Winter finally returned this week. It snowed on and off most of the week. I considered going up by myself yesterday, but despite the 6" of snow, it was 34 degrees at the base and the forecast called for 1/2 to 3/4 inches of rain. You've got to draw the line someplace. My is at rain.
Today the snow report said an additional 4" and it was 27 degrees when we left the house at 7:15. This might be our last chance to get some decent snow in, so it's worth the try even if conditions end up being less than ideal.
Today is the annual "Totally 80s Bash." The pulled out all the stops and had the REI demo crews there. I wasn't interested--I bought a new pair of powder skis this year that I've only used twice so far, and one of those days was in Steamboat. So much for shredding lots of pow.
Looks wintery enough at the top of High Lead. The snow was a little heavy, but my new skis were up to the conditions. Super fat and floaty.
Dylan more or less straight lined it through the obstacles. He's the tree-ish looking thing in the middle left.
Woo-hoo, pow, how novel!
The bash included snow rafting, which looks a lot more fun than it probably was. The snow was really slow and the course really short. That's Dylan's friend Courtney in the front left.
While conditions have basically been crap all year, there's almost 7' of snow at the top.
We got around the mountain quite a bit. Dylan went off to ride with Courtney so I took the liberty of checking out the trees. They ranged from not so great to really great depending on the size of the openings. The openings had a good 15" of nice rideable show. Areas under the tree canopy were a little thin and gloppy from snow blobs falling off.
The forecast calls for more snow and colder conditions again overnight, so hopefully we'll get one last crack at it.
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