We woke up to an inch+, and apparently this was enough to have the powers that be cannoning the upper bowls.
It was overcast and chilly to begin with. We warmed up on our ski-in trail, a run down Gold King to Shock; and a run down Springmeier to meet our friends. Then as a group we hit Rounders and Duke’s Run, before splitting up slightly. I started lapping the T-bar, skiing quasi-chutes to skier’s right of Horsehoe Bowl, as well as the (albeit thick/dense/wet) powder lines on skier’s left, all the while doing my best to ski the steepest (42 degrees+) lines we could find without hiking, as per our previous night’s review of
http://3dskimaps.com/breckenridge/ .
As more heavy snow and winds moved in, we stayed on the T-Bar, this time moving skier’s left of the top of the lift, skiing some fun lines between Debbie’s Alley and Vertigo,
despite very disorienting light and snow conditions.
As the conditions got tougher, we made one last run down the gut of Y-Chute.
Tired, and with the snow really starting to pelt our face,
we moved back towards the base, deciding to check out the lower Peak 7 area we hadn’t been to yet. We found that mostly boring, though there was some fun stuff in the well-spaced trees towards the top of the Independence Chair, as well as some fun beginner bumps closer to the base of the lift. Finally, we met up with the rest of the group for what turned out to be a pretty subdued après at the Bergenhof (though I have to recommend that the bartender, god bless her soul, gave very generous pours on straight alcohol drinks), as apparently people were heading out early because of the snow. And it was snowing pretty good too. Tomorrow is looking like a legit powder day, so early to bed we go!
Mar 13, 2008, 11:04 PM
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