Saturday, January 13, 2018

Kentuck

... final day of a great two week run of below freezing temperatures and powder snow - thee days later (unfortunately) was 64º(F) around here... hit up the Kentuck ski area at Ohiopyle SP...

... around 25º(F) and sunny skies...

... could have used a bit more snow but not bad - varied around four to six inches and still powder...

... a nice long downhill or two up there - this is the best one -  continues well beyond that distant bend...

... fast and lots of fun...

... an intersecting trail loops back around with a nice long hillclimb...

... gets ya' back to the top and another run if ya' want...

... alternately some great rolling terrain thru the woods...

... and open meadows...

... some fast moving...

... they got one fun trail along the wooded hillside that we remember used to be rated a "black diamond" years ago (the sign is gone now) - had a few downed trees across it this day and appears seldom used (and unfortunately not maintained) - a snaking drop or two and a few fast winding bends along it - not bad though...

... noticeable difference on the modern BC 110's with sidecut and metal edges driven with some stiff three pin boots compared to the old straight cut nordic kickers and soft boots (still - and although he denies it - we suspect this guy's been on skis before - skis too well to not have)...

... other than lots of deer prints the whole area was untracked - steady movin' for close to three hours today - we'll figure a conservative four miles of travel...

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