Bristol Conditions

Gray skies, on and off showers and soft snow due to temps in the 40s. First day in a few due to various reasons, and glad I went-felt good to get out. Skied for about 3 hours and didn't get too wet. Obviously no new trails, but with upcoming cold temps this should change (saying that a lot this winter!). Heading west the third week of February-hope I get a chance to ski the widened part of Northstar before we leave...............
 
Yesterday's soft snow hardened up overnight, but there were flakes falling to help mitigate the firmness. The loop and the back trails were nice and the steeper trails weren't bad, just not something you'd have total faith in your edges on. Visibility was so so at best-top of the hill was foggy. See what tomorrow brings................
 
SUN!!! So nice to be able to see! Spent most of the morning running beer league training gates on Morningstar-nice low angle course that was good practice for quickly changing edges. Only drawback was riding the Morningstar/Siberian Crawler chair although it's more tolerable when it's sunny. After a quick break, did a few runs on the rest of the trails which were decent also-a little natural helps.

Guns are going on Comet, Upper Meteor and Lower Galaxy. We should see those trails shortly and the running of the Galaxy quad.
 
Cold today, but nice snow. No crowds and no lift lines due to the temps. I might have skipped, but my wife decided to go which made my decision easier. Guns on Upper Meteor, Sunset, Lower Meteor, Upper and Lower Universe. Meteor and Galaxy are open top to bottom and the access slope from the top of the Galaxy chair has guns going, so I anticipate they will run it tomorrow. Comet/Outer Orbit will be closed for a college race Saturday and I think Sunday, so plan accordingly.
 
Gray, foggy and misty with very light rain on and off. Glad I've got a Ski Gee on my pole strap. Very firm on the top, softer on the lower trails. Universe is open, but I didn't ski it-they've left the whales, so it hasn't been groomed and allowed moguls to rebuild. See what tomorrow brings.................
 
Johnny V. said:
Gray, foggy and misty with very light rain on and off. Glad I've got a Ski Gee on my pole strap. Very firm on the top, softer on the lower trails. Universe is open, but I didn't ski it-they've left the whales, so it hasn't been groomed and allowed moguls to rebuild. See what tomorrow brings.................
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Sunday was great. Sadly I don't think Northstar will ever open this year.
 
Andy_ROC said:
Sunday was great. Sadly I don't think Northstar will ever open this year.
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After skiing Friday and leaving at 6:00 in the morning for the Holimont Masters race, I couldn't get moving on Sunday. Besides, I figured it would be crowded with the warmup. You're probably right on Northstar, although if they get another cold spell, I can see them blowing snow on it just to show the expansion of the upper part.
 
Nice day! Sun until we left around 2:15 or so and conditions that became softer as the day went on.Beer league gate training from 10:00 until noon on Outer Orbit-they gave us a full length course to train on with a reset. After a quick break, we went back out and worked across the hill-so nice when you can see and open it up because almost no one is there. Getting sticky in a few spots as we were finishing up.Hard to believe it was negative temps on Saturday morning-this turned into almost spring skiing!
 
Last Beer League race last night. The snow which I assume was soft during the day firmed up and got chunky and sugary. I usually like to warm up on the loop, but it's a madhouse with the school kids, so I did my first run on Galaxy. It was frozen clumps/mini moguls-not the best warmup on GS skis for an old man. Moved over to Sunset and watched a few "meat missiles" straightlining down the slope-scary! The race course on Outer Orbit was chunky-ice isn't bad, but clumps and marbles make it less than fun. I had a good run and passed on a second run figuring there was no way to be faster.

Other than the snow conditions, it was a nice night. No wind and no extra jackets needed for the ride back up the chair.
 
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