Time to break out your rock skis. Soft granular man-made snow with lots of soft ice rinks, and <BR> <BR>some bare spots. With temps between 50 to 60 degrees, the ice spots were soft enough to carve. <BR> <BR>Rocks, ice, grass, and maybe a small critter or two were what made up the skiing surface <BR> <BR>Saturday. If it were not for man-made snow, there would be no skiing here. The upper third of the <BR> <BR>mountain was engulfed in a cloud, and at times it was misty enough to leave droplets on my <BR> <BR>goggles. <BR> <BR>I took Left Bank as a warm up and a means to get to Widow White's Chair as I haven't been there <BR> <BR>yet this season. Schelping across the level ground to get to the trail was not too bad. There <BR> <BR>were some area's with stones popping through the snow and ice. The snow was carvable, with the <BR> <BR>hard pack base softening enough to feel more like packed powder than asphalt. <BR> <BR>From Widow White's I took Panaorama, but all I could see was cloud. This trail was in bad shape. <BR> <BR>There were many ice patches, and quite a bit of brown snow. I had the feeling this was the first <BR> <BR>and last time this year I would be on this trail. <BR> <BR>As pathetic as the conditions were getting they were not as challenging as dodging other skiers <BR> <BR>became. The limited number of trails was forcing us to ski the same ones and they were becoming <BR> <BR>crowded. <BR> <BR>On my final run down on Left Bank the very last section was almost entirely an ice rink forcing <BR> <BR>some skiers to walk down, and the more capable all had to make it down a ten foot stip far to the <BR> <BR>skier's left. Fun for me, but I can remeber this being skier's hell and felt bad for those who <BR> <BR>had to fumble down. It must've been near 60 degrees by now as the snow was getting very mushy. <BR> <BR>All in all, a good morning skiing in some of the worst spring conditions I've had to expereince. <BR> <BR>It was warm, damp and fun!
Jiminy Peak- 3/9
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