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TR:Special day skiing with The Queen of the Hop :>)

Warp Daddy

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Date: 3/2/12
Where: Titus Mtn
Conditions : Freshies and lots of it

OK: Here's the situation, so my infamous RED Group Posse ( Retired Extremely Dangerous) ski whackjobs all left for Florida March 1-- ( bastids) , to chase the little white ball and go alligator fishing :D for all their errant tee shots .

So at this point of the year i usually ski solo EXcept on rare Blubird Days---------- when the Queen goes with me to ski . She always will go with me but only skis on primo days as i 'll explain later.

So after this weeks storm, we decided to test out the pow at the "mighty" Titus . It was warm, partly sunny and conditions were sa-weet . Titus got a ton of snow in the last 2 storms and the mtn left several trails ungroomed and a few stashs were prime - so it was a great day for us both .

I decided to " reel it back" and ski with HER on her favorite trails in the AM and assume the role of coach ( um what i really mean is --- If she asked for help) We took about 9 runs together in the AM and she was doing fine and enjoying herself . We'd decided to ski solo for awhile in the pm so i could satiate my inner speed demon .

Now skiing with the Queen is a real treat for me. Just as big a deal as skiing with my adult children and of course "da Grandboys". and My regular buddies in our "RED" group ski posse .


The Queen skis ONLY on blubird days NOW in late Feb and March after the Posse leaves for Florida .She favors gentle cruisers now since she had surgery ( steel plate six screws etc etc)for a nasty inside the boot ankle break that happened on the FIRST day of a ski week vacation in North Conway a couple of years ago.

She is a fine multi- sport athlete and is great shape all the time working out 4/5 days a week since we've been together
I'm just very happy that she is still skiing and is very willing to go with me EVEN if she isn't skiing -- she's a great partner --- i'm a lucky ole fart

here's a few shots of her skiing yesterday and one of the coach too
 

Wavewheeler

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Nice...That's how I like my ski conditions to be. Yeah, I'm into groomers! :) Look at all that nice corduroy and packed powder! Now make it a lot steeper and it's perfect! I find you have to be one of the first on the mountain to catch that and it gets skied off pretty quickly thereafter.

I was at Gore and it was a bit more "uneven" but fun as heck. The last two days were indeed "primo". It wasn't bluebird at Gore though...we were socked in with whiteout conditions (fog) up top and it was cloudy near the bottom.

Your "Queen" looks really happy and it's nice to see that despite surgery she's still into hitting the slopes. Kudos to her and you for being a great coach and partner!

I love seeing older people on the slopes. Many times they ski a lot better than I do and it gives me something to work towards in the coming decades! :)
 

Warp Daddy

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Thanx WW

yeah i usually play in the steeper trails of the Mtn and spent the PM there , but spending time on easier blues and greens with her was a lot of fun too .

The nice thing about Titus is always groomed and it usually lasts along while since there are NEVER lift lines except on holidays and some weekends . The groomer fleet does a great job and the Titus Cloud keeps us in a pretty good snow pack .
 
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