Nothing new, just another day at the mountain. Snow is getting worn out and icy. We need another refill please.
Day 13
No fuss. Really cold and good conditions.
Day 12
This week I have been skiing in all kinds of conditions; rain, powdery snow, overcast, fog and today, crispy sunny conditions. The coldest day so far, -10 at the parking lot. The air was so crisp that I could tell that the person next to me in the lift was a smoker, not a pleasant experience. Last night I slipped on the stairs and ended up as a puddle at the base after landing on the top step with my lower back so I was taking it easier than normal. I don’t think I could handle a fall in my current shape.
Day 11
It was cold today as well, -6 at the parking lot. The staff did a great job and Zephyr was open when I arrived at 8:25. I was alone at the mountain until 9:15. There was no one there so I was just lapping on the backside. It even snowed for a while which surprised me. I didn’t think there was snow in the forecast this year.
Day 10
It was pretty cold this morning, -6 when I parked the car. With the cold and the grooming, it was really good conditions for the first couple of runs. I was skiing the Lower Grouse Alley a couple of times as it was nobody there.
Nice inversion layer
Day 9
Today was the day. It started to snow heavily around 4:30 yesterday. The flakes were coming down at the size of golf balls. It snowed for a while, but not as long as I was hoping. By the time I went to bed it had stopped snowing and I woke up with the same 3 centimeters from last night.
Up at the mountain they received more, perhaps 15 centimeters. I did some runs in the trees at the Powder Bowl without hitting anything underneath. When they opened the backside, I was the first to ski Challenger. A little bumpy, but still some good powder turns.
Second lift ride up on the backside
Finally getting that winter look back
Day 8
Today it was really soft and nice snow in the morning, but it got skid up quickly to expose the hard pack underneath. Around 9:00 it started to snow/rain and by 10 I was pretty wet. I thought it was the beginning of the storm, but it kept raining for most of the day.
Awaiting the storm
Day 4
The morning started up well, but then I was handed a warning for supposedly skiing too fast. That’s Northstar for you. It is not possible to carve in a slower speed, you would need to start skidding which is not how it is supposed to be done.
Icy conditions but at least there is a white blanket around the resort.
Day 2 of the season
Well, what do you expect?
First day
I am on the gondola for the first time of the season and it requires the mandatory photo.
