Admin":2r5dkpj4 said:
While I do not think I was getting too hot headed, my remarks were probably starting to turn snide. I just want to clarify a few points and will do so without any personal attacks or emotional hostilities. Thanks for jumping in and trying to keep the discussion civil.
My original remark about Tuckerman was made in response to Patrick, whom I have skied with before and was hoping to persuade to partner up this weekend. He cited health reasons for not going and I did not push the issue. In a matter of fact, when Tony Crocker suggested the ideal way to pursue this weekend was one day at Wildcat and one day at Tuckerman, I whole heartedly agreed. Matter of fact,
I wish I could have done both myself, which I made in lament to Patrick back channel when Patrick told me he would ski Wildcat on Sunday. Unfortunately, one of the best days of the Spring has me sitting at home with my foot in salt water due to an infected blister on my big toe. Too painful even to put a ski boot on, which is really too bad.
joegm":2r5dkpj4 said:
. it's powder so it's worthy... but spring corn on a blue sky day with temps in the 50's is not?... are you kidding me?
Of course 50s corn is worth it. Why else would I be interested in Tuckerman? Tuckerman is a magical place on days like this and the adventure and experience of one run is often times more special than 20 runs across the street (for the record, I have been saying for years that Wildcat is one of the best locations for Spring Skiing). My Spring Skiing reports over the years (very often lift serviced in April) have shown a deep appreciation for Spring Corn and my recent report from Sugarbush certainly will attest to that. Deciding between lift serviced and turn earning in the Spring time is very hard, which is why you have not seen any Trip Reports of mine from Tuckerman yet this Spring (one earned day only in April), because I generally have opted to ride lifts for the past month.
joegm":2r5dkpj4 said:
who are you to advocate to others to not support late season lift serviced if you don't have first hand no bull knowledge that the product being offered is sub par?.
That question could very easily be reversed. I never said the Wildcat product was sub par. I did agree with Tony that doing both in one weekend is a great idea, though. I would just rather be earning turns in May than taking a lift. Both aspects of the ski season are very limited and I am glad that both options are on the table. My earlier quip was only directed at Patrick, I was not trying to evangelize and recruit lift serviced skiers to head up to Tuckerman, but making a humerus attempt at swaying a guy I have skied with before. If I had wanted to recruit more people to hike up Tuckerman, I probably would have started another thread or made more than a winking emoticon one liner. When I stated "I couldn't care less about lifts spinning in May," it was a statement of personal preference, not a statement suggesting that I don't think lifts should run in May.
joegm":2r5dkpj4 said:
could it be that you view spring skiing as not legit? ( kind of like those in the fast skiing world who view bumpers and not legit and just kind of clownish / freakish dopes flipping and skipping over bumps Rolling Eyes )
My recent report from Sugarbush expressed a deep and profound enjoyment of Spring skiing and awesome corn bumps. I love Spring skiing in all its forms, lift serviced and earned turns. Not sure who is viewing what as non-legit here, but I love bumps as much as the next guy and I love to see what Wildcat is doing and I hope they are rewarded financially for their efforts. Not something I am interested at this time of the year though given the options.
