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Magic Mountain Ski Area Wednesday, December 28, 2022 | |
Submitted on December 28, 2022 by snowphoenix ( 131) | ||
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Session | Full Day |
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Ticket Type | Indy Pass |
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Lift Lines | 0 minutes |
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Trail Conditions | 50% open; Loose Granular, Variable Conditions |
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Glades | Pixie Dust, Seance, and White Kitten were open and had pretty decent coverage and good loose granular snow. I also skied the glade to skier’s left of Enchanted Forest (similar conditions to the open marked glades), as well as a short section of woods between Vertigo and Lower Magic Carpet (skiable, but the snow was a firm hardpack due to less skier traffic). Disappearing Act was also open but I did not ski it. Most of the closed glades that I saw may have had just enough snow to be skiable. |
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Moguls | On several of the blues as well as Talisman and Sorcerer. Generally soft snow and fun to ski. |
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Terrain Park(s) | Small one on skier’s right of Hocus Pocus/Lower Black Line; did not ski it. |
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Run of the Day | Sorcerer |
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Food and Beverage | Got some fries from the lodge in addition to the lunch I brought. Not bad. |
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Comments | Magic Mountain was in much better shape than I was expecting today. There was still a good amount of snow left over from the big storm a couple weeks ago and most trails open were natural snow only. Wand and Showoff did have recent snowmaking; Wand had some golf balls while Showoff still had whales and some soft gun powder. Most of the other blues on the East Side were ungroomed and had moguls to some degree, with Up Your Sleeve being my favorite of these trails. Patrol opened the West Side for the first time since the r**nstorm with Talisman and Sorcerer (accessed via Upper Wizard), both of which had nice bumps. On the natural terrain one had to be vigilant and look out for ice patches, water bars and bare spots (cover was quite thin, after all), but the risk of hitting rocks wasn’t too high (apart from at the sharp turn on Upper Wizard). The weather was fine, with temps rising from the mid-20s to the mid-30s, no wind, and a brief snow flurry at the summit around noon. Both doubles were running with almost no lines, apart from when the Green Chair was stopped for a few minutes and accumulated a few chairs’ worth of a wait. I really enjoy the experience Magic offers – low crowds, fun terrain, cool vintage lifts, classic narrow New England trails, and an absence of the bustle of larger resorts. I found myself wishing the day would never end and I hope to return later this season when more terrain is open. |
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URL | http://snowjournal.com/discussion/3827/magic-mountain-12-28-22 |
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Report Rating | 2
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