4/7/10

Day 19

Conditions: Powder

Location: Snowbasin, Utah

When we work up this morning the road into Snowbird was still closed after snowing all night long. We had a great day at Snowbasin, and knew that there would be plenty of fresh snow there today – especially in the areas that were unrideable yesterday.

Another quick drive and we were there. We spent all morning riding the Strawberry Gondola, the area that had horrible winds the day before. We were amazed at just how huge the area was. We literally spent all morning getting to know every chute, cliff, natural pipe and hike. There was so much to do on just one chair, and we had the whole place to our selves. (Most of the locals has taken the past few days off work to ski, so it was inevitable that they would have to do back to work).

We rode and hiked nonstop until about 1pm. By the time we broke for lunch and sat down, we realized that we were exhausted and decided to pack it in for the day.

Highlights:

Seeing just how great Snowbasin is. We had tons of conversations on the chairlift with season pass holders, and it truly solidified our decision to buy a Snowbasin pass and just do a few days at the bird next year.

Lowlights:

We were a bit tired and did quit early. That’s always a bit of a morale killer. But as locals we’re allowed to quit early, right?

Après Ski:

We prepared the condo for the big day tomorrow: Directv, washer and dryer all being delivered and installed.

Days to go: 31