Thursday, February 08, 2007
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow
Holy cripes! I've had a couple of amazing days here at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. All this rock is incredibly intimidating. It's steep and massive. The past few days (Mon & Tue) have been warm(er) and sunny. I've gotten a crazy goggle tan. The prime time for snow conditions were been between 10 AM and 2 PM. After that the lower slopes were thawing a bit and I was worried the next day would be too icy. Wed was finally overcast and the good conditions lasted all afternoon. And today our prayers were answered with snow.
It snowed all day making for some great powder riding in spots. My riding has taken a quantum leap forward and my confidence on steep terrain is high. Today Steve took me on a few "tree" runs as we made fresh tracks in the powder. There were points when the cloud cover in certain valleys was so dense if you didn't know your way around it would not have been fun. You could not see more than 10 meters in front of you, and when you're moving with some speed that's just crazy. Then you'd get on a lift and be in the clear, looking down on the fog. It was a crazy weather day. The top of the mountain was cold and windy. Toward the end of the day mostly sleet and not snow fell. The lower slopes were again getting mushy as the afternoon sun made it's appearance after the lifts closed (4 PM).
It snowed all day making for some great powder riding in spots. My riding has taken a quantum leap forward and my confidence on steep terrain is high. Today Steve took me on a few "tree" runs as we made fresh tracks in the powder. There were points when the cloud cover in certain valleys was so dense if you didn't know your way around it would not have been fun. You could not see more than 10 meters in front of you, and when you're moving with some speed that's just crazy. Then you'd get on a lift and be in the clear, looking down on the fog. It was a crazy weather day. The top of the mountain was cold and windy. Toward the end of the day mostly sleet and not snow fell. The lower slopes were again getting mushy as the afternoon sun made it's appearance after the lifts closed (4 PM).
Labels: Jackson Hole, snowboarding, vacation
