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lafcadio

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  1. Going back to basics has never not helped me. I often do various carving drills when I’m out, especially warming up and early season.
  2. Pluto’s was spectacular today. A little on the crispy side first thing but by 10:30 it was just right. Erik and I ripped it up good. At 1 PM it was still good but my tired little legs had enough. Gotta save some for tomorrow and Sunday. Snow on the way tonight and tomorrow morning. Only question is when it will turn to rain. Tomorrow morning should be good. We’ll see for Sunday.
  3. Wednesday morning I was treated with snow flurries while skinning up. The snow was still very soft. Luckily it stopped snowing before it warmed up later in the day. Today was the best day of the week so far. At 7 AM it was 15º at the top, sunny, and windy (25-30 MPH gusts) with an overnight dusting of snow. The groom was crisp and firm in the morning and made for good carving on Pluto's, Meteor, and Galaxy. I stayed around and rode the lift until 10 AM. Tomorrow should also be good. Forecast shows more snow on the way Saturday morning and then it turns to rain Saturday afternoon.
  4. Today was mostly a repeat of yesterday. Slightly cooler and windier. If overnight temps continue to drop hopefully it will still be a good week. Here’s a few snapshots from this morning.
  5. For what it’s worth, Crotched in Southern NH is holding up well. I’m looking forward to an amazing final week of the season there.
  6. TL;DR: should be a great final week and weekend! Skinning up this morning I was impressed at the amazing job the mountain ops team did with grooming. They pushed a bunch of snow back up the trail to cover thin spots on Galaxy and Moon Walk. After yesterday’s slush fest and light rain, I could not believe how good the mountain looked! It was about 30° at 7 AM and only dropped below freezing for a couple of hours. Trails in the shade were semi-crisp. Anything the sun touched was very soft. Looking forward to this week. The weather looks very favorable. Below freezing temps each night getting colder as the week progresses. No rain in sight. I’m planning to skin up each morning and will post updates. I should be out all day Friday and Saturday at least and maybe Sunday, too. Sunday, March 24 is the last day at Crotched.
  7. Any update on potentially meeting elsewhere?
  8. While out today, it really struck me that almost without exception, nearly every individual on the mountain was riding in a similar way: either straight down the mountain without turning or making very shallow turns (about 1 shallow turn for every 5-6 of my tight, full-C carved turns). In a world where everyone is doing the same thing and riding in a predictable familiar way, except one weirdo in ski boots on a snowboard, it becomes apparent there's going to be problems. Stay vigilant, give people room to be stupid, and be prepared to pull off to the side when you see someone too close. I don't know what it's like to carve turns without looking over my shoulder anymore.
  9. Surprise, surprise! Today turned out to be not bad at all. Very crispy and fast earlier in the morning. But between 10:30 and noon, Plutos was carving nicely. I bet I could have stayed a bit longer, as Plutos was holding up well, but Moon Walk and other trails were wearing extremely thin. Too thin for me. I'll continue heading up most mornings on my splitboard and will try to get out again Friday and maybe Saturday next week. After that I'll be heading North, most likely to Wildcat.
  10. Woof. That does look grim. Not much better in Southern NH. Crotched looks similar.
  11. Yesterday was truly amazing considering the rain. There was not tons of snow but there was enough. And the snow that was covering Plutos was decently groomed, carvable, and held up until at least noon. I got spoiled and mistakenly thought I’d get another helping of that today. With colder overall temps and clouds, it might even be better, right? WRONG! The difference in snow and groom quality and coverage between Friday and Saturday was staggering. Moon Walk was not groomed with thin cover over rocks and plenty of bare spots. Plutos was technically groomed but it never set up. Saturday at 9 AM Plutos was in FAR worse condition than when I left on Friday at noon; very soft spring conditions not carver friendly. With the rain on its way, I fear the end of the season is truly here.
  12. I was there in the morning until noon. Honestly, it wasn't as crowed or as icy as I expected. I found UFO particularly good and grippy most of the morning. I left at noon when the stupid index rose above my risk tolerance.
  13. This!!! All! Day! Long! I’ve tried resorting to “no, after you, please.” It only rarely works.
  14. I'll likely be out Friday. We'll see...
  15. I expected this thread to be about board maintenance and edge tuning.
  16. I find it interesting that some of what is being asked for I don’t even know. I’d have to measure my leg length and the amount of heel lift I’m using. lol. No time for that right now. Will get back to you.
  17. I'll see you there!
  18. Frozen sugar. Thin cover. Crowded as hell.
  19. Anyone been to Wildcat this season? I'm heading there tomorrow, Saturday.
  20. It was nice today. For the first hour it was Colorado hero (soft). By 10:30 it was getting softer and more rutted up with each run. The sun started poking through the clouds around noon and conditions went downhill from there. I stayed until 12:30. I was tempted to keep going, but didn't want to risk injury. Erik and I trashed Pluto's pretty good.
  21. Ha! This was my splitboard two days ago. I got distracted chatting during the transition back to ride mode and didn't notice until after I clipped in that I installed the bindings to the pucks with the board reversed. With this setup, it's probably easier to carve switch!
  22. I've never thought about riding a Skwal before, but I'm interested in showing up to ride and have some fun and giving it a go.
  23. Can anyone comment on DGSS vs the UPZ XC12 SHOXXTER "free flex"? @dhamann? I'm using the stock UPZ XC12 with the "free flex". I'm about 166 cm at 72 kg and typically looking to make my boots more flexible for Pure Boarding style of carving; not stiffer.
  24. Does anyone do night carving sessions? I haven't been to Crotched at night in many years. Until tonight. I was surprised and delighted to find the mountain mostly empty from about 5:00 to 7:30 PM. Carving conditions were not bad. A bit fast and also soft. I left only because I was getting hungry and didn't plan on staying that long. Towards the end Plutos was getting a bit rutted up.. my own fault. I'm really surprised it wasn't busy at all. No lift lines and the runs were not crowded. Is this typical for a Wednesday night?
  25. That's me, the crazy lone dancer/carver.
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