03-20-09 TR JF COCAINE

[Robert2]

Winter has NOT left the house at JF.

There were snow flurries falling at 10:30 AM under partly cloudy skis.

The snow was absolutely amazing.

They pushed the snow everywhere to get 100% coverage and the grooming was

perfect.

The surface was frozen granular 2 inches deep in most places with firm groomed cord everywhere else.

The snow was white as cocaine.

A big change from the sharp dirty volcanic ash I played on Blue Mountain on Thursday.

You would never know this was the last day on the snow by the conditions.

 

There were riders jumping on Exhibition so I parked for a minute to make a movie.

I missed the jumpers but videoed lessons just to show how great the snow was.

I also videoed 3 year old kid bombing Exhibition.

I'll post the video after youtube takes it.

 

JthelastDIP

Edited March 21, 2009 by Robert2

[Robert2]

[RidgeRacer]

Nice TR R2 but, seriously, there wasn't a better comparison for the snow?

[Robert2]

Nice TR R2 but, seriously, there wasn't a better comparison for the snow?

You know what.... it's funny you should ask.

All winter I've been doing trail reports and all winter someone has said to me that

my description of the snow was not quite accurate enough.

I've never had, all winter, never had anything to compare conditions with because

I only ride at JF.

Well.... Thursday I went to Blue Mountain and coming back Friday I had something to compare.

The snow at JF was white.

Not just a little white.

It was white everywhere.

The snow at JF was soft.

Not just some sugar in a few spots.

It was soft everywhere.

Some people at JF said we could label it frozen granular if really looking for a description.

I called this type of snow SNOWCONE granular all winter.

There were a few patches of groomed cord along the edges but still.....not cord ice.... it was soft

to ride and looked like peanut butter if I rode flat on it..... I left a one foot wide trail on it.

 

I've said it before.

I'll say it again.

SOMEONE ELSE besides ME should say something about conditions.

I ride JF between NOON and 3 PM.

So anyone riding in the morning may have more ice if the day is a warm day.

Anyone going to BB has no way to compare with JF conditions because its a totally different

crew and times to work the snow and ride the snow.

 

I made the lessons movie to show what conditions looked like.

The movie shows it all.

The surface Friday was no different than any day in February when it was 5 degrees and perfect grooming.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Robert2]

Robert2 are you a cokehead???

No. I could pass a drug test any time.

 

So..... GSS ...how was your season pass party?

I was at a wedding out of town yesterday and we got back too late today to get to Blue.