Due to prior obligations we had to settle for the "pre-summit" trip this year... hopefully we can make atleast one of the group trips next season...
I'm not really sure how to rate this trip... it's kind of like were we a day late or a day early? We arrived at Snowshoe Sunday morning since the Sun-Mon weather forecast was looking better than that of Mon-Tues. As everyone knows, the prior Thurs - Sat were bomber conditions and I couldn't get out of Raleigh fast enough... but Sun. morning was the best we could manage.
Here's our skiNC group that braved the mild spring like conditions:
[if you want to see the pics, check out myspace... since i can't post pics yet!]
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We enjoyed RimFire lodging so much last time that we decided to try it again, but this time with 4 folks in a Jr. Studio. The room was 'cozy,' especially with the murphy bed pulled down and the sleeper sofa pulled out... it also had a decent sized dorm fridge, a two-burner stove, a microwave, a sink, a toaster, gas logs and a standard bathroom... no balcony
Finally made the first run about 10:30am and found that all of the previous weeks 16" of pow had been tracked-out or groomed... conditions were still AWESOME though! Widowmaker looked pretty good... if you like moguls with sticky tops and icy bottoms (the afternoon sun really made things interesting... quick in the shade and slam on the brakes in the sunny spots!)
The new Sawmill slope was pretty good too... just keep your speed up at the bottom and stick to the shade or getting over that last hump is a chore:
Cupp Run was looking pretty good:
As was Upper Shay's:
Made it over to Silver Creek before they closed Flying Eagle (not open for night skiing):
Flying Eagle and Bear Claw were in pretty good shape... the lift lines were non-existent @ SC on Sunday afternoon & night, but were a few minutes on Monday night.
It looks like the skiNC crew has already marked the Powdermonkey Lift... I can't take claim to it since no one sent me any stickers before we left... hint hint:
Choker was looking pretty good Monday afternoon too:
Upper Ballhooter was showing a few thin spots Tuesday morning:
As was Widowmaker:
And I think they were getting an early start on the Pond Skimming pit near the top of the Grabhammer Lift Tuesday morning:
So, not too many good things to say about Tuesday, except there were no lift lines... my truck got a real good washin' the whole freakin' drive back to Raleigh and of course, we got the much needed rain in Raleigh
Luckily we hit the road before noon, so the roads down the mountain were fine... the worst of it was when we got back to NC.Snow's in the forecast for you guys this weekend, so I'm hoping that you get dumped on... either way, Snowshoe will be GREAT from today until the next big thaw!
Oh yeah, $10 OFF regular price lift ticket with your Harris Teeter VIC Card. Present your card at any Snowshoe Mountain Lift Ticket window and receive $10 off a regular price Snowshoe Lift Ticket. Limit four (4) discounts per household, per day. Valid during the 2007-2008 season.
