snowmonster
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Planned the trip just right: between the afternoon of 3/17 to the late evening of 3/20, Little Cottonwood Canyon got pounded by 49" of snow. Deer Valley got hit by slightly less snow but we're talking in the order of just a few inches less. Here's a quick summary of an excellent 5 days with the trailboss:
3/17: Snowbird - In the morning, east coast hardpack, boiler plate, dust on crust. It was my first day ever in UT and I was wondering why I got on a plane for four hours just to ski in stuff that was actually infinitely worse than anything I had ever seen at the Rivah. Then, in the afternoon, the snows came -- hard.
3/18: Snowbird - Powder day with 15 inches. Skied all over including Mineral Basin. Got to the Mineral Basin tunnel after lunch just after they were opening after avy control. Holy freakin' s#it! Every crummy run the day before was so blanketed in snow, it was like skiing another mountain.
3/19: Alta - Powder day with 23 inches. Started at Albion then worked our way to Supreme then Sugarloaf, Collins and Wildcat. Can't remember anymore what we skied but it was all deep and lots of untracked. It was the first time I came close to choking on snow. Had to wear a balaclava to keep the snow out of my nose and mouth. Hit Alf's High Rustler.
3/20: Alta - Powder day with 11 inches but bluebird. Felt like skiing in a ski movie. Still lots of untracked. Highlight was getting to Catherin's Area. Lots of bomb holes from artillery/hand-held charges. Hit West Rustler and East Greeley countless times.
3/21: Deer Valley - Bluebird day with temps reaching the 50s. Cruised around on the groomers and skulked around the woods. Snow was getting baked in some areas but snow in the shade was nice and fast. Tried to hit the X Files and Lady Morgan chair but ran out of time. Maybe, next time.
Trailboss has lots of great pics but I'll share a few since I hardly whipped out my camera phone. Remember: when you need snow, call the Monster!
Snowbird:
TB ripping it up!
Untracked goodness
Mineral Basin tunnel
A pause in the action
Alta:
Steep and deep
High Rustler
Nina's Curve
Ripping up a bluebird day!
Beautiful!
Deer Valley:
First run down Tycoon:
Know You Don't and Champion, 2002 Winter Olympic runs:
Stein!
3/17: Snowbird - In the morning, east coast hardpack, boiler plate, dust on crust. It was my first day ever in UT and I was wondering why I got on a plane for four hours just to ski in stuff that was actually infinitely worse than anything I had ever seen at the Rivah. Then, in the afternoon, the snows came -- hard.
3/18: Snowbird - Powder day with 15 inches. Skied all over including Mineral Basin. Got to the Mineral Basin tunnel after lunch just after they were opening after avy control. Holy freakin' s#it! Every crummy run the day before was so blanketed in snow, it was like skiing another mountain.
3/19: Alta - Powder day with 23 inches. Started at Albion then worked our way to Supreme then Sugarloaf, Collins and Wildcat. Can't remember anymore what we skied but it was all deep and lots of untracked. It was the first time I came close to choking on snow. Had to wear a balaclava to keep the snow out of my nose and mouth. Hit Alf's High Rustler.
3/20: Alta - Powder day with 11 inches but bluebird. Felt like skiing in a ski movie. Still lots of untracked. Highlight was getting to Catherin's Area. Lots of bomb holes from artillery/hand-held charges. Hit West Rustler and East Greeley countless times.
3/21: Deer Valley - Bluebird day with temps reaching the 50s. Cruised around on the groomers and skulked around the woods. Snow was getting baked in some areas but snow in the shade was nice and fast. Tried to hit the X Files and Lady Morgan chair but ran out of time. Maybe, next time.
Trailboss has lots of great pics but I'll share a few since I hardly whipped out my camera phone. Remember: when you need snow, call the Monster!
Snowbird:
TB ripping it up!
Untracked goodness
Mineral Basin tunnel
A pause in the action
Alta:
Steep and deep
High Rustler
Nina's Curve
Ripping up a bluebird day!
Beautiful!
Deer Valley:
First run down Tycoon:
Know You Don't and Champion, 2002 Winter Olympic runs:
Stein!