MRG: Single Chair Opening Weekend
Excellent opening weekend for the Single Chair (MRG had previously been open with the Practice Slope only). The snow was thick and dense, the trails were all well covered. Game on.
Category: Mad River Glen
Mad River Glen: Finally
Mad River Glen finally received enough snow to put quality lines on the table. Still thin coverage, still rocks and roots to hit and slide over. But at least the skiing was full on.
At least, it was on many parts of the mountain. Paradise and Fall Line remained closed while neighboring off map woods skied quite well. Lower elevation was low tide and scary on or off map. But some of my favorite mid-mountain lines skied quite well and were even powdery in places. It was a satisfying day. But it shows how much the mountain has struggled with snowfall that today would probably rate a top five day of the year at MRG.
Setback (Part 2)
The previous day’s hardpack at Cannon left me wanting for natural snow, albeit pretty firm and thin natural snow. Mad River Glen had almost all trails open and I had a full Mad Card to burn. I was tired and my skiing was lethargic. The upper mountain coverage was quite impressive, the lower mountain was not so much. While skiing the Creamery woods, I overloaded my skis during a turn which provided an unexpected pop that sent me flying. I landed pretty hard and called it a day after only a few runs. My personal setback was only just beginning. I could only hope that the seasonal setback would rebound with me later this month. One out of two ain’t bad.
