East Coast Snow Conditions, 2011-12 NOT "The Thread

Grant · Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2012 9:15 pm Post subject:

We were up in Black Mountain in Rumford, ME for the J2 Nordic Championships this weekend. While my elder daughter competed, I checked out this small not for profit mountain. With the limited snow there were only a few runs down, but lift tix on Fridays are only $10! Oh and it's free for night skiing if you are there on Thursday nights! With such a deal you would think it would be crowded. Well three of us enjoyed the hill. Shocked

Most chairlift rides looked like this.

My younger daughter going full Norpine with skate skis and poles, in the beginner area.

Oh, Glen Plake stayed at the same hotel while he and his wife tried to get PSIA Level III certified at Sunday River last week. We had some coffee together in the morning and he signed a poster for my girls. Great guy. Everything you hear is true.

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Bob T · Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2012 10:05 pm Post subject:

How triplely cool Grant! How did you daughter do?

bigdaddy · Joined: 12 Sep 2005 Posts: 459 Location: Boston

Got out with Russ and GF today, man was it good. Will post pics and short vid later.

russ · Joined: 29 Dec 2007 Posts: 219 Location: VT

Hooked up with a fellow TTipster today and headed a little to the SW of home. Unbelievably we found around 7 inches or so of soft powder! Great glade too. Michelle came along for her biggest BC adventure to date and did great! All smiles.... well, a little skeptical on the schwacky stuff on the approach but once in the glade surrounded by views and wide open trees to ski she quickly became all smiles! (well snacks didn't hurt either)

What a blue bird day too!

Pretty nice woods.

Just had to do some laps! Smile

Michelle resting her legs...

Ollie was having fun too.

And great lines all the way to the car!

Well worth the effort. Still can't believe we found such soft powder on such a perfect day. Hopin for more of this this week.

I'm off all week if anyone wants to ski....

Oh, was my first time skiing my new BD Justice skis. HOLY $#!^!! I can't believe how much fun those are! All grins today!!!

caffrey · Joined: 28 Jan 2009 Posts: 108 Location: Roslindale

russ,
some of the best stoke of the year!
was that a lower elevation? looks like you're surrounded by open gladed hills.
you had, what, a knee repair earlier? doesnt look like its bothering you
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Brenda · Joined: 07 Dec 2004 Posts: 4417 Location: Ice Coast

Great pics russ! Look forward to seeing what you get up to the rest of the week.

After a mere 5 days of skiing all season, just skied 3 days at MRG. Good I love that place. After a firm Friday we had 6 to 8 inches of powder on Saturday that made for fun turns pretty much all day. Today was warm, but the powder was still pow in the shade and up high. Excellent time, as always. Man I am BEAT. Very Happy

rongon · Joined: 18 Jan 2006 Posts: 490 Location: Getting closer...

russ · Joined: 29 Dec 2007 Posts: 219 Location: VT

Best snow was from about 2200' up to 3200' ish. Below 2000 stuff gets boney. End of the day the moisture content increased, so if it freezes overnight, you'll need to wait for thins to soften up. We still have lower elevation snow here on North aspects in Vershire but the more days we get in the 50's and 60's that will change fast.

Knee has been feeling great! Those new skis are the ticket though. Rockered 115 underfoot will make anyone look like they know what they're doing! I'm going to be dreaming of those skis I know it.

Soooooo stoked to have gotten a chance to use them finally.

Bob T · Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 12:48 am Post subject:

That is one sweet looking glade Russ! Amazing conditions. Great pics! Very Happy

Brenda, very cool that you aced into some of the better skiing this season. Very Happy

Chamonix · Joined: 12 Dec 2007 Posts: 1952 Location: VT near Jay Peak

russ, nice pics..that open glade looks really sweet.
I demoed a pair of Justice early in the season, on some, sketchy boney snow and I couldn't believe how well they floated over everything.

So, I bought a pair, for myself; last years red ones, 175 cm for VT glades.
Still have to get them mounted up..

russ · Joined: 29 Dec 2007 Posts: 219 Location: VT

Yeah, I just mounted mine and almost didn't bring em thinking it wouldn't be so good. SOOOO happy I opted to try em. I can't get over the floatation in the powder and how well they charged through the lower elevation wet snow. Very happy that they lived up to the hype!

bigdaddy · Joined: 12 Sep 2005 Posts: 459 Location: Boston

Was great to ski with you Russ! In such a snow year it's great to get a couple good ones and today was Grrrreee8! As Tony would say Laughing

was good to see those skis put to good use, you slayed it Twisted Evil

Grant · Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 10:54 am Post subject:

Bob T · Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 12:00 pm Post subject:

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