IT'S HERE - FINALLY. My ski season 2012 (since there wasn't skiing late 2011 for me in New England). This year my schedule will mostly involve me skiing/riding at night. It's a whole other way of going. You usually don't see the little bumps and ridges that you would normally avoid. So you maybe catching bits of air which is a little rush...but it's still wicked fun.
Being Sunday on a holiday weekend, I was skiing with the snowboarding younth. I guess that's what kids do. I used to go roller skating every week, the kids here snowboard. It was so fun dodging them on the really wide trail on the bunny slope, Ralph's Run. I remembered that was the slope I spend most of my time the LAST time I was at Wachusett over a decade ago. I learned to ski there and this was my first time back. It's a great place! I have no idea why I didn't get back there sooner.
As for the conditions, SUPER! I stole this quote from my Facebook page, "
soft snow...no ice not cold, JUST AWESOME". I kept looking at the thin snow, thinking it was ice. It was warm so there wasn't anything to worry about in that category.
The staff I came in contact with were so helpful. Being a SnoCountry/NESAC member, I have to call on holidays to make sure it's alright to ski on those days. Hannah helped me and shared in my enthusiasm when I found out I could ski and the mountain was open until 10pm on Sundays. The two girls behind guest services were very nice too. Usually I get a little unsureness when I flash my membership card but not here. They smiled through the uncomfortable feeling of "how to I look this up in the computer" and got me my ticket. Kudos to them, I wish I remembered their names. I bet Wachusett knows who I'm talking about already. Bev
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