Month: March 2010

Chevy’s First Run From the Top

Posted on by Smoke

We got her up the chair last year in a pack, but today Chevy was going to ski from the summit with us.

The chairlift doesn’t seem to faze her.

Blue or green?

OK, green.

She did quite well for her first time.  Got sorta tired by the bottom, but she skiied almost the whole 2000’ with us.  Grandma then took over so Barb and I could get out for a few laps together.

Barb used to be a bumper before I set her straight, and here she’s seeing if she remembers what it’s like.

Yup, those are bumps alright.  Looking just south though, and I think powder is still a better idea.

Powder, anyone?

Posted on by Smoke

Before you dismiss this first pic as total crap, check out that dark blob center right.  That’s someone’s helmet.  And they’re wearing it.

A sick day today.  Over 20cms last night, it’s still snowing, the wind loaded it up DEEP on the lee slopes, and the lift opened 20 minutes early.  Conditions were savage though.  Cold, foggy, windy.  I felt like I was landing on Utah beach on June 6th or something coming up for my first run.

Fluffy and light under the chair, some random skier hittin’ it/

Another random skier getting early turns under the lift.

It was all face shots today.  Nobody around either.  I got first tracks down runs ALL DAY LONG.  Here’s a couple of boarders going down the Great Wall.

..and here’s some of my tracks.  This was taken at 2:30 in the afternoon.  The other tracks on the left are mine from about 11 am.  I don’t know why nobody skis here, but I like the fact that they don’t.  More for me.

Random Winter Stuff

Posted on by Smoke

Just a couple of shots from today.  One is of these three guys I rode up on the chair with.  Now, this is a quad chair.  If you look in the foreground, you’ll see the center arm rest.  See if you can figure out what’s wrong with this pic.

And some good old AC/DC, a wireless guitar, and some table dancing.