Patiently waiting for it to pile up today, we didn't load the Gondy until about noon - the report posted 0" at 5am, 4" at 9:30am, and 6" by 11, it was going to be a gorgeous powderday in the 'Boat!
Blindly making our way through dense fog and styrofoam flakes, we headed over to Sunnyside first, hitting Storm Face - Meadow - Sunset - Moonlight Trees and down to Sundown through half a foot of surprisingly light piles. The temp didn't drop until this morning, from 25 down to 14 by 1pm, making for winter conditions in April.
We explored untracked trees while it piled on, checking out Pumphouse, 12:30, a newly named Andy's Ridge (I discovered a little known stash below Daybreak at about 2:30's line), the aspen grove below Westside's left ridge, and then Hurricane before heading over to Pony for the lift's last day of service for the 2010-11 season.
In Pioneer Ridge we kept in the trees off the left side of Longhorn, and then did Flying Z to Vortex-Dropout Trees. While it was about an inch or two shallower over on that side, we still found fresh lines everywhere we went. With the spring break crowds vacating today, the afternoon skiing was a peaceful, quiet change on the hill.
Depending on which report you check, it's supposed to keep snowing throughout the last week here, and probably beyond, for some last, lovely, powder days of the season!
Thank you Steamboat, as usual, it's been a good one!
-See you in the Deep!
Blindly making our way through dense fog and styrofoam flakes, we headed over to Sunnyside first, hitting Storm Face - Meadow - Sunset - Moonlight Trees and down to Sundown through half a foot of surprisingly light piles. The temp didn't drop until this morning, from 25 down to 14 by 1pm, making for winter conditions in April.
We explored untracked trees while it piled on, checking out Pumphouse, 12:30, a newly named Andy's Ridge (I discovered a little known stash below Daybreak at about 2:30's line), the aspen grove below Westside's left ridge, and then Hurricane before heading over to Pony for the lift's last day of service for the 2010-11 season.
In Pioneer Ridge we kept in the trees off the left side of Longhorn, and then did Flying Z to Vortex-Dropout Trees. While it was about an inch or two shallower over on that side, we still found fresh lines everywhere we went. With the spring break crowds vacating today, the afternoon skiing was a peaceful, quiet change on the hill.
Depending on which report you check, it's supposed to keep snowing throughout the last week here, and probably beyond, for some last, lovely, powder days of the season!
Thank you Steamboat, as usual, it's been a good one!
-See you in the Deep!
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