J.Spin
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It?s been another fairly dry week for the Bitterroot, with just a few small showery events taking place. One of them did drop some freezing drizzle to the north of us and caused some accidents on highway 93. Up at the pass, Lost Trail had a couple of small snow events that resulted in about 2 inches of combined accumulation. We headed up to the hill Sunday morning with Ty, and he put in about 45 minutes of skiing. He was still unwilling to work with the H-bar, but he did ski from mom to dad or vice versa a few times with no support. Conditions on the Bunny Hill were nice packed powder again, although I did find some hard, chunky snow when I dug down a few inches into the base.
Once Ty was tuckered out, he and mom went in for a snack, and I headed up on the hill for some runs. I planned on just a couple of quick groomed runs due to the lack of any significant snow, but as I headed down Meadow Run, I saw some nice looking powder and tracks off the sides of the trail. It was only a couple of inches, but it looked inviting. As I approached the main entrance to Moose Creek, I saw very few tracks and decided to give the powder a sampling. Where the base was smooth, the skiing was great, but once I ran into bumpy or rutted areas, I could really feel the hard base. I got back onto Meadow Run/Upper Far Out and decided to check Moose Creek further down at the Derek entrance. There?s even less traffic there, and I figured I would find plenty of smooth turns. The first half of the terrain there was nice, although by the bottom, I was back into the tracks of other skiers and into the crust. Still, the skiing was definitely worth at least one run.
There was no line at Chair 2, and I was quickly back at the top. I was suspicious of what South Face would be like, since I could see its bumps even from the base. I hit skier?s right of South Face and it was actually quite nice. The new snow had been worked into the old stuff by skiers, so the surface was relatively soft. I was pleasantly surprised.
E and Ty had been in and out of the lodge, and were enjoying the warmth of the sun while Ty played in the snow. As with last weekend, the temperature was in the mid 30s F, so it felt comfortable yet we weren?t experiencing any melting. On the way back down from the pass, we spotted a bald eagle sitting in a tree along the side of the road. We decided to attempt a photograph, but it had taken off by the time we turned around. We could see it circling around above the road, and eventually noticed at least four more of them riding the thermals in the area. They were far too high to get any good pictures, but they were fun to watch. The upcoming week looks relatively dry, with the next chance for moisture coming in around the weekend. The weather models aren?t in agreement yet, but at least there?s a chance for our first big snow in a few weeks.
I didn?t get any photos from the day, but I did a get a paper copy of Lost Trail?s 2004-2005 map, which includes at least some of the newest lift and trail additions (Chair #5, Super G trail). Since the Lost Trail Powder Mountain website hasn?t updated their version of the map on the web yet, I scanned in the paper copy and have it on our web page for reference:
http://JandEproductions.com/2005/LTmap0405.jpg
Once Ty was tuckered out, he and mom went in for a snack, and I headed up on the hill for some runs. I planned on just a couple of quick groomed runs due to the lack of any significant snow, but as I headed down Meadow Run, I saw some nice looking powder and tracks off the sides of the trail. It was only a couple of inches, but it looked inviting. As I approached the main entrance to Moose Creek, I saw very few tracks and decided to give the powder a sampling. Where the base was smooth, the skiing was great, but once I ran into bumpy or rutted areas, I could really feel the hard base. I got back onto Meadow Run/Upper Far Out and decided to check Moose Creek further down at the Derek entrance. There?s even less traffic there, and I figured I would find plenty of smooth turns. The first half of the terrain there was nice, although by the bottom, I was back into the tracks of other skiers and into the crust. Still, the skiing was definitely worth at least one run.
There was no line at Chair 2, and I was quickly back at the top. I was suspicious of what South Face would be like, since I could see its bumps even from the base. I hit skier?s right of South Face and it was actually quite nice. The new snow had been worked into the old stuff by skiers, so the surface was relatively soft. I was pleasantly surprised.
E and Ty had been in and out of the lodge, and were enjoying the warmth of the sun while Ty played in the snow. As with last weekend, the temperature was in the mid 30s F, so it felt comfortable yet we weren?t experiencing any melting. On the way back down from the pass, we spotted a bald eagle sitting in a tree along the side of the road. We decided to attempt a photograph, but it had taken off by the time we turned around. We could see it circling around above the road, and eventually noticed at least four more of them riding the thermals in the area. They were far too high to get any good pictures, but they were fun to watch. The upcoming week looks relatively dry, with the next chance for moisture coming in around the weekend. The weather models aren?t in agreement yet, but at least there?s a chance for our first big snow in a few weeks.
I didn?t get any photos from the day, but I did a get a paper copy of Lost Trail?s 2004-2005 map, which includes at least some of the newest lift and trail additions (Chair #5, Super G trail). Since the Lost Trail Powder Mountain website hasn?t updated their version of the map on the web yet, I scanned in the paper copy and have it on our web page for reference:
http://JandEproductions.com/2005/LTmap0405.jpg