NewEnglandSkier
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
I'm back in Colorado--this time in Aspen. I was here one time before back in 2012 and that time I stayed at Snowmass. This time I decided to stay in Aspen. I'm at the Annabelle Inn, which is alright but nothing to write home about. It is very convenient to the bus transport to the different mountains and it is nice to be able to just walk downtown for dinner.
Today I skied at Snowmass. The conditions were quite nice--they had gotten some fresh snow in the past few days so everything was pretty soft, including the groomers. In the morning I had skis with a poor tune, so I struggled, but after lunch I was convinced it was not me--it was the ski and switched them out and sure enough, it was the ski. I started the day on the Nordica Wild Belle which was my favorite demo this year back in Steamboat, so when I had issues with the pair I got today I thought maybe it was just me. The skis were washing out on the soft groomers--no edge hold whatsoever and they were squarely and flapping around---and who ever heard of a ski washing out on a soft groomer--there was no ice or even hard pack to be found. The edges were sharp, but I assume the bevels were not what I am used to skiing, either that or the base was not true. Anyway, after I swapped them for a Volkl Kenja all was well and I could ski again.
The picture below was at the top of the Elk Camp lift toward the short hike up to Long Shot. You can see the hikers in the distance.
Next we have a picture of the run Bull Run I think. It's a really wide open run that is not very steep but I found quite fun.
I'm not sure where this photo was taken.
It started out cloudy, then got sunny and then around 1pm it started snowing.
I skied all groomers in the morning, as I had no confidence in my original skis, but did some easy moguls in the afternoon. No pictures from the afternoon, as the visibility deteriorated.
Tomorrow I ski at Snowmass again.
Today I skied at Snowmass. The conditions were quite nice--they had gotten some fresh snow in the past few days so everything was pretty soft, including the groomers. In the morning I had skis with a poor tune, so I struggled, but after lunch I was convinced it was not me--it was the ski and switched them out and sure enough, it was the ski. I started the day on the Nordica Wild Belle which was my favorite demo this year back in Steamboat, so when I had issues with the pair I got today I thought maybe it was just me. The skis were washing out on the soft groomers--no edge hold whatsoever and they were squarely and flapping around---and who ever heard of a ski washing out on a soft groomer--there was no ice or even hard pack to be found. The edges were sharp, but I assume the bevels were not what I am used to skiing, either that or the base was not true. Anyway, after I swapped them for a Volkl Kenja all was well and I could ski again.
The picture below was at the top of the Elk Camp lift toward the short hike up to Long Shot. You can see the hikers in the distance.
Next we have a picture of the run Bull Run I think. It's a really wide open run that is not very steep but I found quite fun.
I'm not sure where this photo was taken.
It started out cloudy, then got sunny and then around 1pm it started snowing.
I skied all groomers in the morning, as I had no confidence in my original skis, but did some easy moguls in the afternoon. No pictures from the afternoon, as the visibility deteriorated.
Tomorrow I ski at Snowmass again.