Bristol Conditions

[Johnny V.]

Another armchair update. U/L Rocket, Nova and Shooting Star are opening today. The new Launching Pad N will open this AM. They are blowing snow on Upper Galaxy, Lower Meteor and Outer Orbit. As a long time passholder, there's lots of things I can criticize Bristol about, but the Fullers are not afraid to turn on the snow guns.

I plan on going tomorrow-I'll let the new snow settle in a bit and hope the crowds aren't as bad on a Sunday.

 

[Johnny V.]

OK, finally got my butt down to the hill. Skied yesterday with my two older granddaughters. Crowds weren't too bad although they got a little heavier in the early afternoon-it was fine as the girls were ready to quit. Open trails were Upper/Lower Rocket, the trails that make up the "Loop", Shooting Star, Nova and the new Launching Pad-we had to give the new covered magic carpet and the regraded slope a try. Conditions weren't bad except for Upper Rocket which was pretty skied off.

Skied today-the Comet detach was closed on opening because of overnight icing but opened up around 10:30. Used my slalom skies instead of my tired 88's as they are much better on ice. Actually it warmed up and created nice creamy very edgeable conditions and we even had some sun. Not many people and sun made for a very nice second day. See how the rain looks for the next couple of days and it looks like we will have cold nights in the next few day to get more stuff open.

 

[Johnny V.]

Made a few runs today on my way back from Branchport to Rochester. Conditions were "firm"-glad I had my slalom skis in the locker especially on Upper Rocket. Gray and overcast made for flat light and I left my ski jacket in Rochester- layers with fleece jacket on top offers little wind protection. Good news-they are blowing snow on the top half of the hill-Comet, Upper Galaxy and Milky Way. Pond looks pretty full and with the upcoming cold temps, they should get more terrain open in the next few days. Should make for better Christmas/New Years coverage than last year.

 

[Andy_ROC]

Made a few runs today on my way back from Branchport to Rochester. Conditions were "firm"-glad I had my slalom skis in the locker especially on Upper Rocket. Gray and overcast made for flat light and I left my ski jacket in Rochester- layers with fleece jacket on top offers little wind protection. Good news-they are blowing snow on the top half of the hill-Comet, Upper Galaxy and Milky Way. Pond looks pretty full and with the upcoming cold temps, they should get more terrain open in the next few days. Should make for better Christmas/New Years coverage than last year.

Thank you for the update. It's been a rough handful of years especially Christmas. Hopefully this year is much better for them.

 

[Johnny V.]

Sunny but cold. Still limited to U/L Rocket, the Loop, Nova and Shooting Star.........but.......lots of snowmaking on Comet, Outer Orbit, Sunset, Milky Way, Upper Galaxy and Lower Meteor plus the beginner area. We should have most of those trails open sometime tomorrow. Much better holiday weeks upcoming than the past couple of years. Conditions today weren't bad, although I was glad I used my slalom skis, especially on Upper Rocket. I got out around 9:30 and skied until about 11:30-started to get busy due the to limited terrain and the expected Sunday crowd.