When you hear "5" fell in the last 24 hours and none since the mountain closed," you tend to think, do I bother? But it had been a week since I had, and Craig goes up nearly every day, so yeah, we bothered. And it wasn't quite a powder day, but it'll do. We had to work a little for the stashes, but they were there.
The trees were barely tracked- Wristband was among today's favorites, and didn't get to Pumphouse or 130 today but tasted Kodak and some Morningside trees, the upper trees above Big Meadow, 1230, Twister, Ramrod and area, and the woods off Sundial were all close to knee-deep with the soft stuff. The groomers produced as well... all soft and givey, which was good for the flatlight- because the weather was the weirdest factor today by far.
It was absolutely puking on our first ride up Morningside and warmer over there, the snow coming in from Buff and the Zirkels. But it was sunny on our first ride up Sundown, with some misty flakes in the air. Then a fog layer dropped over the peaks and visibility disappeared. About 10 minutes later, some more sun on Westside for us. By the time we got down, it was snowing again. What do they say about Colorado? "You don't like the weather, wait 5 minutes."
-See you in the deep!