12/13/08

Day 10

Conditions: Packed Powder
Location: Boyne Mountain, MI

The work week was over, and it was back to work for us as we woke up at 4:00am and headed to Boyne. Even though Boyne did not post much new snow, the conditions were in the top 5% we have ever seen at there. The snow was soft, the grooming was decent, and the trees were still in great shape.

We enjoyed the killer-groomers and then got some much needed footage on Fallen Tree run. We also ran into some unfortunate man-made “petrified silk powder” (Dirk’s term) off Meadows.

We broke for lunch and met up with Lonnie and Lindsey for the afternoon. We took most of the runs through the trees, including Brad’s run. We were also shocked to discover Super Bowl open, and the glades in great shape.

We spotted the scraper-hater. After much chasing and plotting, Dirk enlisted a Ski Patroller to help him confront the kid after he got off the lift, while Lindsey and Steph stood at a safe distance. After much denial, the kid finally admitted his was involved and apologized. It was probably the best-possible result we could ask for, given everything that happened the weekend before.

Highlights:

- Finding decent trees all day
- Dirk’s poetic justice incident
- Getting our money's worth: we almost never make it a full day at Boyne, and it felt pretty good to do so.

Lowlights:

- Sitting on the stalled, Super Bowl chair in the cold, wishing we had called last run earlier.

Après Ski: We had a few drinks before heading the Water Street Inn. We ate dinner at Red Messa and watched Iron Man (well, Dirk did…Steph fell asleep).

Days to go: 40