icelanticskier
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interesting to hear alot of folks complaining about only skiing a foot o fresh. i tend to think that any more than that at most places wouldn't ski as well or any better.
after skiing some deluxe dry light pow on a not hard at all base at stowe for two days, tenney was my, on my way to work ski choice. the last time i rode tenney was in 89-90 when i competed at the then annual tenney mountain/funky snowboard bash, a two day event where one day you raced slalom and the next was halfpipe. it wasn't part of a series like the new england cup or green mountain series, it was all it's own which was my favorite type of racing in those days. i got like 3rd overall and a trophy.
1st thing i noticed today from my memory was that nothing had changed. funky base setup, lodge, parking situation, lack of signage. the 1400 vert is covered with twisty, weird, character filled alley's and pitchy things all over the place. les and i were the 1st in the lodge at 8:40 and on the chair at 9. after the first run, the lifty for the torturous 13 minute summit double said we were still the only people on the hill and "how is it"? i looked at him and said, "are you kiddin me, were you even open yesterday"? fresh pow all over and some great tree skiing on and off the map all over the place. the mountain is deceiving as just when you think you know where you're goin, your not, where you thought you were so, les said "let's not think at all and just flow" great advice!
2-3 runs per hour with exploring was interesting coming from HSQ chairs but, just being in a mellow place put me in a much better place after the chaos of stowe yesterday and the snow was even deeper and fresher in full view of the lift. 70 skiers i was told by the girl at the desk was a pretty busy day today, i smiled and said "yeah" with an exhale. took a few runs, lots of long untracked glades that noone hit yesterday-ok and the groomers were of the, sink 3-4 inches every turn and get launched in to orbit into the next one, variety
EMS, the company that i've been happily working for is running an outdoor adventure program out of tenney and wants to help keep the place open and it's nice to see people and staff having a great time.
it was a bummer to have to leave for work at noon but, i great way to start the day on my 3rd pow day in a row after the 3 in a row last week.
tomorrow at 6:30 am or in a few hours another pow day will start for some bc skiing in central nh away from the lifts, get it while the gettins good i say, which has been over 3 months in a row now with a solid 4 months to go at this rate, maybe a 100+ day ski season, two 3rd's the way there, i love this, "way back in the day" winter!
rog
after skiing some deluxe dry light pow on a not hard at all base at stowe for two days, tenney was my, on my way to work ski choice. the last time i rode tenney was in 89-90 when i competed at the then annual tenney mountain/funky snowboard bash, a two day event where one day you raced slalom and the next was halfpipe. it wasn't part of a series like the new england cup or green mountain series, it was all it's own which was my favorite type of racing in those days. i got like 3rd overall and a trophy.
1st thing i noticed today from my memory was that nothing had changed. funky base setup, lodge, parking situation, lack of signage. the 1400 vert is covered with twisty, weird, character filled alley's and pitchy things all over the place. les and i were the 1st in the lodge at 8:40 and on the chair at 9. after the first run, the lifty for the torturous 13 minute summit double said we were still the only people on the hill and "how is it"? i looked at him and said, "are you kiddin me, were you even open yesterday"? fresh pow all over and some great tree skiing on and off the map all over the place. the mountain is deceiving as just when you think you know where you're goin, your not, where you thought you were so, les said "let's not think at all and just flow" great advice!
2-3 runs per hour with exploring was interesting coming from HSQ chairs but, just being in a mellow place put me in a much better place after the chaos of stowe yesterday and the snow was even deeper and fresher in full view of the lift. 70 skiers i was told by the girl at the desk was a pretty busy day today, i smiled and said "yeah" with an exhale. took a few runs, lots of long untracked glades that noone hit yesterday-ok and the groomers were of the, sink 3-4 inches every turn and get launched in to orbit into the next one, variety
EMS, the company that i've been happily working for is running an outdoor adventure program out of tenney and wants to help keep the place open and it's nice to see people and staff having a great time.
it was a bummer to have to leave for work at noon but, i great way to start the day on my 3rd pow day in a row after the 3 in a row last week.
tomorrow at 6:30 am or in a few hours another pow day will start for some bc skiing in central nh away from the lifts, get it while the gettins good i say, which has been over 3 months in a row now with a solid 4 months to go at this rate, maybe a 100+ day ski season, two 3rd's the way there, i love this, "way back in the day" winter!
rog
