Backcountry
Conditions Report
As the lifts begin to spin, we close the books on the “early season”. And what an early season! The past week would have been great by mid-winter standards. This morning we were even able to get some great gladed turns, let’s keep in mind that its only November 15th!
This week started off with a surprise foot of fluffy pow. Making Monday for the first powder day of the season!
Creamy turns all day long! [Photo: Cyril Brunner]
I would have happily taken a nice early season pow day, but the next morning we awoke to another 6-8 inches of fluff!
Mostly in disbelief. [Skier: Cyril Brunner, Photo: Keith Macchione]
It’s sooooo gooood. [Skier: Cyril Brunner, Photo: Keith Macchione]
But the best was yet to come. When we arrived in the parking lot Wednesday morning, there was another 5-6 inches of the fluffiest snow you could imagine!
There is snow everywhere!! [Skier: Elliot Casper, Photo: Cyril Brunner]
We couldn’t resist coming back that night. We were rewarded with one of the better runs of our lives!
Ski before work and after work? [Skiers: Keith Macchione and Ryan Dwosh, Photo: Cyril Brunner]
Night skiing; It’s a thing [Skier: Cyril Brunner, Photo: Keith Macchione]
It’s been an amazing week! 15 days – almost 40k vert, and all before the westward migration.
Here’s a quick video from Wednesday’s double header dawn and dusk patrol!
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