Pine Ridge Ski Area 1/28/00

[brian]

<I>(Note from the Administrator: This report was originally posted on 1/29/00. Due to our move to new servers, the date and time attributed to this post is incorrect.)</I> <BR> <BR>this is a nice place.great conditions on fri nite---the 10 people on the hill told me so! its a very low key--family run kinda place.the kinda ski area where the TBAR still reigns supreme.oh---they also have a rope tow. great fast skiing on 210' vertical...conditions were pkd pwdr and i love the freedom.seems like the snow on the side of the slope is powder---but its really a inch of ice with 4 "of pwdr laying below it! nice stuff to hit at high speed and TRY and do a few quick turns.temp was about 5 degrees from 6-10pm.the lodge is a throwback to the hunting cabins of yesteryear.i was expecting to see a black bear-shot-with an apple in its mouth,brought in any minute.cool place and very good eats! PINE RIDGE is like the epitome of lip smackin smokey chili---exc. <BR>people here are real people.its fun...snowboarders were having a blast.skiers were shouting out to the sky. a cold wintery nite---but one blessed with snow. <BR>only thing more gleaming than the moon was the tanzanite like glint of the lights in the sky.