the day: mar 21st and 26th. both days were warm~ish, right around 40°F, ~4.5°C for my canadian buddies tim and jane. tuesday, the first full day of spring--and sadie's birthday--was more sunny and less windy. the wicked soft snow was days old with the skis sinking three or four inches deep. sunday, was mostly cloudy and pretty windy, although in the woods that didn't matter. yesterday's three or four inches of snow was also wicked soft and at least going uphill, got a little clumpy underfoot. again, both days, there was ample slippage when pointed downhill.
the adventure: up town hill on tuesday and the 'secret sherbie' over on moose mtn on sunday.
the memories: both days i tried to coax pam out on her new altai-hok skis and then on sunday, i called skip to see how his knee was feeling. nada: i skied solo both times. as i mentioned above, there was plenty of "slippage" going downhill. it was never furious but fast enough that you had to pay attention. turning ability both days was excellent though every once in a while, your edge would catch a solid bit of snow and throw you sideways.
sunday, i took several runs and a few pictures of playing the edges, scooting around trees and hucking some side rocks--with surprisingly good coverage considering the melt off last week. the stump jump was a good launch--much more speed than i had last week (you can see the old track) gave me much more air.
- good coverage in the end of march is something to smile about!
- 'corn' or 'sugar' snow makes me smile!
- skiing out in the woods at sunset will put a smile on your face.
