Post by meput on Mar 21, 2016 17:59:20 GMT -7
I think Jim has attempted to shame me into starting a thread. And, it worked.
Once again, I was lucky to attend a Harb Camp with my daughter Kristin. This year we went to the SuperBlue Camp. Dan Boisvert also attended the camp and shared our condo. We all had a great time and were in the same ski group. We had Walter for the first 3 days, then HH. Per usual, worked on the essentials: CA, tipping, flex to release, etc. I think Kristin and Dan each improved a lot. Kristin got a great compliment about her skiing from Harald when he told the group to ski like Kristin (the only female), "ski like a girl". Great weather, good snow, good times. Kristin is already politicking for a camp next year. She would like: short turn or moguls. We shall see. The sad thing is that she will soon become the top skier in the family - which will pop Dad's ego bubble but will puff up the proud father.
The rest of the season has been very scratchy at Sugarloaf. Day 44 today at the 'loaf. Minimal natural snow. Snowmaking has been marred by warm weather and rain. Mountain ops has done a great job with a very skiable product. Just bring your ice skis. (Old Sugarloaf saying, "If there isn't fish under it, it is not ice".) They are still making snow. Before this year, snowmaking was shut down President's Day week. Overall quality of conditions is very good for eastern skiing. I have come to realize skiing in the east is very noisy.
I have been very fortunate to have gone to Colorado for 2 ski trips. The first to A Basin for Harb Camp. The second was just recently for an 8 ski day trip. First day was at Breck (never been there before), sun, 50°, spring conditions. Day 2, Copper. I was a guest of their "Over the Hill Gang". This is a ski school program which allowed us to cut lines on a Saturday. Great fun. Lots of bumps, of which Sugarloaf has not had enough snow to allow moguls to form. Legs already starting to talk to me. Day 3 over to Vail where we explored the back bowls in sun and spring conditions. Day 4 - 8 were at Vail where I attended a medical conference (lectures early and late each day). Each of those days it snowed continuously. We got 4" - 12" each day. One day, my college fraternity brother (whom I skied with the first 3 days) came over for pow skiing. There was 1 - 2 ft untracked powder in areas of the back bowls. Dream like run on Inner Mongolia bowl, complete with face shots. Smiles all around. The other days I got to ski with my sister, who lives in San Francisco. I hadn't skied with her since '69. Great time. Snow is quiet in the west.
I posted earlier this season that I wanted to ski my age and 1 million vertical feet. Both are in reach. I need 7 more days and ~45,000 ft to achieve each.
All things considered, I have had a very good ski season so far.
Think snow!
Once again, I was lucky to attend a Harb Camp with my daughter Kristin. This year we went to the SuperBlue Camp. Dan Boisvert also attended the camp and shared our condo. We all had a great time and were in the same ski group. We had Walter for the first 3 days, then HH. Per usual, worked on the essentials: CA, tipping, flex to release, etc. I think Kristin and Dan each improved a lot. Kristin got a great compliment about her skiing from Harald when he told the group to ski like Kristin (the only female), "ski like a girl". Great weather, good snow, good times. Kristin is already politicking for a camp next year. She would like: short turn or moguls. We shall see. The sad thing is that she will soon become the top skier in the family - which will pop Dad's ego bubble but will puff up the proud father.
The rest of the season has been very scratchy at Sugarloaf. Day 44 today at the 'loaf. Minimal natural snow. Snowmaking has been marred by warm weather and rain. Mountain ops has done a great job with a very skiable product. Just bring your ice skis. (Old Sugarloaf saying, "If there isn't fish under it, it is not ice".) They are still making snow. Before this year, snowmaking was shut down President's Day week. Overall quality of conditions is very good for eastern skiing. I have come to realize skiing in the east is very noisy.
I have been very fortunate to have gone to Colorado for 2 ski trips. The first to A Basin for Harb Camp. The second was just recently for an 8 ski day trip. First day was at Breck (never been there before), sun, 50°, spring conditions. Day 2, Copper. I was a guest of their "Over the Hill Gang". This is a ski school program which allowed us to cut lines on a Saturday. Great fun. Lots of bumps, of which Sugarloaf has not had enough snow to allow moguls to form. Legs already starting to talk to me. Day 3 over to Vail where we explored the back bowls in sun and spring conditions. Day 4 - 8 were at Vail where I attended a medical conference (lectures early and late each day). Each of those days it snowed continuously. We got 4" - 12" each day. One day, my college fraternity brother (whom I skied with the first 3 days) came over for pow skiing. There was 1 - 2 ft untracked powder in areas of the back bowls. Dream like run on Inner Mongolia bowl, complete with face shots. Smiles all around. The other days I got to ski with my sister, who lives in San Francisco. I hadn't skied with her since '69. Great time. Snow is quiet in the west.
I posted earlier this season that I wanted to ski my age and 1 million vertical feet. Both are in reach. I need 7 more days and ~45,000 ft to achieve each.
All things considered, I have had a very good ski season so far.
Think snow!