Sharon
New member
Feeling a little worn, I decided a Red Bull would be an ideal breakfast beverage.
We met up with Admin, Marc_C, Skidog, Tele-Jon, Pat and Mira. Paul came in from Jackson, and it was Pam's last day to ski.
It was cold and sunny. The off-piste was chunky and hard in places, though we did manage to find some soft snow and even a few untracked patches over in the Wildcat area. We did 2 runs in there, but then decided to move on, so we cruised a few groomers while waiting for the sun to soften surfaces. I have never skied so many groomers at Alta, and I gotta say, they were in excellent shape. It was nice to cruise.
After lunch we went over to Eagle's nest. This was very nice. The north-facing slopes were dry and chalky and provided some good skiing. There were a lot of bumps and I began to warm up, so I dropped a layer mid-run. We hopped on Collins only to get stuck on it for over 50 minutes due to technical problems. I was on the lift with Pat, Amy and Marc_C. We swapped stories to pass the time. We were happy to be in the sun, but the lift lurched forward every few minutes and eventually into the shade. I put my layer back on over my jacket. It was breezy and cool, and we were just sitting there and our legs were falling asleep due to the lack of safety bar/foot rests.
The got the lift going on the diesel back-up and we slowly made our way to the top. It took me 3 tries to stand up. We shook our legs around for a while and decided it would be too long a wait for the rest of the group, so we headed over to backside. The snow was dry and chalky and the skiing very good. We dropped down to the Sugarloaf lift and did a few laps on Chartruese Nose. This was the best snow of the day. We eventually caught up with Admin and Mira, though Pat and Marc_C were ending their day. We did a couple more runs on Chartruese Nose and another on Backside. They kept the lift open until 5pm to make up for the Collins issue, so we skied until the end.
Having the new fresh energy of Mira in our group really helped propel us into those extra runs at the end of the day. Admin was whining a bit, but he didn't want to be called a pussy for going in before the lifts stop turning. He could not possibly be outskied by a couple of women. He held tough.
We all re-convened at a wonderful Thai restaurant to celebrate Admin's birthday. There were 16 people and we ate a lot of food and drank a lot of wine. It was a great day with fun people.
Just dropped Pam off at the airport. I'm down to my last 5 days. Still skiing strong. Today, Snowbird.
We met up with Admin, Marc_C, Skidog, Tele-Jon, Pat and Mira. Paul came in from Jackson, and it was Pam's last day to ski.
It was cold and sunny. The off-piste was chunky and hard in places, though we did manage to find some soft snow and even a few untracked patches over in the Wildcat area. We did 2 runs in there, but then decided to move on, so we cruised a few groomers while waiting for the sun to soften surfaces. I have never skied so many groomers at Alta, and I gotta say, they were in excellent shape. It was nice to cruise.
After lunch we went over to Eagle's nest. This was very nice. The north-facing slopes were dry and chalky and provided some good skiing. There were a lot of bumps and I began to warm up, so I dropped a layer mid-run. We hopped on Collins only to get stuck on it for over 50 minutes due to technical problems. I was on the lift with Pat, Amy and Marc_C. We swapped stories to pass the time. We were happy to be in the sun, but the lift lurched forward every few minutes and eventually into the shade. I put my layer back on over my jacket. It was breezy and cool, and we were just sitting there and our legs were falling asleep due to the lack of safety bar/foot rests.
The got the lift going on the diesel back-up and we slowly made our way to the top. It took me 3 tries to stand up. We shook our legs around for a while and decided it would be too long a wait for the rest of the group, so we headed over to backside. The snow was dry and chalky and the skiing very good. We dropped down to the Sugarloaf lift and did a few laps on Chartruese Nose. This was the best snow of the day. We eventually caught up with Admin and Mira, though Pat and Marc_C were ending their day. We did a couple more runs on Chartruese Nose and another on Backside. They kept the lift open until 5pm to make up for the Collins issue, so we skied until the end.
Having the new fresh energy of Mira in our group really helped propel us into those extra runs at the end of the day. Admin was whining a bit, but he didn't want to be called a pussy for going in before the lifts stop turning. He could not possibly be outskied by a couple of women. He held tough.
We all re-convened at a wonderful Thai restaurant to celebrate Admin's birthday. There were 16 people and we ate a lot of food and drank a lot of wine. It was a great day with fun people.
Just dropped Pam off at the airport. I'm down to my last 5 days. Still skiing strong. Today, Snowbird.
