Friday Fantasy Photo #28

Teleskier at Hunter Mountain

Harvey on Wayout • Hunter Mountain, NY • December 20, 2009

“Conditions started as firm, but edgeable corduroy. The morning progressed and it began to warm up. As skier traffic loosen up the surface, it became obvious that the manmade snow was piled up very deep. Over on West, Claire’s was the run of the day. Big bumps, deep manmade and continuous, relentless snowmaking…”

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Friday Fantasy Photo #27

Kirby-Hickory
Kirby on Grand Teton • Hickory Ski Center, NY • Feb 5, 2011

“We got a helluva workout skiing and riding the pomas, on our feet the whole time with no rest between runs. After lunch it started to snow hard…really hard. The new snow coated all that tracked crud we produced throughout the day. We squeezed out as many runs as our bodies could take…”