Evren
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"80 percent of success is just showing up"
-- Woody Allen
This morning Deer Valley (along with PCMR) reported 4", which was quite a surprise. Almost everyone else was in the 9-13 range, including the top of my car. At least I hadn't led baldyskier astray suggesting Snowbasin over Snowbird. Later on, I'd get an interesting tidbit from a Snowbird pass holder.
The thing is, I had left both pairs of skis at DV. So the order of business for the day was: fish out Warren Miller certificates for Canyons, jump through the online hoops and print out coupon, drive to DV, pick up skis, and backtrack to Canyons. I did all this and got on the Canyons cabriolet by 8:55 My elementary school teacher was right: when I apply myself, I get things done.
First destination, Tombstone Express. It has many interesting lines in the surrounding bowl, through pines, aspen and some open. Most of it scout-able from the lift. The powderhounds take the lift but don't linger: they are in a hurry to reach 9990 which gives plenty breathing room. Surprisingly, there were quite a few tracks already (how early does one need to be?) but widely spaced. It was light and deep, the sun was shining, life was good. I did notice some strange tracks where someone had swiped away some square meters for a single turn. Such things are unfamiliar at Deer Valley; must be a Canyons thing.
After three runs on separate aspects, I find out the reason for all the tracks: 9990 is lit orange on the electronic board -- on hold. I decide to head for it anyway: if it opens up, great. If not, I can take Peak 5 just kitty corner to it. What an auspicious decision this turns out to be! In the 3-4 minutes it takes for me to get there, the lift is already turning and there is hardly a line. One skier sidles up at the front and I chastise him. He says something about it being legit but falls back nevertheless. Turns out there is an empty singles line. I tell him he has a point and shuffle forward to take it.
Some ways up, the first skier appears:
As we near the top, it looks very good but still a large number of tracks for what must be chair 20 or 30. 9990 spreads out quite wide from the top.
94 turns:
I end up getting four postcard perfect runs in my stylish sunglasses. The S3s really shine. Deep *untracked* powder is easy! I've done some of the same lines when they were tracked out and there is no comparison.
One of the drawbacks at Canyons used to be the the lack of a lunch spot away from the base. And in Canyons you can get a ways from the base. Then they built Cloud Dine which became so popular that it's a big pain to find seating at lunch time. So when I see the weather turning a bit, I want to beat the crowds. While I eat, I'll see the same people standing around with tray in hand, waiting in vain for a seat to open up. Some even resort to eating on the patio despite the howling wind and almost white-out.
Next to me is a Snowbird season pass holder. I finally ask -- she is maybe the fourth Snowbird-native I've seen today. She tells me that LCC was closed until 9:45. I picture a long line of cars. Admin filled in the details in his post but I agree with socal that had anyone else been writing that post it may have had a very different, frustrated tone.
Then I went down and got a haircut.
-- Woody Allen
This morning Deer Valley (along with PCMR) reported 4", which was quite a surprise. Almost everyone else was in the 9-13 range, including the top of my car. At least I hadn't led baldyskier astray suggesting Snowbasin over Snowbird. Later on, I'd get an interesting tidbit from a Snowbird pass holder.
The thing is, I had left both pairs of skis at DV. So the order of business for the day was: fish out Warren Miller certificates for Canyons, jump through the online hoops and print out coupon, drive to DV, pick up skis, and backtrack to Canyons. I did all this and got on the Canyons cabriolet by 8:55 My elementary school teacher was right: when I apply myself, I get things done.
First destination, Tombstone Express. It has many interesting lines in the surrounding bowl, through pines, aspen and some open. Most of it scout-able from the lift. The powderhounds take the lift but don't linger: they are in a hurry to reach 9990 which gives plenty breathing room. Surprisingly, there were quite a few tracks already (how early does one need to be?) but widely spaced. It was light and deep, the sun was shining, life was good. I did notice some strange tracks where someone had swiped away some square meters for a single turn. Such things are unfamiliar at Deer Valley; must be a Canyons thing.
After three runs on separate aspects, I find out the reason for all the tracks: 9990 is lit orange on the electronic board -- on hold. I decide to head for it anyway: if it opens up, great. If not, I can take Peak 5 just kitty corner to it. What an auspicious decision this turns out to be! In the 3-4 minutes it takes for me to get there, the lift is already turning and there is hardly a line. One skier sidles up at the front and I chastise him. He says something about it being legit but falls back nevertheless. Turns out there is an empty singles line. I tell him he has a point and shuffle forward to take it.
Some ways up, the first skier appears:
As we near the top, it looks very good but still a large number of tracks for what must be chair 20 or 30. 9990 spreads out quite wide from the top.
94 turns:
I end up getting four postcard perfect runs in my stylish sunglasses. The S3s really shine. Deep *untracked* powder is easy! I've done some of the same lines when they were tracked out and there is no comparison.
One of the drawbacks at Canyons used to be the the lack of a lunch spot away from the base. And in Canyons you can get a ways from the base. Then they built Cloud Dine which became so popular that it's a big pain to find seating at lunch time. So when I see the weather turning a bit, I want to beat the crowds. While I eat, I'll see the same people standing around with tray in hand, waiting in vain for a seat to open up. Some even resort to eating on the patio despite the howling wind and almost white-out.
Next to me is a Snowbird season pass holder. I finally ask -- she is maybe the fourth Snowbird-native I've seen today. She tells me that LCC was closed until 9:45. I picture a long line of cars. Admin filled in the details in his post but I agree with socal that had anyone else been writing that post it may have had a very different, frustrated tone.
Then I went down and got a haircut.
