Report #60 Details

Report-ID: 60
Submitted: 02/01/99 09:27:25
Host: garibaldi.ncd.com
Date: 01/30/99
Days: 1
Resort: Kirkwood
Hours: Day
Equipment: Snowboard
Rating: 7
Primary-Surface: Packed powder
Secondary-Surfaces: Powder
Gender: Male
Age: 28
Ability: Intermediate
E-mail: lee@darryl.com
Loved: my first time at Kirkwood! Very cool gullies.
Hated: The wind and long lines.
Closed: 1 lift on backside closed, 1-2 lifts on front. All wind. :{
Liftline-Waits: Long. Really long. Saturdays suck. Breakdowns suck.
Moguls: Avoidable. Nah, somewhat do-able, since snow was good.

Details:

It was my first time at Kirkwood, and it's a pretty fun place.	i really liked
the big wide gullies they had between a couple of the main groomers.  Also
found some nice runs on the backside that we did a bunch of times.
But the winds were whipping up like crazy, and the lines were long throughout
the day, which was definitely a drag.  i think things would definitely be more
fun on a _non_Saturday.
Oh, and found good stashes of powder (ok, it might have been a little chunky),
but it was still good, in the trees between the groomers, which was really
fun.

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