Sunday River 10/21/2018

NewEnglandSkier13

First trip report of the season! After skiing today at Sunday River, I have skied at least once for 12 months straight in New England. My criteria for it to count as a day of skiing is that it is on snow and is at least 100′ vertical of skiing total.

Sunday River had the T2 open above the Locke Mountain Mid-Station. Coverage was better than I expected, and the only sketchy part was the very bottom near the mid-station. The snow was hard-packed base snow and wasn’t the greatest for skiing on, but it wasn’t terrible either. Crowds were light, and the only wait was for downloading. It was in the upper 20s and low 30s with a moderate wind, so snowmaking guns were running most of the day across Locke and Barker Mountains. Besides the man-made snow, it also flurried the whole day long.

It was a very fun day, and a great preparation for bigger things to come.

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ciscokid

Unbelievable the leaves aren't even peaked or down and your skiing
Great shots Sam looking forward to meeting you

Are you in college in Maine this year?

Kinda weird but I think of you as Conrads little brother but I think you may talk a little more

joshua_segal

Sam (NES13): You said, “… After skiing today at Sunday River, I have skied at least once for 12 months straight in New England. My criteria for it to count as a day of skiing is that it is on snow and is at least 100′ vertical of skiing total.”

Great achievement. Can we assume that July, Aug. and Sep. were on Zamboni tailings?

As a challenge for you:

I have a friend at CM who just hit 97 consecutive months in North America. He picks up Aug. and Sep. with a trip to Mt. Hood. July was sometimes on Zamboni tailings, although this year, he got July at Tuckerman.

A couple of my Killington friends did 22 consecutive months in New England.

July on Killington left-overs
August at Killington after a freak one-inch-plus hailstorm
and September on Zamboni tailings at a nearby ice rink.

NewEnglandSkier13

> @ciscokid said:
> Unbelievable the leaves aren't even peaked or down and your skiing
> Great shots Sam looking forward to meeting you
>
> Are you in college in Maine this year?
>
> Kinda weird but I think of you as Conrads little brother but I think you may talk a little more

The leaves here peaked about a week ago, but it was weird skiing with some still on the trees.

I am going to school at UMaine Farmington this year.

NewEnglandSkier13

> @joshua_segal said:
> Sam (NES13): You said, "... After skiing today at Sunday River, I have skied at least once for 12 months straight in New England. My criteria for it to count as a day of skiing is that it is on snow and is at least 100' vertical of skiing total."
>
> Great achievement. Can we assume that July, Aug. and Sep. were on Zamboni tailings?
>
> As a challenge for you:
>
> I have a friend at CM who just hit 97 consecutive months in North America. He picks up Aug. and Sep. with a trip to Mt. Hood. July was sometimes on Zamboni tailings, although this year, he got July at Tuckerman.
>
> A couple of my Killington friends did 22 consecutive months in New England.
>
> - July on Killington left-overs
> - August at Killington after a freak one-inch-plus hailstorm
> - and September on Zamboni tailings at a nearby ice rink.

August and September were on Zamboni tailings, but I made it up to Tuckerman in July (I think there's a trip report on here somewhere).

For now I will keep going, but I have no idea how far I'll make it. My original goal was just the 12 months.

rickbolger

hey that’s great, congrats on the 12 mos!!!

NewEnglandSkier13

<blockquote class=“Quote” rel=“rickbolger”>hey that’s great, congrats on the 12 mos!!!</blockquote>

Thanks!

shpride

Way to get after it! Impressive with the 12 straight months.

Do you move the ice rink shavings to a hill or do you just look for large mounds in the parking lot and ski it there?

sugarloaf

I've skied 12 month's as well. 10/1 - 6/5 at Killington and July- September at Timberline Lodge.

NewEnglandSkier13

<blockquote class=“Quote” rel=“shpride”>Way to get after it! Impressive with the 12 straight months.

Do you move the ice rink shavings to a hill or do you just look for large mounds in the parking lot and ski it there?</blockquote>

In August I skied at an ice rink in Lawrence. There the pile was at the top of an embankment, so I just shoveled it down the hill. In September I went to the ice rink in Conway, which is not near any embankments. I loaded it in the back of my truck and drove to the embankment above the parking lot of what used to be Grant’s Shop & Save.

rickbolger

<blockquote class=“Quote” rel=“NewEnglandSkier13”>what used to be Grant’s Shop & Save.</blockquote>

Used to be? I was there in August….?

NewEnglandSkier13

<blockquote class=“Quote” rel=“rickbolger”><blockquote class=“Quote” rel=“NewEnglandSkier13”>what used to be Grant’s Shop & Save.</blockquote>

Used to be? I was there in August….?
</blockquote>

I forget what it is called now, but I stopped in there. It’s an independent supermarket now and the guy had just opened it up.

flbski

Out west I had 129 months 1994 to 2005. In the summer St Mary’s glacier, Independence pass, Boreas pass etc,…..Aug 2004, Mt Hood on my 50th birthday.

jaytrem

> @NewEnglandSkier13 said:
> Way to get after it! Impressive with the 12 straight months.
>
> Do you move the ice rink shavings to a hill or do you just look for large mounds in the parking lot and ski it there?
>
> In August I skied at an ice rink in Lawrence. There the pile was at the top of an embankment, so I just shoveled it down the hill. In September I went to the ice rink in Conway, which is not near any embankments. I loaded it in the back of my truck and drove t the embankment above the parking lot of what used to be Grant's Shop & Save.

Awesome, for years my family would load up a pickup and make snowmen on Christmas eve. That free snow comes on handy!!!