alexeyga Posted February 28, 2007 Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 Guys, i'm planning to hit Le Massif the upcoming Monday. Could somebody suggest the best carvable runs? And which board is it better to bring? I really enjoy riding my stiff GS-built Factory Prime, but I also have a soft Oxy which can get donut-shaped at any speed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoarderYUL Posted February 28, 2007 Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 Hey. Hope it won't be too icy over there. It sure is a pleasant but steep resort. La Petite Rivière (blue) is a not to miss ! Probably one of the best view. Pretty straight, wide, a lot of people though. I liked La Richard (blue) a lot. Less people than La petite Rivière, pretty wide too. La Combe (green) is ok also. La Fénomène (black) is really nice, but quite steep !!! If you like high speed, you'll love it. One thing: it is far from the chairs and you'll have to walk to get there. If you have friends who are on skis, ask for their help !!! Which board to bring..... hmmm... I had my Prior WCR 185. I had fun but it was too crowded and i was always "on the brakes". If you're going on Monday, i'd bring a stiff stick... But hey, just remembered: Monday... School Break ???????? Ouch !! The only thing I can say ! Anybody has other suggestions ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexeyga Posted February 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 But hey, just remembered: Monday... School Break ???????? Ouch !! The only thing I can say ! Yeah I know... if it was only up to me I'd go the week after... Actually I'm still debating on that and I might still move to another week... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marjo Posted February 28, 2007 Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 Hummm.... Keep in mind that the next two weeks are not the best of choices... Next week (March 5th to 9th) is Québec school break the week after (March 12th to 16th) is Ontario School break and a lot of people head to the Ste-Anne/le Massif area for a Family Holiday PS Check out the "Carver's Almanac" site... Scott is referring to some runs which are carver-friendly at Le Massif.... http://www.alpinecarving.com/resorts.html#canada PS Whenever you choose to go, enjoy ... !! Marjo :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexeyga Posted February 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 Damn it... I don't feel like doing 3.5 hours of road to do some human-gating... I don't enjoy driving that much nor I enjoy crowds of teenagers on vacation... Screw it, Massif will be still around after these 2 weeks of school break... Right? How is it on Thursdays during normal period? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoarderYUL Posted February 28, 2007 Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 Hope you enjoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marjo Posted February 28, 2007 Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 Alexeyga, Le Massif should still be opened following the "school march breaks"... I plan to be there at the end of march during weekdays... Hopefully, the conditions will be on our side... !! Marjo :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexeyga Posted February 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 If everything works out, 3'rd week of march, i'm there on Thursday PM... Gonna scare the sh@#$t out of noobs and "ruining" green runs on Olympia for now... :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexeyga Posted February 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 Hope you enjoy I recall you had a bit more pictures to show? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoarderYUL Posted February 28, 2007 Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 U know what ??? I still didn't see them damnit ! My friend and her bfriend never called me back after that weekend.... maybe i did something wrong lol. Nah they just moved so maybe they are still trying to recover.... I'll call her tonight ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexeyga Posted February 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 It's the upcoming Monday after all, my g/f can only go on weekends or during the same m@$@#$ f@#$@#$ school break... I choose the school break and I hope it won't be too bad.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoarderYUL Posted February 28, 2007 Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 Lucky you !!!! Don't forget, most of the slopes go to the same 3 chairs... which means...................... :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexeyga Posted February 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 Lucky you !!!! Don't forget, most of the slopes go to the same 3 chairs... which means...................... :lol: Ain't a problem for me, my foot are usually shot after 10 runs, so I do actually appreciate sometimes to be able to relax in a lift line... I will bring my full-face though, just in case... just in case... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexeyga Posted March 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2007 What a misery!!!! I don't want to bitch, but that was the worst experience i had so far... We've arrived by noon, parking lot was PACKED!!!!! We still decided to go for it only to realize that all runs, I MEAN ABSOLUTELY all runs were MOGULED by m@@$##@$%A two-plankers... No more, never!!!! 700km worth of gaz + 2 half-day tickets... tossed in a ****-hole... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoarderYUL Posted March 9, 2007 Report Share Posted March 9, 2007 Not to bitch but... told u it was the worst week to go ! :lol: And u have to be there early to avoid all the two plankers.. Better luck next time, if you ever decide to go back ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derf Posted March 9, 2007 Report Share Posted March 9, 2007 At least you did not have a 4 day ticket bought in advance with a reservation like we did a couple of years ago. Conditions were very icy, so much we scalped our ticked at the beginning of the last day. I won't go into personnal details, but the ice showed the worst side of someone during that vacation... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexeyga Posted March 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2007 Not to bitch but... told u it was the worst week to go ! :lol: And u have to be there early to avoid all the two plankers.. Better luck next time, if you ever decide to go back ! I knew it will be crowded, but i still compromised with my g/f... and guess who paid? It's rather unlikely that i'll go back... Mountain is quite steep and runs are narrow... Not exactly what I can call a carver's dream... Although the view is magnificent... worth going back... someday... with a soft carving or pure freeride deck... NEVER DURING WEEKENDS/HOLIDAYS/VACATIONS!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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