2/16/09

Day 30

Conditions: 2-4 inches and packed powder
Location: Heavenly, CA/NV

Workin’ 9-5 is tough.

Last night we slept while visions of powder turns danced in our heads. The weather forecast called for up to three feet in the next few days, so we were expecting to wake up and find at least 8-10 inches today. When we woke up, there was nothing. Even the weather man was flabbergasted. The storm never made it to the lake, except to a few resorts to the North. The good news was that the storm was still on the way, just a bit delayed. We would have to make our own fun today.

Luckily, there was plenty of fun to be had. Since the upper mountain was closed yesterday, The Sky Glades were covered with several feet of fresh snow, and the trees were great. On the chairlift, we met a local named Nicole, who was riding by herself. We took her over to Killebrew Canyon for a run or two, but we ended up separating because she couldn’t really keep up on the traverses. We did four laps through Killebrew, which is a feat for snowboarders because the traverse out of the canyon is a ¾ mile path of death; then, it takes two chair rides to get back. (By the way, upon entering the canyon we saw a sign specifically for snowboarders, warning us to beware of the killer traverse. We theorized that bitter skiers had this put up to try and keep hooligans like us out. And, as we traversed out, some old skier – who was waiting for his slow and incompetent wife – said “It’s a long hike out…” to me, as if I had no right to be there. “Worth it,” was my reply as I skated by him. He probably though I was like 16 years old. I’m starting to hate skiers, even though I once was one.)


Killebrew Canyon gate - note the sign at the bottom left, meant to discourage snowboarders.


After our Killebrew marathon, we explored some areas of the mountain that we hadn’t hit yet, like North Bowl. Then, we circled back to Sky Glades and made a few laps there. We didn’t quit until 4 in the afternoon, which is a very long day for us. And, things started to brighten up after we quit. Right now, we’re finally getting that snow.

Highlights:

- No epic snow, but many great turns. And, we made a full day of it.

Lowlights:

- Nope, it was a good day.

Après Ski:

We found a great, local resturaunt called Freshies that serves vegetarian and organic food. It was awesome. Then, we watched teen movies until we fell asleep.

Days to go: 20