First Day Out

[volklyokel]

First day at Roundtop started off great. Not exactly a deep base, maybe 12-15 inches, and only about 5 runs were open. But things were covered sufficiently well to enjoy working out-of-season and under-used ski muscles. A couple of the bunny slopes were open and, of anything more challenging than that, only blue-rated Minuteman was open. None of the black runs were open.

 

At lunch time, someone on staff was handing out $5 off discounts for another visit to those who paid for a lift ticket.

 

I was there from 9am (opening) to just past noon. Did about a "half day" - i.e., half of one of my normal ski days, only clocking about 8,000 feet of vert. Temp passed 40 around noon and the snow got pasty, so I got out of there.

 

If you're going to your favorite hill tomorrow, go early and enjoy the good snow before the air temp gets too high.

 

And have fun! VolklYokel

[ThinkSnow]

Thanks for the report! I can't wait to be on the snow at blue tomorrow!

[skifreak]

I will be at blue tomorrow can't wait.

[AtomicSkier]

I felt like an old man today. The first few runs i was breathing so hard (which is a good thing), but my thighs were KILLING ME. Greg, I don't know how long I'll be skiing tomorrow, but i'll be there.

[ThinkSnow]

I felt like an old man today.  The first few runs i was breathing so hard (which is a good thing), but my thighs were KILLING ME.  Greg, I don't know how long I'll be skiing tomorrow, but i'll be there. 

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Bitch

[skifreak]

Geez atomic there is a thing called conditioning you know lol. I betcha I won't be tired today lol.

[AtomicSkier]

Geez atomic there is a thing called conditioning you know lol. I betcha I won't be tired today lol.

 

I wasn't tired today, greg and I lasted till about 11. But skifreak, we didn't see you there, and AGAIN, we did NOT SEE ANY PASR STICKER. Some kid in a green line sweatshirt was looking at me, I dunno if it was a member here or what

 

but greg and I had fun, as usual, and we skied w/ my friend, whos on blues race team, and it was his little sister that I mowed over last year. That was a good laugh.

[skifreak]

Yeah I got there around 11 and didn't get out on the hill til about quarter after but then I did a few warm up runs down easy out and vista and then ventured down midway and mainstreet a few runs.

 

I was embarassed as all heck today. I was coming down mainstreet and was following behind this snowboarder because the race team had younger kids practicing on the other side. So all of a sudden the boarder just starts to stop and then sits down on her ass, I swerve to avoid hitting her and then I cut over in front and see this little girl from the race team heading straight for me. I thought about what atomic did last season to that girl and was afraid I was going to do the same thing. I would have felt real bad if I would have hurt that girl so I layed it down and my skis popped off and one ski was at the top of the hill and the other kept going downhill into the middle. I slid down for about 30 feet and then had a hard time getting up because I was in an ice patch. I turn around and here this guy yelling...here its the ski patrol yelling at the woman who sat down in the middle of the trail and made me fall and they threatened to punch her ticket if I desired but I figured to keep peace and let it go because I was there all alone. Then the little girl on the race team comes down and stops and grabs my ski in the middle of the trail she comes over to me and says "here mister" she was even so kind to push the binding down for me. I said thank you as and all she said was no problem its the least I can do seeing how you avoided hitting me. God I was waiting for her to call me a putz but I tell you it was so funny seeing a little 6 year old carrying my 174cm skis that were twice as big as here and she was using all her strength to carry it over.

[Sno Mountain Skier]

nice story ,but i would have gotten that snowboarder chick out of there.

[skifreak]

Well I wasn't going to piss people off because I was there alone and you never know what they might do stupid. However, if I would have hurt that girl or myself you better believe I wold have had here kicked outta of there faster than you could say picabo street.

[Justin]

Yeah I got there around 11 and didn't get out on the hill til about quarter after but then I did a few warm up runs down easy out and vista and then ventured down midway and mainstreet a few runs.

 

I was embarassed as all heck today. I was coming down mainstreet and was following behind this snowboarder because the race team had younger kids practicing on the other side. So all of a sudden the boarder just starts to stop and then sits down on her ass, I swerve to avoid hitting her and then I cut over in front and see this little girl from the race team heading straight for me. I thought about what atomic did last season to that girl and was afraid I was going to do the same thing. I would have felt real bad if I would have hurt that girl so I layed it down and my skis popped off and one ski was at the top of the hill and the other kept going downhill into the middle. I slid down for about 30 feet and then had a hard time getting up because I was in an ice patch. I turn around and here this guy yelling...here its the ski patrol yelling at the woman who sat down in the middle of the trail and made me fall and they threatened to punch her ticket if I desired but I figured to keep peace and let it go because I was there all alone. Then the little girl on the race team comes down and stops and grabs my ski in the middle of the trail she comes over to me and says "here mister" she was even so kind to push the binding down for me. I said thank you as and all she said was no problem its the least I can do seeing how you avoided hitting me. God I was waiting for her to call me a putz but I tell you it was so funny seeing a little 6 year old carrying my 174cm skis that were twice as big as here and she was using all her strength to carry it over.

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yea that is quite stupid, you should NEVER sit down in the middle of any run no matter what......unless its the park and your hiking or waiting for a hit.

[VTmark]

what about crashes?