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[Glenn]

I rode today from 1-2pm then had classes then back to the mountain from 8:30 till close. I mostly rode nile and cliffy in the afternoon and alternated laps in the park and down other random trails during the night session. During the afternoon the snow was perfect packed powder conditions. All the sides of the trails still had several inches tracked, but still not fully packed powder. In the evening things were pretty similar with a fresh coating of newly fallen snow, which was kind of slow. I had a run in with a ranger which I won't go into the details of. Needless to say the guy was really cool, and what could have ruined my night/week was simply a 2 minute bump in the road. I forget the guys name, but props to the him for not being a huge jerk. I had a blast riding both this afternoon and tonight. Being on the mountain feels more like late feb rather than late march. I sure hope CB stays open, even if it means lots of n00bs from NYC on the weekends. These conditions/coverage is just too good to shut down in a week or two.

 

Oh, thought I would mention that there seems to be more and more snowmobiles flying around the trails lately. Some of them doing some real sketchy stuff, like racing around blind turns, and up over hills. I know there are certain physics issues like having enough power to get up the hill, but this goes well beyond that sort of thing. Looking where you're going while on a sled probably helps too. I have no clue who these guys are, it's not like you can stop and ask for their name, but I have seen both ski patrol and others in non-descript clothing being reckless on the sleds. This was an issue a in the past but it seemed to go away for a while. I don't think I saw any of them tonight, but it was on my mind just now.

[Margaritaville Skier]

Sounds like you guys are ahead of the usual game plan this season. CB usually goes into the 8 til 5 skiing mode in early March. Maybe they will push it until the end of March or beyond this year.

PAX

[Glenn]

Sounds like you guys are ahead of the usual game plan this season. CB usually goes into the 8 til 5 skiing mode in early March. Maybe they will push it until the end of March or beyond this year.

PAX

 

Thats a good point, hopefully you are right.

[Margaritaville Skier]

My big regret, I'm not there to enjoy it. Almost all my time at up north this year was during January with the warm weather and limited terrain. Did make it back up in Feb for a week when everything was open. Glad the Ranger encounter was cool, contrary to what most people say, some ARE good guys.

Enjoy the end of the season everyone! I'm getting ready to troll for gators on water skis.

 

PAX

[jdew]

Sounds like you guys are ahead of the usual game plan this season. CB usually goes into the 8 til 5 skiing mode in early March. Maybe they will push it until the end of March or beyond this year.

PAX

 

I expect this Saturday will be the last day of night skiing. This Sunday is the last day of a scheduled event. In the past, the last day of a scheduled event has been the closing day. Sure hope that isn't the case this year. FWIW, have heard that CB wants to stay open until April 1st.

[Glenn]

Glad the Ranger encounter was cool, contrary to what most people say, some ARE good guys.

 

I've had lots of convos on lifts with rangers who seem alright. Lots of others where they seem to have something to prove. This guy wasn't out to get people, just keeping the place safe. I'm glad I was able to make turns today

[Mruthyu]

The guys on snowmobiles were probably snowmakers. Towards the end of the season they go around the trails packing up all the hoses and snowmaking equipment to have them checked before being stored away.