2008 Season
02 August 2008
Wow I got to go skiing at last, having been
out of action due to a Hammy Injury it was fantastic to get on the ski's this
weekend, the conditions were great and it was snowing well over the weekend so I
had the wider ski's on and enjoyed the softer surface that was in general fresh
but wet.
I did not get new photo's as the day was very
damp and I do not like taking my camera out in those conditions but I can say
the conditions of the snow were every bit as good as the snow photo's I have on
this page.
ALL PHOTO'S WERE TAKEN 22-25/07/07
Towers from Highway 83
SUN VALLEY
Good cover on all runs with the snow well
over 110cm deep now. I was skiing on all of the sun valley runs on the
weekend and found that it was deeper than I have seen in a number of years with
many of the bigger rocks well under the surface now.
Drovers was in great condition and many early
skiers were having a great time. The areas between the runs like the Fox
Trail are also in top condition, get out and ski.
Drovers, Towers Area
SCOTT'S AND RUINED
CASTLE
Scott's was great with the snow cover being
nice and deep and skiing was very easy on a soft but fresh cover. Ruined
Castle had excellent cover and grooming had the smooth flowing surface we all
love. South Face was very fresh on Saturday with some real great fresh
skiing on the edges near the terrain park. Out the back of course where
the old T Bar used to run there was stashes of fresh snow most never get to play
in.
Scott's &Ruined
Castle
HOME TRAILS
All trails are well covered and well groomed
with skiing back to town very easy top to bottom. The roads in town are well
covered so if you like you can ski from the top of Eagles lift all the way back
to the base of Falls Creek Express or the Gully Lift. Makes for a very
long run.
Wombats Ramble 24/06/07
MT McKAY
Could not see it due to white out.
TERRAIN PARK / ADVENTURE
PARK
All open and all being well used. Falls
Creek has excellent parks and a fantastic reputation for going the extra mile to
ensure these are in top shape.
My recommendation, if you want to play in the
parks, wear a helmet, I have seen some terrible accidents in parks that a helmet
would have prevented.
THE
MAZE
Its nice to ski through the maze and have
good deep snow under foot. All the trails I did had good cover and the
fresh snow made skiing challenging and interesting each run. We did
some great tree skiing over the weekend.
The Maze off International Lift
SUMMIT AREA
Fully covered and a great ski, some green
sticking up through the snow on township, looks like some summer pruning is
required there. International was also well covered and providing some
great bumps.
Summit and Township
BEGINNERS SKIING
Heaps of beginners and all were having a
great time, the snow over the weekend was welcome and it was cold yet the crowds
were out there in good numbers. I spoke to many beginners and early skiers
and they were all having fun. People like the magic carpets, they are a
fantastic intro to skiing and again Drovers and Wombats were very popular.
Great skiing everyone in 2008 form ASB Alpine (Allan Young)