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I Was All Alone, No One Else On The Mountain, About 15 Folks
Submitted by Anonymous Skier on Fri, 01/24/1997 - 3:54pm.
User Demographics
Age:
32Gender:
MaleAbility:
AdvancedTrip Specifics
Resort:
Ski SunriseStart Date:
23 Jan 1997Duration in days:
1Hours:
DayEquipment:
AlpinePrimary snow surface:
Packed powderSecondary snow surfaces:
Powder
I loved:
I was all alone, no one else on the mountain, about 15 folksI hated:
Lift for the black runs was closedLift/trails closed:
POMA 3 (to the blacks)Liftline waits:
ZEROQuality of moguls:
NoneI can't fully rate the place since the black runs were closed. I'm an advanced
skier but a bit rusty, so it was an excellent trip to warm up and get some
good carving practice in. Absolutely no one else there (on a Thursday), so I
had the slopes to myself and could even look back at my path while on the
chair and critique my marks. Early on, the snow was a bit wet and heavy (about
3" on heavy new powder) but in the afternoon it softened a bit and turned into
some very nice stuff. The weather sort of stunk (very foggy with slightl sleet
off and on). Overall, however, I like Sunrise; the intermediate runs I was on
are a little too easy, but the blacks look (from the top anyway) quite
challenging. If you want to get in lots of runs and have plenty of elbow room
(the trees are also nicely wide open for some fun tree-bashing), this is a
great place. Also, if you are a beginner or need to practice, the main runs
are excellent (lots of space, some good steeps, wide open trees). The
employees were all very nice too.
Recent comments
- I will be there Sat early.Icarsbybigd
- Open this Fri,Sat &Anonymous Skier
- This post was really stupidAnonymous Skier
- Thanks Yea, there's alwaysspope
- Thanks spopeski vita
Recent Photos
Submitted by cranbo on Sat, 09/19/2009 - 9:49am.
2008-2009 trail map.
Only major change from 2007-2008 (re-opening year) was that "No Name Trail" under chair 3 was renamed "Brien's Shoot"
Submitted by cranbo on Sat, 09/19/2009 - 9:43am.
Trail map for 70th Anniversary Year (2008-09)
Notice Bad Boy Power Park is not listed this year :)
Submitted by ski vita on Sat, 03/07/2009 - 7:30pm.
Sierra Summit is located at Huntington Lake in the Central Sierra about 50 miles East of Fresno off Rt. 168. Real fun mountain, great family atmosphere and inexpensive lodge (with cozy apres bar) located at the base. As the crow flies it is about 20 miles southwest of Mammoth Mtn, which means it gets plenty of snow.