Mad River Glen, VT 3/17/00

[Ben]

<I>(Note from the Administrator: This report was originally posted on 3/17/00. Due to our move to new servers, the date and time attributed to this post is incorrect.)</I> <BR> <BR>As for today - the luck of the Irish was with me. <BR> <BR>Looked at the ski report this morning and saw 4-6" at MRG with 1-3" more predicted through the day. I had decided last night that 6 was the magic number for today so I was quickly off to the mountains. <BR> <BR>Warmed up with Antelope -> Chimney and the rest of the day is a blur except for a few brief moments. <BR> <BR>The lowdown: <BR>Paradise was great. My first run down it I felt like a hero - every turn was where I wanted it. Last run down it (my last of the day) was a struggle because my legs had become sluggish. <BR> <BR>Catamount & Chute were windblown and the ice bumps under the powder made it interesting. The Cantalope chutes aren't worth it. Wind blew all the snow out of them. <BR> <BR>Canyon: first tracks this morning coming out of the Chimney. WOW! <BR> <BR>XXXXXXX XXXX: First and only 2 sets of tracks at the time of my departure. Incredible shape. Ext. is nice, too. <BR> <BR>MRG is in great shape once again. This weekend should be fun with the temps supposedly getting up to 45 in the valley with sun. I'm looking forward to it!