Conditions Report
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***UPDATE*** IT HAS BEEN SNOWING NON-STOP SINCE I LEFT TELLURIDE – MORE INFO AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST!
Given that the Lake Tahoe region continues to struggle for snowfall, this family decided to head back out to our ‘go to’ area, Telluride, for good ol’ family ski fun. With six days of skiing planned, we had time to explore, ski with the kids, not ski with kids, long lunches in the sun, ski school drop off, ski school pick ups, short hikes up to Dihedral face and of course, obligatory long hikes up to Palmyra Peak.
On this trip, we arrived with temps in the 50s in town but with wintery and chalky conditions on the hill. To my astonishment, the conditions were quite amazing when you consider that it had been six weeks since the last storm. Early in the week, given the conditions, we explored the mountain and followed the morning groomer reports to ski the steepest piste runs available. Runs like Lookout, the Plunge, Bushwacker, Milk Run, and Coonskin were a carvers dream. Before and after lunch, I usually broke away from the family to find some tasty lines through Dihedral Face, Dihedral Chute and Black Iron Bowl of Chair 12.
We did receive a few inches of fresh snow midway through the week and that tremendously improved the snow quality especially up high on the hikes. But as luck we have it, it has been snowing non-stop since the day we departed back to California. I’d highly recommend you book a trip and head out there immediately…especially since I packed down the rocky areas for you in the Dihedral zones.
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February 15th – 20th, 2015…
Obligatory Mt. Wilson photograph…
Warm temps in town but still finding snow that’s better than Tahoe…
Some fun lines in here that’s for sure…
A little air in Black Iron Bowl…
A mogul field says hello from Revelation Bowl…
After lunch I took a few laps in Happy Thought for some double fall-line fun…
The next morning after dropping the kids off at Ski School, I went for a walk…
Due to low snow conditions, Tram Shot was the end of the line (about 85% to the summit)…
The rock features up here are pretty awesomely scenic…
Looking down Tram Shot as a storm approaches…
Waited for some sun but this was the best I got…
After Palmyra, I headed over to Nice Chute…
Magic-hour groomer on Polar Queen on the way to grab the kiddies …
The overnight storm cleared out and yielded a stunning day…
A perfect day for cruising with the Mrs…
Some folks scored some fresh tracks on Gold Hil…
My favorite terrain at Telluride is behind these signs…
Dihedral and Black Iron Bowl looking tasty…
Palmyra Peak in a rage…
Telluride, Colorado…
It’s a bit of a jaunt up to Palmyra, so don’t forget a backpack…and water…
A couple inches of fluff works for me…
Having fun is the name of the game…
Steep and some technical features cover the bottom of this zone…
The new snow definitely helped…
Black Iron Bowl skied rather well…
The landings are a bit softer now…
Following a 6 year old for a top to bottom See Forever lap…
The Mrs is carving quite well on her new fused ankle…
Time for a French lunch at Bon Vivant…
Yes, we even went ice skating…and we killed it…
The next morning we headed straight to Bushwacker!!!
Oak Street lift is a Telluride staple..
Some more groomers and then another hike up to Dihedral…
This time I ventured down the rockier ‘Dihedral Face’…
As always, I missed my targeted line but I did manage to provide some free snow safety…
Here’s a shot of the mountain from the Telluride airport…
A 6 year old trying out his first twin tipped boards…
I took my 3 year old to the top of Gold Hill so she deserved a treat…
Headed back to base camp…
On our departure date it STARTED to snow…
***THE FOLLOWING IS COURTESY OF TELLURIDE’S INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT***
The day after we left…
Two days after we left…
Three days…
And another one…
And the forecast…
…NOW GET OVER THERE!!!
