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Day 1 of 5, Eastern "Spring 2015" trip.
The "wintry mix" called for in the Eastern Townships had changed to 3-4" of snow the day before and then gotten cold overnight. The day started with facemasks & real packed powder. Mont Orford is a fun mountain, (actually 3) the most challenging in the townships but with variety enough for the mixed levels in our group. We stayed out of the bumps and worked on getting our 300' conditioned Ontario legs used to 1800+' runs. The steeper terrain started to get scratchy in spots as the day went on but the warming weather and clear skies meant some much needed deck time resting the thighs at lunch. Good scenic start to the week with views of distant Mt Wasington to the east, Jay & Owls Head south and Bromont west.
Here's the south view from the 4km run (2.5 mi) of Lake Memphremagog, Owls Head and Jay...
Father / Daughter quality bonding time...
The day ended with a crossing of the border and a run down to North Woodstock, NH for 3 days of skiing the Granite State.
The "wintry mix" called for in the Eastern Townships had changed to 3-4" of snow the day before and then gotten cold overnight. The day started with facemasks & real packed powder. Mont Orford is a fun mountain, (actually 3) the most challenging in the townships but with variety enough for the mixed levels in our group. We stayed out of the bumps and worked on getting our 300' conditioned Ontario legs used to 1800+' runs. The steeper terrain started to get scratchy in spots as the day went on but the warming weather and clear skies meant some much needed deck time resting the thighs at lunch. Good scenic start to the week with views of distant Mt Wasington to the east, Jay & Owls Head south and Bromont west.
Here's the south view from the 4km run (2.5 mi) of Lake Memphremagog, Owls Head and Jay...
Father / Daughter quality bonding time...
The day ended with a crossing of the border and a run down to North Woodstock, NH for 3 days of skiing the Granite State.