Wet and Heavy (w/ video)
When:
Sat, 02/27/2010
Where:
Sugarbush, VT
State / Province:
Vermont
Who:
VTCarrieBeck
Temperature:
33F
Conditions:
deep, deep, heavy and super wet.
There were some great stashes of chowder to be had. The melt line was about halfway up Inverness. Above the snow was ridable, below it was cement. Riding the woods was good but a serious work-out. While skating to Brambles, I stepped off the beaten path and ended up to my waist in snow. Yes, that deep.
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