March 24, 2008

  • waterville

    Skied Waterville valley on Saturday.   The base is roughly 4 ft, so there was plenty of snow but with a sheet of ice over most of it.  This made navigating tricky on some of the major trails, especially when the snowboarders are going down sideways and plowing ANY remaining snow.   Some of the blue trails off to the sides of True Grit have had some decent grooming and carry some spotty powder, so that's where we stayed.   Made about 7 runs before a late lunch and discovered they shut down the lifts at 4:00 - wtf!   They have not moved the hr. ahead since Daylight savings (they must figure they are going to have all the lift tickets and rental purchases by then anyhow).   All and all, they definitely can accommodate the busy crowds on a Saturday offering 40-50 open trails and a couple fast quads.  My grade for Waterville is a B.