It's one of those days that locals call "weird." That can mean a million different things, but today it meant unpredictable, uneven, ravined, and flatly lit. There were many different reports from the locals I talked to today, from "great groomers" to "chunked up," but either way I had a great morning hunting for the good stuff.
There was no doubt, while the high wind caked the trees beautifully, it turned yesterday's 7" into 5 of crème brûlée. Some call that "set up." But if you stayed in the trees, it was buttery without that burnt-cream top layer; more like behind the trees actually- in the trees didn't quite cut it. If the wind could whip through it, it had been crèmed. Even the big aspen groves, such as our favorite 1230 was a perfect example, "set up." From there I high tailed it for Sundial and found the love. Still not quite 7" but surfy just the same- the kind your boards can glide over like water just off the beach.
The tricky stuff was the 1-2' ravines- not quite a chasm, but maybe a coulee? Those wind drifts that catch you off guard because you simply can't see them in the flat light. The staggered 3 rollers I found in Mustache tossed me, and the one that's always there in front of the 1230 secret entrance was like a canyon.
All in all, I found that good buttery stuff on Ramrod and in the Broadway trees, but the best run of the day was my first run of the year down Mother Nature and it was like velvet covered tiny hills.
And the good news is that snow is on the forecast for the next 2 days. Bring it!
See you In the Deep!
There was no doubt, while the high wind caked the trees beautifully, it turned yesterday's 7" into 5 of crème brûlée. Some call that "set up." But if you stayed in the trees, it was buttery without that burnt-cream top layer; more like behind the trees actually- in the trees didn't quite cut it. If the wind could whip through it, it had been crèmed. Even the big aspen groves, such as our favorite 1230 was a perfect example, "set up." From there I high tailed it for Sundial and found the love. Still not quite 7" but surfy just the same- the kind your boards can glide over like water just off the beach. The tricky stuff was the 1-2' ravines- not quite a chasm, but maybe a coulee? Those wind drifts that catch you off guard because you simply can't see them in the flat light. The staggered 3 rollers I found in Mustache tossed me, and the one that's always there in front of the 1230 secret entrance was like a canyon.
All in all, I found that good buttery stuff on Ramrod and in the Broadway trees, but the best run of the day was my first run of the year down Mother Nature and it was like velvet covered tiny hills.
And the good news is that snow is on the forecast for the next 2 days. Bring it!
See you In the Deep!
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