TR: Moving on up to the West Side

**thin cover** · 04-05-2010, 10:51 PM

While I know most places west are experiencing unreal spring conditions, the easterners have been enjoying spring in a different way. We spent 2 days up on the NE's tallest point with a few mags over the course of the trip. Fixed Grip, I've seen black diamonds, Pearl Jam, Vt Freeheel, Speed Freak, and Skiboyj.

There had been lots of activity the previous few days, wet slides, icing, rain, snow classic EC mix. Then the skies opened and it was back to back 50 degree days and blue skies giving way to the best corn of all season.

Low lying fog at around 3,000 ft made for an interesting skin

but all was good once we came through

Surveying fun stuff to schuss down

VTfreeheel eager cause he knows that

options abound

We found a line we were comfortable with given recent stability
I've seen black diamonds

Free your heel free your mind mannn...

Fixed Grip loves butter on his corn

And nearing the finish line

Next Day on the up

Fixed Grip, "this isn't russia, is this russia?"

Then we head to the west snow fields, where we get excellent cell receptio

Vtfreeheel

get your skis shined up grab a stick of juicy fruit!

Pearl Jam 09's girl, Cristal, who booted all day while we skinned

SkiboyJ coming out of the snow fields

Pure Wet Smoke, schusssss

Hes a is super SpeedFreak

PJ09 stoked on his first trip up

**thin cover** · 04-05-2010, 10:52 PM

Fixed finishing it out

Freeheel tasting some of that wet smoke

Skiboyj slaying the wet!(photos courtesy PJ09)

I ski sometimes

Spring touring season us upon us on the EC, been here since end of Feb, we just didn't know it until now

Heres to many more days like this!

**Shadam** · 04-06-2010, 12:04 AM

ok so I'm no skier, but is your head more important than your knees ??? clearly wearing ski pants and sunnies is wrong ??? yes I'm on 2 planks, its a split board.

**buttahflake** · 04-06-2010, 05:17 AM

Good stuff, digging the pic with the crew in the little A ravine. April fools day was so good. No wind bluebird with perfect corn, priceless.

**mtnbiker/boarder** · 04-06-2010, 05:48 AM

Well put together TC....I defidently misssed out on a spectacular two days.....

**njfreeskier** · 04-06-2010, 05:50 AM

Originally Posted by thin cover

Do you really need that much rocker for those conditions haha?

Way to flex the crap out of the skis, and the full face and shorts combo is totally badass.

Nice TR guys.

**scarlet begonias** · 04-06-2010, 06:36 AM

Nice work, looks like perfect spring conditions.

Hope to make it up there soon(er than later).

**PearlJam09** · 04-06-2010, 07:05 AM

Sick pics dude. Glad to ski it with you. Thinking about heading up next weekend. Avi kit should be here by early next week. Beacon, Probe, Axe, Whippet, etc. Stoked.

**Grape_Ape** · 04-06-2010, 07:32 AM

I am jealous, fuckers.

**I've seen black diamonds!** · 04-06-2010, 07:53 AM

Nice work. Let's get up there again soon.

**Vt-Freeheel** · 04-06-2010, 08:09 AM

I can only repeat what I said before , a great two days with an awesome group of Maggots.
Those who were on the fence can see what they missed.

The sunnies and pants comment is the result of leaving My helmets [reg and full] on the kitchen table at 5 am.

Thanks Dalton!

**thin cover** · 04-06-2010, 08:10 AM

Yeah soon, watching the weather, I will have the lighter set up next time, slogging 8k vert with 20lbs on your feet is devastating.

**mtnbiker/boarder** · 04-06-2010, 08:36 AM

Stop complaining you go up hill like a billy goat only the size of a bear,,,

**FixedGrip** · 04-06-2010, 08:37 AM

This isn't Russia.
Just another whistle stop. Nice pics, dude. Thanks for posting mid-move. Hope the snow lasts for another trip or two.

**ex-powderbroker** · 04-06-2010, 10:51 AM

the taste of this TR is going to move me.

To New Hampshire this weekend.

**BigDaddy** · 04-06-2010, 12:02 PM

Nice TR, stellar day, good peeps, and great conditions, but no BACON!?

**buckethead** · 04-06-2010, 04:36 PM

awesome guys!
looks like Mammoth with train tracks

hoping i can get in on the one after the next one...

if there is one after the next one.

**smuggs** · 04-06-2010, 05:20 PM

whoa fixed grip, smoove haircut!

tell me someone jibbed the hell out of that train track.

**thin cover** · 04-06-2010, 07:16 PM

BD- the bacon was the ski down, dooooood?

BH- Time Waits for Snowman- and Bucket, when ever you ready let me know

**Diamondback** · 04-08-2010, 07:27 AM

So nice to come back to this report, it looks like you guys had a great time! Excellent commentary as well

**SkiboyJ** · 04-08-2010, 11:01 AM

Awesome skiing with you guys on a kick-ass day, and the pics turned out great! Here are a few I had

Group shot

PJ up:

PJ down:

Crystal under water hole:

Speed freak under water:

All in a days work:

Anybody who couldn't make it last weekend definitely missed out!

**SkiboyJ** · 04-08-2010, 11:03 AM

^^^Kickass^^^ Not a bad 100th post

**nihiles** · 04-08-2010, 12:38 PM

Originally Posted by SkiboyJ

hey TC thanks for being the skin barer of the group in my absence! shorts and the fullface is a good start but keep pushing it! i know you have shirtless with the fullface in ya!