summitchallenger
12-06-2009, 08:54 PM
Date: Sunday, December 6, 2009
Conditions: SM/Variable
Weather: Cold, clouds with some sun
Report #: 1
Report: At long last, my season started. Though things are off about two weeks, it felt like forever. There have been some naysayers in here, but there were only smiles at the mountain today.
My plan was to get to the mountain at about 9:15 or so, to allow folks to break up any frankensnow so that I would get soft turns. It was a good plan.
I will admit that I was a bit :roll: at having not one but three "Sugarbush Sirens" approach me between the car and lift, warning of doom and gloom at the top, "big snow whales," and "experts only" terrain. I was :blink: as to if I had a sign that read "gaper" or something. They were well intentioned, but it made me wonder....was it that bad? I was prepared for the worst. Just before boarding Bravo, one of the lifties looked at me and said, "welcome, thanks for coming out."
Well, here are Win's "sketchy" conditions...I'll let the pics do the talking.
http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs068.snc3/13559_191478289666_744459666_2967275_2782748_n.jpg
http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs048.snc3/13559_191473459666_744459666_2967212_5395256_n.jpg
http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs068.snc3/13559_191473479666_744459666_2967214_7833538_n.jpg
Conditions: SM/Variable
Weather: Cold, clouds with some sun
Report #: 1
Report: At long last, my season started. Though things are off about two weeks, it felt like forever. There have been some naysayers in here, but there were only smiles at the mountain today.
My plan was to get to the mountain at about 9:15 or so, to allow folks to break up any frankensnow so that I would get soft turns. It was a good plan.
I will admit that I was a bit :roll: at having not one but three "Sugarbush Sirens" approach me between the car and lift, warning of doom and gloom at the top, "big snow whales," and "experts only" terrain. I was :blink: as to if I had a sign that read "gaper" or something. They were well intentioned, but it made me wonder....was it that bad? I was prepared for the worst. Just before boarding Bravo, one of the lifties looked at me and said, "welcome, thanks for coming out."
Well, here are Win's "sketchy" conditions...I'll let the pics do the talking.
http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs068.snc3/13559_191478289666_744459666_2967275_2782748_n.jpg
http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs048.snc3/13559_191473459666_744459666_2967212_5395256_n.jpg
http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs068.snc3/13559_191473479666_744459666_2967214_7833538_n.jpg