Even at Mad River Glen, they just don't get it

joegm

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the MRG snow report from today
Updated on Sunday, February 1, 2009 at 06:00:00


Yesterday we celebrated MRG's 60th Anniversary with an astounding powder day and Sunday promises plenty more fun and a few freshies for those of us who know where to look. This after the biggest storm of the season blessed us with 12-14" plus earlier in the week. Come one come all, the skiing conditions are the best they have been all season with soft, buttery powder turns all over the mountain. Sunday's forecast is looking purrfect, with a slight chance for some additional snow and temps in the 20's! We will offer packed powder skiing surfaces out there with 100% of our terrain wide open. The cats roamed overnight buffing the greens and blues into corduroy perfection for your skiing pleasure. We'll be spinning all 5 of our lifts beginning at 8:30 AM until 4:00 PM. Weekend lift ticket rates will be in effect this weekend. Come stay a while - check out these great lift and lodging package deals! Mad River's 60th Anniversary season is here. In honor of this momentous occasion we have published a wonderful history of Mad River Glen titled A Mountain Love Affair - The Story of Mad River Glen. The books is available tonight at the Gala where author Mary Kerr will be on hand to sign books. It's also available in the General Store! - Buy yours today!

unbelievable is the only word to describe the ignorance and stupidity of resort management surrounding this issue...novice trees, novice parks, flat nastar courses.... why? because it makes sense to have a progressive learning curve for all those things... except of course, for bumps, because as we all know, mogul skiers just mutate from above and somehow magically just know how to ski bumps...shame on Mad River Glen


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And after all that.... MRG STILL has more blue square bumps today than any other mountain in New England that I am aware of. According to today's trail report, the following blue squares are not groomed: Quacky, Wren, Chipmunk, and Waterfall. Not bad but they did groom out more than they usually do.

But, even joegm has to admit that you HAVE TO knock down bumps when they get ugly. In a matter of fact, I distinctly remember joegm railing at certain mountains because they don't knock em' down and reset them.

Aside from the fact that certain blue squares are always groomed at MRG so that there is at least one or two groomer options from the summit (Catamount and Bunny) and some blue squares are always groomed for racing (Practice Slope), MRG has a higher percentage of natural non-groomed terrain than any other mountain that I am aware of.

As for progression, MRG may be amongst the best of places to learn low angle natural snow terrain. The natural snow trails off the Birdland chair are especially wonderful for learning natural snow in a low angle fashion.

And just for the record, I am ALL FOR more non-groomed terrain.

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I've had exactly one ski day lifetime at MRG, but I'm not sure I've ever seen anyplace with more intermediate pitched mogul trails. I do admit that the T-shirt weather that day made for ideal mogul skiing from my perspective. I wasn't there the next day when temps plunged 25 degrees, and perhaps I might have wanted more grooming then.
 
i, like tony, have only skied mrg, just once. i love skiing bumps, all natural, not those ghey fabricated by machine bumps, natural whole trail from side to side with no ghey escape route sides bump runs. i can't remember having having a better time skiing bumps than that one time at mrg. well, now off to some bowling alley skiing at sunapee b4 work. temps may hit 40 today, yeah! btw, no offense joe on my bump likes and dislikes, just what i likes.
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And after all that.... MRG STILL has more blue square bumps today than any other mountain in New England that I am aware of. According to today's trail report, the following blue squares are not groomed: Quacky, Wren, Chipmunk, and Waterfall.
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While technically listed as a "most difficult" trail, IMO Upper and Lower Canyon also offer lots of what could reasonably be described as moderately-pitched bump skiing.

Also, I wasn't there this weekend so I don't know, but given the reportedly soft conditions, the lack of snowboarders, the relatively moderate temperatures, and (I would argue) the above-average general skill level of MRG's customer base, I would be a little surprised if many of the groomed trails weren't nicely bumped up by the end of the day.

My ski area count is pretty limited compared to many FTO posters, and I have a strong preference for natural bumps, but I have never skied a resort that more consistently offers great bump skiing than MRG.
 
i was there last thursday...


with the good coverage they got from the storm that blew through the night before, i'd say most everything was bumped up by mid day. granted i spent the day off the single chair, not the beginner runs, but i'd say that would have been your perfect bump practice day. novice trees? it's all relative


MRG is one of the best places to ski on a "good day"
 
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