Gore 01-17-2009

Another bluebird day!





Just me today. Started with Quicksilver then Sleighride so I could pratice some carving. Was really laying down some good carves after reading tips all week. Wanted to get over towards summit double chair on the dark side. Hit Lower Steilhang which was ok. Trying to find more glades over there, i think i'm missing something.

After lunch checked out Upper Dardy/Open Pit area. Discovered these glades which are skiers right on Open Pit. Very steep and pretty short, would probably only do again after a snowfall and try to get first tracks. Rode Open Pit several times and enjoyed it. Some nice snow on the left side with nice sun, was able to weave thru edge of some trees. Very fun. Could not locate the Minshaft Glades, though they are over here somewhere. Think I need to cut left half way down Open Pit then hang a right further down.

Finally went over to Chatiemac glades. Cut down pretty soon and found this line....









The landing for the second drop was bad, all downed trees. But the area in general was pretty cool. I think a little more right or left from the top might work. Tons of area to explore off the ridge, just drop down anywhere and see whats below.

Whiteface 1-11-09

First trip to Whiteface this season. Took the short bus with Greg and Tim. That thing hauls the way Tim drives. Reached for the 'oh shit' handles multiple times in the back seat. Arrived at the mountain around 9. Very cold, perfect bluebird day.



Today was strictly groomers. Trails were in great shape, very little ice. Watched Tim and Greg carve all day. Tim is very fast. Greg has great technique. After a few runs a got separated and while waiting at a chair lift for them to show up I saw a funny low speed crash. Tim and Greg never turned up so I took the new Lookout triple and check out some of the new terrain. This is Hoyt's High, it is a black diamond on the new Lookout Peak. It think it is much steeper toward the top but it wasn't open yet. Here's another view of Hoyt's High. View from the summit of Lookout Peak. This is Lookout Below on the right, another diamond that cuts down to Lookout triple from Wilmington trail, which is a long cruiser which goes all the way back to the base.

After lunch headed to the summit and came down Skyward which had just been opened. Man, a steep leg burner is tough right after lunch and the 3200' of vert to the bottom was killer. I decided after this trip that I need to work on my carving more.

12-23-2008

Me, Chris, and Chuck went to Gore for the day. Chuck was visting his family for xmas from Seattle and Chris was stopping by on his way from Jay to the 'rents. Had an awesome day. Snow was great and we had three cameras rollin for a good chunk of the day. Hit the Chatiemac glades many times and also hit Burnt Ridge. Check out the video....

Gore 12-20-08

First trip of the year. Went up with Greg. Got there early since Greg is a freak about leaving early..in a good way. Really what I remember most about this trip was hitting Burnt Ridge for the first time. Unless you get there thru the Twister glades, the trail to the burnt ridge lift from the base lodge is brutla on a board. First run on Burnt Ridge was Cirque glades. Chris later surmized it best by calling it an 'adventure' trail. Initial drop into the glades is via a break in a long rock wall which is very cool. Then it goes from cross-country to short downhill section back to cross-country. Overall, it was a littel disappointing ride-wise, however the scenery is top notch.