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Old Feb 8, 2008, 5:59 PM   #1 (permalink)
dmc
 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Hunter, NY
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Snowbird 2-08-08

Rolled in got and afternoon ticket - rushed out..
Have NO idea where I was - never bothered to get a trail map... I went through a cool tunnel that apparently just opened for the day and ended up at Mineral Basin..
immediately headed for the "Cliff Area" signs.. and was not disappointed.. Nice warmup drops 5 or 6 foot.. Chopped crud... Sections of untracked..
Got down to the bottom and the Mineral basin lift had like a 20 minute wait - INSANE! So I rode the Baldy chair and just keep riding these cool - not quite chutes but still very cool terrain...
Met up with some guys on the Mineral B chair(after it mellowed out) and they showed my some cool shots.. Looking up to the left.. One was like a little sharp ridge I saw one guy go off it in cranked a nice 180 with indie grab and built up some speed and followed. Ridge took me straight up in the air but i had enough time to nose down with a solid indy grab just for steeze..(can't believe i said that)... Landed in some dense but untracked snow.. It was pretty sweet...

It was sunny but cold(20f) so the snow is still nice...
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Old Feb 8, 2008, 5:59 PM
 
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