Every now and then it’s good to get out of town and this weekend was no different. With the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday I had Monday off work so Brian and I decided to take advantage of the long weekend and head north. Granted, there wasn’t any snow that we were chasing so this trip was going to be more about getting out of town than slaying deep pow. Just to make things interesting I took Friday off so it was four days of driving, snowboarding, and visits with old friends.
We left Thursday night from the SC bound for Lake Placid. We planned to ski Whiteface on Friday, make our way into the Northern Kingdom of Vermont for some Jay Peak action on Saturday, head to Plainfield to visit with my friends Lisa & Amos in central Vermont Sa
turday night, and then possibly shred a southern mountain before rolling back to Pennsylvania on Sunday night or Monday morning. It was a solid plan but the forecast wasn’t calling for snow so we weren’t sure what kind of conditions were waiting for us, but like I said, it was more about getting out of town than chasing the white stuff.
At this point I could drone on about each day with full detail and four part harmony but I don’t think that’s necessary. I can sum up most of the trip quite succinctly and save you some time reading. Here’s the long and short of it. We did some sliding around on snow. The conditions weren’t spectacular, but they were adequate. The groomers were bony and scraped off while the trees were thin at best. The peaks were socked in with fog and freezing mist so visibility was near zero and the wind was ripping.
Overall it was not the most ideal trip for skiing or snowboarding. It was typical east coast conditions except we drove ten hours to get it. We did a lot of driving, got very little sleep, and ended the trip a day early so we could get back home. Getting to see my friends was definitely a highlight and made the drive worthwhile but the snow conditions were not anywhere close to bonzer. The funny thing is I’d definitely do it again because sometimes the trip is more fun than the destination.
We left Thursday night from the SC bound for Lake Placid. We planned to ski Whiteface on Friday, make our way into the Northern Kingdom of Vermont for some Jay Peak action on Saturday, head to Plainfield to visit with my friends Lisa & Amos in central Vermont Sa
turday night, and then possibly shred a southern mountain before rolling back to Pennsylvania on Sunday night or Monday morning. It was a solid plan but the forecast wasn’t calling for snow so we weren’t sure what kind of conditions were waiting for us, but like I said, it was more about getting out of town than chasing the white stuff.At this point I could drone on about each day with full detail and four part harmony but I don’t think that’s necessary. I can sum up most of the trip quite succinctly and save you some time reading. Here’s the long and short of it. We did some sliding around on snow. The conditions weren’t spectacular, but they were adequate. The groomers were bony and scraped off while the trees were thin at best. The peaks were socked in with fog and freezing mist so visibility was near zero and the wind was ripping.
Overall it was not the most ideal trip for skiing or snowboarding. It was typical east coast conditions except we drove ten hours to get it. We did a lot of driving, got very little sleep, and ended the trip a day early so we could get back home. Getting to see my friends was definitely a highlight and made the drive worthwhile but the snow conditions were not anywhere close to bonzer. The funny thing is I’d definitely do it again because sometimes the trip is more fun than the destination.
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