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Resort: 
Bear Mountain
Mountain High
Date: 
02/16/2008 - 02/18/2008

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Resort: 
Bear Mountain
Date: 
02/16/2008 - 02/18/2008
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Submitted by mikepaa on Sun, 02/17/2008 - 10:14pm.
User Demographics
Age: 
26
Gender: 
Male
Ability: 
Expert
Trip Specifics
Start Date: 
16 Feb 2008
Resort: 
Mount Baldy
Hours: 
Day
Equipment: 
Alpine
Overall rating: 
8
Primary snow surface: 
Crusty
Secondary snow surfaces: 
Packed Powder
Crusty
Hardpack
Granular
Slush
Icy
I loved: 
The terrain, no lines, few posers, steep runs

This was my second time to Mt. Baldy and I thoroughly enjoyed it. My girlfriend and played hooky from work on Friday to try and go...but the area was closed due to high winds. So we spent the day up at Mtn. High where we went to both the East and West resorts. The East resort was decent with some long alpine runs, but the West resort was terrible.

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Submitted by Anonymous Skier on Mon, 02/18/2008 - 10:02pm.
User Demographics
Age: 
43
Gender: 
Female
Ability: 
Expert
Email: 
srphil@hotmail.com
Trip Specifics
Start Date: 
16 Feb 2008
Resort: 
Mount Waterman
Duration in days: 
1
Hours: 
Day
Equipment: 
Alpine
Overall rating: 
8
Primary snow surface: 
Granular
Secondary snow surfaces: 
Crusty
I loved: 
Sunny, no lines, happy people
I hated: 
nothing
Lift/trails closed: 
chair #3
Liftline waits: 
none
Quality of moguls: 
none

Arrived at Waterman half day on opening Saturday--It was FANTASTIC! The hill is steep, and wide, and there was plenty of room to ski---people were super friendly, they were BBQing outside for your dining pleasure. We can't wait to go back. Unfortunately, they're only open extended w/e right now, so we have to wait until next Saturday...hope they get some new snow!

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Submitted by cranbo on Tue, 02/19/2008 - 6:20pm.
User Demographics
Age: 
34
Gender: 
Male
Ability: 
Advanced
Trip Specifics
Start Date: 
16 Feb 2008
Resort: 
Mount Waterman
Duration in days: 
1
Hours: 
Day
Equipment: 
Alpine
Overall rating: 
9
Primary snow surface: 
Granular
Secondary snow surfaces: 
Crusty
I loved: 
The fact that the mountain was open, no crowds, great vibes from everyone, good snow, nice runs
I hated: 
Nada
Lift/trails closed: 
Ch 3
Liftline waits: 
Zero
Quality of moguls: 
None that I could see
Jumps/Rails: 
A couple of small jumps built over near Ch2

Opening day was fantastic, L.A. Times article did a pretty good job describing the scene.

My first time at Waterman, I especially enjoyed Wallbanger and face runs 2 and 2.5.

Thick crust off-piste (1/2 to 3/4" by my estimates); will be interesting to see how/if the snow softens.

Welcome back, welcome back, welcome ba-aack! :)
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