Since I decided to write a little about my ski experiences, I’ll do a little post about the 2 days of skiing I had between Christmas and New Year’s.
Thursday, December 27, we went to Mount Snow in southern Vermont. It was a milder day, but it was supposed to be decent up there with some snow showers. Not bad for skiing. We got there and I left Susan off at the green trails after doing a couple runs with her and headed up to the summit. The lift ride up was interesting. About halfway up the mountain it got really foggy, to the point where you couldn’t see more than 5 feet in front of you. That makes for really great skiing, not knowing what’s coming up. I did a few runs from the top. By the time I made my last few runs, it was getting misty. I had to remove the goggles so I could see. On my last run, I was soaked and then frozen (literally) by the time I reached the summit, and finally soaked again upon getting to the base. I was hungry, and went in for lunch. Susan came in shortly after and we decided we were gonna call it a day. By then it was starting to actually rain and it was just not fun skiing in the rain. I liked the mountain and will definitely return at some point. I was surprised that it was as easy as it had been.
The next day, December 28, we picked up Susan’s younger cousin (she’s 10 I think) and headed to Jiminy Peak in western Massachusetts. I had been there once before, on a day like Thursday, in the rain. I was having issues with my knees that day so it was also a shorter day and the rain didn’t help. This time, however, it was great. The trails were a bit moist, so the snow was heavy and it was tiring. It was also very crowded. I like Jiminy Peak. It’s a smaller mountain, but a great little spot for a day of skiing. The trails were decent. I took mostly blues, but did a black for my final run of the day, around 3:00. Then we headed home.
I try to avoid smaller mountains or mountains that are classified as family mountains because they easily get crowded and that’s just no fun. It’s a pain trying to dodge people and the conditions deteriorate faster. I also try to avoid mountains that snowboarders favor. They just push away all the snow and generally get in the way (like when they sit in a row on a trail blocking most of the trail). I’m going to try to get to Mount Snow again, hopefully this season. It’s a bit farther than most of the other places because we don’t have anywhere nearby to stay, but I really liked the mountain.