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Splitboard Va +WV Feb + Early March 15

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brookbarrel
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This season I was finally able to really get into something I've wanted to do for several years.
What better way to work on the transitions to hike /ride mode and figure out a skinning technique than right ought the front door during the extended snowy period that kept snow on the ground here for 2 weeks .

Elevation 5 ft above sea level.

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Front yard snowstake has filled in time to hit the land fill.

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Heading out

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Too foggy on the approach so I was able to grab a pic of the skin track on the way out .Had to park 1/2 mile away to get to the hill and skin in .Felt like a giraffe in hike mode taking huge strides and covering lots of ground with every step. SO much easier than booting .

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Tool set . 159 landlord split, voile light rail + black diamond compactors.

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Walked right up in hike mode not even needing the heel risers . After setting a skin track just booted back up for about 5 quick hot laps .

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Great to get the transitions and stride figured out before heading out to Canaan( which was going off for the last 2 weeks of feb + early march )

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Spruce tree tubes on the way up.

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Foot of fresh on top of a solid 2 ft base . Froth level was high.

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Off to see the wizard.

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2 planker


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Befriending the nords.

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Tracked out here is crossing another track . So just move over 20 ft and drop in .


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What EC said a few years ago is so spot on. Best ski area in WV is WHitegrass.Was able to get 4 memorable days splitboarding here mostly bluesky cold pow days .

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brookbarrel wrote:
Tracked out here is crossing another track . So just move over 20 ft and drop in .


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So true about tracks at WG... and another dump at the dump

... I have yet to see a split board at Whitegrass, high time ... Did Chip see you because he would have been all over that. Sorry I missed you all season, but if there's a end of the season storm ...

brookbarrel wrote:
What EC said a few years ago is so spot on. Best ski area in WV is WHitegrass.[/img]
Ok NOW! In the meantime there has been one relentless promoter of WG on here... just sayin'

But yeah it was this post in 2010 from Eastcoaster that opened my eyes to something better then groomers..' long strange trip since then
EastCoaster wrote: No pics from today- I was trying to get a few quick laps in. I parked at Whitegrass and skinned up Roundtop, then over to Baldy. Two laps down Baldy and into the meadows below, where there were some really great turns to be had- a little steeper than the terrain yesterday. To finish it off, I took the main run back to the Whitegrass "lodge".

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Here are my routes from the past two days. Blue is yesterday, from Canaan, dark is up, light is down. Once I got to the top I did 3 laps down-up, then a final lap top to bottom, back to the parking lot. Today is in red, light up/dark down. Up Roundtop, over to Baldy, 2 laps down Baldy and into the meadows, then back to the top of Roundtop and down:


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Needless to say, I'll be back. Granted, there isn't very much steep terrain, but right now the snow is epic if you are willing to work for it. There is a great vibe from all the XC and tele guys there- though I did get a lot of suggestions to free my heel. BEWARE THE HIPPIES!! :D
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brookbarrel
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David I never saw him at all this winter when I was there but met him back in the fall and went on a mtn. bike ride /history lesson with him and he welcomed me back to ride the split there. http://brooksadventures-brookman.blogsp ... -west.html

This season some of the steeper N facing glades at WG were much more manicured and open than when I went there 2 years ago .Just focused on mostly riding those areas and hiking back up after that .DId take a couple laps all the way down to the bottom at the end of the day . What tripped me out even more was when I went to Snowshoe a couple Sundays ago and the entire parking lot was full and I went over to that area in the trees that you and I filmed a run on a few years ago and it was completely untouched and still had real good wintery snow in the shaded steep section (that was sluffing in our video ) . Everyone over there was skiing the sunny burnt out trees runs just slightly off the main run back to the lift and not out deeper where it was holding.
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brookbarrel wrote:Tool set . 159 landlord split, voile light rail + black diamond compactors.

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This picture makes me think, "I bet I could tele on those."
Plans for 2015: To ski more than you
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