President's Day Powder
The President’s Day Snow Report said 7” at mid and 10” at the summit, 9 degrees with low wind. Perfect! Ashley and I got to the Gondola at 8:20am, a little late we thought, but apparently everyone was sleeping in. The doors had just opened and by the time the line filled in we were about 10 people before the glass. We waited the 10 minutes until the gondola opened wondering where everyone was.
Met Ben at the top of the Gondola and skied Norther to 4-Points Lift. Up 4-Points and hit an untouched, nicely groomed Hurricane with about 7” on top. A pure delight! The snow was light as can be and conditions underneath were soft and carve-able. We skipped down to Pony Express looking for more of the same – delicious groomer with powder on top. Longhorn was groomed later than Hurricane so the powder on top was much shallower. We decided on the left side of Pony Lift Line – sweet, fresh and nobody around. We had the trail to ourselves as we dipped our knees extra low to induce the elusive face-shots. The snow was awesome!
Up Storm Peak lift and over to Sundown. The Sundown side was definitely deeper than Pony Express, but it gets tracked before the lift opens due to the First Tracks program (pay extra to ride Sundown a few times before opening). We skied Priest Creek Lift Line, 2:30 Trees and 1:30 Trees – all were terrific. We decided to end our morning with a run from the tippity-top - Gate D, Second Pitch and out, so up Morningside we went.
Gate-D was terrific! I skied the left side of Million Dollar Rock and hit a cliff I’d been eyeing earlier. A slow take-off, quick drop and soft landing. As soon as I landed the snow from the top of the cliff came down on me like a wave crashing over my head. I had plenty of momentum to carry me through and into a few more turns before I hit the bottom. Very exciting! On to Second Pitch where I found a nice steep untouched line where I got face-shots on every turn. The rest of our ski posse continued to the Bog via Clem’s. Ashley and I had to continue our commute to work via Flying Z.
Met Ben at the top of the Gondola and skied Norther to 4-Points Lift. Up 4-Points and hit an untouched, nicely groomed Hurricane with about 7” on top. A pure delight! The snow was light as can be and conditions underneath were soft and carve-able. We skipped down to Pony Express looking for more of the same – delicious groomer with powder on top. Longhorn was groomed later than Hurricane so the powder on top was much shallower. We decided on the left side of Pony Lift Line – sweet, fresh and nobody around. We had the trail to ourselves as we dipped our knees extra low to induce the elusive face-shots. The snow was awesome!
Up Storm Peak lift and over to Sundown. The Sundown side was definitely deeper than Pony Express, but it gets tracked before the lift opens due to the First Tracks program (pay extra to ride Sundown a few times before opening). We skied Priest Creek Lift Line, 2:30 Trees and 1:30 Trees – all were terrific. We decided to end our morning with a run from the tippity-top - Gate D, Second Pitch and out, so up Morningside we went.
Gate-D was terrific! I skied the left side of Million Dollar Rock and hit a cliff I’d been eyeing earlier. A slow take-off, quick drop and soft landing. As soon as I landed the snow from the top of the cliff came down on me like a wave crashing over my head. I had plenty of momentum to carry me through and into a few more turns before I hit the bottom. Very exciting! On to Second Pitch where I found a nice steep untouched line where I got face-shots on every turn. The rest of our ski posse continued to the Bog via Clem’s. Ashley and I had to continue our commute to work via Flying Z.
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