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I believe Burke is, too. And the webcam photos from in front of the base lodge at Smuggs don't look awesome. Benjamin D. Bloom 802-578-2679 www.benjamindbloom.com [log in to unmask] [ Twitter <http://www.twitter.com/benjamindbloom> | Google+ <https://plus.google.com/+BenjaminDBloom> | Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/benjamindbloom> | Pinterest <http://pinterest.com/benjamindbloom> | Blog <http://sonicbloom.org/blog> ] On Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 11:19 AM, Iski Stowe <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > To put our current conditions in perspective, BV and MRG are closed today. > > > > On Wed, Feb 24, 2016 at 11:45 PM, Alex Friend <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> Here in VT, listening to the rain hammer on the roof, I can't help but >> think how many listers are living vicariously through your reports. At >> least I am: it's school vacation week in most of Vermont, but for the first >> time I don't have any kids in school. You know there's not much to miss >> here, but it's hard to overstate that. On Sunday I went to Sugarbush, but >> there's only so many times one can lap Sleeper, the only trail that wasn't >> ridiculously firm. The highlight of the day was lunch at Mad Taco. >> >> Looking forward to more updates. >> --Alex >> >> On Feb 24, 2016, at 10:42 PM, roger Klinger <[log in to unmask] >> <[log in to unmask]>> wrote: >> >> For Sonya, this lousy season has >> a) been filled with very few days outside of her weekly lesson at Smuggs >> b) low on vertical(a function of most of her time spent in ski class) >> c) low on black diamond vertical( a function of limited options at Smuggs >> this year), though last week she did get her first >> Doc-Dempsey's-from-the-top and Smuggs-Alley-trees runs. >> >> This AM, we worked on fixing b and c. (Mostly)Non-stop runs(her >> choice(she gets upset if we make her stop)) that included black diamond >> trails Storm Peak Bowl, Drop Out,Cyclone, Lights Out, Middle Rib, Three >> O'Clock, and Rolex plus some easy trees and 3 blue groomers, and she was >> burnt toast after skiing ~15K verts at 1:00(a time that included included 2 >> lodge stops for snacks and lunch(home prepped(No $15 resort burger for >> me))). >> >> ****************************************************************************************** >> Sonya is opposite most of the kids in her level 6 class at Smuggs. Most >> of them are braver than they are good, willing to ski down anything at full >> speed, limbs flailing every which way. Sonya has always been more >> cautious, but has taken to heart the ideas of hands and body down the fall >> line. This really became clear as we chased her down the steep pitches of >> Drop Out on the first run, after which Amy said to me "She's going to be >> better than me in two years." >> >> "And better than me in two more," I answered. >> >> ***************************************************************************************** >> For me, the highlight of the morning was watching her ski Rolex, some 900 >> verts of 35+ degrees >> >> ******************************************************************************************* >> She and Amy headed for the hot tub, and I headed out in search of good >> snow. >> >> Despite the great season, they have had, conditions aren't as great as we >> hoped. Everything is open and well covered, but a frzra event ten days ago, >> followed by some freeze/thaw has left much of the ungroomed in rough loose >> granular conditions. >> >> ********************************************************************************** >> A quick revisit to our first run from yesterday showed that I should wait >> another day before I bring Sonya back to it again. But I've been in the >> mountains long enough to know that there are always sheltered slopes, and >> to know how to find them. Think tighter, think shadier. And I found just >> that. Twice. I know where Sonya's next step up will be tomorrow. >> >> ************************************************************************************* >> White Out is ~700' verts of steep, big, big moguls. Smuggs skiers don't >> get to ski lots of big moguls. Especially not for any distance. And >> definitely not this year. 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