Conditions: snowing, powder, packed powder
Temp: around thirty
Gear: skis
Tuesday, Kyle and I headed to Beaver Creek. It was supposed to have snowed overnight with the snow tapering off around noon. Instead it started around 9am and snowed most of the day. We definitely weren't complaining!
(The top of Arrowhead.)
Kindof a repeat of yesterday -- we skied the trees between Arrowhead and Bachelor Gulch, then those off Strawberry, then over to Larkspur. We found one spot in Larkspur that had gotten a little too much sun, but moving just a little over into the trees cured that problem.
After lunch we had another great run starting up top of Beaver Creek. We dashed through Jack Rabbit Alley, flew into Heads Up, shot through Corkscrew and finished in 4 Getta Bought It. That was more than enough to get us warmed up again after lunch. Despite the killer treewell that swallowed me up :) this was the best run of the day.
Then it was back to the Redtail trees. Evidently the wind blows and dumps all the snow there, that's why the powder is so good. And the trees are nice and open. And most people seem to stay to the groomed part of the trail. Anyhow, this seems to consistently be a great run.
Beaver Creek was awesome, but I'm looking forward to a little more variety -- tomorrow Vail!
'til later,
- Jeff
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