This was a warm and sunny day. Nonetheless the snow remained packed powder aside from a handful of shots with partial south exposure. This is important for one of the mogul capitals of North America. I should have remembered this and used my K2 Recons today, but the longer and wider Bonafides handled the bumps better than I expected.
Liz could only ski until noon and she requested some tough skiing that would make her feet sensitive for her 1PM bootfitting appointment. As expected the feet hurt even after the long cruisers Silver Bell and Ruthie's. At the top of the gondola is a tribute to Chris Davenport's well known recent achievement.
On the other side is a solar array of similar vintage as the one on my house in SoCal.
We next headed for the Ridge of Bell.
A bit down from here, Liz chose to ski the bumps on the back of Bell down to Copper Bowl.
Back up the gondola Liz finished off her morning with International
to Silver Queen.
Liz took the bus to Highlands while I skied Northstar to the Gents Ridge lift and then had lunch at Bonnie's. Back up top I skied out Ridge of Bell again. View across to Ruthie's and the FIS lift.
View of International and Zaugg Dump area
I descended Face of Bell into Spar Gulch this time. I rarely go looking for moguls, but the bumps on Bell are carved by the locals with good spacing and few chopped off backsides. I'm guessing this may have been a rationale for snowboarders being banned on Aspen Mt. until 2000. But I'm also guessing that snowboarders don't seek out bump marathons and thus the moguls on Bell remain high quality.
I quit at 2PM to take the bus to Highlands. Jim Lindsay diagnosed Liz' key issue as tight calf muscles which restrict the range she can flex her feet.
The new boots have shims and cants to help compensate. But Liz is also prescribed calf stretches which will ultimately improve her ski technique as well as boot comfort. Neither of us would have guessed this problem as Liz does yoga regularly and is fairly flexible otherwise.
Liz could only ski until noon and she requested some tough skiing that would make her feet sensitive for her 1PM bootfitting appointment. As expected the feet hurt even after the long cruisers Silver Bell and Ruthie's. At the top of the gondola is a tribute to Chris Davenport's well known recent achievement.
On the other side is a solar array of similar vintage as the one on my house in SoCal.
We next headed for the Ridge of Bell.
A bit down from here, Liz chose to ski the bumps on the back of Bell down to Copper Bowl.
Back up the gondola Liz finished off her morning with International
to Silver Queen.
Liz took the bus to Highlands while I skied Northstar to the Gents Ridge lift and then had lunch at Bonnie's. Back up top I skied out Ridge of Bell again. View across to Ruthie's and the FIS lift.
View of International and Zaugg Dump area
I descended Face of Bell into Spar Gulch this time. I rarely go looking for moguls, but the bumps on Bell are carved by the locals with good spacing and few chopped off backsides. I'm guessing this may have been a rationale for snowboarders being banned on Aspen Mt. until 2000. But I'm also guessing that snowboarders don't seek out bump marathons and thus the moguls on Bell remain high quality.
I quit at 2PM to take the bus to Highlands. Jim Lindsay diagnosed Liz' key issue as tight calf muscles which restrict the range she can flex her feet.
The new boots have shims and cants to help compensate. But Liz is also prescribed calf stretches which will ultimately improve her ski technique as well as boot comfort. Neither of us would have guessed this problem as Liz does yoga regularly and is fairly flexible otherwise.
