Spruce Mountain Ski Area on Sunday, January 20, 2019

		Spruce Mountain Ski Area Sunday, January 20, 2019
		Submitted on January 20, 2019 by newenglandskier13 (720)
	Session	Afternoon
	Ticket Type	Complimentary from Ski Area
	Lift Lines	0 minutes
	Trail Conditions	100% open; Powder, Powder
	Glades	not too many glades at Spruce, but where there were glades, there was plenty of powder
	Moguls	none
	Terrain Park(s)	jumps and a few other features scattered across the mountain
	Run of the Day	Suicide
	Food and Beverage	none had
	Comments	What better place to enjoy a powder day then the largest rope tow served ski area in New England? A local business was sponsoring a free ski day at Spruce mountain, so I had to come and check another ski area off my list. The drive from Farmington took roughly 45 minutes, and when I arrived, the road to the ski area had not yet been plowed. Luckily, the Subaru handled the 12"+ of snow without issue. The mountain has a unique layout with skiing above and below the lodge and three rope tow rides needed to take advantage of the full 300 vertical feet. All three ropes were running, and every trail was open. Most trails had a few passes by the groomer in the morning, but powder could be found everywhere. Even with the free tickets, there were never more than ten people on the slopes at a time, and even fewer on the upper mountain. The trails are classic New England runs. Two of my favorites were the intermediate cruiser through the woods, called 'Suicide', and the steep, narrow, somewhat gladed double black, called 'The Wall' (not on the trail map). If it weren't for the modern snowmaking equipment, I'm sure this place feels exactly how it did in the 60s. i was still getting first tracks on trails more than an hour after opening, and there was no chance of any runs getting tracked out. It was a fun place to ski powder for a couple hours before I couldn't hold on to the ropes any longer.
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