Popular Post AtomicSkier Posted May 6, 2019 Popular Post Report Share Posted May 6, 2019 I’ve never skied in May, and with the Ikon pass this year, there was no excuse. The plan was to go up Saturday night and ski Saturday and drive home. Plans changed and we had to turn and burn it. @Johnny Lawmet me at my house a little after 5am and we were on the road by about 5:15am. It was fucking nautical until we got into VT, but we were the only car on the road for miles at a time from Root 78 all the way into VT. The most traffic we had was a coyote crossing root 287. By the time we got into VT, temps were climbing into the high 50s and the sun was peaking out a little. We turned into the access road at 10:15am and pulled into our reserved spot thanks to @Justo8484 and @GSSucks who skied Tuckerman’s on Saturday (and didn’t write a trip report) and met us at Killington for some Cinco de Mayo skiing. They had beers (and Smirnoff) waiting upon our arrival. In the house were also bumper Rick (from Blue) and @thedude4bides We parked steps from the Superstar lift. They had 3 trails open. Superstar, (upper) Ovation and Skyelark...aka 11 trails. Conditions were very wet sugar, glacial ice, dirt, rocks, etc. It was a blast. Skyelark was down to the dirt in some places. To get to Ovation you had to ski across about 0.0001” of snow on top of dirt, and then you had to walk out at half way down. Superstar on the other hand had an insane amount of snow. The pile at the top was at least 50’ tall with easily 20’+ of base most of the way down. We skied for almost 3 hours then stopped for some food and beers. We did a couple more runs afterwards and then 3 of us not (not me) skied Ovation to the bottom which included “skiing” 30 feet or so across dirt and rocks. They had to walk back to Superstar after that run. We were back on the road by about 4:15pm and we were back at my house at 9:25pm. More insane rain on the way home. GSSucks and Justo have some actual skiing pictures, but figured I’d start the thread. 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Posted May 6, 2019 Report Share Posted May 6, 2019 Think superstar will make it till June? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtomicSkier Posted May 6, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2019 2 minutes ago, Kyle said: Think superstar will make it till June? Sure. I think Killington will as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post GSSucks Posted May 6, 2019 Popular Post Report Share Posted May 6, 2019 Great time yesterday, glad you guys rallied and made it up. It was great watching Jeff cringe every time he skied over a dirt patch. The dudeJusto and I both started the season in October at Killington, so it seemed fitting to end it at Killington as well. The nice lady in the ticket office said June should be doable, superstar is in better shape than normal. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 14 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toast21602 Posted May 7, 2019 Report Share Posted May 7, 2019 WTGAI! Easy coast skiing in May is special no matter where it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootDKJ Posted May 7, 2019 Report Share Posted May 7, 2019 Great TR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moe ghoul Posted May 7, 2019 Report Share Posted May 7, 2019 Pre-season and spring are always a good time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadows Posted May 7, 2019 Report Share Posted May 7, 2019 Nice dudes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Law Posted May 7, 2019 Report Share Posted May 7, 2019 Yesterday was sick bird ! Junk snow skiing is super fun, the ski never sits still and is in the air as much as your legs can handle. Moguls arent my fav but this kinda day they are exactly perfect. It was awesome skiing with you guys and fucking around. Next year I'll bring some pam for the skis for the fast grass sections. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mute1080 Posted May 7, 2019 Report Share Posted May 7, 2019 TFTISent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted May 7, 2019 Report Share Posted May 7, 2019 36 minutes ago, mute1080 said: TFTI Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Times two Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted May 7, 2019 Report Share Posted May 7, 2019 37 minutes ago, mute1080 said: TFTI Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Times two great report. I can’t believe Johnny law skied bumps and Johnny Mosley wasn’t even involved. Sickbird indeed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaf Posted May 7, 2019 Report Share Posted May 7, 2019 Thanks for the report and pics. They'll be an eternal reminder that VT is not worth even a thought in May. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted May 7, 2019 Report Share Posted May 7, 2019 5 minutes ago, eaf said: Thanks for the report and pics. They'll be an eternal reminder that VT is not worth even a thought in May. You don’t like moguls right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saltyant Posted May 8, 2019 Report Share Posted May 8, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, eaf said: Thanks for the report and pics. They'll be an eternal reminder that VT is not worth even a thought in May. You must be trolling, Atomic got 14 likes and 1 love for the report and pics. That's way more than any of my Colorado reports. Edited May 8, 2019 by saltyant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enjoralas Posted May 8, 2019 Report Share Posted May 8, 2019 3 hours ago, eaf said: Thanks for the report and pics. They'll be an eternal reminder that VT is not worth even a thought in May. You simply have no joy. Someone didn't love you enough when you were little, did they? 3 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFskiDan Posted May 8, 2019 Report Share Posted May 8, 2019 12 hours ago, saltyant said: Atomic got 14 likes and 1 love for the report and pics. That's way more than any of my Colorado reports. My hope is that you dont need an explanation for this. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedude4bides Posted May 17, 2019 Report Share Posted May 17, 2019 Pretty awesome running into some local legends on SuperstarSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted May 18, 2019 Report Share Posted May 18, 2019 5 hours ago, thedude4bides said: Pretty awesome running into some local legends on Superstar Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Welcome back... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saltyant Posted September 6, 2019 Report Share Posted September 6, 2019 (edited) On 5/7/2019 at 5:44 PM, eaf said: Thanks for the report and pics. They'll be an eternal reminder that VT is not worth even a thought in May. Welcome back Eaf! Edited September 6, 2019 by saltyant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted September 6, 2019 Report Share Posted September 6, 2019 6 minutes ago, saltyant said: Welcome back Eaf! Salty thanks for bumping this thread. Eaf is probably under the sea right now he does scuba diving..he’s probably rocking out to the Russian version of Under The Sea right now on his waterproof headpod..it’s bananas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saltyant Posted September 6, 2019 Report Share Posted September 6, 2019 27 minutes ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said: Salty thanks for bumping this thread. Eaf is probably under the sea right now he does scuba diving..he’s probably rocking out to the Russian version of Under The Sea right now on his waterproof headpod..it’s bananas Anytime! @eafvisited PASR at 4:10 PM today. He probably couldn't post because his underwater cell phone signal wasn't strong enough from the depths of the Aegean. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRacer Posted September 6, 2019 Report Share Posted September 6, 2019 Anytime! [mention=3357]eaf[/mention]visited PASR at 4:10 PM today. He probably couldn't post because his underwater cell phone signal wasn't strong enough from the depths of the Aegean.Good one Saltman! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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