Lostone
01-03-2009, 08:19 PM
Got up a little early today. Had gotten out a little late, yesterday and had wished I'd gotten a little more skiing, before the crowds got silly.
Looked out the slider and found that it was snowing like crazy!
Got to the base area around 7:55. Expected the corral to be full. There were about 5 sets of people, there! And three of them had lesthan 4 people in the set. By 8:00, I don't think there were 10 sets there.
Skiing was... awesome! Bunch of runs off Bravo. Most of 4 of them were in untracked. Headed for Heaven's Gate, just after 9:00. They weren't loading, as I came to the lift. There was a big line, waiting. Rather than waiting with them, I continued down Lower Downspout. They were waiting in line, and I was getting knee shots.
Cycled around, and when i got back to Heaven's Gate, again, there were about 10 people there, trying to get organized. Shot to the lift and up. I was halfway up Lower Ripcord when the first two came down. Steady knee deep!
Still, I had no trouble finding untracked, by the time I made my way down... both times.
No lines to speak of for the rest of the time I was out there.
Where did everyone go? Did people come up for the wind and rain, recovery, cold, windholds, and then leave before the snow??? :shock:
Shame... because there was skiing to be done.
I.... I did some of it. :wink:
Looked out the slider and found that it was snowing like crazy!
Got to the base area around 7:55. Expected the corral to be full. There were about 5 sets of people, there! And three of them had lesthan 4 people in the set. By 8:00, I don't think there were 10 sets there.
Skiing was... awesome! Bunch of runs off Bravo. Most of 4 of them were in untracked. Headed for Heaven's Gate, just after 9:00. They weren't loading, as I came to the lift. There was a big line, waiting. Rather than waiting with them, I continued down Lower Downspout. They were waiting in line, and I was getting knee shots.
Cycled around, and when i got back to Heaven's Gate, again, there were about 10 people there, trying to get organized. Shot to the lift and up. I was halfway up Lower Ripcord when the first two came down. Steady knee deep!
Still, I had no trouble finding untracked, by the time I made my way down... both times.
No lines to speak of for the rest of the time I was out there.
Where did everyone go? Did people come up for the wind and rain, recovery, cold, windholds, and then leave before the snow??? :shock:
Shame... because there was skiing to be done.
I.... I did some of it. :wink: