Weds 3-20

jbkmart · Post by **jbkmart** » Mar 20th, '13, 10:52

Best day of the year.
The Canyon.
Deep. Sweet.
Thanks to Mike Solimano and Jeff Temple for:
1. Opening at 8:00
2. Not grooming.
Two superb decisions.

icedtea · Post by **icedtea** » Mar 20th, '13, 10:53

jbkmart wrote:Best day of the year.
The Canyon.
Deep. Sweet.
Thanks to Mike Solimano and Jeff Temple for:
1. Opening at 8:00
2. Not grooming.
Two superb decisions.

Is it Friday yet???

Stormchaser · Post by **Stormchaser** » Mar 20th, '13, 11:04

Any chance of the K1 running at dawn on powder days? I understand losing time for weather related days... Any chance of getting some of that time back when it's really good?

Dreams really do come true. Not the K1, but early hours for a powder day. Mike, you are a rockstar!

Guy in Shorts · Post by **Guy in Shorts** » Mar 20th, '13, 12:13

With Spring not even a hour old they start loading the Slowdon quad 10 minutes early. Woo Who! Highline warm-up to the gondi as it also started loading ahead of schedule. Woo Who! Overcast with snow flurries in the air and a summit temp of 11 degrees. Double Dipper sucked me in for three runs of powdery fun. Perfect texture powder that exploded under your skis. Woo Who! This snow will stay with us for awhile. Catwalk was as good as it has been all year. My Buddy and I voted one of our canyon tree descents the Run of the Year. If you did not take at least one spill today then you were sking to cautious. Conditions are the best that they have been all year. Pico's best day of the year will be Thursday. Shhhh!

Grade a+ (Capital A is reserved for Epic)

Quote of the Day - "That should not have been that deep." (as my buddy hiked back up OL to retrieve his skis out of the drifted powder)

brownman · Post by **brownman** » Mar 20th, '13, 12:48

Hoping all who posted above are still out here

Go get some gnar. See you in there

ozzy · Post by **ozzy** » Mar 20th, '13, 12:53

Agreed. Best day of the year hands down.

Ovation laps sucked me in. Very deep with an upslope wind filling in every run. Speaking of upslope, it's dumping out and has been for the last cple hrs

f.a.s.t. · Post by **f.a.s.t.** » Mar 20th, '13, 13:09

I am sick to my stomach........I couldn't ski today. I will tomorrow though, go-go-go-go-go-go-go, here I come.
These reports get me more than ready.

MrsG · Post by **MrsG** » Mar 20th, '13, 13:45

It was freakin' awesome epic powder . . . that is all

. . . and, it is still snowing like crazy - nice soft flakes too - yikes, it was good!!!!

klondick · Post by **klondick** » Mar 20th, '13, 13:55

Guy in Shorts wrote:With Spring not even a hour old they start loading the Slowdon quad 10 minutes early. Woo Who! Highline warm-up to the gondi as it also started loading ahead of schedule. Woo Who! Overcast with snow flurries in the air and a summit temp of 11 degrees. Double Dipper sucked me in for three runs of powdery fun. Perfect texture powder that exploded under your skis. Woo Who! This snow will stay with us for awhile. Catwalk was as good as it has been all year. My Buddy and I voted one of our canyon tree descents the Run of the Year. If you did not take at least one spill today then you were sking to cautious. Conditions are the best that they have been all year. Pico's best day of the year will be Thursday. Shhhh!

Grade a+ (Capital A is reserved for Epic)

Quote of the Day - "That should not have been that deep." (as my buddy hiked back up OL to retrieve his skis out of the drifted powder)

Nice use of the word powder. I concur.

My day: In line for Snowdon > NR3 > Big Dipper (wow) > Catwalk to back to Big Dipper > Superstar variations > Skyburst > Fiddle > Trees > Trees = Powder day... And GIS I agree - reserve 'epic' for a deeper day.

Big Bob · Post by **Big Bob** » Mar 20th, '13, 14:34

I'll give it an A+. Wonder if the guy who was hunting for his ski on Flume ever found it?

Deep Tracks · Post by **Deep Tracks** » Mar 20th, '13, 14:57

Most painful thread I have read all year.

PinnacleJim · Post by **PinnacleJim** » Mar 20th, '13, 15:17

Just got back to the condo. My legs are toast. Without repeating what others have said, I think this mornings conditions were among the best I have ever experienced at Killington - and I first skied here in 1970(!). I think it was because the snow yesterday was dry but heavy enough to build a soft base and the 5+ inches last night was light and fluffy. Amazing for New England.

klondick · Post by **klondick** » Mar 20th, '13, 15:20

Big Bob wrote:I'll give it an A+. Wonder if the guy who was hunting for his ski on Flume ever found it?

tough first run! I saw others trying to help him too.

Mister Moose · Post by **Mister Moose** » Mar 20th, '13, 15:55

Ovation headwall (appologies to Humpty) - check.
Commuter laps before they opened the other lifts - check
Lots of goodies to gobble up.

Not totally "quiet skiing" everywhere, but Vermont grade A.

I hate to buck the tide on the Mike lovefest, but why was the 8:00 am opening today such a stellar thing? Things still got skied out at the same rate, and very few of us lasted bell to bell. The only reason I can think of is it gave the locals a chance to get out and ski before work. Not that that's a bad thing.

You know its a good day when the top of O is in play.

GSKI · Post by **GSKI** » Mar 20th, '13, 16:00

2 Cascades
1 Double Dipper
1 Big Dipper
3 Anarchies
1 Escapade Flume
4 Dream Maker Cruise Controls
5 Thimble Stichlines
1 Vertigo
1 Skyhawk Superstar
3 Lowriders
2 Northstars
2 Royal Flusher

===== SICK DAY!

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