I know, Thunder Bump. But it was the last day of winter and I had a feeling it would be my last visit there this season. I was there on Sunday morning before I went to Hunter with my 4 year old James and the snow was great. Everything was open.
So I stopped by for a few runs after work yesterday. I was a little disappointed to see the double closed and the steeper runs off of it melted out, but that's because of the Southerly exposure. But the triple was open, most of the runs off of it were too, so I bought my $15 ticket and got on the lift.
It was cold (high 30's) and the sun was going down. The snow looked springlike, but there were lines on The Face that had still not been skied since the storm. I didn't know what to expect.
I learned that a good skiing experience is all about the snow baby! Some folks' day is ruined by too much snow...I don't get it, but I hear people complain about it. Never enough for me. And there was enough untracked snow that had settled, frozen, and then softened in the afternoon sun to make for unbelievable corn snow skiing between 6:00-7:30pm at Thunder Ridge.
Turns out it was everywhere I looked. It was sublime. Really! This was that deep corn you ski almost like powder, but even more effortlessly. The untracked stuff was the best. I would ski down The Face, then admire my latest set of tracks after each run. I went into a snow frenzy. I think I even breathed hard at the end of one run. It was great.
At about 7:15 the sun set for good, and the cold took over. Within 2 runs, the snow turned from perfect corn to broken glass. At least that's what it felt like skiing it. At 7:30 I was done.
It's all about the snow baby!
So I stopped by for a few runs after work yesterday. I was a little disappointed to see the double closed and the steeper runs off of it melted out, but that's because of the Southerly exposure. But the triple was open, most of the runs off of it were too, so I bought my $15 ticket and got on the lift.
It was cold (high 30's) and the sun was going down. The snow looked springlike, but there were lines on The Face that had still not been skied since the storm. I didn't know what to expect.
I learned that a good skiing experience is all about the snow baby! Some folks' day is ruined by too much snow...I don't get it, but I hear people complain about it. Never enough for me. And there was enough untracked snow that had settled, frozen, and then softened in the afternoon sun to make for unbelievable corn snow skiing between 6:00-7:30pm at Thunder Ridge.
Turns out it was everywhere I looked. It was sublime. Really! This was that deep corn you ski almost like powder, but even more effortlessly. The untracked stuff was the best. I would ski down The Face, then admire my latest set of tracks after each run. I went into a snow frenzy. I think I even breathed hard at the end of one run. It was great.
At about 7:15 the sun set for good, and the cold took over. Within 2 runs, the snow turned from perfect corn to broken glass. At least that's what it felt like skiing it. At 7:30 I was done.
It's all about the snow baby!
