Conditions: packed powder
Temp: upper-twenties
Gear: skis
The holiday crowds are in town, but nice weather combined with some good snow that fell during the week made it worth heading out anyhow.
As usual, I flew up Payday and Bonanza to get to McConkey's and away from the crowds as quickly as possible. The snow over there was great with some powder still to be found in the trees. I had an awesome first run down the Black Forest Glades.
(Black Forest Glades.)
I then noticed that, sometime during the week, they had groomed the center of McConkey's bowl. Now, I'd usually prefer it left alone, but it did open up that terrain to some skiers that might otherwise not have enjoyed it and I guess that's good.
(Trails off Pioneer as viewed from top of McConkey's.)
The snow on Comstock wasn't as nice as it looked. Obviously it had gotten sun all week and then set up hard. But a good set of edges enabled me to hang on for a fun, high speed run.
If you go, remember that Payday, Bonanza, and Silverlode will be crowded. But with the snow we are supposed to get tomorrow, it should be worth the wait.
'til later,
- Jeff
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