For this year's goals, downhill doesn't pose a problem. It's the uphill I have to work on. My current alpine setup won't get me up a hill unless I'm booting it. That's fine up Tuckerman's because the trail is alway well tracked. It's other trails that I need to worry about. On a lightly traveled trail, hiking in boots means postholing which would be hard for a three mile hike. So I'm adding to my current setup with Alpine Trekkers and skins from Climbingskinsdirect.com. I should be able to shuffle along and stay on top of the snow. It's going to be heavy and the adapters aren't the most efficient but it is what it is for this year. C'mon, dudes used to hike and ski with 7 foot hickory boards with cable bindings. I think I'll be fine. I worked on both my adapters and skins this weekend and here's the update.
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Wow...East Snow in October
Kids are already hitting the cat this fall...
courtesy of SkiNet Snowmail Update:
Wildcat Mountain, NH
Kevin St. Gelais (skier) and younger sister Sarah (photo) managed to bag some first turns at Wildcat Mountain late last week...2 days after Wednesday's snowfall.
Kevin St. Gelais (skier) and younger sister Sarah (photo) managed to bag some first turns at Wildcat Mountain late last week...2 days after Wednesday's snowfall.
I'm jealous. Good job kids.
Friday, October 24, 2008
Goals-No Lift Lines
This year's theme is NO LIFT LINES
by Mark Charest
I started off today by making a list of goals for the upcoming ski season (2008-2009). Last season was great ending in a mancation to Crested Butte. I'm not doing a big trip this year and instead my ski goals are all about backcountry skiing. I've skied the back bowls of CB as a Western State student and the Thompson Brook trial off the Polecat at Wildcat. As a kid we always tried to go ski in "the woods" at whatever mountain the minivan took us to. But this year I really want to get into hiking for my turns.
David Goodman's book Backcountry Skiing Adventures: Classic Ski and Snowboard Tours in Maine and New Hampshire provided me with my first draft of goals except for the Thunderbolt trail off of Mt Greylock in Mass. I'll research that trip on my own. Here's my list of goals:
I started off today by making a list of goals for the upcoming ski season (2008-2009). Last season was great ending in a mancation to Crested Butte. I'm not doing a big trip this year and instead my ski goals are all about backcountry skiing. I've skied the back bowls of CB as a Western State student and the Thompson Brook trial off the Polecat at Wildcat. As a kid we always tried to go ski in "the woods" at whatever mountain the minivan took us to. But this year I really want to get into hiking for my turns.
David Goodman's book Backcountry Skiing Adventures: Classic Ski and Snowboard Tours in Maine and New Hampshire provided me with my first draft of goals except for the Thunderbolt trail off of Mt Greylock in Mass. I'll research that trip on my own. Here's my list of goals:
Mount Moosilake Gorge Brook Trail
Cardigan Alexandria Trial
Doublehead in Jackson
Gulf of Slides
Tuckerman's
Mount Hale in Zealand
Thunderbolt on Mount Greylock
And possibly the Great Gulf (maybe with a guide)
Let's hope the weather cooperates this winter. To start, I've got to get in shape and start gathering my gear.
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