog; Rendezvous-Sun Dog; Bear View-Bear Cub

Day 52 - Pico

ASRA GS again today; 32°, overcast and very windy; skied the Atomic D2 Race GS #1's; today's race was back-to-back runs on the same course; screwed up the bottom on run 2 again today; finished 6th in class M6, 14th men's overall, and 16th overall including the women...

POS	RACER NAME	CLUB	BIB	1ST RUN	2ND RUN	TOTAL	HANDICAP
16	BURNS, MARTIN A	KSC	726	51.81 (24)	50.68 (16)	1:42.49	12.16

Day 51 - Pico

ASRA GS; Upper twenties, overcast and windy; Skied the Head i.Speed GS Cheaters in Run 1 - big mistake, the course was more or less straight; Changed to the Atomic D2 Race GS #1's for Run 2; I nearly got bounced out of the course near the bottom of Run 2 and ended up way off line; finished 3rd in class M6, 18th men's overall, and 24th overall including the women.

POS	RACER NAME	CLUB	BIB	1ST RUN	2ND RUN	TOTAL	HANDICAP
24	MARTIN A. BURNS	KSC	726	47.31 (32)	47.12 (20)	1:34.43	13.71

Day 50 - Wildcat

Clear, cold, and a little windy today; -5° to start, but it warmed up to around 10°; great views of Mt. Washington today; skied the Atomic D2 Race GS #1's; inside leg drills in the morning; full length GS in the afternoon; SWIX waxing clinic at 3:30; although these skis are a handful, my knee doesn't seem to hurt as much when I ski them; our group spent way to much time in the lodge warming up today, so I stayed out and did a few free runs - with all its twists and turns and drop-offs, Lynx is one of my favorite ski trails anywhere.

Day 49 - Wildcat

25° and snowing heavily this morning, 5" in total; clearing, windy and 15° by 3:00; day 1 of anther Race Camp; skied the Head i.Speed GS Cheaters; 3 sessions today: drills, followed by stubbies and brushes, followed by standard GS gates; courses were a little short, but otherwise well set; coaches: Phil, Tom, and Craig - all very good, got a couple of good, new queues; added 'a box' to the Schlopy drill; got to the hotel last night without my coat or warm-ups - they're still hanging on the coat rack in the condo, so now I've got a new black Karbon jacket.

Day 48 - Killington

25° and snowing this morning - 2" by noon; on the hill right at 9:00 and skied till 1:30 with a coffee break at Bear; after doing my first Ski Bum Race on the Head i.Speed GS Cheaters, I skied my new Rossignol Experience 98's - they're a really great 'crud ski', today was the perfect day to try them out; skied with Bud, Tom and Alex a little bit today; today I got skied Double Dipper for the first time in a couple of years; was going to do Cannon today, but I checked the Cannon website last night and found out that today of $25 Wednesday for all HN residents. I figured it would be crowded so I stayed home.

RANK	BIB	NAME	CLASS	RESULT
19	98	MARTIN BURNS	MB	28.33 (19)

Bunny-Bunny-Bunny, Great Northern-Rime, Rime-Great Northern-Highline, MTS-Great Northern-Highline, Skylark, Gateway-Bear Trax-Bear Claw-Wildfire, Skyburst, Skyburst, Bittersweet, Superstar, Superstar, Superstar-Skylark, Superstar-Skylark, Great Norther-East Fall, Double Dipper, Double Dipper

Day 47 - Killington

Out at 10:00 and left at 12:30; skied the Atomic D2 Race GS #2's; skied with Bud, Tom and Alex again; it took a little while this morning, but once acclimated I got out in front of the skis and felt pretty good; found Cascade just before I was going to leave, but it was so good I stayed and did it three times despite having to use the K-1.

Day 46 - Killington

Back on the hill after almost two weeks resting my left knee. My insurance rejected my doctor's request for an MRI, recommending physical therapy instead. I'll take my PT on the hill please.

Out for a couple of hours to reacquaint myself with the snow. Skied the K2 Apache Xplorer's; Got to ski Lower Ovation today for the first time since sometime in the spring of 2011; After all the rain and warm weather the hill looks like shit.

Day 45 - Seven Springs

Out at 9:00; skied till 11:30; skied the Head i.Speed GS Cheaters; 2" new snow on top of yesterday's groomers; did half a dozen NASTAR training runs on Sunset; very nice day.

Day 44 - Seven Springs

Out at 9:00 with Dan and Tony, we skied until 3:00 and had a great time. We even got to do a few free NASTAR runs. With the recent snow the hill was in really good shape.

Day 43 - Killington

KSC Masters Training today - no gate, more drills - our group had a really good time today; Parked at Snowdon; Skied the Head i.Speed GS Cheaters; More snow started falling at 8:30 as we hit the hill - 3" by the time I left at 11:00, 6" by the time I left the condo for home - back in PA through at least next weekend.

Day 42 - Killington

Tons more snow yesterday and overnight - 18" in total; On the hill right at 8:00 for another Powder Day; Skied the Volkl Katana's; Parked at Snowdon; After trudging up to the K-1 through Bay 1, I bailed the liftline at 7:55 when it was apparent they weren't loading anytime soon - got to the Snowdon Quad with 7 or 8 folks in front of me and was rewarded when they opened at 8:05; Great Bear/Caper Woods - Great Bear/Caper Woods - Upper Double Dipper/Upper East Fall - Escapade/Flume - Ovation/Superstar - Downdraft Headwall/Double Dipper Glade - KBL coffee - HUGH lines when I came back out, so I got on the Snowdon Triple and finished with a great poach of the snow between the actual Snowdon Poma track and the rope - best snow of the past two days - deep and untracked; I took my first fall of the season today on Upper Double Dipper - I hit a half submerged bump and went over the handlebars; The mountain has to making some serious cash - when I left at 10:45 today, all the parking lots in the Basin area were full and they had people parked on the Access Road all the way down to the Santa Fe.

Day 41 - Killington/Pico

First real Pow Day of the year; 6" of new snow overnight; skied the Volkl Katana's; started at Killington at 8:00; parked at Snowdon; very windy, so the Snowdon Quad was the only lift running; first chair did Great Bear, then Highline; BIG line after my second run, so I got in the car and headed to Pico; on the way down the Access Road, the traffic coming up was bumper to bumper the whole way without a single break! Pico was way less crowded; the Summit Quad was closed due to wind, so I did Expressway twice, then hiked and did Wrangler, then went in for coffee; came back out and did a couple more and went home; nice day.

Day 40 - Killington

On the hill at 8:00 and skied till 11:30 with a coffee break in KBL; skied the Atomic D2 Race GS #1's; clear and cold again today; 2 hours up in the Canyon before coffee - Cascade was excellent, but East Fall was better.

Day 39 - Killington

Easily the best day of the season so far; On the hill at 8:30; Parked in the Vale; Skied the Atomic D2 Race GS #1's; Clear and cold with 2-3" of new snow overnight; The Canyon and Superstar were really good; Out about 4 hours with a KBL coffee break.

Day 38 - Killington

I forgot that today was a holiday, so I was a little late getting to the hill; Out from 8:30 till 11:00 with a quick warm up break in KBL; Clear, cold and windy today; Skied the Head i.Speed GS Cheaters; Other than a huge line at K-1 there were very few people ont he hill today; Conditions are outstanding; Cascade was nice - carvable up top, flat and extremly firm at the bottom.

Day 37 - Killington

If not for the limited opening at 8:00, it would have been a really good morning... Clear and cold after several days of snow left the hill in good shape; The K2 Apache Xplorer's are in such bad shape I had to change skis after one run - on a groomer none the less; Skied the Rossignol Avenger 76 Ti's after that; Obviously my first day out after serveral days off; out about 2½ hours; did a Super-Cruise-Cross-Shed today - not sure I've ever put that combination together before; saw CM on the hill today - as I was heading off the mtn, she comes tearing of of MTS and pulls down Highline as I curise by.

Day 36 - Killington

Rain changing to snow overnight so of course getting around on the mountain today was a bitch... Parked in the Vale, rode the Ramshead lift straight to K-1... of course it was on hold. The Snowdon Triple was running, but had a huge line because of the hold on K-1 and they were only loading every other chair... Aborted that mess and skied to Snowshed, rode the chair skied down and rode the chair again. This time I went to the Superstart Quad... got to the top and they're blowing snow on the Headwall so crossing to 4-Way was a bitch... get through the snowmaking and 4-Way is roped... WTF? So back through the snowmaking around the chair and down Nivis-Lauch-Super-Sweet to the Snowdon Triple... I needed to head over and run the course on Highline for my first World Cup Wednesday... Of course when I got to the Triple it was stopped... ... ... I waited for five minutes without the chair starting, so I said fuck it and left!

Day 35 - Killington

On the hill at 9:00, skied till 12:00 with a KBL coffee break thrown in for good measure; 2" to 3" new snow overnight; 26° and snowing at 9:00, 26° and freezing rain at 12:00; skied the K2 Apache Xplorer's; sick amounts of snow on Upper Cascade; signed up for Ski Bum Races today - Team Old S'Cool, thanks Kinley! I'm taking tomorrow off - heavy rain forcast :(

Day 34 - Killington

Out early, but waited till the Snowdon Quad loaded at 8:20 to actually get on the hill; 22° with light snow and a strong wind out of the SW; skied the Rossignol Avenger 76 Ti's; blew off NEMS SL on Highline - see yesterday's post; skied about three hours with a quick KBL coffee break; finally saw Susan and Jay today in the KBL lot; backed off today and enjoyed just skiing; did some new trails: Header, Snowshed, and Lower Supe.

Day 33 - Killington

NEMS GS on Highline... I suck!

RANK	BIB	NAME	TEAM	CLASS	RESULT 1	RESULT 2	COMBINED
	133	MARTIN A BURNS	M		43.03 (84)	DSQ

Day 32 - Killington

Ok, a slight expectations adjustment is necessary. Tomorrow, my goal is to finish... Highline from the top today; same thing for tomorrow; used the Atomic D2 Race GS #1's for run 1 with limited success, so I tried the Head i.Speed GS Cheaters for run 2 but DNFed; no reset between runs; I need to get a lot stronger on my left side if I want to ski anything close to a fast line on the steeps; today I just kept getting lower and lower and lower on each right turn.

POS	RACER NAME	CLUB	BIB	1ST RUN	2ND RUN	TOTAL	HANDICAP
50	MARTIN A. BURNS	KSC	19	42.77	DNF	264.98	14.23

Day 31 - Killiington

ASRA Race Camp Day 4; more GS; beautifully sunny, warm day; skied the new Head i.Speed GS Cheaters again; I skied much better today - I didn't feel like I had two left feet; AM session only today - I want to save a little energy for tomorrow's race; 4 runs in a nice, full-length GS on Bunny; tomorrow's goal - top 25% overall; not sure where we're racing tomorrow - Bunny or Highline?; after AM runs on Bunny I did a few on Skye Peak and one on Snowdon with Bud, Tom, and Alex.

Day 30 - Killington

ASRA Race Camp Day 3; GS; Jon Lamb's group; why is my skiing so awkward on the first day of change from SL to GS; Atomic D2 Race GS #2's; AM - drills and a few gates on Reason; PM - lots of gates on Bunny; Jon provided lots of video - cool; two a day session are starting to take their toll - I'm really tired and sore; I'm questioning whether I should race this weekend or not...

Day 29 - Killington

ASRA Race Camp Day 2 - more SL; heavy rain overnight followed by dropping temperatures and late grooming made today's ski surface into death cookies and various other types of chunks on crust; skied the Volkl RaceTiger SL World Cup's - still love these skis; AM session - blocking drills on 2 short slalom courses on Bunny; PM session - full length slalom course on Bunny - approx. 40 gates complete with a start, 3 hairpins and a flush - did 4 runs; I'm skiing better - not great, but better; after some time back in gates, I've recollected that ski racing is not about skiing as fast as you can, it's about using control and precision to conserve accumulated speed through the 'tough' situations; some things to remember: get low - use a wide stance - start carving above/into the fall line with the inside edge of the inside ski, but don't lean in and make sure to fully pressure the outside ski in the middle and bottom of the turn - move down the hill - agressive cross-over without any rotary, then drive forward - KEEP YOUR HANDS UP!

Day 28 - Killington

Day 1 of ASRA Race Camp; SL today; Rick Svenson's group; warm and rainy; we got really lucky today - hard rain overnight, 1" of soup in the KBL parking lot at 8:00 with a steady rain, but the precip stopped by 10:00 and only started again after we left the hill at 3:00; good day - lots of gates and some OK skiing.

Day 27 - Killington

Blew off Day 5 of Race Week; took the new Head GS Cheaters out for a quick spin then off to the gym.

Day 26 - Killington

Race Week Day 4; clear and much colder today - 20° in the parking lot this morning, but with the sunshine and no wind it was a really comfortable day; yesterday's snowmaking and last night's grooming made a hell of a difference - Rime was marvelous today and Lower East Fall was 3F, 4 groomers wide; this morning's session was Race Day - WTF? wasn't expecting timed runs, so I took two 'tours' of the course fully clothed; they immediately reset for PM training and went in for lunch, so I stayed out and did 9 or 10 quality, solo training runs instead; 5 hours today without a break... OK, lots of standing around, but no break.

Day 25 - Killington

Race Week Day 3; hard rain overnight followed by falling temperatures led to lift hold for grooming until 10:30; AM session was gates on Reason - I declined, the course deteriorated immediately and was unsafe; a quick lunch and 2 Sky-High-Sweet's and a Highline before our afternoon session; our afternoon session started with the same course on Reason... I gave it a shot, jammed the hell out of my left ankle and lower leg in the top of a trough at the third gate so I called it a day.

Day 24 - Killington

Day Two of Race Week; on the hill at 9:00; sessions all day; afternoon video analysis - all I could see was how fat I am; very warm again today - the snow is dwindling fast; skied the K2 Apache Xplorer's and switched to the Volkl RaceTiger SL Cheaters at lunch; they groomed Highline - SWEET; some of today's drills - ski on one leg, shuffle turns, teli-turns, practice starts, gates.

Day 23 - Killington

First day of Race Week - Doug Tucker's group; hard rain overnight and 40° temps turned anything they touched with the groomers into mush; drills and gates were difficult due to the super soft and variable conditions; Some things to remember in the gates - line! line! line! - get the turn started above the fall line, but don't pinch - quit fixating on where I am, rather focus on were I'm going! - at the start of a turn, focus on the top of the next turn. Forward pressure, corresponding angles, stance, and body position aren't too bad; also need to work on good, high hand position.

On the way down to the ATC this afternoon I hit Highline. I'm glad I did. The snow was marvelous with nicely spaced, medium sized bumps, but there were a couple of thin spots (one way up high and the normal one on the headwall) that make me think it won't be open much longer. After this afternoon's ill-fated attempt at video analysis, I headed over to Skye Peak and did a couple of non-stop Super-High-Sweet's. On Superstart the snow was nice and soft and the bumps weren't too too big; and Lower Bittersweet was nice, and soft, and smooth, and not too mushy.

Day 22 - Killington

KSC Masters Training again today; drills again from 8:30 to 10:30; skied the Volkl RaceTiger SL Cheaters; much warmer today - rain expected this afternoon; conditions were soft and creamy this morning; hit the gym right after this morning's session.

Day 21 - Killington

First day of KSC Masters Training; various drills from 8:30 to 10:30; stance, balance, edging, and pressure; between the ackwardness the drills were designed to induce and the cold I was ready to leave well before 10:30.

Day 20 - Killington

Colder this morning - 22° and cloudy with a pretty good breeze in the parking lot at Snowdon. Pulled the Atomic D2 Race GS #2's from the quiver and hit the hill at 9:00 - skied till 1:00 with a coffee break in KBL making 27 runs. Very few people on the hill today. Conditions were smooth and fast. I need to ski the GS skis more often, when the hill is clear and I let them run they feel pretty good. Lots of high speed circuits on Sky-High-Bitter - 57.7, 56.7, 52.1, 53.3, 53.5, 53.9, 52.3, 51.6, 54.5, 54.4, 45.3, 47.6, 48.2, 44,4, and 52.5.

Snowmaking continues on Highline and Snowshed and started today on Superstar.

KSC Masters Training on Saturday, so I'm taking tomorrow off, doing skis, and going to the gym.

Day 19 - Killington

On the hill at 9:00; parked at Snowdon; first tracks in the 1" of new snow that fell on top of last night's courderoy on Bunny-Bunny-Bunny - NICE! Skied the K2 Apache Xplorer's; skied till 1:30 with a coffee break in KBL; made 24 runs. Caught up with Bud Horner, Mike Baldi, and Tom Watson at 12:30 and made a half dozen runs with them on Skylark and Sky-High-Bitter to end my day. Lower Skylark opened today - the snow making whales were fun, but nothing spectacular; all the snow making they've done on Lower East Fall, Highline, and Upper Bittersweet continue to sit there unused... Come on! Let me at it!

Mouse Trap

Day 18 - Killington

First chair at Snowdon this morning; another dusting of snow overnight; 25° and cloudy; skied the Atomic D2 Race GS#2's. Out for just 2 hours; made 14 runs; heading to the gym. Snow conditions remain good for this time of year; in fact Bud Horner and posse came back for seconds all the way from New Jersey.

Ended up making a couple runs with Manford Karlhuber this morning over on Skye Peak. I was charging Sky-High-Bitter at 50+ mph and he kept pulling up behind me in the lift line, so I kept riding the lift with him. He's a fine skier and all, but I think a little old to be cruising Skye-High-Bitter at 50+ on his GS cheaters.

Chris and me - taken yesterday on Ramshead

Day 17 - Killington

Skied with Radvanyi again today; on the hill at 9:00 and skied till 2:00 with a coffee break in KBL; made 24 runs; skied the K2 Apache Xplorer's. A little new snow again overnight; conditions continue to improve - nice surface texture without a lot of rocks coming through. Day 3 of snow making on East Fall, Upper Bittersweet, and Lower Skylark; they should open up soon!

Tucked up under the K Cloud on Skye Peak

Day 16 - Killington

On the hill at 8:00 with Chris Radvanyi; we skied till 2:00 with both a coffee and a lunch break; made 20+ runs. Much colder and windier today; forgot my fleece jacket - that won't happen again! Skied the Volkl RaceTiger SL Cheaters; A little snow overnight and tons of snowmaking had the hill pretty skiable. Fairly large crowd on the hill today, but no real liftline. Skied just about everything that was open today - only missed Cascade Headwall and the Learn To Snowboard Magic Carpet.

Today was Radvanyi's first day of the season after an ACL tear last February. He definitely rehabed effectively - he skied hard and fast all day.

Day 15 - Killington

A really good morning - nice weather and good snow. On the hill right at 8:00, skied for 2¼ hours making 13 runs. Skied the Volkl RaceTiger SL Cheaters. It started to get crowded by the time I left. The boots are feeling pretty good - a few more days and I should be there. Bunny-Bunny-Chute was very good - again. My skiing feels pretty good, but I can't wait to get in some gates to really test things out.

Today should mark the end of a string of gloriously sunny and warm days - 8 or 9 in a row I believe. Cold weather (and snowmaking) return for Sunday and beyond.

Day 14 - Killington

Out at 8:00 to beat the Thanksgiving day crowd; left at 1:00 after 22 runs and a coffee break in KBL. Skied the K2 Apache Xplorer's. The Snowdon and Ramshead Quads opened today, so I'm thankful for the chance to once again park close to the snow. The new boots are starting to get there - my right shin was a little tender at times today, but I guess that's to be expected given all the abuse it's taken over the years. Another in a string of spectacular days - 42° and sunny with very little wind. The snow surface was fantastic as the warm temps really started to soften things up. Got the opportunity to watch Chelsea Marshall railroad track Upper Bunny - the girl can ski.

Day 13 - Killington

Out early for a couple of hours before heading to the gym. Parked on the Access Road right below the Superstar Quad. Made 14 runs - all on Skye-High-Bitter. A little chunky on Lower Bittersweet, but overall the snow was pretty good. Skied the K2 Apache Xplorer's. Dialed thing back a little bit today - no particular reason, just felt like it. Boots are feeling pretty good. After a little more work (grinding) yesterday, I didn't have any 'hot' spots today. However, I still have to unbuckle on the chair.

Day 12 - Killington

Another nice day in the neighborhood! On the hill at 9:00 and skied till almost 1:00 with a coffee break in KBL. Made 20 runs. Started out skiing the Atomic D2 Race GS #2's and switched to the K2 Apache Xplorer's at coffee. A crowd at K-1 at 9:00, but there's enough open terrain that it thinned out almost immediately. Finally made it over to Skye-High-Bitter; conditions were good enough that I might start over there tomorrow. Some rocks starting to get kicked up here and there. Thought my new boots were starting to get broken-in when I made 3 runs without unbuckling. Turns out the top two buckle were unbuckled and I was just skiing like that!

Day 11 - Killington

This has been quite a strech of good weather - another bluebird day with temperatures in the low thirties and little to no wind. On the hill at 9:00; skied till 12:30; coffee in KBL. Skied the Volkl RaceTiger SL Cheaters. Conditions remain stellar - most trails 3F with the occasional soft pack thrown in. Boots are still in break-in mode; I'm unbuckling just about every lift ride. Skied all morning with Doug Tucker. My skiing is far from top-notch, but it's coming along. If I continue going to the gym and losing weight, my skiing should come around.

Learn to Snowboard Area

Day 10 - Killington

On the hill at 1:00 after a morning trip to the gym and some time in front of the work bench doing 3 pair of skis. Skied the Rossignol Avenger 76 Ti's. Still a bit crowded on the slopes when I got there, but no real lift lines to speak of. Skied quite a bit on Snowdon - Upper Bunny was easily trail of the day. I didn't find it till what was supposed to be my last run, so I made a couple of extra circuits via the Poma. Skied about 2 hours and made 11 runs. My boots were not quite as comfortable as on Friday - probably something to do with the scraped off conditions. Back at it for real tomorrow!

Day 9 - Killington

Another nice morning on the hill. Weather and snow conditions were a repeat of the past few days... Skied the Volkl RaceTiger SL World Cups and the new boots. This setup is the real deal, no more sliding my turns. To ski this type of setup effectively I need to get a lot stronger - especially my left side. Skied with Bud, Alex and Tom again.

Day 8 - Killington

Wow! What a great morning of skiing! Upper twenties with no wind and very high, very light clouds. Skied the Rossignol Avenger 76 Ti's. Perfect number of people on the hill given the amount of open terrain - other than the opening rush at K-1, I never had to wait more than 1 minute. Lower Rim Run was easily, I mean easily, the trail of the day. I'm still not sure if they groomed it to make it that smooth or if they blew the snow like that, but it was sweet! Made 19 runs, including 3 top to bottoms. Skied with Bud Horner and Alex Baldi. Bud might have some pretty good video of me skiing.

Day 7 - Killington

Other than a foot of blower pow, it just doesn't get any better than this! Temperatures in the upper twenties, bluebird skies, zero wind, good cover, firm snow, and GS skis. On the hill right at 9:00 and skied till noon - made 20 runs. Skied the Atomic D2 Race GS's - OK, I'm not so sure that I skied them, rather they went and I tried to keep up!

I know the accuracy of the Ski Tracks app is less than perfect, but today's speed graph is down right misleading. If you look at the graph it looks like the speed of most every run is in the twenties with a few surpassing thirty, but the individual run tracks show speeds of 41.6, 44.4, 39.7, 45.1, 43.0, 40.7, 39.5, 44.6, 44.4, 39.3, 43.2, 36.4, 39.4, 37.5, 44.0, 38.5, 34.8, 35.1, and 34.6.

Bought 2 pair of skis yesterday - Head Worldcup Rebels i.Speed's and Rossignol Experience 98 Open's.

Day 6 - Killington

Woke up to a hard rain at 1700', so I went to the gym. It was snowing by the time I finished, so off to the hill. At the top by 10:45, made 15 runs up in the Northridge area in 2½ hours. Skied the Rossignol 9S's - fun enough, but not the right choice given the 2" of new snow thoroughly skied into yesterday's chop. I was expecting much more snow loss than actually occurred so I brought something I wouldn't mind ruining. Skied most of the day with Mike Cahill. The runout to the bottom however did not fair quite so well and was closed. So I had to walk the stairs again. This time in ski boots; not as difficult as I was imagining.