Sunday River 12/22

[Mt.A TODD]

New Snow, warmer temps, Wednesday will be a great day to blow off work and hit the slopes at Sunday River......anybody else want go? I'm getting tired of riding the chairlift all by myself! ;D

I am tempted.

The one major purchace (with my stove $) i have decided on is new skis. My son learned last winter and took to it very fast. I pulled my 15 year old ski package out and chased him on the bunny hills till i tried my first jump and learned first hand what they mean by old boot fatigue. I shot the entire kit in the dumpster right there at the hill.

So I would have to rent. That may hold you up a bit and i am out of practice so that would slow you down too and i ski and am not interested in learning to snowboard so you would have to be seen with a skier and my plates say MASSACHUSETTS.
But on the good side i do have a real ski jacket and bibs that are not denim.

[CouchingTiger]

Conditions Sunday were excellent. We're planning to take some turns on Friday.

Have fun!

-Couch

[Mt.A TODD]

So Bill it kind of sounds like you are tempted to go....but not really ready to hit the slopes. Your drive to get up here and back will be very long...too long for a day trip. Renting equipment and buying a lift ticket will be so outrageous expensive, that you'll have to sell your fancy ski pants and go back to wearing "ski" jeans.

Ok so buy some new skis and we'll talk. Bill you should look into getting Telemark skis and boots! You probably would like having the option to do some Backcountry (or backyard) skiing as well. Check out one of these demo days!
2005
Jan. 8, Demo Day, Bretton Woods, NH

Jan. 22,23, The New England Telemark Festival, Cannon Mt. NH

Feb. 5, Demo Day, Wildcat, NH

Feb. 12, Demo Day, Shawnee Peak, ME

Feb. 26,27, The Maine Telemark Festival & Halfpipe/Slopestyle Championship, Sunday River, ME

March 26, The NET Telemark Reggae Party, Bretton Woods, NH

more stuff: http://www.telemarktalk.com/phpBB/index.php

[gnurider1080]

i want to go out to sunday river again. that place rules for spring skiing. hopefully next time i go i wont have to ride everywhere with my dad, he kind of holds me back when i want to hit glades and stuff. i just hate how far it is from me.

[off piste]

Love to do it, but the timing's off. I definitly have to work tomorrow. Thursday is the planned sick day....

I have been putting in my time at Whychoose-it, though.

[gnurider1080]

ive got to get my gear tuned up. i need to start making use of my threedom pass for loon and waterville. since im no longer playing hockey ive got every single weekend open. hopefully itll be a good season for nh this year and not like last year.

[off piste]

I am tempted.

The one major purchace (with my stove $) i have decided on is new skis. My son learned last winter and took to it very fast. I pulled my 15 year old ski package out and chased him on the bunny hills till i tried my first jump and learned first hand what they mean by old boot fatigue. I shot the entire kit in the dumpster right there at the hill.

So I would have to rent. That may hold you up a bit and i am out of practice so that would slow you down too and i ski and am not interested in learning to snowboard so you would have to be seen with a skier and my plates say MASSACHUSETTS.
But on the good side i do have a real ski jacket and bibs that are not denim.





I bet you'd be easy to spot -- you're the guy skiing down the slope in blue jeans. ;D

[Geoff G.]

i'm going for the first time this year on the 28th to watervile, but the highlight of my season should be the anual scout ski trip to shawnee peak in maine, shawnee is definately a hidden jewl.

[gnurider1080]

hmmm... hidden jewel as in powder, aka the rarest thing on the ski slopes in new england?

[Mt.A TODD]

Sunday River was great today! It was warm, sunny, good soft snow! Jordan bowl needs one more good dump and the glades and woods will be rideable. Although Lollapalooza is an “easy” trail its one of my favorites. Nice wide open rollie hills, all kinds of rocks, jumps and banks on the sides, water pipes to grind, good stuff!