The other tucks TR

[notjustanotherboarder]

Here are the photos:

http://www.freeheelskier.com/photopost/data/500/214tuck_s_003-med.jpg

http://www.freeheelskier.com/photopost/data/500/214tuck_s_004-med.jpg

http://www.freeheelskier.com/photopost/data/500/214tuck_s_005-thumb.jpg

My trip was very similar to Kfarrar's

I got to the p. Notch at 6:30 Am Saturday morning.

The snow was really crusty. So, I hiked the first three switchbacks of the hiking trail. Then I went to skinning mode (split board) on the ski trail.

I skinned past Hojos to the first steeper portion of the upper hiking trail. Then I had to carry by board because the path was not smooth enough to skin. Then I went back to skinning. Went I got to the steeper section at the lower waterfall, things got worst. I put by board on my pack because, again, I could not skin. But the wind was blowing so hard, my board was making a para-sail out of me. I had a really hard time walking. It was pretty obvious that boarding in the ravine was not going to happen. So, I headed down.

As kfarrar said, the Sherburne trail was BAD. Way to firm for a split board. I was taken out three times by what I now call the waterbars from hell. I tried (unsuccessfully) to lean back as I approached them to raise the tip of my board. Each time, my board stopped dead-but my body didn’t. Then I learned to slow down. There were only a few spots were I could actually carve a few turns nicely. I was in my car by 11 and at the bar by 12.

I’ll be back on the 26th or 27th of Dec for redemption.

[kfarrar]

NJAB -

Thanks for posting the pics. I was hoping you could have made some turns on the lower angles slopes to the Left of Left gully. I never made it up far enough to see if there was an good snow for even two to three linked turns.

Glad you made and down and home safe. It definately was a grind. Hopefully we will be rewarded on future trips.

Those water bars on the Sherburn could have been deadly. I could not imagine hitting one with any speed, you would have launched into the trees. At the point on the trail where there were like 5 in row - I took off my skiis and said :badwords: it.

[notjustanotherboarder]

I remember that section!!!! I thought the same thing. But I was getting really hungry for a beer at that point and just wanted to get down as fast as possible. But I settled for a couple of margarita's instead at margaritaville ( I think that's what its called). It's to the left (1/2 mile or so) once you get to rt 16. Its my fav. because I won a board there two winters ago.