So late Sunday night i woke up and could not take it anymore. I needed to satisfy my ski fix. So i set the alarm and woke up about 6AM battling the urge to hit the snooze button i got outta bed and through on some long underwear and the ski pants. After packing my bag and loading up the truck, I again began to question my sanity. Was the two hour drive to ski on what i knew would probably be less snow then most mountains out west have in their parkings lots gonna be worth it?
Can you say eastcoast bluebird day..... Battling the constant clouds until i passed the always ugly Franconia Notch, the day seemed like nothing special. Yet, once i got through the notch, the skies opened up and it was absolutley beautiful. I will be the first to admit there was not a ton of terrain, but enough to work of the rust and get back into skiing for the year. The skiing was definetly not the star of the day, despite awesome snow and even groomed terrain. With temps in the 50s and no more then 15 people on the mountain it was a nice relaxing day. Skiing in nothing but a t-shirt and a hoodie, and having a beer on the sun soaked deck, what more could one ask for early November in NH.
I would love to have had a little more challenging terrain to ski on, but i cannot be to picky. With still higher than average temps, it was just nice to be on snow again. They had a few features like a 6 foot down rail, and a 8 foot flat rail, that offered a little area a practice the rail features for those of us who like that sort of stuff....but honestly the snow was awesome. If your looking for something to do over the next few days other then drink to much and stuff yourself with turkey and potatoes, go up and take a few runs....even if its just for the morning, trust me its worth it......i had a blast!
