Nathan and I arrived in Salt Lake City, right on time. It was raining and 40 degrees at the airport. We quickly boarded the transportation van to the mountain. As we climbed the mountain the rain changed to snow. Very Cool.
After checking in to our room, we immediately changed into our ski gear. I was seriously (Nathan slightly) impacted by Acute Mountain Syndrome (AMS). This means shortness of breath, rapid heart rate and nausea at high altitudes. We read that drinking lots of water and eating carbs would help and they were right.
The mountain is amazing. Green runs here are like blue runs at home. Nathan called it ‘Epic’. Snowbird got over a 20″ of snow yesterday with more predicted today. The only rough part was the wind. It was howling all day and night. It made skiing almost impossible at times due to zero visibility.
In the morning the canyon road was closed and as we type, ski patrol is shooting cannons to proactively cause avalanches in the back country (we don’t ski there). It’s so loud the windows shake. It’s snowing hard and we expect another great day of powder.
Here are some pictures:
Bob
Thanks for the pictures! I can’t believe the mountains! How beautiful. I miss you! PLEASE BE SAFE. Love, Mom (Lynn)