by ward-o on 11 May 2015, 01:06
tricks? well i like to bribe the ski patrol with m & m's to help pack my winch hook 40 yrds uphill to the pic. everybody likes chocolate and this works extremely well in deep loose snow when it can be nearly impossible to do all by myself. after that the steeps are pretty easy normally, just gotta remember to pick up all the marbles left with the last pass. ahhhh,lets see, skip passing on the way down will sure help coming back up so lets lift the dumbo ears and move over about 4ft and drop it, cleaning up on the up pass. well i sure have had a night or two where i had to just track pack it all out quick and ugly and then go away for a hour or two until it set up a bit and then come back. now i can just motor right up it so it must work. other nights you only get one shot at it so my advice is to schedule the winch cats whenever,wherever possible in those situations until you catch up.they almost always leave a better pass on the steeps vs a free groomer.here's to 400bar!