I headed back to Gore Mountain today. The one word to describe today: BLUEBIRD! That is until about 2:30 when a snow squall rolled in, but still, visibility and conditions were almost perfect. Great frozen granular on top of hard pack, a true eastern ski day.
The only parts of the mountain open were still just Bear Mountain and the Northwoods, but these spots skied great. Sunway and Showcase were the picks of the day. The groomers didn't quite knock down all the whales after snow-making was complete on these, so there were some pretty dope bumps to catch some good air off of. That is what inspired this post's title, it's a line from the Foo Fighters hit Learn to Fly which I sang in my head most of the day while hucking these mini-kickers.
One interesting thing I noticed today, it is easy to determine if a skier is a part-timer or a die-hard. At the top of the gondola are some of the most incredible views of the High Peaks that an Adirondack Mountain can offer. Part-timers look at these. While these views are beautiful, its not what we die-hards were looking at. Instead, we could be caught gawking at the snow-makers blowing snow on Pine Knot and Uncas as if it was a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition photo-shoot. The sight of those man-made crystals settling of those trails was what we were interested in because we know that next week these trails will ski great. I'm already jonesing for some Topridge turns.
-Steve
"Born On Ice, Perfected In Powder"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dwuzqF6huc
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