East Falls
It did not look that crowded
when I skied it 90 seconds earlier!

East Falls
It did not look that crowded
when I skied it 90 seconds earlier!

Unfortunately, we did not get 6 inches of fluff from the precipitation last night, so Mary did not wake me up for the first morning chair. But when my alarm went off at 9:00 AM (I did go to bed at 3:30 AM the night before) and I saw a brilliant blue sky, I needed to escape the inn for a trip to the mountain. By 10:00 AM, I was putting my boots on beside the Snowdon Quad and I was ready to go.

It was just a quick one hour journey around the mountain this morning. For those of you interested in a quick loop, I took the Snowdon Quad to ski East Falls. From there, I took the Canyon Quad for a run down Launch Pad to Middle Superstar to Low Road to the Needles Eye Chair. From the Needles Eye Chair, I looped down Needles Eye back to the Needles chair, for a run down Bitter Sweet to the Superstar Chair. Off the back of Superstar, I wandered around to get over the the South Ridge Triple. From South Ridge, I crossed back for a run down Cascades, back to the car in the parking lot. 6 chair lifts, plus or minus 15 miles of skiing, on mostly blue and black trails. A nice little work out with a little sight seeing thrown in.

Conditions on the mountain today were pretty good, considering all of the snow and holiday skiers we have had the last week. Crowds were very light for a Friday. I literally skied on to every lift without stopping. Of course, I stayed away for the K1 base area, and the Skye Ship mid station to avoid crowds.

The weather looks like it will be perfect for skiing and riding all weekend. Light snow is forecasted for tonight and tomorrow to keep the surfaces fresh with intermittent sunshine to brighten things up. Let it snow!