<I>(Note from the Administrator: This report was originally posted on 3/14/00. Due to our move to new servers, the date and time attributed to this post is incorrect.)</I> <BR> <BR>I was lacking faith, it seems, and didn't think heading up to the Holy <BR>Land of MRG would be a good idea. I wanted to visit the tele fest, <BR>but the weather reports raised all sorts of doubts. <BR> <BR>So, I decided that altitude would be the best cure, and showed up at <BR>Pinkham Notch Sunday morning. For those looking forward to Spring <BR>skiing, here's the report: <BR> <BR>Conditions? A solid 6"-8" new at 2000', but with a wicked ice crust <BR>from the morning's freezing rain. An online check of observatory <BR>conditions indicated that the "ZR-" was a base-to-summit event, and <BR>therefore a Sherburne run would be 2.4 miles of slop and death crust. <BR> <BR>Plan B: Wildcat Centimeter day. My $28.50 got me groomed slop and a <BR>very, very fast quad lift with no lines. The morning conditions <BR>ranged from soft and wet at the bottom (quite nice, actually) to <BR>groomed-over crust at the 4100' summit. Still, the depth of <BR>accumulation made me feel better about future Spring skiing <BR>possibilities. The fog and mist changed to rain by lunchtime as a <BR>serious temperature inversion bathed the upper mountain in warm, humid <BR>air. <BR> <BR>Run of the day: Upper Wildcat. Many people had hit this trail first <BR>thing in the morning and ripped up the death crust, revealing heaps of <BR>soft, wet snow. We slammed and sliced our way down snowboard-carved <BR>bobsled tracks (hey, no complaints--the fine single-plankers saved the <BR>day by chopping and packing all that ice) and simply enjoyed the <BR>feeling of a snow day--"ZR-" or not. <BR> <BR>Caught one glimpse of the Mt. Washington summit cone--and the coverage <BR>was looking good. I hope I won't need to start hiking for my snow <BR>until late in April, though...
Pinkham Notch/Wildcat, NH 3/12/00
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