Mark Renson
New member
On Friday night, I crossed the White River near Bethel and was greeted by fog. It got <BR>really dense after I turned onto Route 17; so much that I slowed to a crawl and found out that <BR>I was on the wrong side of the road. A pair of <BR>pints at the Hyde Away were well earned. <BR> <BR> On Saturday morning ..... oh sh*t. At our morning meeting, we were told that it was <BR>indeed Mad RIVER Glen ..... as in river flowing <BR>down the trails. We took a huge hit. Snow was <BR>rotten and we closed the woods as well as much <BR>on-piste. <BR> <BR> Later in the day, we got the word that <BR>Sunday was to be the last day and we started to <BR>take down the mountain. Carrying 'boo in the <BR>soft snow was demanding. <BR> <BR> For sweep, I was assigned to go down the <BR>closed Gazelle and pick up 'boo. The snow was <BR>glop and challenging and I took care not to blow <BR>out a knee. <BR> <BR> On Sunday - PERFECT SPRING SKIING !!! I started off by getting some soft corduroy down <BR>the BRUTALLY GROOMED Fox/Vixen/Broadway, picking <BR>off more 'boo and signage. Taking down a ski <BR>area is tough work. <BR> <BR>We opened up a lot more terrain, and got in some <BR>great corn snow. Panther/Gazelle, Ferret/Glade, <BR>Partridge were winners under bright blue skies. <BR>We hit some nice bumps on Gazelle below Quacky <BR>III. <BR> <BR> The whole day was very festive - people were laughing as they schussed across mud to <BR>connect the patches of corn. Jamey our GM, made <BR>a few phone calls the prior day to get a band to <BR>play outside and the order was made to stay open <BR>'til 4:30PM !! Fortunately, he likes to ski and <BR>party as much as we do. <BR> <BR> For sweep, I was assigned Gazelle again. <BR>We had to clean off anything that remained and then hustle down to The Single before it closed <BR>for the day. We were greeted by the rest of the <BR>Patrol by a hail of snowballs. <BR> <BR> Sweep off of The Single for me was down <BR>Chute. Temps had dropped and it was transformed <BR>into a coral reef. But, it did not detract from <BR>a classic sping skiing day. <BR> <BR> NOTE: an attempt will be made to re-open for next Saturday, so stay tuned.