Bristol Conditions

[Johnny V.]

Did ten runs in the rain yesterday morning. Snow was soft and crowds were pretty sparse. The Loop is starting to get a few thinner spots and Rocket has a crack in the snow at the bottom of the badlands.

Bristol is closed this week and plans on reopening next Saturday. We need some colder weather so they can crank the guns again.

 

[Johnny V.]

One abbreviation : WROD. Decided to ski today as it's been a couple of weeks-passed on last weekend and they have been closed on weekdays. Got there before 10:00-saw the crowds on the one slope (Upper/Lower Rocket) and almost turned around. Put on my gear and decided to ski with wet snow/rain coming down. Made four runs-snow was sloppy/wet small moguls with icy spots in between. Too many skiers for one slope-race groups, freestyle groups, patrols groups and general public all skiing at various speeds and levels. Quit-live to ski another day! Closed tomorrow and Tuesday-hopefully reopening later in the week with more open. Think cold and snow.

 

[Johnny V.]

On the upswing! Bristol reopened today with Upper/Lower Rocket and the Loop. Firm (as newly groomed manmade usually is) but not bad and the sun was out. They're blowing snow on Upper Shooting Star (terrain park), Upper Galaxy and Comet. As long as temps hold and we get some natural from the predicted storm, things are looking much better.

 

[Johnny V.]

Much better day than last Sunday. Loop and Rocket were good, although Rocket was getting scraped off by the time I left. Shooting Star/Terrain Park is open and the snow was good for the one run I made through it. Snow guns on Comet and Upper Galaxy. Crowds were not bad with more terrain open-with the limited slopes and people, slalom skis were a good choice for fun skiing.

Still little natural, but with upcoming cold nights, they should be in good shape for the Christmas break.

 

[Johnny V.]

No real condition changes from yesterday, although weekday skiing kept the crowds down. Guns still going on Comet, Upper Galaxy and either Nova or Milky Way on the back side.

 

[Johnny V.]

Nice sunny day, but still skiing the same trails. Nice snow on the "Loop", Rocket wasn't bad, but go scraped off by 10:00 or so-it really needs a dose of snow. Guns running early, but shut off as temps rose. There's enough snow on Comet to groom and open it, but they need snow on Outer Orbit to get to the base. Predicted cold Friday night, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day should allow a big manmade dump.

 

[Johnny V.]

Back to gray today-maybe just a tad of sun. New trail opened today-Milky Way, one of the greens on the back side.It's a very mellow pitch though the woods. Great for beginners and those of us who like to work on technique on low angle trails. Unfortunately it's only accessible by riding the fixed grip quad Morningstar lift aka the Siberian Crawler for it's often cold windy rides. Anyway, did a few runs on it for variety. Good that it's open for the upcoming holiday week.

 

[Harvey]

Back to gray today-maybe just a tad of sun. New trail opened today-Milky Way, one of the greens on the back side.It's a very mellow pitch though the woods. Great for beginners and those of us who like to work on technique on low angle trails. Unfortunately it's only accessible by riding the fixed grip quad Morningstar lift aka the Siberian Crawler for it's often cold windy rides. Anyway, did a few runs on it for variety. Good that it's open for the upcoming holiday week.

That will keep the snow fresh in there.

 

[Johnny V.]

Two day report for 12/25 Christmas Day and 12/26. Took granddaughters #1 (12 yrs) and #3 (8 next month) for a couple of hours in the lull between presents and Christmas dinner. Winds from the past couple of days had subsided, but still blowing. They were making snow on Morning Star, Southern Cross, the Challenger jump area, and Nova. Any slopes with south facing guns had not been running as the high winds would blow the snow into the trees. Not a bad day with low crowds-did 6 runs on the loop with the younger one while the older one took off after a couple runs to check out her new skis.

Today I was slow getting down-my wife had taken all three girls down as #1 and #3 were enrolled on 4 day Christmas camps. My wife and #2 were very slow to get going after taking care of the other girls and as I was a nice grandfather/husband and waited for them we didn't get on the slopes until 11:00. Icy and busy (no surprise for a day when many people were off work and school was out). Got in few runs, but lift lines on the Comet chair were long and very disorganized. Southern Cross is now open-wondering when they'll get some of the steeper north side runs open. Snowmaking on Outer Orbit which should lead to that opening soon.

As a retired guy who gets to ski on weekdays, I tend to roll with the punches on Christmas week. It's a chance to do some skiing with the grandkids-next Monday we'll have the place to ourselves again.

 

[Andy_ROC]

Conditions quite good today. I didn't last long due to crowds, lines and limited terrain. But it was good to test out the legs for the first time this year.

Looks like snowmaking is done for at least a week. I just hope rain doesn't do too much damage.