riverc0il
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YEA! 
i was really up in the air about turns this weekend. even up until this morning i was on the fence about heading out for some turns or turning towards the local BC to inspect for blowdowns from the recent big storm that knocked down so much. i declined the nobler pursuit in deference to pure hedonism at jay peak based on the fact that they blew snow and their snow report had indicated a high amount of recent natural snow. 22" since 11/09/05? either it all melted or don't believe the hype or both. but the man made was indeed about 22" deep!!! \/
snow making had commenced on upper jet and upper haynes. the hike up the lower jet was fairly painless though i had wished i had brought a second pair of socks as i had anticipated top to bottom on the jet and got my feet a little wet on the way up. no worries since it was crazy warm out! spring skiing weather all the way. my thermal long underwear was complete overkill, i hiked and skiied all day in a long sleeve T only, not once breaking out the fleece or windbreaker. wow.
skinning up upper jet was, um, interesting. :lol: the moisture had fallen out and the typical man made hard pack had developed which can be occasionally slippery :? a good work out and got to practice my technique, heh. while skinning haynes on the second run, i completely lost it and ended up slicing part of my finger open when trying to get my skis under me, oops. :shock: i learned even in warm weather, it is a good idea to skin with light gloves on. :lol:
top of the jet i basked in glorious spring like weather with partly cloudy skis and clear visibility for miles and miles. two quebecois joined me shortly after finishing their skin of haynes. i switched over and clicked in and away i went...
...and it was FABULOUS! the sun had slightly melted down the top layer of snow resulting in EXCELLENT spring like conditions but still HIGHLY edgable. coverage was about 1-2' edge to edge with no bare spots, some whales skiers left. i whooped it up all the way down, enjoying each and every turn for all it was worth.
a group of snowboarders and built a decent size hit where the snow making started at the bottom of upper haynes. only two guys built the jump, but they were joined by a dozen of their new best friends eventually :lol: i skinned up haynes for run number two. after slicing my finger on my skis, i hadn't noticed the blood until i had already started up again. i got my gloves outta my pack while stopped in the middle of the slope and had my skin bag go flying off down haynes a ways. looks like i knew which trail would be my second run!
turns down haynes were excellent but not as good as jet due to less sun. though the whales were less, so i was REALLY able to open up some big turns. i skied down as low as i could go without skiing grass... and then skied down a little big more on lower haynes :lol: a super fantastic day! i should have done a third run, but the sun was going down and i thought it was getting late. i should wear a watch next time before heading down at only 2P.M.!
pics to follow shortly. my digi cam died on me, so i was forced to take pics on my digi camcorder. i am hoping the quality is okay, i'll find out in a moment...
i was really up in the air about turns this weekend. even up until this morning i was on the fence about heading out for some turns or turning towards the local BC to inspect for blowdowns from the recent big storm that knocked down so much. i declined the nobler pursuit in deference to pure hedonism at jay peak based on the fact that they blew snow and their snow report had indicated a high amount of recent natural snow. 22" since 11/09/05? either it all melted or don't believe the hype or both. but the man made was indeed about 22" deep!!! \
/ snow making had commenced on upper jet and upper haynes. the hike up the lower jet was fairly painless though i had wished i had brought a second pair of socks as i had anticipated top to bottom on the jet and got my feet a little wet on the way up. no worries since it was crazy warm out! spring skiing weather all the way. my thermal long underwear was complete overkill, i hiked and skiied all day in a long sleeve T only, not once breaking out the fleece or windbreaker. wow.
skinning up upper jet was, um, interesting. :lol: the moisture had fallen out and the typical man made hard pack had developed which can be occasionally slippery :? a good work out and got to practice my technique, heh. while skinning haynes on the second run, i completely lost it and ended up slicing part of my finger open when trying to get my skis under me, oops. :shock: i learned even in warm weather, it is a good idea to skin with light gloves on. :lol:
top of the jet i basked in glorious spring like weather with partly cloudy skis and clear visibility for miles and miles. two quebecois joined me shortly after finishing their skin of haynes. i switched over and clicked in and away i went...
...and it was FABULOUS! the sun had slightly melted down the top layer of snow resulting in EXCELLENT spring like conditions but still HIGHLY edgable. coverage was about 1-2' edge to edge with no bare spots, some whales skiers left. i whooped it up all the way down, enjoying each and every turn for all it was worth.
a group of snowboarders and built a decent size hit where the snow making started at the bottom of upper haynes. only two guys built the jump, but they were joined by a dozen of their new best friends eventually :lol: i skinned up haynes for run number two. after slicing my finger on my skis, i hadn't noticed the blood until i had already started up again. i got my gloves outta my pack while stopped in the middle of the slope and had my skin bag go flying off down haynes a ways. looks like i knew which trail would be my second run!
turns down haynes were excellent but not as good as jet due to less sun. though the whales were less, so i was REALLY able to open up some big turns.
i skied down as low as i could go without skiing grass... and then skied down a little big more on lower haynes :lol: a super fantastic day! i should have done a third run, but the sun was going down and i thought it was getting late. i should wear a watch next time before heading down at only 2P.M.!pics to follow shortly. my digi cam died on me, so i was forced to take pics on my digi camcorder. i am hoping the quality is okay, i'll find out in a moment...
. Some thunder snow on Wednesday would be kind of fun :shock: 
