Pico Mountain Pictures
February 19-20, 2000
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Pico offers up some first rate
skiing, without the crowds and McSki atmosphere that Big Brother
Killington offers up. UMass Lowell Ski Team descended upon Vermont
the night of a fierce snow storm. When we awoke Saturday morning,
many inches of snow had accumulated already. Upon reaching Pico, we
found up to a foot of fluff at the summit! My first and only true
'Powder Day,' for first runs, half the team ascended to the summit via
both Quads, and proceeded to fall often in knee deep fluff! Amazing! |
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All that fluffy powder was not
good at all for racing!!! We had to clear all the powder away from
the gates. This took numerous times of the entire 100 person league
snow plowing the course before it was racable. After all that
snowplowing, the ruts on the race course were HUGE! It was an
unbelievable day to ski, but an abysmal day to race. |
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| Pico has some interesting
terrain. Everything off their Summit Quad is gold. There is a
relatively flat section on mid-mountain that was hard to deal with.
Pico is essentially four mini-peaks. They have a Triple and Double
on the Left and Right Wings for access to the smaller peaks. The
first quad goes up the gut of the mountain, to mid-mountain where it
services intermediate and beginner terrain. And their Summit Quad
gets you to the real goods. Unfortunately, this means that top to
bottom skiing is not really much of an option. However, there is
quality skiing everywhere on the mountain. |
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What follows are three pictures
inside of a hidden glade (unmarked on the trail map) off of the Outpost Double
chair. It's very well cut, and a lot of fun! If you want the scoop
on how to find it, please contact me personally at riverc0il@yahoo.com.
I don't want to freely distribute this hidden stash to everyone though, as it
seemed to be a carefully guarded secret!
And finally, Gate Keeping!
All racers have done it, and most hate it... including me!
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