Magic Mountain Conditions

I think the card let’s you ski any Thursday for $29.  No card needed for designated Throwback Thursdays.  I think.  I don’t have a card and I paid $29 yesterday.

Thanks.

Today was great, nice size crowd.  Plenty of power stashes and corduroy.  The Green Lift looks fantastic, and is nice option when your legs start barking.

Any idea why Magic made no snow this weekend, atleast during the daylight?  Water supply issue?

The Throwback Card lets you pay $29 any day you ski. Thursday’s are always $29 for general public.

They did not make snow because the line burst down by the pond. It’s a significant repair and they are not sure what they are going to find when they excavate.

Bummer, I didn't hear that over the weekend.  Hopefully they can fix it asap.  I rode red with several members of a NJ ski club up for the weekend, and they all wondered why the guns were silent.  

Firm and fast this weekend, but not bad when you would find the softer spots on the edges.  Was a little bummed there was no snowmaking again.

Anybody have a Magic update for me? Looks like a good weekend to visit Albany so I might as well make my way over there tomorrow.

Magic received 10 inches this week, so after Wednesday's pow day hopefully brownie groomed what was left.  Tomorrow is the "Road to Ruin” Mad Dash Downhill race, which should be fun to watch.  The black chair flunked its state inspection today, so old red remains the only way to the top (unless you skin your way up).  Finally taking the wife tomorrow. It will start off quite cold but warm throughout the day.

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I think that’s where I’m heading then

Today was awesome! 3-4" of snow throughout the day was just enough to cover up the very firm base underneath in the woods and on the ungroomed. Steep woods even skied really well. Skied more like 6" than 3"

Picks of the day were Seance, Black Line, Twilight Zone, and the Hallows. Talli and Sorcerer were great too.

Green chair did it's thing handling a horde of racers, and red was pretty much ski on or a 1-5 chair wait. No wind to speak of really either.

Snow did change over to freezing drizzle and it started to fog in right before I left at 2:30, but snowed with good visibility otherwise.

Magic was my Plan B today due to the wind, as I had planned on Pico but it was on wind hold as was most of the state of VT today. Should have made it my Plan A all along! Glad to have gotten 2 great Magic days in so far this season.

I tip my hat, as always, to the Magic crew for all the efforts to improve the mountain and keep it viable for the future.

Hope this isn’t too big a sacrilege but how good is Magic at grooming after a nasty freeze?

I skied Magic today for two hours. Very hard pack and ice, but I found some corduroy.  The crud from yesterday was concrete.  No sun to soften the trails.  I will try tomorrow.

Thanks for the update. I appreciate it.

They groomed Talisman around noon and it was fun as was Wizard in the afternoon.

That said, the best part of Magic was to be found in the BLT with friends enjoying another day together.

I'll be back tomorrow. Anyone looking for me can find me off the slopes by walking through the doors from the deck and heading to the seating towards the back left. I'm the guy in the Mickey Mouse cap. The regular crew can be found in that vicinity.

On the hill look for the "Till I Die" stickers on my helmet (among many others), red Marmot shell, blue Patigucci pants and Line Supernatural's with a Magic sticker on the right ski. Not that there will be any opportunity to provide a tour, but I very well may have an extra beer in my pocket for the 12 minute ride up.

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They groomed Talisman around noon and it was fun as was Wizard in the afternoon.

That said, the best part of Magic was to be found in the BLT with friends enjoying another day together.

I was there too. Agree Talisman was fun after they fixed it up.

Sunday, Mar 17, St Patty's day, was firm with lake ice on the ungroomed trails. The rain on Friday demoed a lot of the base. The temp did not get out of the 20s.


lots of lake ice


red line was showing lots of dirt and grass all the way up

Friday, Mar 22, is Free Skiing at Magic

Awesome today! Only 4-6 inches but they let us to ski the powder on every trail.  

Not a bad day, plenty of groomed corn.  The only hindrance was the thick fog that dominated the top half of the mountain, in some spots you could see maybe 10 feet in front of you.  One more weekend and it's a Magic wrap!