Park City Mountain Resort 1/8

Conditions: 5" powder+
Temp: mid-twenties
Gear: skis

A decent little storm hit the area last night, so I went to bed early planning on getting up to hit the slopes. There were a couple of inches at the base and plenty more at the top. Unfortunately, it had also gotten a little windy, so parts were quite windblown. But you're not allowed to complain on a powder day!

Jupiter was on a snow hold when I got there, so I headed straight for McConkey's. The bowl was nice as was the skier's left of Buckeye. I also had my first run of the year through the Black Forest glades -- that's some of my favorite terrain on the mountain. And another great run in 10th mountain. It was a short day for me, but definitely worth getting up early for.

Sorry no pics -- the battery in the camera got too cold and it wouldn't work. I'll try to do better next time.

'til later,
- Jeff

Brighton (Night Skiing) 1/6

Conditions: packed powder
Temp: 40 degrees
Gear: snowboard

What's the best part of night skiing? IT'S CHEAP! So a couple of friends dragged me up to Brighton for my first night skiing in about 10 years.



What's the other best part of night skiing? COOL SUNSETS!


(Sunset down Big Cottonwood Canyon.)

And it wasn't nearly as cold as I had feared. In fact, the temperature hovered around 40 degrees making it warmer than many days I've had this season.

We had a bunch of nice runs. I don't know many of the trail names, but we skied pretty much all of the 22 runs they have open at night. There were brief waits at the lift line, but nothing too bad. Definitely worth checking out if you get the chance.


(Jake shows me the way.)

Thanks, guys, for taking me up. It was fun!

'til later,
- Jeff

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