Hear ya on the vis...................it was the first time I had heard the term "milk bird". The place can be very low vis, but really the best stuff is out of Heather Meadows touring. THere are so...
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Hear ya on the vis...................it was the first time I had heard the term "milk bird". The place can be very low vis, but really the best stuff is out of Heather Meadows touring. THere are so...
Hawk: It is well known and hope you got out on the arm and maybe into Hemispheres, but some of the best terrain is touring out of the Heather Meadows parking lot and over to Galena Lakes via Herman...
AO does a great job, the punch card is simply that. A 10 tune card is about 280.00 so, 28/shot. Drop off 3 prs and its three punches. Pretty straight forward. For JWT you just need some edges for...
SR has 4 lifts, w/6 or 7 distinct routes down (Cascades, punch, monday morning, right stuff, lazy river, am express, risky biz, etc) and the coverage is excellent with all lifts that have snow cover...
Yep, still in ME. I did ski last week on Thurs, but needed to do other stuff on the weekend to prep for what is going to be a long winter with a lot of skiing and Avi course teaching (8 courses this...
Yep, highs in the upper 40s on Monday with a potential of rain. NTL this week looks like some good snow up high. My guess is some pretty good early season skiing can be had up top on Thursday...
Hawk,
It is actually all in good fun:-). Yes, I know I motivated you to get an AT set up and I am just razzin' you on the soles being new. Per your comment, I know you understand what I am...
Hawk,
As a long time bump skier, I love skiing bumps with and without my friends and as a long long time skier I realize the different strokes very well, that is why I keep my season very diverse,...
There's quite a bit of good skiing still out there and it does not involve the lift. Why on earth would you want to continue skiing the same runs you have skied all season? So much of NH is in...
Howie: The lifts rot at the place. period. Wake up to the truth. Go ski an area with modern lifts and it would blow your mind. They run all the time, they do not constantly go down. You are so...
Thanks so much guys!
Howie, Hawk, Angler, MMFB, and all the others that have posted on this thread, your posts have made for fantastic reading and laughing since the time this first appeared. ...
Don't forget your skins, and you should probably get in the car now............NOAA does not agree with the local boys regarding the forecast at the spine, but ya never know............the fact that...
The writing is so on the wall folks. It has been trending down from an infrastructure standpoint for years. As loyal SB skiers, it is time you ask yourselves if it truly the right hill for you. ...
Spot on analogy..........it could be the new moto..............ski cheaper here...............
Maybe it is time for the 2nd Co-op in the Valley.............or just contracting the infrastructure out to the skiers..................
Maybe "internet" based skiers are complaining, but the reality is the snowmaking is just fine at SR. Coverage is solid, grooming is at the usual SR "groom it all daily" approach. I have skied it...
Angler: To ski great terrain you do not need lifts or snowmaking and that is why I defined a great mountain as one with great terrain and specifically did not include the infrastructure. Lifts,...
If the comparison is continued to another power snowmaking hill, then SR is also night and day from SB. They continue to rework trails, pound the snowmaking and work on keeping the on hill product...
Great Mountain translates to great terrain. It does not include the infrastructure to operate it. This season what most are experiencing is the lack of skiing variety which is putting extra...
The Five Year Plan: Ski it like it is.............
SR is very supportive of uphill traffic and there has certainly been an increase in skiers and snowboarders skinning the hill in the last 3 years. Patrol is supportive as well recognizing that not...
And remember Hawk, you bought some touring gear and there are still some nice shots out there and haven't you really had enough of Steins and bush lifts?
Howie: The deal with the chocs is this:
1. It is about 8 - 9 hrs from my house in ME
2. It is only backcountry skiing & you can cat ski with ski chic chocs in a few areas, but not many
3. ...
Hawk: Read closer-->it is a minimum, ie the minimum ski day for me has 20 k. I am sure I hit well above that number often. The Chocs were off the list this year. Sorry for wimping out, but I just...
JWT: Funny that you were there the next day. Glad you liked the boot reco. I am moving to a pr of Scarp Maestrale's once I dial in the fit. King is a great line and chocked full of pow on March...