It was an incredible day to say the least. Due to the major snowfall during the night, we were not allowed to leave the building, the canyon road was closed and ski patrol was firing cannons at the snowpack to force avalanches so they can open the road.
At about 10:00, they allowed us to leave the building and the first lifts started to open. We hit our first runs just before 11:00. It was incredible. There was at least two feet of fresh powder on the slopes. It was the best skiing I’ve ever seen. It felt like we were floating on the boards and falling was like hitting a bed. We actually found it very easy to snowboard.
After stopping for a quick lunch, we grabbed the cameras and heading out again. Here are two videos we captured. It was still snowing VERY hard and much of the snow had been cut up by this time but you’ll get the idea. These videos seem to mask the speed. As I look at these, I think we’re moving very slow. On the slope, it feels like I’m flying.
Here’s Nathan going down a small part blue run:
And Bob doing his best impression of Sean White:
Our average run time was 30 minutes from chairlift, up the the mountain and back down again. We didn’t take the Tram but that’s our plan today. We’ve only explored about 50% of the mountain. Much to ski tomorrow.
A few photos of the day:
Bob