Mt. Snow, VT 2/13/00

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<I>(Note from the Administrator: This report was originally posted on 2/14/00. Due to our move to new servers, the date and time attributed to this post is incorrect.)</I> <BR> <BR>I got off to a late start on Sunday and cruised over to Mt Snow. Mt Snow has closed the Sun Lodge wich is my usual jumping off point. I actually never went into a lodge having got a ticket at a kiosk near the magic carpet. I got my ass in a chair at 8:00 AM and started skiing the mixed conditions. <BR> <BR>The groomers were a fast packed powder, the North Face was a litle firmer, the Sun Bowl (of all places) had soft powder on Big & Little Dipper. The crowds and high speed lifts change conditions quickly. <BR> <BR>I did a few non Mcgroomers like Challenger, Uncles's, Hop, Upper Ledge and Upper Lodge that were a little thin, had rocks, ice, wood, pucker brush and loose snow on the edges. Any trail that had a "thin cover" sign I could ski top to bottom with out seeing anyoe else. Any one of these trails could have been at Magic Mtn. <BR> <BR>The sun, reasonable snow, medium crowds (for Mt Snow),close proximity and variety of trails made for a good day of skiing. I was thinking about taking a newer skier to Mt Snow, but won't the only place to rent skis is at the main lodgae which has the customer service level and ambience of a mid 1970's Army induction center