Day 91 which means my average cost of a days skiing today dropped below 11 bucks a day. The day was cut short by me having a bad cold so I only managed the morning before heading home to nurse myself with Neocitrone and whiskey.
Got to the hill early to sort out the binding issue. When we looked at the bindings on my rock skies two were also damaged so we were only just able to sort out one decent set to mount on the skis. This rendered the question of a warrently claim as irrelevant as I will have to buy a new set any way for the new skis so this time it will be down to Ski Base where I know they will keep a record of the transaction and sort out any warrenty issues that may arise.
We have had 15 cms in the last 24 hours and with the snow mushy even at first run on the lower hill the only game in town was to head high and cycle White pass where the snow was at least bearing some resemblence to powder. The problem was that the mush from yesterday gave a hard base with hidden death cookies and the socked in conditions meant that you couldn't see the surface anyway.
As the morning worn on the thaw line moved up the hill so that by 1 only the very highest snow was ok and even that was pretty heavy. The final run off the hill was in very warm sunshine and the lower hill was slushy spring conditions. During the morning some buddies came over from the old side saying it was slushy from early on so we didn't feel the need to check it out. Later in the locker room some more buddies said that some of the stuff and particularly Kangaroo so mybe it will be a good old fashioned old side start tomorrow.
More snow called for tonight but with todays high of +8 it is hard to see how tomorrow will be much better than today with the base freezing hard again. That having been said the hill plays funny tricks this time of year and a good freeze might dry out the base and give some quite acceptable skiing - lets see.
Monday, March 23, 2009
Sunday, March 22, 2009
22nd March
Day 90 and a landmark worth celebrating in a not very exciting season.
Funny old day really which started with the suggestion that it would be raining today but as with so many days it stopped raining as we got to the hill and we headed high to see if the overnight rain had turned to snow up in Whitepass. There was a little soft stuff around but it was difficult to work out whether the rough stuff underneath was death cookies or just soft stuff - in the event it turned out to be both depending on how high you were.
We cycled Whitepass a few times in the fresh but not very deep snow then encountered a host we know who asked us if we coould look after a couple of guests who were only here for one day but were looking for something a it more exicting. Alex and Larry from New England joined us in the chase to find new snow before it got too warm - later the base temps hit +15 and the untracked snow became unskiable with even the tails breaking through the snow.
We hit Surprise Trees, Mitchy Chutes, Anaconda Glades and Bootleg Glades which all were good. We then decided to give Skydive a lash although Lynda bailed on the grounds that it would be too heavy. As always Lynda was proved right and the lower section proved to be a real test even for the strongest skier.
We then headed over the old side to check things out and skied Boomerang ridge, Boom bowl, Buck shot and Boom again before deciding to call it a day.
After my ski blew off twice again in the deep stuff I took the skis to the repair shop who confirmed that it was a broken base plate and a warrenty call. At the moment they are jibbing because I can't procuce a receipt and they don't keep records - the only business where they think customers have to keep better records than the business they deal with!! I will keep everyone posted on how this works out but rest assured that if they deny my claim I will make sure it costs them 10's of thousands in dollars of lost business over the next few years.
The hill was all but deserted today which makes you wonder how they justify the 5 dollar premium they are charging on a day ticket. Can't see the sense of it myself as it just recuces the number of people on the hill and hence the income line but as long as it gives me more open hill to ski with no competition why should I worry if the hill makes dumb decions.
Funny old day really which started with the suggestion that it would be raining today but as with so many days it stopped raining as we got to the hill and we headed high to see if the overnight rain had turned to snow up in Whitepass. There was a little soft stuff around but it was difficult to work out whether the rough stuff underneath was death cookies or just soft stuff - in the event it turned out to be both depending on how high you were.
We cycled Whitepass a few times in the fresh but not very deep snow then encountered a host we know who asked us if we coould look after a couple of guests who were only here for one day but were looking for something a it more exicting. Alex and Larry from New England joined us in the chase to find new snow before it got too warm - later the base temps hit +15 and the untracked snow became unskiable with even the tails breaking through the snow.
We hit Surprise Trees, Mitchy Chutes, Anaconda Glades and Bootleg Glades which all were good. We then decided to give Skydive a lash although Lynda bailed on the grounds that it would be too heavy. As always Lynda was proved right and the lower section proved to be a real test even for the strongest skier.
We then headed over the old side to check things out and skied Boomerang ridge, Boom bowl, Buck shot and Boom again before deciding to call it a day.
After my ski blew off twice again in the deep stuff I took the skis to the repair shop who confirmed that it was a broken base plate and a warrenty call. At the moment they are jibbing because I can't procuce a receipt and they don't keep records - the only business where they think customers have to keep better records than the business they deal with!! I will keep everyone posted on how this works out but rest assured that if they deny my claim I will make sure it costs them 10's of thousands in dollars of lost business over the next few years.
The hill was all but deserted today which makes you wonder how they justify the 5 dollar premium they are charging on a day ticket. Can't see the sense of it myself as it just recuces the number of people on the hill and hence the income line but as long as it gives me more open hill to ski with no competition why should I worry if the hill makes dumb decions.
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