Day 15 - Despite heavy fog on main runs, I did the "walking tour" 8 times down the "Super Secret" run. Tons of untracked to skiers right ... and fog-free
Guess which run ... starts with "Olym" ... ends with "pic"
Cypress 25/ 26
Day 16 - Low expectations were greeted with a dumping snow. Caught the Raven Chair opening. Crazy Raven was hero with fresh snow but Coyote 7 was groomed - WTF?
Plan B - Scored 3 runs down First Sun with knee high pow. Called it quits when wet snow and heavy conditions arrive at noon. Finished off with Olympic (very heavy and tracked out).
Plan B - Scored 3 runs down First Sun with knee high pow. Called it quits when wet snow and heavy conditions arrive at noon. Finished off with Olympic (very heavy and tracked out).
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Alton - Posts: 7460
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Day 17 - Last chance before torrential rains arrive. 10-15 cm of fresh and continued to snow in the morning. Jasey Jay was hero mini-pow (10cm) for 2 epic runs ... but Lower Fork was sticky. Then had Coyote 7 all to myself with 10-15cm of non-stop shredding (6x). When wet snow turned to rain, finished off with sticky ride down Olympic to my car.
Totally soaked by 11am ... glad I brought dry clothes to change into.
Totally soaked by 11am ... glad I brought dry clothes to change into.
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Alton - Posts: 7460
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Day 18 - It's been a long stretch of inactivity since Sunday. Firm conditions turning to lumpy sugar over ice ... yuk. Anyway, got to work on carve 360 and revert carves all morning.
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Alton - Posts: 7460
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Day 19 - Bluebird morning. Firm hero corduroy perfect for cranking turns until 11am which turned to lumpy / bumpy sugar.
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Day 20 - Yet another Bluebird day and hero groomers like yesterday. Worked on revert carves.
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Alton - Posts: 7460
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Day 21 - Bluebird morning but still the worst conditions of the season. Poor grooming, firm, dead baby heads, lumpy and bumpy.
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Alton - Posts: 7460
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Fun fact: According to Taos ski resort, "a bluebird morning is a morning after a storm when the sun is shining bright without a cloud in the sky, and the world around you is covered in a fresh coat of fluffy snow from the night before."
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Day 22 - Way better than yesterday. No ice or dead baby heads. Even sections of hero groomers. Got plenty of revert carves on Collins.
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Alton - Posts: 7460
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Day 23 - Yet another bluebird day ... and best groomer day of the season. Hero firm corduroy held up all morning - perfect for laying down trenches and revert carves. Super fun day with Doug and LeopardSkin
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