Deer Valley 1/2

Conditions: 2" powder overnight, snowed another 5-10" during the day
Temp: low-thirties
Gear: skis

What an awesome day! It wasn't supposed to start snowing until this afternoon, but I woke up to 2" of powder in the driveway and headed up to Deer Valley to ski with friends. Supposedly there are no friends on a powder day, but when one gets you a ticket, you don't mind.


(A friend shows me the way through the trees off Ontario.)

We started with a few runs off Sultan. Realigning and extending that lift was such a great idea! The trees were incredible. Knee deep powder. Big grins.

We headed over to Empire for lunch. Gotta love the carrot cake.

After recharging, we headed to Ontario. The hike in was a little work, but the run down made it all worth it. Anyone who says Deer Valley is just a bunch of blue groomers obviously hasn't skied there.


(Snowing hard at the base of Quincy.)

Later in the afternoon, we had a few nice runs under Northside and the trees near Silver Strike. Unfortunately, my legs gave out a little before four. Powder skiing can be a lot of work, but it was definitely worth it.

'til later,
- Jeff