Ragged Mountain, NH: 2023-24
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Temperatures under 40 for a changes with snow showers and a nearly empty (considering the holiday and a Saturday).
Snow was wet but firm. They added Lower Ridge during the last week. So after a week of skipping it was good to be back.
And we found the Festivus tree.
Snow was wet but firm. They added Lower Ridge during the last week. So after a week of skipping it was good to be back.
And we found the Festivus tree.
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Beautiful day at Ragged. Temps in the 20s, some sun. My only regret is that I had to stop at noon. Nice to ski on some natural snow and finally got to ride the Spear lift for some turns on Cardigan Turnpike. Still blowing snow on Flying Yankee and also building the snow bridge on Showboat.
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Another beautiful bluebird day. I got a late start and asked someone how it was and they said, “it’s good if your edges are sharp”. Later Newfound Ridge opened after race training and again someone on the lift said “it’s nice after the first steep part but before that it’s kinda chattery”. Hate to say it but those guys can’t ski. Everything was firm, to be sure, but very edgable, practically hero snow.
They were almost finished grooming Flying Yankee and the snow bridge at the base of Showboat about finished.
They were almost finished grooming Flying Yankee and the snow bridge at the base of Showboat about finished.
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January 17, 2024
Sunny and cold today. Didn’t get windy until around lunchtime which is when I called it a day, went home and had, well, lunch. On the Spear side they’re still blowing snow on the top of Flying Yankee while the lower 3/4s wasn’t as sweet as thought it would be. It was quite crusty as a matter of fact. Showboat has huge gnar whales that stretch top to bottom and they’re even filling in the gorge that cuts across the bottom third so skiing on there should be skiable side to side for the entire length when it finally groomed. Cardigan Turnpike was groomed and soft with natural snow filling in the cord the entire length so I don’t quite understand why Yankee was so crusty.
The rest of the groomers on the Ragged were similar to Cardigan, soft corduroy with some fresh natural filling in. Sweet.
Some of the glade runs were open too. I saw a squad of patrol slip into Rags to Riches but it remained closed. It’s just as well, I tried Reggae Glades but it has about 3 inches of powder on top of broken crust. There were short pockets of untracked but it wasn’t worth it to me. So I skipped going into Moose Alley or Treehugger glades.
Anyway, shaping up well so far. Some more natural would be nice but I’ll take the quiet and cold weather in the meantime. Good snowmaking weather.
Sunny and cold today. Didn’t get windy until around lunchtime which is when I called it a day, went home and had, well, lunch. On the Spear side they’re still blowing snow on the top of Flying Yankee while the lower 3/4s wasn’t as sweet as thought it would be. It was quite crusty as a matter of fact. Showboat has huge gnar whales that stretch top to bottom and they’re even filling in the gorge that cuts across the bottom third so skiing on there should be skiable side to side for the entire length when it finally groomed. Cardigan Turnpike was groomed and soft with natural snow filling in the cord the entire length so I don’t quite understand why Yankee was so crusty.
The rest of the groomers on the Ragged were similar to Cardigan, soft corduroy with some fresh natural filling in. Sweet.
Some of the glade runs were open too. I saw a squad of patrol slip into Rags to Riches but it remained closed. It’s just as well, I tried Reggae Glades but it has about 3 inches of powder on top of broken crust. There were short pockets of untracked but it wasn’t worth it to me. So I skipped going into Moose Alley or Treehugger glades.
Anyway, shaping up well so far. Some more natural would be nice but I’ll take the quiet and cold weather in the meantime. Good snowmaking weather.
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How many runs can I get in an hour and a half with absolutely no lift line? Turns out 10.
Showboat and Flying Yankee fully open. I hit a patch of ice on Showboat and almost became a flying yankee myself. Lots of glades and the ungroomed side of Showboat are some traffic. I’m waiting for more natural. I may not get a chance but with my hamstring still healing from last year I’m taking it easy.
Anyway, gnarwhales up and down Wildride shows they’ll be getting the park in shape. Also gnarwhales on the top of Exhibition and down Birches. Zeroing in on 100%
Showboat and Flying Yankee fully open. I hit a patch of ice on Showboat and almost became a flying yankee myself. Lots of glades and the ungroomed side of Showboat are some traffic. I’m waiting for more natural. I may not get a chance but with my hamstring still healing from last year I’m taking it easy.
Anyway, gnarwhales up and down Wildride shows they’ll be getting the park in shape. Also gnarwhales on the top of Exhibition and down Birches. Zeroing in on 100%
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After a two week hiatus fighting a head cold I finally made it back to Ragged. In an effort to earn a merit badge I helped a friend ski from the top for the very first time. He had completed the Bebe Woods program the week before. He was soooo stressed he couldn’t do anything I suggested. But he made it! After a long rest on the patio he went back over to Barnyard and was much happier there. I would have warmed him up with a couple runs there but when we first got there but the Barnyard triple was not running. Hence the ride to the top - on the first run of the day. He did fine though. Didn’t crash into the woods once! In fact he did not even fall.
Anyway, after that I was able to ski a nearly normal set of runs. Everything was edgable sugar on hard crust so by the end of the day there were a lot of icy patches. But it was a beautiful mostly sunny day, reasonably cool and only slightly crowded with Massachusetts vacation week In full swing. Also noticed a couple NY plates in the lot. One of you guys?
Anyway, after that I was able to ski a nearly normal set of runs. Everything was edgable sugar on hard crust so by the end of the day there were a lot of icy patches. But it was a beautiful mostly sunny day, reasonably cool and only slightly crowded with Massachusetts vacation week In full swing. Also noticed a couple NY plates in the lot. One of you guys?
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Gorgeous day at Ragged today! Still firm but with warmer temperatures it was easier to edge. Also the place was pretty empty. I think a line formed briefly after lunch.
It’s really nice to have all the options open except for glade runs sadly. Still lots of variety. Compressors are of course gone so no more snowmaking but the trails were all groomed to corduroy perfection. Wildride has jumps and features from top to bottom and the border cross is, as always fun.
It’s really nice to have all the options open except for glade runs sadly. Still lots of variety. Compressors are of course gone so no more snowmaking but the trails were all groomed to corduroy perfection. Wildride has jumps and features from top to bottom and the border cross is, as always fun.
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Friday March 1
Another blue bird day. Started out a bit chilly and breezy with temps in the 20s. The afternoon was a bit warmer in the 30s and calm.
Again the surface was well groomed and fast with a few ice patches but PLENTY of snow. Just three groomed slopes were closed: Wildride for grooming, Lower Chute for an event, and Flying Yankee for race training. But Blueberry, Headwall, Lower Ridge, Newfoundland Ridge, Main Street, Exhibition, Birches, Showboat and Cardigan Trpk left plenty of room for the few skiers that came out.
Another blue bird day. Started out a bit chilly and breezy with temps in the 20s. The afternoon was a bit warmer in the 30s and calm.
Again the surface was well groomed and fast with a few ice patches but PLENTY of snow. Just three groomed slopes were closed: Wildride for grooming, Lower Chute for an event, and Flying Yankee for race training. But Blueberry, Headwall, Lower Ridge, Newfoundland Ridge, Main Street, Exhibition, Birches, Showboat and Cardigan Trpk left plenty of room for the few skiers that came out.
