BackLoafRiver
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What a day out there!! Knee deep powder all morning. (and into the afternoon if you knew where to look)
Got to the hill at 8:00 and was on the lift by 8:30. Went up the Spillway lift with some guy who was visiting from Colorado. He was on the last day of his 4 day pass and couldn't be happier. Hit up Binder first under the Timberline lift. Fresh tracks. Nobody headed there for the first hour of the day.
The snow was pretty dense. Much more so than I thought. If you didn't have some speed, you were in the ejection seat. I learned this the hard way.
The winds were pretty nominal all day until about noon when they started to pick up a bit.
I am curious how the folks at Saddleback fared with regards to visibility. It was pretty gross all day. Until mid-mountain, you were essentially skiing blind. You could go from windblown hard pack to 2 feet snowdrifts without a thought. Not every trail was like that, but most of the fun stuff with pitch was. Anything off the superquad was a mixed bag conditions wise. Comp Hill, King's Landing, and Hayburner were the worst. Luckily, you only had to deal with it for about 10 turns, then you were ok. Couple the fog/ cloud cover with snow that froze to your goggles and it was an adventure to be sure.
The Timberline lift was turning but patrol hadn't lifted the ropes on anything. The snow wasn't quite as good at the top due to wind.
The trees were in great shape. I don't really have the confidence to "kill it" in there but, it has been a goal of mine to get good this season. Or, at least to not look stupid. I figured today was a good way to start.
Apparently Seth Wescott was there. I didn't see him but heard about it.
Here are a few pics. Again, no good action shots as I was solo.
Some turns down Scoot:
Kings landing tracks:
Rams Down Glade:
Got to the hill at 8:00 and was on the lift by 8:30. Went up the Spillway lift with some guy who was visiting from Colorado. He was on the last day of his 4 day pass and couldn't be happier. Hit up Binder first under the Timberline lift. Fresh tracks. Nobody headed there for the first hour of the day.
The snow was pretty dense. Much more so than I thought. If you didn't have some speed, you were in the ejection seat. I learned this the hard way.
The winds were pretty nominal all day until about noon when they started to pick up a bit.
I am curious how the folks at Saddleback fared with regards to visibility. It was pretty gross all day. Until mid-mountain, you were essentially skiing blind. You could go from windblown hard pack to 2 feet snowdrifts without a thought. Not every trail was like that, but most of the fun stuff with pitch was. Anything off the superquad was a mixed bag conditions wise. Comp Hill, King's Landing, and Hayburner were the worst. Luckily, you only had to deal with it for about 10 turns, then you were ok. Couple the fog/ cloud cover with snow that froze to your goggles and it was an adventure to be sure.
The Timberline lift was turning but patrol hadn't lifted the ropes on anything. The snow wasn't quite as good at the top due to wind.
The trees were in great shape. I don't really have the confidence to "kill it" in there but, it has been a goal of mine to get good this season. Or, at least to not look stupid. I figured today was a good way to start.
Apparently Seth Wescott was there. I didn't see him but heard about it.
Here are a few pics. Again, no good action shots as I was solo.
Some turns down Scoot:
Kings landing tracks:
Rams Down Glade:
