12/20/09

Day 8

Conditions: Powder and packed powder

Location: Mount Bohemia, MI

We woke up to three inches of fresh, lake-effect powder. Sure, three inches isn’t that much, but it did wonders for the hard-packed conditions that developed by yesterday afternoon. We spent the morning on the front side, riding pretty much every run. We took another trip into the Outer Limits and had much better luck finding our way around. We passed up Jupiter and traversed to Uranus, which had some great chutes and completely untracked powder. By the time that was over, it was close to noon and we went in for more fabulous egg salad.

The double chair opened in the afternoon, and even more fluffy powder had fallen since then. We had some great runs down Roller Coaster and Lindsey’s run. We also ducked a rope into The North Pole and found some great snow. Late in the afternoon, we decided to explore a few paths off the Bear Den that we never took. Four runs later, we had discovered new paths to The Black Hole and Venus. Even better: neither path required unbuckling. Typically, it takes two to three episodes of unbuckling just to get to those areas, so we were really excited.

Haunted Valley in the snow. 

We quit around 4:00pm after a full day of riding. It wasn’t epic, but it was a lot of fun. I’m really going to miss this place in January and February. 

Highlight:

-       Hearing Muse’s “Uprising” while getting ready to go back out after lunch. It’s just such a great pump up song. We had a great morning, ate yummy food, and knew the double would be open when we got back out. Everything was in harmony, and that song just fit perfectly with the moment.

Lowlight:

-       The Lions lost (and they actually had a chance against the Cardinals). It’s pretty messed up when I’m excited about the fact that the game was at least close. I’ve given up hoping for a win.

Après Ski:

We ate homemade chili and watched Raging Bull. We also got our Bohemia allotment of ten hours of sleep.

Days to go: 42