Can't believe how much snow was up there on Nov 1st! 2ft+ in the woods and on the AT. Temps were in the 20's all day, but skiing up the AT will warm you up quickly. Skinned up to about the site of the old hotel and then skied down the road to my truck at Carvers Gap. Finished it up with a stop at Puerto Nuevo in Banner Elk.
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2019-20
Beech: 10
Snowshoe: 3
Alta: 2
Brighton: 1
Solitude: 1
Jackson Hole: 2
Beech: 10
Snowshoe: 3
Alta: 2
Brighton: 1
Solitude: 1
Jackson Hole: 2
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skiatlanta
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nice those are awesome pics.
are there many places to actually make turns in the woods or is the road (and the balds) the only place you could open up to make turns (even though the road is prob too flat)?
are there many places to actually make turns in the woods or is the road (and the balds) the only place you could open up to make turns (even though the road is prob too flat)?
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The woods are too thick. The road was much flatter coming down than I thought it would be. We need a good low wind storm for some good skiing on the balds.
2019-20
Beech: 10
Snowshoe: 3
Alta: 2
Brighton: 1
Solitude: 1
Jackson Hole: 2
Beech: 10
Snowshoe: 3
Alta: 2
Brighton: 1
Solitude: 1
Jackson Hole: 2
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nice work, this on my list of places to hit this year...whats the grade like on the balds? steep enough for a decent sized jump to be built? let's hope for more dumps without the wind in the future...
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I really couldn't answer the question if it's steep enough to build anything. There's a pasture off of Poplar Grove in Boone that gets some action when it snows. I noticed some jumps yesterday when I drove by.
This is that spot from a couple of years ago:
This is that spot from a couple of years ago:
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Beech: 10
Snowshoe: 3
Alta: 2
Brighton: 1
Solitude: 1
Jackson Hole: 2
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Brighton: 1
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Jackson Hole: 2
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@Tmiller72 281105 wrote:I really couldn't answer the question if it's steep enough to build anything. There's a pasture off of Poplar Grove in Boone that gets some action when it snows. I noticed some jumps yesterday when I drove by.
This is that spot from a couple of years ago:
yea i remember that vid from a few years ago. looks like a good spot. with any luck, maybe we can explore both this year.
This is that spot from a couple of years ago:
yea i remember that vid from a few years ago. looks like a good spot. with any luck, maybe we can explore both this year.
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Real grandeur out there -- more of a soul trip then a ski trip it looks like
My family is in the Sylva area and I've driven the park way there and with snow the closed road could be fun but as you say the trees are really thick-- I'll be there T-giving hope I can investigate.
----oh yeah, I like the short skins, what are they, how do they do?
My family is in the Sylva area and I've driven the park way there and with snow the closed road could be fun but as you say the trees are really thick-- I'll be there T-giving hope I can investigate.
----oh yeah, I like the short skins, what are they, how do they do?
