I am in the same camp as @elemmac on fatties for spring snow. I was at Killington yesterday and was on my Origin 96"s and let em run and pogo'd down the trails like a Kangaroo. Such fun and what a great day.
So a quick Kton report: Still some firm runs up high on the peaks and on slopes with less sun. Not icy at all, just not real soft. Anything with a lot of sun was soft and wonderful. Even bottom of Bear Mtn was not terribly slushy, but it was super soft mashed potatoes. Spring wax is absolutely needed, I was using Dominator Butter wax and it was fabulous. I was on the same skis the day before yesterday at SR without the wax, and was doing the herky jerky all day long and swearing a lot. Back to Kton, most runs had excellent coverage, like SR, they make a lot of snow on a lot of trails and it makes a huge difference in coverage. I skied one run down Outer Limits. I don't remember the moguls being as big and as steep on that trail, I must be getting old. They were soft and skied fabulously. Multiple "catch your breath" breaks needed on that run. Crowds were low and essentially no lines. Today and maybe tomorrow will be great again. Hopefully Fridays rain will be light and conditions will continue to be good next week. Have to watch the temp's to see how it goes. This last 5 days were the "make up classes" for the missed spring of last year.
Outer Limits about 1/2 way down
So a quick Kton report: Still some firm runs up high on the peaks and on slopes with less sun. Not icy at all, just not real soft. Anything with a lot of sun was soft and wonderful. Even bottom of Bear Mtn was not terribly slushy, but it was super soft mashed potatoes. Spring wax is absolutely needed, I was using Dominator Butter wax and it was fabulous. I was on the same skis the day before yesterday at SR without the wax, and was doing the herky jerky all day long and swearing a lot. Back to Kton, most runs had excellent coverage, like SR, they make a lot of snow on a lot of trails and it makes a huge difference in coverage. I skied one run down Outer Limits. I don't remember the moguls being as big and as steep on that trail, I must be getting old. They were soft and skied fabulously. Multiple "catch your breath" breaks needed on that run. Crowds were low and essentially no lines. Today and maybe tomorrow will be great again. Hopefully Fridays rain will be light and conditions will continue to be good next week. Have to watch the temp's to see how it goes. This last 5 days were the "make up classes" for the missed spring of last year.
Outer Limits about 1/2 way down
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