jaywbigred
Active member
I started this as a reply to another TR for Saturday, but I thought better to start a separate TR for Sunday and Monday (took today off to ski).
I watched Saturday afternoon as the wintry mix switched back and forth so many times I don't remember the whole progression.
A couple of our friends were pushing real hard for a trip to the Snowbarn after dinner, and I had resisted their pushes by pointing at the possibility of a powder day on Sunday. When it started raining and icing hard, and we saw many flashes of lightening, I relented that it was unlikely that Sunday was going to be a powder day, and we went to the Snowbard, submitting to the $10 cover pillaging in the process. We got very nice and happy, and when I groggily saw the lift report for Sunday on my phone at 7 am, I knew we would be sleeping in.
In the long run, I was the only one of the group who ventured out Sunday (around 11:30), and I wound up staying out only about 2 hrs. I took Heavy Metal over to Long John, took the Summit Local up once (that was enough for me!), took 2 or 3 runs off Canyon and 2 runs of Ego Alley, then headed back. Nitro was spinning when I got back, but the conditions were such that I didn't feel the need to take another run. I found very fast snow, with a decent amount of assorted sized death cookies on most trails. It was skiable, but I was also spoiled from the conditions on Thurs and Fri. Glenn drew a comparison to early morning spring skiing, and I would say that is accurate. It also reminded me that my K2 Public Enemies do have their faults.
Today was much improved, as the groomers really went at it last night, and they also got all the high importance lifts spinning. Still, a couple inches of snow over the next few days will certainly help, as today remained quite crunchy. Notably, a number of bump fields were mowed down, including the seeded section on Bear Trap, the long sections on Chute (which skied awesome on Friday and Saturday), and the seeded parts of middle Exhibition. Most of the fields that were not mowed still had ropes this morning, esp. on the North Face.
I watched Saturday afternoon as the wintry mix switched back and forth so many times I don't remember the whole progression.
A couple of our friends were pushing real hard for a trip to the Snowbarn after dinner, and I had resisted their pushes by pointing at the possibility of a powder day on Sunday. When it started raining and icing hard, and we saw many flashes of lightening, I relented that it was unlikely that Sunday was going to be a powder day, and we went to the Snowbard, submitting to the $10 cover pillaging in the process. We got very nice and happy, and when I groggily saw the lift report for Sunday on my phone at 7 am, I knew we would be sleeping in.
In the long run, I was the only one of the group who ventured out Sunday (around 11:30), and I wound up staying out only about 2 hrs. I took Heavy Metal over to Long John, took the Summit Local up once (that was enough for me!), took 2 or 3 runs off Canyon and 2 runs of Ego Alley, then headed back. Nitro was spinning when I got back, but the conditions were such that I didn't feel the need to take another run. I found very fast snow, with a decent amount of assorted sized death cookies on most trails. It was skiable, but I was also spoiled from the conditions on Thurs and Fri. Glenn drew a comparison to early morning spring skiing, and I would say that is accurate. It also reminded me that my K2 Public Enemies do have their faults.
Today was much improved, as the groomers really went at it last night, and they also got all the high importance lifts spinning. Still, a couple inches of snow over the next few days will certainly help, as today remained quite crunchy. Notably, a number of bump fields were mowed down, including the seeded section on Bear Trap, the long sections on Chute (which skied awesome on Friday and Saturday), and the seeded parts of middle Exhibition. Most of the fields that were not mowed still had ropes this morning, esp. on the North Face.
