Harvey
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- Jul 15, 2020
Ski Day 9
Today was a top 10 day. Fantastic. Real powder tree skiing doesn't happen every week at Gore.
No surprise to me... I couldn't sleep last night. When it's dumping, I just keep waking up. I crashed about midnight and finally got out of bed around 4:30.
Conservatively we got 14" overnight and another inch today. The snow that fell after midnight last night...maybe the last 5 inches was ... total blower.
It snowed lightly all day, even later in the day when the sun was out.
It was 10 degrees when I started the car and headed to the mountain. My new plow guy was nowhere to be found, last night or today before I left for the mountain. No problem really I put the car at the top of the hill, and blasted my way down.
The plan was to meet Adk Keith from adkski.com at the Gondi's opening. Plans were left loose for a possible FTO connection with Sharon and her friend Amy. Almost hour early, pulled up into the parking lot and parked right up front. Hmm... I see a Subie with a woman in a yellow coat herding some doggies. I introduced myself to Sharon.
We got on the second or third Gondi and went to the top. With the summit roped off we hit Showcase:
Next time up...a crowd gathered at the summit rope...and down it went. As 50 skiers pounded Pine Knot...we hit Uncas...which was being ignored, for some unknown reason. After controlling my glee...and with a little encouragement, I did conserve some untracked for those who followed. Down to the Straightbrook Chair, Up to Chatiemac into the Glades. It was deluxe. For a skier like me...to be in the trees, driving forward...straight down the fall line, without a care in the world...it was a total blast.
We got first tracks on both the Chatiemac Glade and Mineshaft. We did (Red Dog?) and that was great. Everything was basically open.
We met Amy at the saddle for a break. When we headed back out we hit Tahawas trees...and we rode the North Chair with Amy. Keith introduced himself in the lodge...and then blazed by in the Tahawas Glade...I think this is him:
Adk Keith
We never got to the Dark Side.
We did make our way over to Burnt Ridge. From the Saddle...Twister, Twister Glades, Echo to Gully and down (over?) to the lift. It is flat. I walked it in the summer and thought it has some pitch but I guess I really misjudged it. When conditions are normal Eastern fast....it will be fine but today it was a trudge.
Sagamore...the black trail over there...is epic...long...tons of pitch...in big steps. It's like Showcase on steroids...these huge steps down maybe four or them. It was big fluffy cut up bumps. We got to the top again and ran into Sharon's bud Jeff. (Or is it Geoff?) He's the guy who gave me a permit to hit Tahawas last weekend. He tell us that the coverage in the Cirque glade is thin...and there are rivers to cross...but we gotta go.
Cirque Glades
In we went. It is beautiful. I took a few pics, but you really need a wide angle to get it. We did get our skis wet in the crossing and had to take a break to scrape the ice off everything. Down to the bottom to walk the doggies and we called it a day around 1:30. Sharon and Amy had skied yesterday bell to bell. I had teley'd with Sharon. And for all there is more powder to slay tomorrow and Monday.
One of my best days in a long time.
Today was a top 10 day. Fantastic. Real powder tree skiing doesn't happen every week at Gore.
No surprise to me... I couldn't sleep last night. When it's dumping, I just keep waking up. I crashed about midnight and finally got out of bed around 4:30.
Conservatively we got 14" overnight and another inch today. The snow that fell after midnight last night...maybe the last 5 inches was ... total blower.
It snowed lightly all day, even later in the day when the sun was out.
It was 10 degrees when I started the car and headed to the mountain. My new plow guy was nowhere to be found, last night or today before I left for the mountain. No problem really I put the car at the top of the hill, and blasted my way down.
The plan was to meet Adk Keith from adkski.com at the Gondi's opening. Plans were left loose for a possible FTO connection with Sharon and her friend Amy. Almost hour early, pulled up into the parking lot and parked right up front. Hmm... I see a Subie with a woman in a yellow coat herding some doggies. I introduced myself to Sharon.
We got on the second or third Gondi and went to the top. With the summit roped off we hit Showcase:
Next time up...a crowd gathered at the summit rope...and down it went. As 50 skiers pounded Pine Knot...we hit Uncas...which was being ignored, for some unknown reason. After controlling my glee...and with a little encouragement, I did conserve some untracked for those who followed. Down to the Straightbrook Chair, Up to Chatiemac into the Glades. It was deluxe. For a skier like me...to be in the trees, driving forward...straight down the fall line, without a care in the world...it was a total blast.
We got first tracks on both the Chatiemac Glade and Mineshaft. We did (Red Dog?) and that was great. Everything was basically open.
We met Amy at the saddle for a break. When we headed back out we hit Tahawas trees...and we rode the North Chair with Amy. Keith introduced himself in the lodge...and then blazed by in the Tahawas Glade...I think this is him:
Adk Keith
We never got to the Dark Side.
We did make our way over to Burnt Ridge. From the Saddle...Twister, Twister Glades, Echo to Gully and down (over?) to the lift. It is flat. I walked it in the summer and thought it has some pitch but I guess I really misjudged it. When conditions are normal Eastern fast....it will be fine but today it was a trudge.
Sagamore...the black trail over there...is epic...long...tons of pitch...in big steps. It's like Showcase on steroids...these huge steps down maybe four or them. It was big fluffy cut up bumps. We got to the top again and ran into Sharon's bud Jeff. (Or is it Geoff?) He's the guy who gave me a permit to hit Tahawas last weekend. He tell us that the coverage in the Cirque glade is thin...and there are rivers to cross...but we gotta go.
Cirque Glades
In we went. It is beautiful. I took a few pics, but you really need a wide angle to get it. We did get our skis wet in the crossing and had to take a break to scrape the ice off everything. Down to the bottom to walk the doggies and we called it a day around 1:30. Sharon and Amy had skied yesterday bell to bell. I had teley'd with Sharon. And for all there is more powder to slay tomorrow and Monday.
One of my best days in a long time.
