Stowe mtn, vt, 3/22 and 3/23 and loon mtn, nh, 3/24

[joegm]

<I>(Note from the Administrator: This report was originally posted on 3/25/00. Due to our move to new servers, the date and time attributed to this post is incorrect.)</I> <BR> <BR>i read jeff's report on stowe and have to say that there must have been a dramatic change overnight... wed and thurs had wall to wall bumps all over.... jeff sounds like this is bad, but me and buddy gil were in heaven!!!the best 2 non-powder days this year hands down... national and liftline top to bot w/ bumps, top of liftline was hardpacked in the troughs but fine once you dropped in... national had massive ones for about 100 yards, but fine after that... goat open via liftline and had the best snow on the mountain... starr open via national and was a close second... centerline had oatmeal mounds, not consistent lines, but still lots of fun... chin clip was great on wed a but the top 1/3 started to get into trouble around 1pm on thurs... they have trouble on chin clip w/ out new snow... gondy and perry were oatmeal mounds by 12 noon... didn't bother w/ spruce cause the top is closed...the snow was admittedly heavy, but hey, it just makes you a better skier... get up and get foreward!!!!! <BR>loon on fri: <BR>pathetic, and i know i sound biased but days like today are why i rip em so much... exactly 1/2 of 1 run is a bump run... now i can maybe see em making a case in jan and feb , when they are obviously trying to attract a certain clientel... but it's spring there, booth creek, hello, soft corn bumps, hello, is there anybody home...the place was jammed and 3 out of 4 people were crying about how hard it is to " ski this stuff ".... so why not let it bump up anyway, they are gonna have trouble skiing regardless... anyways, they pretty much had everything open... and by 1pm most were oatmeal mounds ( again though no consistent lines ) double dipper was nice but triple trouble, while still open , is getting real sparse and dangerous to mr. p-tex!!! ventured rumrunner for 2 runs but the crowding was absurd ( and dangerous ) so bailed back to the double and hit the lower flume...heading to jay for 3 next week... can someone who is in the know ( hello marc ) email me with what will be jays best spring bump bets base on past years... this is my first year skiing bumps and skiing jay in the springtime, thanks in advance... joegm@gis.net

 

[Admin]

<I>(Note from the Administrator: This report was originally posted on 3/26/00. Due to our move to new servers, the date and time attributed to this post is incorrect.)</I> <BR> <BR>Best bump bets? Time or runs? <BR> <BR>Time: Anytime now. Runs: CanAm has a steep southeast exposure that creates great corn bumps - Spring is the only time that I like that run. Follow the run's upper part with turns down Liftline and/or Bonaventure Glade (these two may be a bit thinner now, being southeastern exposures at low elevation with natural snow and gobs of crap underneath). On the Tram side, if they blew snow on Upper River Quai this year that's destined to be good, and Upper Exhibition is a fun, steep, short shot. <BR> <BR>Most bumps, however, are on Stateside. Kitzbuehel is the winner hands-down, followed by UN.