Park City Mountain Resort 12/28

There's no such thing as a bad day when you spend your day skiing. But, some days are better than others. And this wasn't one of them!

It was so *COLD*! Air temp was 2 degrees this morning but with windchill and humidity, it felt like -13! I made the mistake of thinking this would keep people indoors, but there were still a surprising number of people on the slopes at Park City. *I* should have stayed indoors because I found I couldn't make more than a few runs without taking a break. After two runs on McConkey's, we stopped for an early lunch. Three more runs in the afternoon and that was enough for me. Oh well. May tomorrow be warmer.


(Top of Payday.)

If you go, bundle up! Definitely take the finger and toe warmers. And stop often for hot chocolate! Enjoy.

'til later,
- Jeff

Canyons 12/26

I had other plans for today, but when they fell through I decided to get in a few runs. I grabbed my snowboard and headed to the Canyons for a little bit right around noon.


(Sun over Flight of the Canyons.)

It was *cold* out, definitely a good day for a balaclava (not to be confused with Baklava :)). I started on Saddleback and made runs on Snow Dancer and Kokopelli before heading over to Snow Creek. There I hit Eclipse and Echo before dropping down to Super Condor. Boa was probably the best run of the day - great snow and no one at all on it. Devil's Friend had some great snow to the skiers right. But with temps in the teens and feeling even colder than that, I decided I'd had enough. We're supposed to get 12-18" of snow tonight so we'll try again tomorrow.

'til later,
- Jeff

Deer Valley 12/24

Christmas Eve at Deer Valley is becoming a bit of a tradition. No new snow overnight, but still a nice day to get out. It was the first time I got to ski the new terrain on Lady Morgan. I think it just opened on Saturday.


(Top of the new Lady Morgan Express.)

Lady Morgan is a brand new high-speed quad that opens up 200 acres of awesome terrain. Previously you could get to some of this via a hike off Empire, but most of it was out of bounds altogether. There's something for everyone off the lift, from a nice green (Pearl, Webster) to a nice blue (Dakota), plenty of bumps (Magnet, Argus, Hillside) and some awesome new glades (Centennial)!


(The next storm rolling in.)

Though the line never got long, it was obvious that everyone wanted to check out the new stuff. So, I alternated runs there and runs off Empire. There was still some great snow in the bowl. I met up with some friends for a bunch of runs on Empire and Lady Morgan before taking a lunch break (yummy turkey burger).


(Fun terrain under Lady Morgan.)

Unfortunately, the winds pushing the next storm into town were a bit fierce and enough to end my day shortly after lunch. But not a bad way to spend the day before Christmas. Enjoy the holidays.

'til later,
- Jeff