Mark Renson
New member
Into the parking lot at 6:50AM ?..and there were not many spots left. It was Inferno Day and more than 2500 folks showed up at Pinkham Crotch and a festive atmosphere was everywhere. For the second weekend in a row, we were to get TWO days of bluebird skies, deep snow and corn! Woo-hoo, I musta? been good in my prior life.
Skiing was stellar for the weekend ? Right Gully, Lobster Claw and Left. At the end of Saturday, I assisted the USFS in directing people leaving the Bowl to hoof it for 100 yards before putting skis back on and making turns down Connection/LH or LS/Sherburne. Glen Plake with his hat covering his purple hair-do took a little air off of a kicker and approached us. He mentioned how blown away he was with the scene as the only time(s) he had been to Tucks before was on a weekday. I explained to him that this was an example of the solitude and tranquility of the ?backcountry? :lol: . He took off his skis and headed downhill with someone bellowing out ?hey Glen Plake, ya? gotcha? maaaagic mahkah to sign my skis? to which others responded with ?yeah, that?s how ya? say it in Maaaaass ?..so, ya gotta? maaaaagic mahkah? ?.break out ya? maaaaaagic mahkah, will ya? ? . One of the Desaulniers was around and I think The Meatheads were there. Like I said, it was a great festive atmosphere.
Skiing down through Connection and Little Headwall was a treat, again. Nice bumps except for the LH which was had wee-idd bumps, but skiing the steeeeep face on the left was very fun.
Sunday was another wonderful day. I had a great run down Right Gully and almost got nailed by 2 big chunks of falling ice ?..ummm, Tucks ain?t a totally safe place ya? know and once past Connection Cache, I put on a helmet and have had to dodge icefall. Left Gully was wonderful and with the sun at my back, it was neat seeing my shadow as I made my dorky circa 1955 hop turns and swing turns down the steeeeep corn!
Skiing down the Sherburne was very nice with the corn and sea of soft bumps. Once past the S-Turn, it was toast and I threw in the towel at #1 (where the Boot Spur Trail crosses) and hoofed it down the Tucks Trail to my truck.
Huge amounts of fun ??..will someone explain to me these people that ski on November 17th on a Ribbon of Death :evil: comprised of Frozen McSludge :evil: , then piss & moan about conditions and then put away the skis in early March ? what the hell is going through their minds? APRIL 17th, NOT November 17th is when it?s ski season.
Skiing was stellar for the weekend ? Right Gully, Lobster Claw and Left. At the end of Saturday, I assisted the USFS in directing people leaving the Bowl to hoof it for 100 yards before putting skis back on and making turns down Connection/LH or LS/Sherburne. Glen Plake with his hat covering his purple hair-do took a little air off of a kicker and approached us. He mentioned how blown away he was with the scene as the only time(s) he had been to Tucks before was on a weekday. I explained to him that this was an example of the solitude and tranquility of the ?backcountry? :lol: . He took off his skis and headed downhill with someone bellowing out ?hey Glen Plake, ya? gotcha? maaaagic mahkah to sign my skis? to which others responded with ?yeah, that?s how ya? say it in Maaaaass ?..so, ya gotta? maaaaagic mahkah? ?.break out ya? maaaaaagic mahkah, will ya? ? . One of the Desaulniers was around and I think The Meatheads were there. Like I said, it was a great festive atmosphere.
Skiing down through Connection and Little Headwall was a treat, again. Nice bumps except for the LH which was had wee-idd bumps, but skiing the steeeeep face on the left was very fun.
Sunday was another wonderful day. I had a great run down Right Gully and almost got nailed by 2 big chunks of falling ice ?..ummm, Tucks ain?t a totally safe place ya? know and once past Connection Cache, I put on a helmet and have had to dodge icefall. Left Gully was wonderful and with the sun at my back, it was neat seeing my shadow as I made my dorky circa 1955 hop turns and swing turns down the steeeeep corn!
Skiing down the Sherburne was very nice with the corn and sea of soft bumps. Once past the S-Turn, it was toast and I threw in the towel at #1 (where the Boot Spur Trail crosses) and hoofed it down the Tucks Trail to my truck.
Huge amounts of fun ??..will someone explain to me these people that ski on November 17th on a Ribbon of Death :evil: comprised of Frozen McSludge :evil: , then piss & moan about conditions and then put away the skis in early March ? what the hell is going through their minds? APRIL 17th, NOT November 17th is when it?s ski season.
