dhamann Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 eh. then you probably saw me binding out at the top. adjustment needed. plutos was bust. grooming nightmare. meteor was the jam and most of the rest of the hill. met up with with blue upz rider which demonstrated how an MK should be ridden. was fun riding with him for a good handful of laps. switched to softies late morning because it was too good and didn't want to leave. made it until about 1 and then left. some business to take care of tomorrow, but Friday is a strong potential for me as well. a little slow and soft in sections today with the new sharp crystal snow. i'm waxin, but Friday should be fast and firm. maybe even a little surface hoar chalk mixed in. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbrkid1981 Posted January 18 Author Report Share Posted January 18 I have a MK that is just sitting staring at me. I'm a bit scared of it right now tbh. Crotched is a tough place to get a feeling about, and I'm just trying to find my way. The Donek pulse 157 seems to be a good fit, and my old faithful coiler is still my girl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhamann Posted January 18 Report Share Posted January 18 It’s a fun little hill. All those boards sound like a good fit. The rocket lift gets you up quick and you can either focus on things or rip around exploring every trail in short time to get the layout and options. Chances are you’ll bump into another rider for some lift rides and/or take some laps together. Tomorrow should be a good one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lafcadio Posted January 18 Report Share Posted January 18 I'll definitely be there tomorrow. Skinning up in the morning before the lifts open and then sticking around for as long as my legs will allow. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lafcadio Posted January 19 Report Share Posted January 19 Pluto’s Plunge is calling your name. Come out and get some! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbrkid1981 Posted January 22 Author Report Share Posted January 22 I'll be there tomorrow am, Wed am, and Fri am this week. Hope to see ya there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lafcadio Posted January 22 Report Share Posted January 22 I’ll be out Friday. I’m away until then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhamann Posted January 22 Report Share Posted January 22 trying to get to loon the next couple of days. probably it for me this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lafcadio Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 Well… Friday was bust. I waited until noon when I thought the rain was letting up. Jokes me on. Not only did it start raining harder after I arrived, the Rocket was down for most of the day. Spent two hours doing laps on the Valley lift before I had enough. When I left it stopped raining and the Rocket started loading again. Today, was much better. I was greated with this after skinning up this morning: More snow on the way! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lafcadio Posted February 1 Report Share Posted February 1 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? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lafcadio Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 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. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhamann Posted February 8 Report Share Posted February 8 turns tomorrow morning if anyone is heading out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lafcadio Posted February 9 Report Share Posted February 9 5 hours ago, dhamann said: turns tomorrow morning if anyone is heading out. I'll see you there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhamann Posted February 27 Report Share Posted February 27 Like April out there (temps in 50’s) and the crotch typically closes early to mid March. Ouch! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lafcadio Posted February 28 Report Share Posted February 28 I'll likely be out Friday. We'll see... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhamann Posted February 28 Report Share Posted February 28 Friday unlikely, but also we’ll see. Could be the worst conditions ever. 50’s to teens and high winds in 48hrs. No natural in weeks. My only motivator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhamann Posted March 1 Report Share Posted March 1 glad i sharpened. yikes. got a couple hours in mid day. rode the lift with a patroller and brought the strait liner topic to his attention, so hopefully a little more awareness will be brought to the Pluto's pointers. had some words with one who passed me and saw them coming so i drifted away from their line and then pointed it to confront them. somewhat of a skilled skier and she apologized immediately (voices in my head said: sorry's don't pay my bills sweetheart). we have to share the hill, but making others aware is hopefully helpful for them to also consider others on the hill too. it's a two way street. conditions wise, it was firm loose granular (mostly firm) and very difficult to hold an edge with my first non metal ptex top board and switched to a metal board that absolutely changed things for the better. night and day. brand new set and polished edges on both. almost race ready. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lafcadio Posted March 1 Report Share Posted March 1 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhamann Posted March 2 Report Share Posted March 2 Sloppy seconds afternoon I guess. Definitive Jerry factor upon arrival. Cleared out around 2. 1-2 was sketchy if not super cautious yet aggressive. 2-3 it opened up. The few fresh groomed spots left over were nice. Wish I coulda made the morning but adulting got in the way. Looks like a solid 8-10” base out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhamann Posted March 9 Report Share Posted March 9 some snowboard carving yesterday morning in New England. season's not over yet! could even see the backside of Stratton. clear as day. painted a few lines with @lafcadio 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lafcadio Posted March 9 Report Share Posted March 9 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhamann Posted March 10 Report Share Posted March 10 Fn aye. Glad we scooped the last of it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lafcadio Posted March 16 Report Share Posted March 16 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lafcadio Posted March 18 Report Share Posted March 18 (edited) 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. Edited March 18 by lafcadio i suck at typing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhamann Posted March 18 Report Share Posted March 18 You killing me. Closing. Egh. Friday I’m like 20/80 but we’ll see. Loaf is ripping hahd the next couple days. Like dunk in ice cold river each day to recover kinda hard. Thank you for the updates! If I can walk, I’ll do about an hour on Friday just cuz. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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