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View Full Version : Mt. Ellen Opening Day TR, 12/19/2008 -- AMAZING POWDER DAY!



BushMogulMaster
12-19-2008, 03:14 PM
There aren't words, my friends... there aren't words to describe the skiing today! So amazing. A solid 4-8+ inches all over the mountain, snowed hard starting around 1pm, and just freaking fantastic :D

There was definitely a crust beneath some of the steeper stuff, but it was certainly edgeable. The groomers were soft, the powder was nice, and most of the mountain was wide open. Northridge started loading around 11:00am.

It was COLD, but beautiful.

Enough talk... pix:

POWDER!!!!

http://www.mogulskiing.net/images/az/follies.jpg


http://www.mogulskiing.net/images/az/lowerbravo.jpg


Hammerhead:

http://www.mogulskiing.net/images/az/hammerhead.jpg

Bravo:


http://www.mogulskiing.net/images/az/bravoheadwall.jpg


http://www.mogulskiing.net/images/az/bravo.jpg

Wayback Woods:


http://www.mogulskiing.net/images/az/waybackwoods.jpg


http://www.mogulskiing.net/images/az/waybackwoods1.jpg


Black Diamond


http://www.mogulskiing.net/images/az/blackdiamond.jpg

BushMogulMaster
12-19-2008, 03:16 PM
Semi-Tough Woods:


http://www.mogulskiing.net/images/az/semiwoods.jpg


http://www.mogulskiing.net/images/az/semiwoods1.jpg


http://www.mogulskiing.net/images/az/semiwoods2.jpg


http://www.mogulskiing.net/images/az/semiwoods3.jpg



A beautiful view of Camel's Hump & Mt. Mansfield above the cloud ceiling:


http://www.mogulskiing.net/images/az/camelshump.jpg

freeheel_skier
12-19-2008, 03:59 PM
Thanks for the TR and pics. I like the last shot 8)

skiladi
12-19-2008, 04:18 PM
Thanks for the TR and pics. I like the last shot 8)

Me ,too. Hammerhead looked sweet. ; }

Strat
12-19-2008, 04:20 PM
Twas fantastic out there. Picks of the day included Exterm and Cliffs (ungroomed was where it's at, though the groomers were fun and fast as well)...

gone.skiing
12-19-2008, 04:31 PM
Great shots!!! Don't you guys have any friends? We need some skiers in these pictures (if skiers are not available, boarders will do). ;-)

BushMogulMaster
12-19-2008, 05:27 PM
Great shots!!! Don't you guys have any friends? We need some skiers in these pictures (if skiers are not available, boarders will do). ;-)

Doooooooooooood.... no friends on a powder day, man!

skierdon
12-19-2008, 06:05 PM
I didn't head out until after 2pm. Had 4-5 awesome runs, mostly at CR and HG. Keep snowing! Tomorrow is gonna be sweet.