EMSC
Well-known member
Glad Eldora got 6" Saturday; surprisingly as much as Alta from the last storm.
Surfaces were pretty good and while you could find the firm under surface plenty, it skied so much more smoothly and easily this week. We decided to continue to park down at the beginner zone and zig zag our way to the upper lifts and then back. It gives a chance for Jr to get warmed up and then back into his true comfort zone for a run or so before we leave. Several runs off the top today and Jr is doing great stuff and learning fast. He's still kind of tentative on the 'steeper' pitches of the blues, but tackles them with no fear or etc.. either.
I sense some big progress being made and it's a matter of miles and a few tweaks here and there for a bit. Then mid-season I'll add poles into the mix and then work on parallel skiing and getting out of the wedge later in the season (or something like that). Right now it's just great to be back most of the day on the upper lifts. Though a surprising amount of people skiing way too fast in the slow zone trail on the upper mtn..
Surfaces were pretty good and while you could find the firm under surface plenty, it skied so much more smoothly and easily this week. We decided to continue to park down at the beginner zone and zig zag our way to the upper lifts and then back. It gives a chance for Jr to get warmed up and then back into his true comfort zone for a run or so before we leave. Several runs off the top today and Jr is doing great stuff and learning fast. He's still kind of tentative on the 'steeper' pitches of the blues, but tackles them with no fear or etc.. either.
I sense some big progress being made and it's a matter of miles and a few tweaks here and there for a bit. Then mid-season I'll add poles into the mix and then work on parallel skiing and getting out of the wedge later in the season (or something like that). Right now it's just great to be back most of the day on the upper lifts. Though a surprising amount of people skiing way too fast in the slow zone trail on the upper mtn..
