SallyCat
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
This will have to be a long-term project as I don't have the money for it yet, but I'd like (I think anyway) to set myself up with AT equipment. The reason is that I live on Mt. Ascutney in Vermont, which is a ski hill that went defunct in 2010 but is run by a community organization and kept open for people to skin or hike up and access the old trails, which I believe are kept mown in the green season. I live in a condo on the mountain and can literally walk from my front door to the ski trails. (The org. also runs a little rope tow and eventually T-Bar operation, so there is some groomed skiing for kids and beginners as well).
For now, I may get some snowshoes and hike up with my skis on a backpack and see how it goes. I have a pair of Volkl 90Eights that I assume would be pretty good for ungroomed terrain.
So my question is: long-term, am I going to really want a full AT set-up? Does it make a huge difference to skin up vs snowshoe? I imagine I'll have plenty of time to get a feel for what the hiking version of skiing this hill will be like, but I don't know enough about AT equipment to know how much of a difference it will make.
Thanks for any feedback (really: any feedback would be helpful).
Yours,
SallyCat
For now, I may get some snowshoes and hike up with my skis on a backpack and see how it goes. I have a pair of Volkl 90Eights that I assume would be pretty good for ungroomed terrain.
So my question is: long-term, am I going to really want a full AT set-up? Does it make a huge difference to skin up vs snowshoe? I imagine I'll have plenty of time to get a feel for what the hiking version of skiing this hill will be like, but I don't know enough about AT equipment to know how much of a difference it will make.
Thanks for any feedback (really: any feedback would be helpful).
Yours,
SallyCat