Alpine skiing Guides and Trips in United States
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Excelent days skiing, powder in the morning and was sunny by the afternoon.
Plus the gps managed to stay on the whole day!!!
It was as cold as I've ever experienced at Alta, and windier than on those other cold days. We got here late and only had time to get our gear together, take a few free runs at Sunnyside and then retire for the afternoon.Sunnyside is a beginner's run that my kids like to do for warmup on their first day of the season. I remember earlier days when they beam excitedly that...
Just a quick weekend trip to Big Bear.
Skiing on Christmas Eve and testing the new iPhone app.Make sure to click the link on the right 'Download to view 3D in Google Earth' because the contour looks really cool on this one.All of the runs were off the KT and Olympic Lady lifts.
Beaver Creek trip Jan 18th to Jan 25th 2010 with Robert. We flew into Denver from Ottawa on Jan 18th, it was a beautiful drive from Denver to Beaver Creek the sun was shining and the view during the drive was incredible. The first day skiing we had sun in the morning and 5 inches of snow in the afternoon and evening. Skied till closing and watched three different snow storms with sunny periods come...
Around this time of year I usually go for one day a mega vertical. Wasn't planning on doing it today, but as I was skiing alone, midweek, on fast snow, and I was feeling strong, I went for it. Luckily I had sharpened edges and waxed in the morning. Hasn't been any new snow in a while, so kinda hardpack everywhere. Started off on Summit chair with several laps. At 10:30 I had a...
This was a great day. About 20" of snow and beautiful sunshine. By far one of the best days of the year. After some early fresh tracks under Red Chair and Northwest Express trees went for the rest of the day on Backside loops. Mount Bachelor backside is completely expert terrain. See link below. There are warnings "Do not ski this area alone" - it is remote and vast.Top to bottom is it...
The next morning, we brought back some breakfast (and failed miserably: the sweet bread was, in fact, covered in salt, not sugar, and the coffee pot backed up twice, covering the countertops with coffee ground slush, but at least the orange juice was good). Once again we headed up on the Gondola and started on the front side, where we had many runs that we hadn't yet seen. After quickly realizing that...
On Saturday David and I went skiing at Alpine Meadows (well, he snowboarded). For me, it was the my first trip up to the snow this season so I was very excited.The weather was pretty warm and sunny, which meant light clothing and icy slopes in the shade. The snow in the sun wasn't too bad, so we mostly stuck to the slopes in the sun.My Forerunner died a little after lunch...
This weekend I was up in South Tahoe with a few old friends and a lot of new ones. On Saturday the 14 (or so) of us went to Sierra and had a great time. It was pretty tough to all stay together but we never got separated for too long.Read about my ski trip to Sierra on my blog
On the final day of our trip we went to Heavenly for a full day of skiing. The weather was beautiful and the snow stayed soft the whole day. I always forget how amazing the views are from heavenly--unsurpassed anywhere in tahoe.Read about my full day at Heavenly on my travel blog
Alta Skiing: High Traverse and then Westward Ho to Snowbird
Alta, Utah, United States
Alpine skiing | 6.2 miles
Alpine skiing | 6.2 miles
These were the last couple of runs of the day. My friends were skiing at Alta but staying at Snowbird, so I persuaded them to ski over there, through the trees, and the occasional avalanche control line.First we took our last run of the day up Collins. We took the High Traverse, which was particularly easy because it hadn't developed the washboard that wears me out. We had beautiful soft pack through...
Made an"X" off the summit of Mt Bachelor!Day previous had been very stormy - 30-40mph winds with gusts to 50+. Forecast was for cloudy conditions, but drive up proved differently. One of the great things about the east Cascades - weather is unpredictable because it sits on the border of ocean and desert influences. I skied up to the summit immediately andwent off the backside to look for some stashes of fresh...
Crazy logistics day, but the snow and the scenery at Skibowl were perfect. Didnt make too many runs due to time constraints, but still definitely worth it.
Ski See Forever in Telluride, CO
Mountain Village, Colorado, United States
Alpine skiing | 3.8 miles
Alpine skiing | 3.8 miles
After a dumping of snow (14 inches maybe) we decided to go skiing at Timberline. The weather was looking good, and the temperature was well under-freezing (we think low 20's, but it was as cold as I ever recalll skiing, taking my glove off for 30 seconds hurt alot)It wasn't too windy, just cold. We managed to crank through alot of runs because the snow was nearly perfect and the terrain was...
Foot of new snow. We got a late start that morning since kids wanted some vacation from their vacation. Bachelor has a dedicated local crowd and by the time we got to the mountain very few virgin tracks left. Still a great day. After some early runs and Rainbow headed to NWX for drops down more challenging runs. My legs were tired (third day in a row skiing). After lunch it had stopped snowing...
Like OMG these Line Prophet skis are like so rad even w/o poles (who needs poles anyway). Like I am soooooo totally stoked. Unreal. LOL. Man.
Good day w/ Mike Mendes. Last day of the year and first day on my new skis. They rock. Snowing the whole time.
A great ski trip with great friends.
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