Bristol Conditions

[Johnny V.]

Boy, doesn't ring a bell, although I'm sure some of the people are still here from when you taught, like Chris Sancioce, Karl Butler, etc. Was Steve Howie ski school director then?

I've skied there since I started in the early '80's and the improvements over the last 40 years are amazing. Dan Fuller is pretty conservative in his approach on many things, but he continuously puts money into yearly upgrades.

 

[XTski]

Boy, doesn't ring a bell, although I'm sure some of the people are still here from when you taught, like Chris Sancioce, Karl Butler, etc. Was Steve Howie ski school director then?

I've skied there since I started in the early '80's and the improvements over the last 40 years are amazing. Dan Fuller is pretty conservative in his approach on many things, but he continuously puts money into yearly upgrades.

Yes Steve is the last person in the line, he was a super nice guy! I have a little duct tape on my glove, Kyle Hopkins used to work there as well, one of the best on the hill but he passed away, his brother is a longtime well known instructor at the Beast,

 

[Johnny V.]

As of today, one more trail open-Upper Universe.Conditions on most trails were good with the natural snow adding to the manmade. Sides of the trails are getting filled in for mogul development which adds variety. Cold weather should allow snowmaking enough to open the entire hill.

I'm usually a Bristol defender, but they needed to open another chair today-lines at the Comet HSQ were long. I think increased number of skiers (lots of people with time on their hands) combined with not fully loading the chairs (covid restrictions) has created this problem. Visit on weekends at your own tolerance level for crowds! I'll pass, especially on Saturdays.

 

[Johnny V.]

Good news! The entire hill is open ( a couple of trails were closed for resurfacing snowmaking). Crowds weren't too bad for a weekday, although still larger than last year. Nice to actually ski in the sun and have great visibility! Surfaces vary, still some marbles on the newly opened trails, but with the predicted snow for tomorrow, things should shape up nicely. Big whales and moguls on Lower Universe-hasn't been groomed yet and maybe they'll leave it that way for a while.

 

[Johnny V.]

It's amazing how much bigger the area seems with all the trails open. Galaxy HSQ was running which helped with crowding on the Comet HSQ. Decent conditions with whales on some trails-a few firm spots, but it's the east so sharp edges are not a bad thing to have. Would finally recommend a visit from out of the area if you've never skied there before-just make sure you reserve a spot on the website.

 

[Johnny V.]

No big changes from yesterday except for lots of guns blowing snow to ensure good conditions for the next warmup. Temps kept the crowds down too.

 

[Johnny V.]

Guns are still going on some trails and on others they've left the resulting whales at this point. Makes for interesting skiing especially with flat light. I expect they'll groom them out soon. Big crowds again today with lots of paper tickets and rental skis-good for the mountain. Looking forward to weekday skiing tomorrow.

 

[Johnny V.]

6+ inches of fresh over manmade made for fun, if tough skiing today. Not light fluffy stuff but still nice to see. Crowds were out-I got to the chair about 8:45 and there was a good line for the 9:00 start. Bumped up pretty fast, but great skiing all day. Perfect addition to the manmade they have been putting down and conditions should be great tomorrow-not so sure about my legs!

 

[Johnny V.]

Perfect sunny day with most slopes groomed at least in the center. The fresh snow combined with the temps led to small bump formation on most trails by noon or so. Big contrast to yesterday! Big crowds for a weekday that lasted until after 12:00 and I'm sure it will be busy tonight!

 

[Johnny V.]

Hero snow on most trails plus a sunny day with few crowds! Doesn't get much better than this! Everything is open-all is groomed except for Upper and Lower Universe.