freeheelwilly
12-05-2006, 03:56 PM
I'm breaking radio silence to bring this news about today's conditions.
Got there early. Looks like they got ~4-5" last night @ the top of LWF. Excelsior was a bit stiff through turn 6 (just below connector). In fact it kinda stayed that way the whole time I was there (left about noon). It was carveable but there was some sketchy patches and those hard, round, little death cookies the groomers toss off were rollin' around like marbles. You just had to be on top of it and payin' attention. Below turn six it was buttery soft - especially on the edges. These cold temps make for some nice manmade. All the way to mid it was super sweet. Skier's left on Summit Express was particularly good and if you stayed left down upper valley it was nice! Don't get me wrong - above turn 6 didn't suck - it was just "different". Took 10 runs at mach 3 with phiny and H-bomb and cashed out. New boots are starting to break in. I'm stoked.
They were blowin' some nice lookin' snow on approach and upper northway. Those will be open by the weekend. In fact, with tommorow night's clipper, they'll be open by Friday. Also lower valley should be on-line by tomorrow. No more dreaded download.
So that's the scoop. It was snowin' while I was there off and on and a bit more persistant on the drive home. Life is good.
Got there early. Looks like they got ~4-5" last night @ the top of LWF. Excelsior was a bit stiff through turn 6 (just below connector). In fact it kinda stayed that way the whole time I was there (left about noon). It was carveable but there was some sketchy patches and those hard, round, little death cookies the groomers toss off were rollin' around like marbles. You just had to be on top of it and payin' attention. Below turn six it was buttery soft - especially on the edges. These cold temps make for some nice manmade. All the way to mid it was super sweet. Skier's left on Summit Express was particularly good and if you stayed left down upper valley it was nice! Don't get me wrong - above turn 6 didn't suck - it was just "different". Took 10 runs at mach 3 with phiny and H-bomb and cashed out. New boots are starting to break in. I'm stoked.
They were blowin' some nice lookin' snow on approach and upper northway. Those will be open by the weekend. In fact, with tommorow night's clipper, they'll be open by Friday. Also lower valley should be on-line by tomorrow. No more dreaded download.
So that's the scoop. It was snowin' while I was there off and on and a bit more persistant on the drive home. Life is good.