Short Notice ~ Seven Springs Tomorrow

[Mellow Yellow]

Anyone planning on being there tomorrow 17th?

[Steve Berthel]

I am going to be around Mansfield, Ohio Friday & Saturday. How far is the drive to Seven Springs from there?

[Mellow Yellow]

Well it takes the Cleveland guys around 3 hours to get here... so i would think about 3 and a half..

I could be wrong though....Shred, Helmut...any input?

[Helmut Karvlow]

Shred and I had the wind at our back comming home, did it in a few minutes over two hours. but if you run at 70 mph it takes 2.5 hours.

[Steve Berthel]

What are the favored runs for carving at 7 Springs? I'm thinking about making the drive from Mansfield, Ohio on Friday morning. Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Cheers

[Mellow Yellow]

Favorites:

<b>Alpine Meadows Slope</b> ~ Short but perfect pitch, good grooming, uncrowded even on the weekends

<b>Gunner Slope</b> ~ Longer run, top half can get bumpy as the day goes on, second half has a steeper pitch

<b>Top Half of Giant Boulder Trail to Middle of North face</b> ~ Headwall of North Face can get very icy, avoid by going top half of Boulder and cutting out to mid section of North Face, North Face is wide open but be ever watchful of <i>Death Bombers</i>

<b>Wagner Slope</b> ~ Main slope on front side directly in front of lodge, nice in the morning but gets crowded with <i>S.P.O.R.E.'s</i> (stupid people on rental equipment) by mid morning

<b>Tyrol Slope</b> ~ Starting to become a favorite of mine, nice pitch, gets crowded on weekends, watch coming over lip toward the bottom as people seem to always fall and just sit there like helpless slugs....

If you decide to go on Saturday let me know.

Jasen

[Steve Berthel]

Thanks for the info! My wife has a conference at Denison University all weekend, so depending on her schedule Saturday, I will try to make it over. I will be in a blue Marmot parka and on a blue flame Coiler. Hope to hook up. Cheers! Steve Berthel

[Mellow Yellow]

if you are going Saturday email me using the profile button below

right now though the weather isn't looking so good :(

[Steve Berthel]

What is the forecast for Saturday? It's looking like rain in Ohio, that is why I was thinking of making the drive to 7 Springs.

[Mellow Yellow]

high 30's possible rain...friday may be your best bet

[Steve Berthel]

Yuk! I think that I might just take my chances at Snow Trails. I appreciate all the input and who knows, maybe we will cross trenches yet this year! Cheers!

[Andrew S]

Jasen I should be there all weekend. How was the SVES?

[Mellow Yellow]

Andrew - So how was your trip?

I'll be there on Sunday...early as usual...probably around 8:30...

I've found the bottom half of gunnar turning into one of my favorites, so look for me there on NF or Meadows

You should have seen the number of people that came to the SVES this year....!!! Just ask Shred, Helmut and Vlad....

oh...the chicken was tasty too!

[Jagger]

Andrew how late are you staying on sunday? I'm meeting freinds who are going up for some concert that I have no interest in so I'm taking the opportunity to ride sunday night before I meet up with them I plan on starting @ 4 pm.

Mike

[Andrew S]

just wanna apoligize for my lack of return posts and all. i've been gone quite a bit lately. atleast it was for carving!! jagger..we'll have to hook up sometime, you gonna be there the 28th or 29th?

jasen - the trip was great. plenty of carving to be found as well as some sick backcountry hikes and bowl hiking for powder. i'll prob see you this weekend and give ya the full story...

andrew