Got out for a nice trail run in the Jeremy Ranch area today. I started at the elementary school and headed up the Graduate to Fink Again. That's a nice little climb to get your legs warmed up! From there I went east on 24-7 to Bob's Basin Freestyle Trails and came down Ant Farm.
According to Garmin, it was a little over 4 miles with 594 ft. of vertical. I'm not in great shape yet, so it wasn't super fast (46:05) but it's all about enjoying the scenery. Right? :)
Good news -- the trails are nice and dry. And I think the snow may be done for the year. (Let's hope!) So get out and enjoy!
'til later,
- Jeff
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Mountain Bike - Jeremy Ranch 5/20
Mountain bike season is upon us! Well, for the most part. Mother Nature can't seem to make up her mind as to what season it really is. So, while it was nice today, it's supposed to snow later this week....
(My trusty steed.)
Unfortunately, my trusty steed is losing a bit of trusty-ness. It's a Gary Fisher Sugar 2 from a few years ago and it's been an awesome bike -- trouble free up until last year when it developed a bit of a leak in the rear shock. The shop has looked at it three times and can't figure out what's wrong so I just carry a pump with me. :)
(24-7 Jeremy Connector trail.)
Anyhow, got out for my first real bike ride of the season today. I have to admit, I cheated and rode up through the roads of Jeremy Ranch to get to the trailhead. But then I picked up the 24-7 Jeremy Connector trail for a nice ride. I went out to the Glenwild trails and did the loop on the front side, stopping to take in the nice views (and a bit of water).
(Deer Valley and Park City from the Glenwild trails.)
Today at least, the trails were bone dry and in great shape. But the weather seems to be changing quickly, so be sure to consider trail conditions before you set out. Riding through mud leaves ruts that will be there the rest of the year. That sucks!
'til later,
- Jeff
(My trusty steed.)
Unfortunately, my trusty steed is losing a bit of trusty-ness. It's a Gary Fisher Sugar 2 from a few years ago and it's been an awesome bike -- trouble free up until last year when it developed a bit of a leak in the rear shock. The shop has looked at it three times and can't figure out what's wrong so I just carry a pump with me. :)
(24-7 Jeremy Connector trail.)
Anyhow, got out for my first real bike ride of the season today. I have to admit, I cheated and rode up through the roads of Jeremy Ranch to get to the trailhead. But then I picked up the 24-7 Jeremy Connector trail for a nice ride. I went out to the Glenwild trails and did the loop on the front side, stopping to take in the nice views (and a bit of water).
(Deer Valley and Park City from the Glenwild trails.)
Today at least, the trails were bone dry and in great shape. But the weather seems to be changing quickly, so be sure to consider trail conditions before you set out. Riding through mud leaves ruts that will be there the rest of the year. That sucks!
'til later,
- Jeff
Monday, May 19, 2008
Season Wrap-Up 5/19
So, I think I'm finally ready to admit that my 2007-2008 ski season is over! Not that I couldn't ski more if I still wanted to -- Snowbird is still open weekends through June 1 -- but I think I've had enough.
(Powder at Deer Valley.)
What a great season it was! It got off to a slow start with little snow in November. But December and January were huge! So much snow! At one point, we got over 90" or snow in 10 days. Powder day after powder day. Incredible!
(Dual moguls under the lights at the Freestyle World Cup at Deer Valley.)
And the spring skiing was pretty good too. There were a few warm sunny days, but also still a lot of powder days. I was in Colorado at Beaver Creek and they got 2' of snow 2 days before they closed. In fact, I had 9 powder days out there in the two weeks before closing weekend.
(With Bryan at Deer Valley.)
And mother nature is still toying with us. May 1 Snowbird reported 23". Then it was sunny and warm. Then snowed again. So, if you don't like the weather, just wait five minutes. It over 80 degrees today yet I hear it might snow on Wednesday. :)
(Me at Deer Valley.)
Anyhow.
As for numbers, I finished up the season with a record 53 days (beating last season by one day)! Most were at the Park City resorts (Deer Valley (19 days), Park City Mountain Resort (15), and a few days at the Canyons). And I did more skiing (34 days) than snowboarding (19 days), as usual.
(Me at Keystone.)
How can I ski that many days at that many different places you ask? Thanks go to the good folks at Ski Utah. I'm lucky enough to have a Ski Utah Silver Pass that allows me to ski up to 30 days at each resort in the state of Utah. Combine that with a flexible job (I'm a REALTOR in Park City) and I'm able to ski a lot.
(Jeff, Kyle, and me at Breckenridge.)
Now, with the skis put away for summer, it's time to focus on selling some houses. If you have any real estate needs in the Park City area, let me know. Otherwise, enjoy the outdoors and we'll talk to you again soon when I get out the mountain bike and trail shoes.
'til later,
- Jeff
(Powder at Deer Valley.)
What a great season it was! It got off to a slow start with little snow in November. But December and January were huge! So much snow! At one point, we got over 90" or snow in 10 days. Powder day after powder day. Incredible!
(Dual moguls under the lights at the Freestyle World Cup at Deer Valley.)
And the spring skiing was pretty good too. There were a few warm sunny days, but also still a lot of powder days. I was in Colorado at Beaver Creek and they got 2' of snow 2 days before they closed. In fact, I had 9 powder days out there in the two weeks before closing weekend.
(With Bryan at Deer Valley.)
And mother nature is still toying with us. May 1 Snowbird reported 23". Then it was sunny and warm. Then snowed again. So, if you don't like the weather, just wait five minutes. It over 80 degrees today yet I hear it might snow on Wednesday. :)
(Me at Deer Valley.)
Anyhow.
As for numbers, I finished up the season with a record 53 days (beating last season by one day)! Most were at the Park City resorts (Deer Valley (19 days), Park City Mountain Resort (15), and a few days at the Canyons). And I did more skiing (34 days) than snowboarding (19 days), as usual.
(Me at Keystone.)
How can I ski that many days at that many different places you ask? Thanks go to the good folks at Ski Utah. I'm lucky enough to have a Ski Utah Silver Pass that allows me to ski up to 30 days at each resort in the state of Utah. Combine that with a flexible job (I'm a REALTOR in Park City) and I'm able to ski a lot.
(Jeff, Kyle, and me at Breckenridge.)
Now, with the skis put away for summer, it's time to focus on selling some houses. If you have any real estate needs in the Park City area, let me know. Otherwise, enjoy the outdoors and we'll talk to you again soon when I get out the mountain bike and trail shoes.
'til later,
- Jeff
Saturday, May 03, 2008
Snowbird 5/3
Winter just refuses to go away! Thursday May 1 Snowbird received 23" of snow! That's a lot for May!
Saturday I headed up for one last day of spring skiing. Conditions were awesome. It sounded a little icy on the front side, so we headed straight for the tunnel and Mineral Basin. The snow back there was a little crunchy but softened up quickly.
(Salt Lake City from Snowbird.)
After a bunch of runs on the back side, we stopped for a quick snack, then decided to ski the front. By the afternoon, things were nice and soft everywhere, but not too slow or sticky. Just about perfect.
(The ridge over to the tram.)
Later in the afternoon, we hiked up Baldy but were greeted by a rope telling us the chutes were closed. Shoot! Oh well, I'll have to hike up sometime this summer and ski them then. :)
(Bummer.)
Anyhow. Not bad at all for skiing in May. The coverage was incredible -- no bare spots at all. And most of the mountain was still open. It looks like they will go to weekends only but be open into June if you want to go. Check out www.snowbird.com.
'til later,
- Jeff
Saturday I headed up for one last day of spring skiing. Conditions were awesome. It sounded a little icy on the front side, so we headed straight for the tunnel and Mineral Basin. The snow back there was a little crunchy but softened up quickly.
(Salt Lake City from Snowbird.)
After a bunch of runs on the back side, we stopped for a quick snack, then decided to ski the front. By the afternoon, things were nice and soft everywhere, but not too slow or sticky. Just about perfect.
(The ridge over to the tram.)
Later in the afternoon, we hiked up Baldy but were greeted by a rope telling us the chutes were closed. Shoot! Oh well, I'll have to hike up sometime this summer and ski them then. :)
(Bummer.)
Anyhow. Not bad at all for skiing in May. The coverage was incredible -- no bare spots at all. And most of the mountain was still open. It looks like they will go to weekends only but be open into June if you want to go. Check out www.snowbird.com.
'til later,
- Jeff
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