That was me leading those kids and they are the only group on the mountain at that time, by design. The Mountaineering Blazers start earlier than the rest of the groups in order to be able to catch opening chairs at Castlerock or Heaven's Gate or North Lynx.

I heard a great addition to a well-known quote the other day, "No friends on a powder day, no enemies either."



John

p.s. To get back to the original question, several of the kids said it was the best day of the year.