Now snowfall totals through Monday are expected to approach or exceed 2 feet...not counting what fell today...It's going to be tough for me to sleep tonight..Like Christmas Eve waiting for Santa but I'm waiting for 4 square miles of fresh Poe. I got my skis hand waxed for 10 bucks and I tipped the guy a 5-spot. Now I'm going to get some Japanese food a block away. Tomorrow is going to be EPIC
I have to keep todays report for 1/20 semi-short because there's a 15 minute internet limit here. Today was absolutly sick. 11 inches of new snow in the past 24 hours including 4 inches since the lift closed yesterday and that was as of 5:00AM. Plus it snowed a few inches throughout the day. I arrived on the bus at 8:30AM and got in line for the Teewinot lift enroute to Apres Vous. I was 8th chair on Teewinot and 2nd on AV. I had first tracks in 6-12 inches of blower powder right under the lift. Then I skied some deep snow in the woods over to the Casper lift. I had great freshies in the Moran woods and then skied Jackson Face through untracked boot to knee deep Poe down to the Gondola. Up the Gondola into Symatry woods and then over to the Thunder chair then down Grand woods and down Sublette ridge all the way to the base. While everybody was in line for the Sublette lift, I was along slaying deep Poe. The skiing was very tiring and under the new snow was soft cut up powder..alot of snow to push around fo shizzle. Then up the Gondola and some woods to the Casper lodge for an early lunch of Chili, soft pretzal, and gatorade. Then over to Apres Vous again and a safety meeting in the food under a tree..ahhh..nice rocky mountain air..cough cough.
By 1:00PM I was beat to skeet but kept going..I took a run down Saratoga bowl and dropped a nice boulder..then I made my way up to the peak and was at the top at 1:45PM..I skied down Rendevous bowl to Cheyanne bowl to Cheyanne Gully to the North Hoback to the Union pass traverse. Then took the transfer lift to the base and it was now 2:25PM. I was done..no more..finished..put a fork in me. I proceeded to the Village Cafe for a $3 16 ounce PBR and a slice of Pepperoni..Then took the 3:00PM free bus back to my hotel. Now I'm going to get some beer and I'm getting Bubbas BBQ. My friend Tom is planning on driving down from Bozeman tomorrow afternoon. I ended up skiing 12 runs for a total of 22,200 vert. It looks like another foot of fresh for tomorrow. Wow I am loving life here in Jackson Hole...woo hoo.
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With my wallet, keys, room keys, and I-pod..I have plenty of bulk in my parking lot. Last year I took pictures and everytime it was a pain opening my pocket..taking the camara out of the case..and having to take my gloves off...just my inflation adjusted 2 cents...I can't wait for the fresh Poe tomorrow..it's dumping hardcore. I'm either going to ski Grand Targhee with Tom on Tuesday or Wednesday. I actually looked into heli-skiing but it's 850 bucks for 6 runs of 2500 or so vert...I get plenty of Poe at the resort..but I want to go heli-skiing eventually. I've also been hearing alot about Revelstoke from the J-Hole locals. They've been taking road-trips up there and are loving the place.
Phillycore I thought of you because a guy on the bus talked just like you..with a thick Philly accent..he was from King of Prussia and had snowblades..yup..snowblades..wow..and he said they were great in the powder.
I fell one time today..on my first run..I was going way to fast in the Blower powder and kind of sat down..nothing crazy...there were people searching for lost skis. O.K. time to check the weather and order some Take-out from Bubbas BBQ..
Edit..for Powder enthusiasts...the 24 hour total as of this morning at the Raymer plot was 11"/ 0.65"..11 inches of snow and a liquid equivilency of .65..that's 6% density..light but not quite cold smoke...