Sunday River 11-24-25

[Ride Delaware ?]

We were still up north for Thanksgiving, so we decided to head back to Sunday River for another weekday session before the holiday.  We were meeting someone there, so we got a slightly later jump on the day than we wanted.  Although the roads were snowy in northern NH, they were clear by the Maine/NH border.  
 

We got to Sunday River about 10:15 and were on the slopes around 10:30.  They had opened some new terrain in the past 5 days, including Cascades over at Barker Mountain, but with that being ungroomed and the only open lift there still being the triple, we decided to go to Jordan Bowl where they had three top to bottom open trails, two of which were groomed.  That is some of the best terrain at the resort, is serviced by a fancy high speed 8 person bubble lift, and since the mountain is currently fragmented, it was the better place to ride for the day.  Snowmaking was ongoing around the resort, but was limited to closed trails and only on the upper mountain.
 

The side parking lot at Jordan was about half full, which was way more full than last year, but with an 8 person lift, every lift had somebody on it, but no lift line.  Rogue Angel and Lollapalooza were both groomed.  Lolla is more mellow than Rogue, so conditions held up better and didn’t ski off as quick.  Lots of fun rollers and speed on both trails.  Easy carving on the outside of the trail.  Base was deep.  Excalibur wasn’t groomed, and wasn’t very enjoyable.  There was some snow to ride on the outside of the trail, but lots of ice chunks and obstacles.  Subsequently, we only did one run on it.  We also logged 3 on Rogue and 4 on Lolla because it’s the only way to get back to the parking lot.  There wasn’t a quick food option available at the Jordan hotel, which is the only “base lodge” available.  All in all, definitely worth the 3 hour round trip.  
 

As always, pics below:

 

[Mixilplix]

Looks deep....