Magic, vt: 02.15.04

riverc0il

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go ahead... capitolize the 'm' in magic even though i typed it lower case in the subject line.. just go ahead, i dare ya! ;) <BR> <BR>late start heading up to magic and made first run around 10:30. i was comped to assist the ski patrol with camera operations during a clinic they were having on rescue. most folks wouldn't know it, but these volunteers put in many hours of training every year for what they hope will never happen. definitely the unseen and unsung heros of the mountain. <BR> <BR>was cold in the AM and the snow was fairly unforgiving. groomer warm up runs were down taliban and trick, both getting skied off quick down the center. got off the groomer for a short pitch to get the muscles warmed up, then hit up twilight which had AWESOME snow and bumps except at the very end of the trail which was very thin and rocky, difficult to navigate in general. need more snow! <BR> <BR>sorcerer was the run of the day, but i only had time to ski it once sadly! soft edgable packed powder bumps in the sun, woo!!!! assisted in sweep by taking broomstick (a little thin, not much fun) to lucifer which had scraped bumps in the center, but occasional untouched crunchy powder on skiers far right (like, virtually into the trees far right that is, heh). <BR> <BR>only about seven real runs, but i'll take quality over quantity any day (escpecially on a comp ticket!). here's the goods on what i didn't see but saw: <BR> <BR>red line was skiable but thin. it didn't look very fun, but some sick birds were grinding it out. master magician also looked very thin with lots of saplings but doable for those with sick bird status. so technically, everything is open and skiable but not for the faint of heart!
 
<BLOCKQUOTE><HR SIZE=0><!-Quote-!><FONT SIZE=1><B>Quote:</B></FONT><P>groomer warm up runs were down taliban and trick<!-/Quote-!><HR SIZE=0></BLOCKQUOTE> <BR>Thank God it's really called Talisman. <IMG SRC="http://www.firsttracksonline.com/discus2/clipart/wink2.gif"> <BR><BLOCKQUOTE><HR SIZE=0><!-Quote-!><FONT SIZE=1><B>Quote:</B></FONT><P>red line was skiable but thin. it didn't look very fun, but some sick birds were grinding it out.<!-/Quote-!><HR SIZE=0></BLOCKQUOTE> <BR>Methinks the same sick birds who spent a lot of time in front of my video camera lens on Redline last week. Video coming soon.
 
Methinks you are right. <BR> <BR>Sorry for posting anonymously, I'll register I promise. -Dave (orangegondola)
 
taliban is a nick name a patroller at magic gave that trail. i didn't even mean to use it as i don't think any one here would have gotten the joke! but it's use has just become standard in my mind for some reason.
 
Hehehe...nice to see you here, Dave. Stick around, eh? <BR> <BR>And FYI for you and for anyone else, you don't need to be registered to post with your name or a nick. Just put the name or nick in the "Username" field and leave the password blank. Add your email address if you wish to have your name or nick linked to it, so that people may reply backchannel if they wish.
 
I am thinking Magic for this weekend. ONLY if there's new snow. Otherwise, it has to wait until I get back from BC. <BR> <BR>Thanks for the report Dave. I'll let you know if I decide to head east on friday.
 
$20 lift tix at Magic this weekend (AE Ski Club). I was planning to ski both days if conditions were to improve between now and then. But they're forecasting rain for Saturday...
 
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