Got Snow!
South Ridge Triple Chair encased in Snow.
January 24, 2006, 1:00 PM

Got Snow!
South Ridge Triple Chair encased in Snow.
January 24, 2006, 1:00 PM

Mary and I got one of the first boxes at the K1 this morning at 9:00 AM. At 1:00 PM, when we are usually safely ensconced in a booth at Charity's for lunch, I am still out doing top to bottom runs. What a beautiful day!

Yesterdays little storm dropped about 4 inches of moderately heavy snow all over the mountain. It turns out, it was the perfect consistency for the grooming machines to work with last night, for this morning the mountain was set up perfectly. Everywhere we went, the snow was beautifully soft and carve-able. We did a half a dozen runs in the Glades, on East Falls, and Cascade to start the morning. There is another storm blowing in tonight from the north, which created some cloud at the peak. The changing light made it a little spooky the first couple of runs, but when you realized how good the surface conditions were, you could just rip it between the light and the shadows with little fear of finding a surprise hiding in the darkness.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the resort at Bear Mountain, there was brilliant sunshine with bright blue skies. I did tweak my ankle on a wet spot at the base of Viper Pit on Bear Claw, but other than that event, Bear was great. Upper Wildfire was once again my favorite. We did 4 passes through the park on Lower Wildfire which was busy with boarders partaking of the various features.

The snow storm last night left some interesting artifacts around the mountain. Todays picture was taken of one of the chairs on the South Ridge Triple, which was still magically encased in snow at 1:00 PM this afternoon. Light snow predicted in the forecast everyday this week, conditions should be outstanding thru the week into the weekend.