Day 57: Another Alta season is in the bag.
I didn't arrive until 11:30 a.m. today to give things time to soften, and I was about an hour or two too early. Regardless, the party atmosphere was already in full, uh..."swing."
I can't possibly name all the people I skied with today. It was a non-stop ebb and flow of folks, including a number of Mad River visitors including Colin and ski school director Terry. Things gradually softened and we made the best of it, concluding with our traditional end of the season parking lot BBQ which was more subdued than normal, but nonetheless a blast. I'll just provide a collection of photos to chronicle the day.
Compliments to Marc_C for his gorgonzola burgers with carmelized onions, which were far superior to the store-bought angus burgers I brought, as well as his exceptional margaritas. Thanks, too, to Tirolerpeter for the Austrian-style Bratwurst for lunch to accompany my beer. The ribs from Sam's group literally fell off the bone. Hats off to Hilary, Kelsey, Karen, Stephan, et al for joining us for the BBQ even though they didn't ski today. Liftie Jesse was wandering the crowd as we were packing up, and I sent him on his way with a couple of "liftie treats."
As always, it's a shame to close with that much snow on the ground. Now, however, the Snowbird spring season begins. Besides that, things will only improve at Alta in the coming weeks as the sun works its magic. Thank you, Alta, for another typically amazing season.
I didn't arrive until 11:30 a.m. today to give things time to soften, and I was about an hour or two too early. Regardless, the party atmosphere was already in full, uh..."swing."
I can't possibly name all the people I skied with today. It was a non-stop ebb and flow of folks, including a number of Mad River visitors including Colin and ski school director Terry. Things gradually softened and we made the best of it, concluding with our traditional end of the season parking lot BBQ which was more subdued than normal, but nonetheless a blast. I'll just provide a collection of photos to chronicle the day.
Compliments to Marc_C for his gorgonzola burgers with carmelized onions, which were far superior to the store-bought angus burgers I brought, as well as his exceptional margaritas. Thanks, too, to Tirolerpeter for the Austrian-style Bratwurst for lunch to accompany my beer. The ribs from Sam's group literally fell off the bone. Hats off to Hilary, Kelsey, Karen, Stephan, et al for joining us for the BBQ even though they didn't ski today. Liftie Jesse was wandering the crowd as we were packing up, and I sent him on his way with a couple of "liftie treats."
As always, it's a shame to close with that much snow on the ground. Now, however, the Snowbird spring season begins. Besides that, things will only improve at Alta in the coming weeks as the sun works its magic. Thank you, Alta, for another typically amazing season.
