Conditions: Cornmeal snow and packed slush
Location: Boyne Mountain, MI
Highlights:
- Riding up the chairlift with Duane and finally getting to chat with him
- Soft bumps in the afternoon
- The snow was generally soft, and it was a beautiful, bluebird day
Lowlights:
- The trees were unrideable
- Superbowl was closed for a snowmobile competition
Après Ski:
We ate dinner at Red Mesa, watched some TV and went to bed at the Water Street Inn
Days to go: 15
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Monday, March 24, 2008
Day 34: 3/22/08
Conditions: Powder and packed powder
Location: Snowbird, UT
Highlights:
- Soft snow and trees off the Gad 2 Lift
- Steph made a new friend named Ben during lunch thanks to her proud display of Spartan pride. Apparently there are many Spartan fans in Park City.
Lowlights:
- Steph was sore and never felt quite right all day; amazingly Dirk was unstoppable.
- We quit early. Steph wanted to cruise down groomers and Dirk wanted to hop over the river and through the woods.
Après Ski:
On their way out the door, Dirk expressed disappointment that Steph was wearing an MSU shirt out on the town. Apparently, a Tommy Bahamas shirt is much higher class than an MSU shirt. Steph changed into a POLO sweater and pouted. We went to an Italian dive and sat at the bar. By then we were already stuffed from eating snacks while watching the afternoon games, so the food didn't even taste that good. Ridden with guilt, Dirk suggested they duck into a bar to see in anyone had a Midwest feed of CBS (the only part of the nation that was showing the MSU game instead of the Texas A&M game). Amazingly, the bar had several. Even more amazing…there were several tables of MSU fans decked out in MSU hats and t-shirts. Hm…
Location: Snowbird, UT
Highlights:
- Soft snow and trees off the Gad 2 Lift
- Steph made a new friend named Ben during lunch thanks to her proud display of Spartan pride. Apparently there are many Spartan fans in Park City.
Lowlights:
- Steph was sore and never felt quite right all day; amazingly Dirk was unstoppable.
- We quit early. Steph wanted to cruise down groomers and Dirk wanted to hop over the river and through the woods.
Après Ski:
On their way out the door, Dirk expressed disappointment that Steph was wearing an MSU shirt out on the town. Apparently, a Tommy Bahamas shirt is much higher class than an MSU shirt. Steph changed into a POLO sweater and pouted. We went to an Italian dive and sat at the bar. By then we were already stuffed from eating snacks while watching the afternoon games, so the food didn't even taste that good. Ridden with guilt, Dirk suggested they duck into a bar to see in anyone had a Midwest feed of CBS (the only part of the nation that was showing the MSU game instead of the Texas A&M game). Amazingly, the bar had several. Even more amazing…there were several tables of MSU fans decked out in MSU hats and t-shirts. Hm…
Day 33: 3/21/08
Conditions: Powder and packed powder
Location: Snowbird, UT
Highlights:
- There were still plenty of fresh tracks off the Gad Two lift
- More soft snow under Little Cloud
- We had an early lunch and managed to avoid the crowds
Lowlights:
- Dirk was experiencing hamstring cramps and Steph was sore in general
Après Ski:
We had dinner at the prestigious Riverhorse then watched the tourney
Days to go: 17
Location: Snowbird, UT
Highlights:
- There were still plenty of fresh tracks off the Gad Two lift
- More soft snow under Little Cloud
- We had an early lunch and managed to avoid the crowds
Lowlights:
- Dirk was experiencing hamstring cramps and Steph was sore in general
Après Ski:
We had dinner at the prestigious Riverhorse then watched the tourney
Days to go: 17
Day 32: 3/20/98
Conditions: 5+ Inches of Powder on hardpack
Location: Park City, UT
Highlights:
- Waking up to an unexpected 4-8 inches of snow
- We made it a long day. It was nice to get there when the chairs opened and stay late (for once).
- Soft bumps and trees late in the day off McConkey’s Lift
- Jupiter bowl
Lowlights:
- Our dedication to boarding caused us to miss MSU’s first tournament game. Weak.
- There were still some hard spots. To quote a ski patroller, some of the mountain was “dust on crust”
- Park City is not made for boarders…we unbuckled frequently
- We had a lame beginning to March, so we were sore by the end of the day. Well, at least Steph was sore…
Après Ski:
After a slight dinner reservation mix-up, we wound up at 350 Main in Park City. Then, Dirk dropped several hundred dollars on a new snowboard outfit
Days to go: 18
Location: Park City, UT
Highlights:
- Waking up to an unexpected 4-8 inches of snow
- We made it a long day. It was nice to get there when the chairs opened and stay late (for once).
- Soft bumps and trees late in the day off McConkey’s Lift
- Jupiter bowl
Lowlights:
- Our dedication to boarding caused us to miss MSU’s first tournament game. Weak.
- There were still some hard spots. To quote a ski patroller, some of the mountain was “dust on crust”
- Park City is not made for boarders…we unbuckled frequently
- We had a lame beginning to March, so we were sore by the end of the day. Well, at least Steph was sore…
Après Ski:
After a slight dinner reservation mix-up, we wound up at 350 Main in Park City. Then, Dirk dropped several hundred dollars on a new snowboard outfit
Days to go: 18
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Day 31: 3/7/08
Conditions: Powder and Packed Powder
Location: Mount Bohemia, MI
Highlights:
- There was fresh snow in hidden spots – like Goldilocks
- Widowmaker
- The Extreme Backcountry
- Getting incognito video footage of Lindsey and Lonnie on the chairlift
Lowlights:
- Dirk didn’t feel well, so a lunch break turned into a four hour nap. He was so sick that we didn’t make it out for the rest of the trip. In total, we drive 20 hours for 4 hours of boarding…
Après Ski:
We went to Copper Harbor for dinner. The next day, we packed up and went home after saying goodbye to Lonnie and Lindsey. It was our last Bohemia weekend for the season. How sad.
Days to go: 19
Location: Mount Bohemia, MI
Highlights:
- There was fresh snow in hidden spots – like Goldilocks
- Widowmaker
- The Extreme Backcountry
- Getting incognito video footage of Lindsey and Lonnie on the chairlift
Lowlights:
- Dirk didn’t feel well, so a lunch break turned into a four hour nap. He was so sick that we didn’t make it out for the rest of the trip. In total, we drive 20 hours for 4 hours of boarding…
Après Ski:
We went to Copper Harbor for dinner. The next day, we packed up and went home after saying goodbye to Lonnie and Lindsey. It was our last Bohemia weekend for the season. How sad.
Days to go: 19
Saturday, February 23, 2008
Day 30: 2/23/08
Conditions: Groomed snow on top of ice
Location: Boyne Mountain, MI
Highlights:
- Hearing about the Single Track from John.
- Hm…the minute we called it a day and went home?
Lowlights:
- We waited for 25 minutes just to buy our lift tickets
- Boyne had rain the previous weekend, so the entire base was ice. They had a few inches throughout the week, but that was scraped off in an hour or so.
- The crowds were ridiculous and the conditions sucked. It was a day filled with everything we hated about Boyne.
Après Ski:
We drove home because we knew we couldn’t take one more day of Boyne bullshit.
Days to go: 20
Location: Boyne Mountain, MI
Highlights:
- Hearing about the Single Track from John.
- Hm…the minute we called it a day and went home?
Lowlights:
- We waited for 25 minutes just to buy our lift tickets
- Boyne had rain the previous weekend, so the entire base was ice. They had a few inches throughout the week, but that was scraped off in an hour or so.
- The crowds were ridiculous and the conditions sucked. It was a day filled with everything we hated about Boyne.
Après Ski:
We drove home because we knew we couldn’t take one more day of Boyne bullshit.
Days to go: 20
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Day 29: 2/18/08
Conditions: 4+ inches of fresh, lake effect snow
Location: Mount Bohemia, MI
Highlights:
- Everything was soft and wonderful
- We saw Lonnie carving through the back country with three ski patrollers
- Steph’s Pro-Bohemia editorial was published in the Daily Mining Gazette
Lowlights:
- We had to leave at 1:00pm. As we handed in our key, Lindsey said “you’re leaving early on a powder day?” As if we had a choice…
Après Ski:
The long drive home.
Post script
It dumped for two days after we left. Lindsey kept updating the Bohemia website to say things like “Powder is everywhere. Get up here now!” It was almost like we were being taunted.
Days to go: 21
Location: Mount Bohemia, MI
Highlights:
- Everything was soft and wonderful
- We saw Lonnie carving through the back country with three ski patrollers
- Steph’s Pro-Bohemia editorial was published in the Daily Mining Gazette
Lowlights:
- We had to leave at 1:00pm. As we handed in our key, Lindsey said “you’re leaving early on a powder day?” As if we had a choice…
Après Ski:
The long drive home.
Post script
It dumped for two days after we left. Lindsey kept updating the Bohemia website to say things like “Powder is everywhere. Get up here now!” It was almost like we were being taunted.
Days to go: 21
Day 28: 2/17/08
Day 28
Conditions: Hard pack in the AM, 2 in of fresh in the PM
Location: Mount Bohemia, MI
Highlights:
- After snowing all morning, the afternoon runs were fantastic
- Rollercoaster (Black Bear) was particularly fun
Lowlights:
- The morning was hard packed snow and our joints were feeling it.
Après Ski:
We ate at the Bear Belly Lodge; Steph did some Masters work; we came home and read
Days to go: 22
Conditions: Hard pack in the AM, 2 in of fresh in the PM
Location: Mount Bohemia, MI
Highlights:
- After snowing all morning, the afternoon runs were fantastic
- Rollercoaster (Black Bear) was particularly fun
Lowlights:
- The morning was hard packed snow and our joints were feeling it.
Après Ski:
We ate at the Bear Belly Lodge; Steph did some Masters work; we came home and read
Days to go: 22
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Day 27: 2/16/08
Conditions: Packed Powder
Location: Mount Bohemia, MI
Highlights:
- We heard one of the lift operators respond to a skier with the comment “Well, welcome to the Keweenaw!” For the rest of the day, we came up with theories on what exactly the skier said to generate that response. We concluded that the possibilities were endless and spent the rest of the day coming up with them.
- Lonnie told Steph that out of the 200 letters they received about their recent dispute with the tourism board her letter was the best.
- Dirk got to meet Papa Glieberman
Lowlights:
- We decided to get footage of Lonnie getting off the lift. Dirk made a smart-ass comment to him, then realized he was giving two random guys a tour of the mountain.
- We decided to give the Outer Limits another shot. After unstrapping twice and taking a mildly-long hike we concluded that it still sucks on a snowboard.
Après Ski:
We both did some work, made dinner, and watched A Mighty Wind.
Days to go: 23
Location: Mount Bohemia, MI
Highlights:
- We heard one of the lift operators respond to a skier with the comment “Well, welcome to the Keweenaw!” For the rest of the day, we came up with theories on what exactly the skier said to generate that response. We concluded that the possibilities were endless and spent the rest of the day coming up with them.
- Lonnie told Steph that out of the 200 letters they received about their recent dispute with the tourism board her letter was the best.
- Dirk got to meet Papa Glieberman
Lowlights:
- We decided to get footage of Lonnie getting off the lift. Dirk made a smart-ass comment to him, then realized he was giving two random guys a tour of the mountain.
- We decided to give the Outer Limits another shot. After unstrapping twice and taking a mildly-long hike we concluded that it still sucks on a snowboard.
Après Ski:
We both did some work, made dinner, and watched A Mighty Wind.
Days to go: 23
Day 26: 2/15/08
Conditions: Powder and Packed Powder
Location: Mount Bohemia, MI
Highlights:
- The double chair had not run all week, so when it finally opened there were plenty of fresh tracks
- Shivering Timbers in the backcountry was a powder stash, as usual.
- We pulled Dirk off the injured reserve after his injury two weeks ago; he did great, but the bruise is still visible.
Lowlights:
- Steph decided to go bigger than last week on Ice Fall and fell twice, giving us more great footage for the Love Hurts section of our next video.
Après Ski:
We both did some work, made pasta and watched The Cooler.
Days to go: 24
Location: Mount Bohemia, MI
Highlights:
- The double chair had not run all week, so when it finally opened there were plenty of fresh tracks
- Shivering Timbers in the backcountry was a powder stash, as usual.
- We pulled Dirk off the injured reserve after his injury two weeks ago; he did great, but the bruise is still visible.
Lowlights:
- Steph decided to go bigger than last week on Ice Fall and fell twice, giving us more great footage for the Love Hurts section of our next video.
Après Ski:
We both did some work, made pasta and watched The Cooler.
Days to go: 24
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