Mark Renson
New member
I figured that the brunt of this "storm" (boy are we desperate - 6" would not have been even noticed last year) would hit around The <BR>Presidentials and whaddya' know, 5-6" fell at the top of the crotch. Yeah, dudes, break out the Phats!! I was first in line on the Tomcat Triple. Yes, most of the trails and lifts have cat themes, though there is no trail named Puss - oops, I forgot that this is a multi-gender audience so I won't go there. <BR> There was only 1 way down plus the Snowcat (it's a scaled down version of Killington's Bloodshed). I had a good time, though. <BR> There was some fluff on top of brutally groomed ironclad sludge and some great powder on the sides that escaped the ravages of the evil groomer. The groomer also left some death cookies and larger death "loafs" on the side which meant you had to be alert as you aimed for the candy, not to mention water bars. Contrary to <BR>forecasts of wet snow, the powder was actually relatively dry. <BR> After a while, the powder became chowder and the groomed parts became scratchy, except for a patch at the bottom where Cheetah merged with Snowcat where I was able to spoon 'em, run after run. <BR> I did laps until the bitter end - gotta' get the most out of my $30 day ticket (gee, Stowe charged that much for an afternoon the prior weekend) but even more importantly, get my ski legs back in <BR>shape. Yeah, I even got my powder legs back as I made many of my own tracks. <BR> Like I said, I did indeed have a lotta' fun - nice powder, a dearth of crowds, an earthy feek to the place, fantastic views and the conifers that line much of the terrain all made for a nice day.
