Well after several weeks of ski camps, drop-ins by college buddies, and family visits (and TONS of snow, we are up to 250 inches so far), the sun is out and the groomers are fast. I spent the last three days enjoying the sunshine and blue skies, and taking advantage of warmer temperatures and soft snow. While the mountain honestly is still in great condition, we are approaching that moment when we need more snow too. Maybe I am just spoiled by all the snow the last couple of seasons (489 inches and 60 powder days last season and 100 inches each in December and January this season) or maybe it’s the “hard pack” I have been hearing under my ski. Either way I think we are all ready for some more freshies.
Today was the best of the last three with temperatures in the 40’s and lots of blue sky. We (my BFF and me) started on the lower mountain carving up the big wide slopes of Vagabond and then headed up Burgess Creek to check out the sun soaked Sunnyside. It did not disappoint with small hero bumps of soft slushy snow. After that, we headed over to High Noon and Two O’clock (hey didn’t two o’clock used to be a black run???) and finished with Daybreak. Both a little scraped off, but still holding a good edge. Next we traversed to Storm Peak, which was also a little scraped up, and down to rainbow. And I must say that lower Rainbow was the run of the day. I got incredible turns down through the shadows on the left side and didn’t hear that east coast scraping sound the entire way. The last two runs of the day consisted of the “Lap of Love” (Buddy’s run to Calf Roper to Rainbow to Moonlight) followed by a trip up Elkhead, and a surprisingly great run down the freshly groomed Upper Valley View. To finish the day we arrived at the top of the Bashor race course just as they were breaking down for the day and took advantage of the still fresh cord that had been waiting for us all day. Now it’s time to take a couple of days off and wait for this weekend’s snow. See you in the deep!