Gordo Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 Well we didn't quite get the snowmageddon that was hyped but the skiing at Camp Fortune was great regardless. 10cms of wet snow had fallen over night and it would snow heavy all morning bringing the total to close to 25cms by midday. The drive was not great as highway 5 was like a cart track but it was worth the trek. With temperatures around zero the fresh snow was heavy but you can't complain. I managed to get fresh lines for a few runs on Heggtveit and Craigsmarc before moving to Meech and getting the first run after the Ski Patrol on the La Cache glade. After several powder filled runs on the Meech side I moved to the valley. The valley was quiet with the trick park closed off as well as Allen's Ally for a race. Slalom and Duffy had loads of fresh snow though. Back on Skyline things were clumping up fast but my legs were pretty much done by noon anyway. On a sad note just after lunch Fortune had to close because of power issues. Yesterday they were closed for a few hours in the morning because of a power outage. Hydro may be cheap in Quebec but it sure its isn't reliable. Craigsmarc was a winter wonderland of fresh lines. First tracks on La Cache Slalom was so smeary Top of Duffy Skyline at noon. Lots of space for all. Paul 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 Nice report Paul. Sometimes the rewards are worth the effort in times like these. It may have been quite a challenging drive, as long as you don't drive like a maniac you'll be fine. Having the place pretty much on your own is great. Looks like a lot of first lines were had! Great shots of the glades! Hope you had a refreshing beverage at the end to top off a day like that. Well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 @Gordo was it soft and fluffy in the morning? By evening, it was some fluff over crust at Edelweiss. Sorta disappointing. I guess I shoulda cut work and just headed straight to the mountain when I woke up at 7AM in the morning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordo Posted February 28, 2020 Author Share Posted February 28, 2020 @Ocean soft yes, not so much fluffy as the snow was pretty heavy. In Ottawa around 4pm the temps dropped big time so all that wet snow crusted up fast. As it was still snowing that snow became much lighter hence the dust on crust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 @Gordo yup. Oh well....MRG and Stowe were both looking good today. Contemplating some weekend travel! We'll see what time I wake up in the morning. Tonight trying to decide between Mont Rigaud and St-Sauveur. My binding is sticking on one of my sets of skis so aiming for St-Sau so the shop guys can fix it for me. Had to switch to my other skis last night and they were a bit less sharp so last night was challenging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordo Posted February 28, 2020 Author Share Posted February 28, 2020 @Ocean I’m thinking Mount Titus or Mont Chilly Saturday. Ocean 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 @Gordo I was back in Montreal and hit Bromont for the last hour of the day at Nuit Blanche - and it snowed! Nice fresh tracks all six runs I got in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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