riverc0il
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Sometime approximately during the halfway point of my third run down F.I.S. at Sugarbush yesterday, I recalled that due to the injury and other variables, Saturday was my first day of the season pumping out big bumps on a steep slope. Also at about the same time, I realized I needed to save some leg for Tuckerman on Sunday. But I am never one to save up potential energy for potential good skiing when I already AM experiencing good skiing. So three more F.I.S. runs later... :shock:
So I got the days backwards this weekend. I figured Sunday would be warmer and less freezing over night so I thought it would be the better day for Tuckerman despite tiring my legs out on Saturday at da' Bush. Turns out it was too hot today so I should have reversed plans. Oh well.
The parking lot was more slamming than the previous week's Inferno Race, likely due to perfect weather this week and less than acceptable snow conditions last week. I tossed the skins in my bag based on a T4T report indicating traction on the upper third of the TRT would have been helpful. Glad I did, as my fair weather hiking sneakers did not like hiking up the snow. Switched over to skins about 100 verts above the second bridge and only needed to take off the skis once, woo!!! Better traction and less weight for around a quarter of the hike to HoJo's is cool by me. Next weekend I suspect I would not bring them.
HoJo's was freaking jumping with people. I immediately reconsidered plans for Right or Left Gully and looked towards Hillmans where I only saw three people climbing. People make me nurvous, especially in large numbers. It would be nice not to down climb to the Sherbie also, that is usually the final factor that sways my decision towards Hillman's.
The Boot Ladder was freaking perfect! Best boot ladder I have climbed to date, really well set and switch backed slightly on some of the steeper sections so it was well made and well executed. Another snowboarder I chatted with also thought the boot ladder was top notch. I bonked as per usual at the Right/Left split, I can't seem to lick that last 200-300 verts of the climb. 1000 verts on a climb seems to do me in, and it is seriously starting to annoy me. Funny part was my legs felt fine, I just had no wind left even after a short rest. My lungs are screwed up for someone my age, always have been.
Turns were sah-weet!!! Just past perfect corn as it was starting to get a little mushy in places. Lower down in the gully, some bumps were starting to form up. The entrance to the gully had really nicely spaced and consistant bumps, but the gully is getting tight and chocked with trees down low. The brook at the bottom of the gully is likely to open up sometime this week requiring a water crossing soon. Still tons of snow up there! Two dudes dropped dodges when I first got to the base of Hillman's. Looked sweet but not much room for error (okay, when is there room for error on dodge's?).
Sherbie was a legit 1/3!!! The Avi Report over stated the walking and going fast bit. I had to take off my skis twice for two short walks and walked my skis over some grass twice, but other than that it was nice snow, decent coverage but thinning out, and a legit 1/3. Sweet! Probably won't last till next weekend though.
It was just WAY too hot today to be comfortable. I try to take into consideration elevation changes in temperature, but sometimes it just doesn't effect the temps all that much.
You want pics? Too bad, you get video instead. Please Right Click and Save As to your computer to prevent multiple downloading and save me some bandwidth, thanks!
So I got the days backwards this weekend. I figured Sunday would be warmer and less freezing over night so I thought it would be the better day for Tuckerman despite tiring my legs out on Saturday at da' Bush. Turns out it was too hot today so I should have reversed plans. Oh well.
The parking lot was more slamming than the previous week's Inferno Race, likely due to perfect weather this week and less than acceptable snow conditions last week. I tossed the skins in my bag based on a T4T report indicating traction on the upper third of the TRT would have been helpful. Glad I did, as my fair weather hiking sneakers did not like hiking up the snow. Switched over to skins about 100 verts above the second bridge and only needed to take off the skis once, woo!!! Better traction and less weight for around a quarter of the hike to HoJo's is cool by me. Next weekend I suspect I would not bring them.
HoJo's was freaking jumping with people. I immediately reconsidered plans for Right or Left Gully and looked towards Hillmans where I only saw three people climbing. People make me nurvous, especially in large numbers. It would be nice not to down climb to the Sherbie also, that is usually the final factor that sways my decision towards Hillman's.
The Boot Ladder was freaking perfect! Best boot ladder I have climbed to date, really well set and switch backed slightly on some of the steeper sections so it was well made and well executed. Another snowboarder I chatted with also thought the boot ladder was top notch. I bonked as per usual at the Right/Left split, I can't seem to lick that last 200-300 verts of the climb. 1000 verts on a climb seems to do me in, and it is seriously starting to annoy me. Funny part was my legs felt fine, I just had no wind left even after a short rest. My lungs are screwed up for someone my age, always have been.
Turns were sah-weet!!! Just past perfect corn as it was starting to get a little mushy in places. Lower down in the gully, some bumps were starting to form up. The entrance to the gully had really nicely spaced and consistant bumps, but the gully is getting tight and chocked with trees down low. The brook at the bottom of the gully is likely to open up sometime this week requiring a water crossing soon. Still tons of snow up there! Two dudes dropped dodges when I first got to the base of Hillman's. Looked sweet but not much room for error (okay, when is there room for error on dodge's?).
Sherbie was a legit 1/3!!! The Avi Report over stated the walking and going fast bit. I had to take off my skis twice for two short walks and walked my skis over some grass twice, but other than that it was nice snow, decent coverage but thinning out, and a legit 1/3. Sweet! Probably won't last till next weekend though.
It was just WAY too hot today to be comfortable. I try to take into consideration elevation changes in temperature, but sometimes it just doesn't effect the temps all that much.
You want pics? Too bad, you get video instead. Please Right Click and Save As to your computer to prevent multiple downloading and save me some bandwidth, thanks!
solo efforts are hard to put together, especially in tux where either i was in a good spot but the skier not or the skier was in a good spot and i was not. :lol: this video effort isn't very good to be quite frank and the editting was sub par but i figured it would still be fun.
noticed you were heading up later this week, hope you make some great turns, plenty of snow left.
I had the same discussion last night with my wife, but i'm planning to do.