Here are some photos from the Great Gulf on Mount Washington on the first good day after the Auto Road opened. For this event, random resort skiers come out of the woodwork to "groom up" the descents, but they mostly have the good sense to stick to the East Snow Fields.
Turkey Chute, Space Walk and Airplane (partially occluded), Great Gulf, May 16, 2008.
Great Gulf descents, May 18, 2008. Photo: jshefftz
Wildflat skier threads upper Space Walk for first tracks, Great Gulf, May 25, 2008.
Wildflat skier smoking the middle of Space Walk, Great Gulf, May 25, 2008.
Wildflat skier exiting lower Space Walk, Great Gulf, May 25, 2008.
Boot packing Airplane with Space Walk behind, Great Gulf, May 25, 2008.
awf170 drops into Space Walk, Great Gulf, May 25, 2008.
awf170 digging into the 1st turn on Space Walk, Great Gulf, May 25, 2008.
awf170 checking his velocity on Space Walk, May 25, 2008.
awf170 banging the left turn into the choke on Space Walk, Great Gulf, May 25, 2008.
awf170 threading the rocks in the choke on Space Walk, May 25, 2008.
Cowabunga! VT telemarker drops into Space Walk, Great Gulf, May 25, 2008.
VT telemarker turning around rocks on Space Walk, Great Gulf, May 25, 2008.
VT telemarker checks his speed on the center line on Space Walk, May 25, 2008.
VT telemarker styles Space Walk, Great Gulf, May 25, 2008.
VT telemarker really checks his speed above rocks on Space Walk, Great Gulf, May 25, 2008.
VT telemarker reverts to jump turns at the choke on Space Walk, Great Gulf, May 25, 2008.
Random skier carving the corn on Airplane, Great Gulf, May 25, 2008.
Dicey snow blading on Airplane (try that with no poles!), Great Gulf, May 25, 2008.
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