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Stratton Mountain Resort Sunday, March 24, 2024 | |
Submitted on March 25, 2024 by snowphoenix ( 131) | ||
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Session | Full Day |
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Ticket Type | Retail Price |
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Lift Lines | 1 to 2 minutes |
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Trail Conditions | 95% open; Packed Powder, Packed Powder |
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Glades | Every glade was open with soft snow and mostly good coverage, but there were some bare spots and rocks in the lower glades. I skied Eclipse, Dancing Bear, Test Pilot, Kidderbrook Ravine, Freefall Gully and a couple other shorter lines. |
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Moguls | On all but the flattest trails, see below. |
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Terrain Park(s) | Four parks open according to the report |
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Run of the Day | Upper Lift Line |
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Food and Beverage | Did not partake |
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Comments | It appears that after what seemed like an early spring, winter has returned to much of New England! I headed to Stratton Mountain with a friend yesterday to check out the great conditions resulting from the 2+ feet of snow they received from the storm. All of the glades and many natural trails were opened yesterday, although any untracked snow was skied in quite shortly after opening and I wasn't able to get up the mountain in time to find very many good fresh lines. I parked at Sun Bowl and took a few warm-up runs on the Sunrise Express before spending most of the morning on the Ursa Express and Snow Bowl Express, neither of which had more than 1-2 minute wait. In fact, I never waited more than around 3 to 4 minutes in line yesterday thanks to Stratton’s high-capacity lifts, but I avoided the gondola until mid-afternoon. Shooting Star was not scheduled to run according to the morning report, but it opened about when I arrived at the mountain and kept spinning until 4:00 with no lines for the most part. The trail conditions were predominantly packed powder moguls, with occasional bare spots (on natural trails) or ice patches. The bumps showed some variation in terms of size, definition and firmness. Black Bear, the Ursa lift line, Frank’s Fall Line, Upper Standard, Upper Spruce, and Upper/Lower Lift Line all had good soft snow; Polar Bear was good in the morning as well. Get My Drift was pretty skied-off and had some of the largest bumps. World Cup had the big and steep Stevek mogul course set up on it. I didn’t ski the course, but got plenty of mogul practice on other trails throughout the day! It was a bright and beautiful bluebird day and I enjoyed taking in the views from around the mountain. There was no wind and the temperatures were reportedly in the high single digits to high teens, but it felt much warmer due to the sun and the workout of skiing moguls for pretty much every run. The sun also had the effect of softening the snow on some trails, which made for some refrozen golf balls or hardpack entering the mix on those trails towards the end of the day once it cooled down. It was a very fun day overall and I’m hopeful that this snow will stick around a while and help keep the trail counts high as we go into April! |
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URL | https://snowjournal.com/discussion/4269/stratton-3-24-24 |
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Report Rating | 1
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