Day 2 - Killington

A beautiful day with some pretty good skiing. Out 9:45 to 1:15; 40° sunny, no wind; skied the Rossignol Experience 98's; 17 runs; 10,000 vert; cold enough overnight that they made snow; surprisingly good production overnight - lots of soft snow once the guns were turned off and the snow got skied in; Upper Great Northern was open so we only had to walk up the stairs; KMS was out for the first time this morning.



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Day 1 - Killington

All the great fall weather this year made for a very late start to our ski season, but as they say, 'better late than never.' No K pass this year, so I did a long drive and ski today to reduce the number of nights required at the hotel - I'll do the reverse on Thursday when I head home; on the hill from 10:30 to 1:30 with a ½ hour break sitting in the Adirondack chairs at the bottom of the Northridge Triple eating my lunch; had to walk both directions on the stairs today, but with a little luck we should be able to ski down tomorrow; 40° sunny and very little wind; skied the Blizzard Brahma #1's; 15 runs; 8,800 vertical; Rime and Reason/Upper East Fall were both open; good cover on Rime and Reason - enough snow that they groomed; lots of people today - lift line all day, but never longer than a couple of minutes; didn't ski particularly well today, but maybe a little off season conditioning would have helped.



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2015/16 Master Plan

Date	Planned Ski Area	Actual Ski Area
11/3/2015	Killington, VT	-
11/4/2015	Killington, VT	-
11/5/2015	Killington, VT	-
11/10/2015	Killington, VT	-
11/11/2015	Killington, VT	-
11/12/2015	Killington, VT	-
11/16/2015	Killington, VT	Killington, VT
11/17/2015	Killington, VT	Killington, VT
11/18/2015	Killington, VT	Killington, VT
11/19/2015	Stratton, VT	Killington, VT
11/23/2015	Stratton, VT	-
11/24/2015	Killington, VT	Killington, VT
11/25/2015	Killington, VT	Killington, VT
11/26/2015	Killington, VT	Killington, VT
11/27/2015	Killington, VT	Killington, VT
11/30/2015	Killington, VT	Killington, VT
12/1/2015	Killington, VT	Killington, VT
12/2/2015	Killington, VT	Killington, VT
12/3/2015	Killington, VT	Killington, VT
12/4/2015	Killington, VT	Killington, VT
12/7/2015	Killington, VT	Killington, VT
12/8/2015	Killington, VT	Killington, VT
12/9/2015	Killington, VT	Killington, VT
12/10/2015	Killington, VT	Killington, VT
12/11/2015	Killington, VT	-
12/12/2015	Killington, VT	-
12/13/2015	Killington, VT	Killington, VT
12/14/2015	-	Stratton, VT
12/15/2015	Stratton, VT	-
12/16/2015	Killington, VT	-
12/17/2015	Stratton, VT	Killington, VT
12/18/2015	Stratton, VT	Stratton, VT
12/19/2015	Pico, VT	-
12/20/2015	Pico, VT	Killington, VT
12/21/2015	Pico, VT	Stratton, VT
12/26/2015	-	Crystal Mountain, WA
12/27/2015	-	Crystal Mountain, WA
12/28/2015	-	Crystal Mountain, WA
12/29/2015	Greek Peak, NY	Crystal Mountain, WA
12/30/2015	Greek Peak, NY	Crystal Mountain, WA
12/31/2015	Greek Peak, NY	-
1/1/2016	-	Snoqualmie Pass, WA
1/2/2016	Elk Mtn, PA	Snoqualmie Pass, WA
1/3/2016	Elk Mtn, PA	Snoqualmie Pass, WA
1/4/2016	-	Snoqualmie Pass, WA
1/5/2016	Blue Mtn, PA	Snoqualmie Pass, WA
1/8/2016	Montage, PA	Greek Peak, NY
1/9/2016	Montage, PA	-
1/11/2016	Holimont, NY	-
1/13/2016	Boyne Mtn, MI	Boyne Mountain, MI
1/14/2016	Boyne Mtn, MI	Boyne Mountain, MI
1/15/2016	Nub's Nob, MI	Nub's Nob, MI
1/18/2016	Big Sky, MT	Big Sky, MT
1/19/2016	Big Sky, MT
1/20/2016	Big Sky, MT
1/21/2016	Big Sky, MT
1/22/2016	Big Sky, MT
1/25/2016	Mt. Bachleor, OR
1/26/2016	Mt. Bachleor, OR
1/27/2016	Mt. Bachleor, OR
1/28/2016	Mt. Bachleor, OR
1/29/2016	Mt. Bachleor, OR
1/31/2016	Deer Valley, UT
2/1/2016	Brighton, UT
2/2/2016	Brighton, UT
2/3/2016	Solitude, UT
2/4/2016	Brighton, UT
2/5/2016	Brighton, UT
2/6/2016	Alta, UT
2/8/2016	Steamboat, CO
2/9/2016	Steamboat, CO
2/10/2016	Steamboat, CO
2/11/2016	Steamboat, CO
2/12/2016	Steamboat, CO
2/14/2016	Winter Park, CO
2/16/2016	Winter Park, CO
2/17/2016	Winter Park, CO
2/19/2016	Winter Park, CO
2/20/2016	Winter Park, CO
2/22/2016	Copper Mtn, CO
2/23/2016	Copper Mtn, CO
2/24/2016	Copper Mtn, CO
2/25/2016	Copper Mtn, CO
2/26/2016	Copper Mtn, CO
2/29/2016	Snow Trails, OH
3/3/2016	Montage, PA
3/5/2016	Pico, VT
3/6/2016	Pico, VT
3/7/2016	Killington, VT
3/9/2016	Killington, VT
3/10/2016	Pico, VT
3/11/2016	Pico, VT
3/12/2016	Pico, VT
3/13/2016	Pico, VT
3/15/2016	Loon Mtn, NH
3/16/2016	Loon Mtn, NH
3/17/2016	Loon Mtn, NH
3/18/2016	Loon Mtn, NH
3/19/2016	Loon Mtn, NH
3/21/2016	Sunday River, ME
3/22/2016	Sunday River, ME
3/23/2016	Sunday River, ME
3/24/2016	Sunday River, ME
3/25/2016	Sunday River, ME
3/26/2016	Black Mtn, ME
3/28/2016	Sugarloaf, ME
3/29/2016	Sugarloaf, ME
3/30/2016	Sugarloaf, ME
3/31/2016	Sugarloaf, ME
4/1/2016	Sugarloaf, ME
4/2/2016	Saddleback, ME
4/4/2016	Mt. Tremblant, QC
4/5/2016	Mt. Tremblant, QC
4/6/2016	Mt. Tremblant, QC
4/7/2016	Mt. Tremblant, QC
4/8/2016	Mt. Tremblant, QC

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Day 93 - Pico

ASRA Finals - DNS    DNS

Out 11:30 to 2:30 just to watch the second run; overcast and windy with mixed precip; skied the Atomic D2 3.0 Race GS's;

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Day 92 - Killington

Arrived VT yesterday, so after reacquainting my Brahmas to the tuning bench I made a few this afternoon. Out 2:00 to 4:00; overcast with temps in the twenties; skied the Blizzard Brahma's; snow was very firm.

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Day 91 - Boyne Mtn

Ski and drive and drive and drive - arrived Wyalusing!

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Day 90 - Nub's Nob

Today I actually had a choice, sidewalk or curb. Out 9:00 to 12:00 no break; overcast with temps rising through the twenties - flurries when I left; skied the 2015 Volkl RaceTiger SL World Cups; here's a picture of the curb from the parking lot.



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Day 89 - Boyne Highlands

Just sidewalk - no curb. Out 9 to 12:30 with a coffee break; 10° or so with a high light overcast and a little wind, but it felt much colder than that today; skied the Head i.Speed GS Cheater 19's; soft, flat groomers; the largest flat, alpine ski area I've ever seen; their tubing and zipline operations were doing a nice business for a cold Thursday.

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Day 88 - Indianhead

Think sidewalk with a tall curb; -5° this morning - good thing it was bright sunshine and no wind; skied the Rossignol Experience 98's; lots of snow here - soft pack everywhere; another ski and drive today.

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Day 87 - Buck Hill

Think Snow Trails plus 25 feet and a little pitch. 7° sunny, no wind; skied the Atomic D2 3.0 Race GS's; ski and drive today.

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Day 86 - Terry Peak

Think Greek Peak with 3 high speed quads; out 9:15 to 12:45 with a coffee break; increasing high clouds with temps around freezing and a fair breeze; 25 runs; 15,000 vertical; started with the Blizzard Brahmas and changed to the Atomic D2 3.0 Race GS's after coffee; although they've had quite a bit of snow, it was pretty firm today; not a big hill, but very high up for something east of the Rockies - 7,200 elevation at the top; snow tomorrow - but of course I'm driving; averaged 62.1 max mph for the 13 runs on the GS skis today; Mystic Deer is only open Fri, Sat, and Sun - oh well.

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